MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
John E. Salmon (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, June 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S.B.A., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Aviation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Public Utility Law.Email: John E. Salmon
Joseph A. Ricchezza (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., 1989); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1992). (Resident, Sewell, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Premises Liability.Email: Joseph A. Ricchezza
Stewart R. Singer (Member) born Manchester, New Hampshire, February 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1988); Temple University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Mass Tort; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Environmental; Construction Litigation.Email: Stewart R. Singer
Joseph L. Turchi (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rowan University (B.A., 1980); Rutgers University, Camden (J.D., 1992). (Resident, Sewell, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Employment; Labor Law; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Professional Liability.Email: Joseph L. Turchi
Mark J. Dianno (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1991-1992). National Semi-Finalist, National Moot Court Competition. Co-Author: "The Confidentiality of Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and HIV Treatment Records," presented at the Mental Health and the Law Seminar, August 2000 and 2001; "The Impact of HIPAA on Medical Record Confidentiality," presented at the Mental Health and the Law Seminar, August 2001; "Selected Topics in Federal Preemption Based on the Medical Devices Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") presented at the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, May 1995; "Quality of-Care Claims Against HMO's: No ERISA Removal," Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, July, 1995; "IPA Model HMO's Peer Review May Not Be Privileged," Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, July, 1995. Associate General Counsel, Jefferson Health System, Radnor, PA, 1999-2002; Associate, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1999. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Temple American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business; Health Care; Liability; Casualty; Commercial; Employment.Email: Mark J. Dianno
OF COUNSEL
Zachary R. Estrin (Counsel) born Reno, Nevada, August 31, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court Eastern District, Middle District and Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1969); Temple University (J.D., 1972). Managing Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1970-1972. Member: Philadelphia (Member: Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Section of Environmental Law) and American (Section of Natural Resources and the Environment) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Business Organization; Business Formation; Limited Liability Company Law; Contracts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate.
Shari F. Bernstein (Of Counsel) born Mineola, New York, July 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York; 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1981); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Products Liability; Public Utility Law; ERISA Litigation; Health Litigation; Disability Litigation; Environmental; Insurance Coverage; Employment.Email: Shari F. Bernstein
Sally J. Daugherty (Of Counsel) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.S., 1986); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Professional Malpractice.Email: Sally J. Daugherty
Phillip J. Meyer (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1986); Drexel University (M.L.I.S., 1981). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Products Liability.Email: Phillip J. Meyer
Kellie Ann Allen (Of Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, January 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., 1984); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Honor Society. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Antitrust; Consumer Law; Contracts; Securities; Public Interest Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Kellie Ann Allen
Marco P. DiFlorio (Of Counsel) born Forli, Italy, August 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (Entrepreneurial Studies, Fall, 1986); Ursinus College (B.A., Economics, 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Reported Cases: Flowers v. Viking Yacht Company, 366 N.J. Super. 49 (2003) - Counsel for Viking Yacht Company. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Defense; Sports Law; Recreation Law; Construction Law; Products Liability.Email: Marco P. DiFlorio
Gracia Robert Montilus (Of Counsel) born Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., Accounting, 1989); Villanova University (J.D., 1992). Languages: French.
Ronald L. Daugherty (Of Counsel) born Chicopee, Massachusetts, April 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fifth Circuits. Education: University of Maine (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member, Woolsack Honor Society. Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "Replacement of Striking Teachers in Pennsylvania," Dickinson Law Review, 1990. Member: New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Ronald L. Daugherty
Arnold E. Capriotti, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Camden, New Jersey, July 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Saint Joseph's University; Villanova University School of Law. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Transportation; Premises Liability; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts.
Laurence I. Gross (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1985); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1988). (Resident, Sewell, New Jersey Office). Reported Cases: Connolly v. Metropolitan Ins. Co., 580 A.2d 35 (Pa.Sup., 1990) Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Products Liability; General Casualty.Email: Laurence I. Gross
Timothy J. Schipske (Of Counsel) born Camden, New Jersey, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.S., 1980); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. (Resident, Sewell, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Appellate; Sports and Recreation Law; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Transportation; Construction Litigation.Email: Timothy J. Schipske
Joel I. Herzfeld (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida, July 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1993); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1996). Mr. Herzfeld represents a wide variety of companies and insurance carriers in cases involving real estate, transportation, insurance coverage and casualty matters. Mr. Herzfeld represents a number of Title Insurance Agents in litigation involving refinance and purchase transactions including professional liability, RESPA, TILA and HIFA claims. Additionally, Mr. Herzfeld litigates real estate class action matters. Mr. Herzfeld is an active member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and Pennsylvania Land Title Association. Additionally, Mr. Herzfeld serves as an investigator and team coordinator for the Philadelphia Bar Association's Committee on the Retention and Evaluation of Judges and Judicial Candidates. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Investigator and Team Coordinator, Committee on the Retention and Evaluation of Judges and Judicial Candidates); Pennsylvania Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Insurance Litigation; Transportation Law; Workers Compensation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Joel I. Herzfeld
John J. Dugan (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Villanova University (J.D., 1987). Member: Camden County, Philadelphia, New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Theresa Young (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1986); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care.Email: Theresa Young
Jared T. Hay (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, May 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Notes and Comments Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 1999-2000. Law Clerk, Honorable Theodore A.Winard, New Jersey Superior Court, Civil Trial Division, 2000-2001. Former Associate, Braverman, Daniels, Kaskey. Member: New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability.Email: Jared T. Hay
Michele L. Weckerly (Senior Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, New Jersey. Education: Douglass College of Rutgers University (B.A., 1997); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
Deborah M. S. Doyle (Associate) born London, England, August 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Florida State University (M.P.A., 1993); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Deborah M. S. Doyle
Michael C. Gallagher (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: La Salle University (B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology, 1994); City University of New York (J.D., 1998). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Michael C. Gallagher
Peter W. Baker (Associate) born Hackensack, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1999 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, New Jersey; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1990; M.A., 1990); Temple University (J.D., 1996). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Insurance Coverage Defense.
Zachary J. Ballard (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, July 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 2002); Widener University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Transportation; Aviation and Aerospace; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense.
Elizabeth A. Turchi (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: LaSalle University (B.S., 2004); Widener University (J.D., 2007). (Resident, Sewell, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Transportation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Premises Liability.