Galfand Berger News

Galfand Berger partner Brad Smith wrote an academic article published in the Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly. The article, titled Parent Companies Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat it Too: Undertakings at Subsidiaries’ Facilities Expose Parent Companies to Liability for Workers’ Injuries, focuses on a type of legal claim available to some injured workers that many attorneys are unaware of.  Some companies, known as subsidiaries, are part of a larger family of corporations that includes a parent company. Usually, an injured[…]

For just over four decades, Best Lawyers has been recognizing the nation’s leading legal talent through a thorough and rigorous peer-review process. We are honored to announce that Senior Partner Richard Jurewicz was recently inducted into the Best Lawyers of America – Pennsylvania 2024 edition.      Selection Process Best Lawyers only selects 55,000 attorneys across the country for inclusion each year. To be named as one of the top lawyers in the country, nominees must first undergo an exhaustive vetting[…]

We are thrilled to announce that Senior Partner Michael Malvey has been inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Fewer than 1% of the nation’s attorneys comprise the Forum, which makes lifetime membership a significant honor. The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum was founded in 1993. There are currently over 5,000 members throughout the country, all of whom were rigorously vetted and mandated to meet strict objective qualifications.[…]

Each year, the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association (PBA) bestows the Martha J. Hampton award to an attorney or judge who best encapsulates the values that Martha cherished: a steadfast dedication to the tenets and ideals of workers’ compensation law, professionalism, scholarship, goodwill with her peers, and perhaps most importantly, an unending compassion for others. This year’s recipient of the award is Marla Joseph, Esquire. Before she passed away, Martha was a Partner here at Galfand Berger.[…]

Galfand Berger LLP proudly supports the Centro Hispano / Hispanic Center, an organization dedicated to supporting the Greater Reading area through collaborative initiatives. Centro Hispano strives to improve its community and quality of life for all residents, regardless of race, color, gender, or national origin. For over 55 years, Centro Hispano has provided services, such as meals, medical interpreters, domestic violence services, assistance with government benefit programs, training programs, senior and teen programs, financial education and stability, higher education and[…]

Senior Partners Michael Malvey, Esq. and Michael McGurrin, Esq. hosted a seminar on Workers’ Compensation and third-party liability claims during the annual United Steelworkers (USW) District 10 Conference. The USW labor union is dedicated to representing and securing workers’ rights in numerous industries throughout the United States, internationally, and locally. District 10, representing the USW in Pennsylvania, hosts an annual conference for approximately 300 union members and others to meet, discuss policy, and participate in educational workshops. In addition to[…]

We are proud to announce that firm Partner Bradley Smith was recently certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership into the Forums is highly coveted; fewer than 1% of lawyers in the United States are members. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the country. Founded in 1993, the organization now has[…]

Galfand Berger LLP has long been a committed sponsor of the United Labor Council (ULC) of Reading and Berks County, which has worked since 1960 to support union members throughout Pennsylvania. Galfand Berger LLP has a 75-year history of supporting and protecting both union members’ and individual workers’ rights to safe and reasonable working conditions and fair wages. We are dedicated advocates for workers in all industries and are committed to securing full and just compensation for workers suffering injustices and[…]

Galfand Berger LLP helped sponsor the Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS) 4th Annual Celebrating Hope for Immigrants fundraising event in the Gran Salon at the Esperanza Arts Center in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Senior Partner Michael Malvey, Esq. serves as President of the EILS Board of Directors. EILS, the leading non-profit immigration legal service provider in North Philadelphia, is dedicated to helping Hispanic immigrants achieve green cards, citizenship, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals “Dreamer” status, and asylum services.[…]

Galfand Berger LLP sponsored the Opportunity House’s Wine, Women & Shoes (WW&S) annual fundraiser on Thursday, June 6, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Reading, Pennsylvania. WW&S brings together philanthropic women throughout the surrounding areas to enjoy an evening of dining, bidding, shopping, and wine tasting in support of Opportunity House and its mission. Senior Partner Gabriela Raful, Esq. served as a judge for the evening’s event. Reading’s Opportunity House shelter has provided food, housing, security, stability, safety, and community[…]