Galfand Berger News

November 27, 2013 – The personal injury law firm of Galfand Berger in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is honored to announce that it has once again been named a Martindale-Hubbell® 2014 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firm. Galfand Berger is among a select group of 2,446 firms across the country with at least one-third of the firm’s attorneys achieving Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® ratings. Our attorneys are proud to be acknowledged by this prestigious rating distinction, as it reflects on Galfand Berger’s high level[…]

November 20, 2013 – Each year, Galfand Berger attorneys are honored to be included on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list.  However, when an attorney has made the list TEN years in a row, well, that’s a distinction worth noting! With his inclusion on the 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, Senior Partner Rick Jurewicz has received this honor for the tenth consecutive year.  As noted by Super Lawyers, “…recognition on the Super Lawyers list is an honor.  Ten years of recognition[…]

October 28, 2013 – Richard Jurewicz, a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, was recently included in The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers of Pennsylvania for 2013. Rick previously earned this distinguished honor in 2012. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers is a professional association composed of trial lawyers from each state.  Membership is by invitation.  It is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, leadership, influence, reputation, stature, and profile in[…]

August 7, 2013 - Galfand Berger helps injured workers.  However, we also help small business owners hurt through the bad deeds of business partners and colleagues.  Recently, Arthur L. Bugay won a significant shareholder oppression case on behalf of our client. Shareholder oppression occurs when the majority shareholders in a company take actions that unfairly prejudice the minority shareholders.  That’s what happened in the case Arthur handled.  Our client, Marvin Roffman, co-founded Roffman Miller & Associates, Inc. (“RMA”) in 1990.  Mr.[...]

July 25, 2013 – For the second year in a row, Galfand Berger attorney Peter Patton has been included in The National Trial Lawyers list of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania. National Trial Lawyers is an organization with the mission of promoting excellence within the legal profession. Each year, National Trial Lawyers composes an association of the top 100 trial attorneys from each state. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is a professional association for which membership is[…]

July 25, 2013 – In June 2013, Galfand Berger attorney Michael McGurrin participated in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s annual Workers’ Compensation Conference. Each year, this event brings together knowledgeable and experienced individuals who are respected experts in their field to present on timely and interesting matters relevant to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation program. The speakers come from various areas of expertise including, but not limited to, the labor, insurance, health and legal industries. Mike presented on the[…]

June 19, 2013 - Year after year Galfand Berger attorneys are recognized for their unwavering commitment to our clients. This year we are proud to announce that five of our attorneys—Arthur Bugay, Marc Jacobs, Rick Jurewicz, Peter Patton and Norman Weinstein—have once again been recognized for their achievements by their inclusion in the 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Rick Jurewicz was also selected to the list of Top 100 Philadelphia Lawyers. Additionally, Galfand Berger attorneys Michael Malvey and Henry Yampolsky[...]

June 12, 2013 – This summer, Galfand Berger joined the world of social media by creating official pages on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.  We are very excited about the many new communication opportunities available to us and our clients because of this social media presence. Through these social networking sites, clients and other followers will have quick and easy access to news and information shared by Galfand Berger.  The interactive component of social media also allows followers to engage[…]

May 16, 2013 – Rick Jurewicz has another accomplishment to add to his long list of record-setting achievements: a $2.5 million dollar settlement in Berks County, one of the largest settlements recorded there! Rick represented a hardworking family man who suffered devastating injuries when his hand and forearm were pulled into a paper shredding machine.  Our client had been a temporary employee at a recycling plant in Berks County.  He was trying to clear a paper jam from the shredding machine,[…]

May 6, 2013 – Case Summary: A fourteen year old boy suffered permanent personal injuries when he was struck in the eye by a paintball pellet at a privately owned paintball facility.  The accident occurred while the client was standing behind safety netting, which he believed would protect him from stray paintball pellets that were being fired during the game that was being played on the adjacent field.  The client briefly lifted his safety mask while standing behind the netting, when[…]