MEMBERS OF FIRM
Melvin Brookman (1926-2000).
Howell K. Rosenberg (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, Villanova University Law Review. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law. Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005, 2006. Hearing Committee Member, Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania. Member: Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Civil Law; Criminal Law; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Drug Recalls; Mesothelioma.Email: Howell K. Rosenberg
Laurence H. Brown (Member) born Queens, New York, November 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., 1975). Appointed, Hearing Committee member assisting the attorney discipline process in Pennsylvania, 1999. Appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, to serve as one of the sixteen statewide member of the Disciplinary Board, an agency assisting the courts in its licensing and disciplining of Pennsylvania attorneys, 2003. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Laurence H. Brown
Cary L. Sandler (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1979). Vice President, Philmont Country Club. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Product Liability Law; Litigation; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Drug Recalls.Email: Cary L. Sandler
ASSOCIATES
John M. DiDonato (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1972); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, 1975-1985. Rated, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2004. Member: Philadelphia and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction; Workplace Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Asbestos Litigation; Premises Liability.Email: John M. DiDonato
Neil B. Kitrosser (Associate) born Somers, Connecticut, December 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Clark University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, 1974-1987. [LT.J.G., U.S. Coast Guard, 1969-1971.]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Asbestos Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Neil B. Kitrosser
Steven J. Cooperstein (Associate) born March 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1974); Villanova University (J.D., 1977). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Member: Legislative Liaison Committee, 1986; Criminal Justice Section, 1985-1986). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Asbestos Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Steven J. Cooperstein
David B. Halpern (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Temple University (1984); Widener University (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk, The Honorable Michael R. Stiles, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: David B. Halpern
Ronda A. Jaffee (Associate) born November 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: George Washington University (B.S., 1986); American University (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk, The Honorable Sandra Mazer Moss, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Claims; HMO Liability; Premises Liability; Class Actions.
Riki R. Redente (Associate) born Weymouth, Massachusetts, November 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); Widener University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Recipient: James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002; Outstanding Student Service Award, Widener University, 2002. Winner, Hugh B. Pearce Trial Competition, Widener University, 2001. Law Clerk, Paulmbo & Associates, Media, Pennsylvania, 2000-2001. Social Worker, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 1996-1999. Instructor, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Widener University School of Law, 2003. Clinical Extern: United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Healthcare Fraud Unit, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fall, 2001. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Justian Society. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Claims; Personal Injury; HMO Liability; Premises Liability; Class Actions.
Paul J. Riley (Associate) born Danbury, Connecticut, January 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1983); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Lecturer, Notre Dame University Law School. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Trial Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Paul J. Riley