For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers has been compiling its lists of leading attorneys across the country. The organization’s vetting process is an extensive and unbiased one and, in the end, only a small number of lawyers are selected as “Lawyer of the Year” honorees. Our firm is proud to announce that this year, Best Lawyers is naming Senior Partner Richard Jurewicz as a recipient of this prestigious award. The Selection Process Best Lawyers selects its honorees entirely through[…]

Gabriela Raful, a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, recently appeared on the Dominican Association of Pennsylvania’s radio program. Conducted entirely in Spanish, Gabby discussed the rights of injured victims with the show’s hosts and listeners. Gabby is from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. As a native Spanish speaker, Gabby’s clients do not have to worry about language barriers that so often create difficulties – even if they speak little to no English. As an advocate for both injured workers[…]

Our firm is proud to announce the promotions of three stellar attorneys: Gabriela Raful and Arthur Bugay have just been made Senior Partners, and Bradley Smith a Junior Partner. All three attorneys embody our firm’s mission of helping injured individuals and tirelessly advocating for people in need. To learn more about them, check out their bios below. Gabriela Raful Gabby Raful represents injured clients in the areas of social security disability, workers’ compensation, products liability, and personal injury. She is[…]

A man was awarded $8 billion in damages – one of the largest verdicts of its kind in Pennsylvania – for injuries he sustained after using the popular antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The Legal Intelligencer recently wrote an article on the historic case and contacted Rick Jurewicz, a senior partner at our firm and a prominent voice in the field of products liability, for his insight into the groundbreaking litigation. Case Synopsis A man developed an excessive amount of breast tissue[…]

Our firm is proud to support Amanda Green-Hawkins for Superior Court Judge. Amanda is an advocate for workers and a necessary voice on the bench. Information on Amanda Green-Hawkins It can be difficult to learn about a candidate’s platform and figure out what they really stand for. Before the upcoming General Election – which is this November 5th – you can learn more about Amanda Green-Hawkins and her bid for Superior Court Judge: Amanda comes from a Union family –[…]

Farhan Ali Joins Temple Law Alumni Association as Board Member Galfand Berger associate Farhan Ali has been invited to join Temple University’s Law Alumni Association (TLAA) Board of Visitors. Board members of the TLAA not only serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean of the Law School but also help to develop useful resources and networking opportunities for Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni. The TLAA’s Mission The TLAA is dedicated to promoting justice and the advancement of[…]

Our firm is proud to announce that attorney Farhan Ali has been accepted into the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2020 Board Observer Program (BOP). This award-winning program affords young attorneys the opportunity to learn about nonprofit management and volunteerism by serving as observers on a nonprofit board of directors.  Notably, Norman Weinstein, Of Counsel at Galfand Berger, helped establish the program in 2011! The Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association (YLD), the Philadelphia Bar Association, and the Delivery of[…]

We are proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) will present Galfand Berger partner, Gabriela Raful, with the PBA’s Pro Bono Award on October 22nd.  Recipients of the Pro Bono Award are selected for providing volunteer legal services to indigent and disadvantaged individuals who are unable to afford critical legal representation in times of need. Galfand Berger has always supported Gabriela’s pro bono work endeavors. Just last year, Gabby took on six pro bono Social Security Disability cases.[…]

We are proud to announce that Richard Jurewicz, a senior partner at the firm, has been selected for inclusion in the 26th (2020) edition of The Best Lawyers of America. Rick was selected due to his success in the fields of personal injury and products liability litigation – and this is not the first time that his efforts and abilities have been recognized by the prestigious organization. First published in 1983, the Best Lawyers in America organization has been naming[…]

According to recent findings from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, approximately 1 million Americans are living with the disease. Multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the spinal cord and brain, causing a range of difficult and disabling symptoms in sufferers. As a partner at the firm, Arthur Bugay has a long history of helping people in need. Most recently he joined the Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2019 event. The ride takes place on September 21st and[…]