Galfand Berger News

Philadelphia personal injury lawyers, Gabriela Raful and Richard Jurewicz, of Galfand Berger have written chapters for The ABA Medical-Legal Guide: Head Trauma and Brain Injury for Lawyers. This legal treatise goes into detail on the law and intricacies associated with traumatic brain injuries. Rick Jurewicz penned Chapter 21: “Traumatic Brain Injury — A Plaintiff’s Perspective,” which outlines the laws and potential issues a plaintiff may face during the healing and legal process of a traumatic brain injury. Gabriela Raful wrote[…]

Philadelphia personal injury law firm, Galfand Berger, LLP is honored to announce that it is again a Martindale-Hubbell® U.S. Top Ranked Law Firm. Our attorneys are proud to be acknowledged by this distinction, as it reflects on Galfand Berger’s integrity, proficiency and competence as a leading Philadelphia injury law firm. Galfand Berger, LLP is proud to be recognized multiple years by the organization and is honored to have our dedicated team of attorneys on staff recognized for their hard work[…]

On October 7, 2015 Galfand Berger attorney, Gabriela Raful, appeared on BCTV to discuss Auto Accidents and Auto Insurance. BCTV is a News Station Serving Berks County and Reading Pennsylvania. Gabby discussed what to do in the event of an auto accident, including: notify the police immediately get the contact information and insurance of the other driver obtain the names and addresses of witnesses seek medical attention notify your doctor and insurance company document the damage to your car Gabby[…]

Twice a year, our Galfand Berger family joins together for a potluck luncheon to celebrate the arrival of Spring and the bounty of Fall.   Each person brings in a dish to share.  Several members of our Galfand Berger family are known for favorite dishes that we devour!  We thought we would share two of them with you.  In future issues of In Brief, we will share some others: Marisol Cruz joined our firm nearly 25 years ago.  Fresh out of[…]

Fighting For You Since 1947, Galfand Berger has been a voice for injured workers, consumers and individuals.  We are proud of the many recoveries we’ve made for our clients this year.  While these recoveries will never make our clients whole, they help calm some of the medical, emotional and economic turmoil that a devastating injury brings with it.  Below are just a sampling of our firm recoveries: Rick Jurewicz obtained a $5 million recovery for the family of a man[...]

Happy Retirement! As new faces join Galfand Berger, we also are saying goodbye to our long-time friend and employee, Sherry Houston.  Sherry joined our firm in 2000 as a paralegal in our Workers’ Compensation Department.  She will retire in January.  Sherry has been a calming and helpful voice for so many Galfand Berger clients.  We will miss talking with Sherry every day but share her joy as she begins this next chapter in her life.  Happy retirement, Sherry!

Welcome Aboard! Galfand Berger is pleased to welcome our newest Associate Attorney,  Brad Smith to the firm. Brad joined Galfand Berger last year as a law clerk and became an associate with our firm after graduating from the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. Early on, we knew that Brad embraced our firm’s mission of helping injured workers, consumers and individuals. While he was still a law student, Brad wrote an award-winning essay titled “Pennsylvania’s Mental Lapse: A History of[…]

Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Galfand Berger is pleased to announce that Richard M. Jurewicz, Senior Partner, has been selected for inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers – the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of Pennsylvania for 2015.  For the fourth consecutive year, Attorney Jurewicz has received the distinguished honor of being invited to be a member of this nationwide professional association. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers is a professional association composed of trial lawyers from each[…]

Galfand Berger is proud to announce that Rick Jurewicz, a Senior Partner at our firm, has recently been listed in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers In America®. Rick’s peers nominated him for this honor in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.  As the Best Lawyers’ website describes, the nominated attorneys go through an intense vetting process: Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion[…]

Galfand Berger attorney Rick Jurewicz obtained a $5 million recovery in a case involving a worker who was fatally injured in a workplace accident. An 1800 pound paper roll fell on our client from a railcar delivering bulk paper rolls, killing him. The paper roll was improperly loaded and secured. As our client opened the railcar doors, the improperly secured paper roll fell from the railcar and crushed him. Our client’s senseless death could have been prevented. The responsible parties failed to[…]