JAMES A. SWETZ
CRAMER, SWETZ &
MCMANUS, P.C.
711 Sarah Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Tel: 570-421-5568
Fax: 570-421-5720
jaswetz@csmlawyer.com
www.csmlawyer.com
Jim Swetz is Board Certified as a Civil and Criminal Trial
Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a
founding member of Cramer, Swetz & McManus, P.C., one of
Monroe County’s largest law firms. He is Vice President and
Middle District Representative of the Pennsylvania Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL) and previously served on
PACDL’s Board of Directors. He is a member of the Lawyers’
Advisory Committee to the Judges of the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the
Pennsylvania and Florida Bars. In his practice, Jim has defended
many high-profile criminal cases in state and federal courts.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
MARIA P. COGNETTI COGNETTI & ASSOCIATES 210 Grandview Avenue Suite 102 Camp Hill, PA 17011 Tel: 717-909-4060 Fax: 717-909-4068 mcognetti@cognettilaw.comAMY P. DE SHONG WISLER PEARLSTINE, LLP 460 Norristown Road Suite 110 Blue Bell, PA 19422 Tel: 610-825-8400 Fax: 610-828-4887 adeshong@wispearl.com www.wislerpearlstine.com
Amy P. De Shong is a partner with Wisler Pearlstine and practices
in the area of family law. She is a Fellow of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is a past Chair of the
Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section. She teaches
courses in family law for the Montgomery Bar Association,
the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Pennsylvania Bar
Association. Ms. De Shong served on the Executive Committee
and Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association. She
is a 1983 graduate of Mount Holyoke College and received her
J. D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. She is admitted
to practice before the courts in Pennsylvania and the Federal
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
FAMILY LAW
MICHAEL A. RAFFAELE
RAFFAELE & PUPPIO, L. L.P.
19 West Third Street
Media, PA 19063
Tel: 610-891-6710
Fax: 610-891-9985
raffaele@randplaw.com
www.raffaeleandpuppio.com
MARK B. DISCHELL
DISCHELL, BARTLE, YANOFF &
DOOLEY, P.C.
1800 Pennbrook Parkway
Suite 200
PO Box 107
Lansdale, PA 19446
Tel: 215-362-2474
Fax: 215-362-6722
mdischell@dbyd.com
www.dbyd.com
For 35 years of his practice, Mark Dischell has been a formidable
advocate for his clients. He is an experienced litigator in divorce,
support, child custody, property distribution, protection from
abuse, and grandparents’ rights. He is past President of the
Family Law Sections of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar
Associations and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Dischell is a former
member of the Supreme Court Domestic Relations Rules
Committee and presently a member of the Joint State
Government Task Force on Domestic Relations. He is listed
in The Best Lawyers in America, is one of the Ten Leaders of
Greater Philadelphia Matrimonial and Divorce Law, and is
named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Top 100 list.
FAMILY LAW
FRANK R. BARTLE
DISCHELL, BARTLE, YANOFF &
DOOLEY, P.C.
1800 Pennbrook Parkway
Suite 200
PO Box 107
Lansdale, PA 19446
Tel: 215-362-2474
Fax: 215-362-6722
fbartle@dbyd.com
www.dbyd.com
Frank Bartle is Managing Partner at Dischell, Bartle, Yanoff &
Dooley, P.C. Over the past 34 years, he has built one of the
premier real estate, land development, and zoning practices
in the Philadelphia region, representing the area’s most
prominent builders and land development companies. His
practice also includes representing municipalities, school
districts, and municipal authorities in land use issues. Frank
is a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery County Bar
Associations. He also served as Chairman, Montgomery County
Republican Committee from 1993-2004.
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
LAND USE/ZONING
Ms. Cognetti is the owner of Cognetti & Associates. She is a Vice
President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
and past President of the PA Chapter. She is a Fellow of the
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is past
Chair of the PBA Family Law Section. Ms. Cognetti has chaired
the Custody Subcommittee of the Joint State Government
Commission’s Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Law
since 1996 and has testified before the PA legislature numerous
times. She was appointed to the Changing the Culture of
Custody Committee, a committee formed at the direction of the
PA Supreme Court. She is also a member of the PA Supreme
Court’s Domestic Relations Rules Committee and is a Hearing
Committee Member of the PA Disciplinary Board.
FAMILY LAW
MARY CUSHING
DOHERTY
HIGH SWARTZ LLP
40 East Airy Street
PO Box 671
Norristown, PA 19404
Tel: 610-275-0700
Fax: 610-275-5290
mcdoherty@highswartz.com
www.highswartz.com
Mary Cushing Doherty, partner at High Swartz LLP,
was 2006-2007 President of the American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers, Pennsylvania Chapter, and former Chair
of the Pennsylvania Bar, Montgomery Bar, and Philadelphia
Bar Family Law Sections. She serves on the Pennsylvania
Joint State Government Commission Family Law Committee.
Former director of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, she received
the National Award for Professional Excellence in Programming
for Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements. She is Master of
the Bench of the Doris Jonas Freed American Inns of Court.
She serves on the Board of UNITE, Inc., providing support for
bereaved parents. She and husband, Jim, supervise Pre-Cana
Marriage Preparation at their parish.
FAMILY LAW
JOSEPH B. MAYERS
MAYERS, MENNIES & SHERR,
LLP
3031 Walton Road #A330
PO Box 1547
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Tel: 610-825-0300
Fax: 610-825-6555
jmayers@mmsllp.com
www.mmsllp.com
Mr. Mayers is a founding partner of Mayers, Mennies & Sherr,
a litigation firm of accomplished trial lawyers. In 26 years
of practice Mr. Mayers has successfully litigated hundreds
of jury trials, bench trials, and compulsory, contractual, and
private arbitrations to verdict in state court, federal court,
and alternative dispute resolution forums. He is proud of
the relationships he has forged with his clients and the
reputation he has earned in the courtroom and out for solving
his clients’ most difficult problems. He has been awarded
Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV, preeminent, peer-review
rating and has been named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for
the last five consecutive years, 2007-2011.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
GENERAL LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Michael A. Raffaele is a founding partner of Raffaele & Puppio,
L.L.P. Mr. Raffaele has served the Delaware County Court
System as a Juvenile Court Master and Custody Master and
was appointed by the Court to serve as a Judge Pro Tem. He
has also served on the Board of Directors of the Delaware
County Bar Association. Mr. Raffaele was the first recipient
of the Eric D. Turner Award, which was presented by the
Family Law Section of the Delaware County Bar Association for
“his dedication, professionalism, and integrity, along with his
substantial contributions to improving the practice, elevating
the standards, and advancing the cause of matrimonial law.”
FAMILY LAW
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HOWARD SADLER
STEVENS
GROSS MCGINLEY, LLP
33 South Seventh Street
PO Box 4060
Allentown, PA 18105
Tel: 610-820-5450
Fax: 610-820-6006
hstevens@grossmcginley.com
www.grossmcginley.com
Howard Sadler Stevens was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
and is a lifelong resident of Lehigh Valley. He attended Tufts
University, graduating cum laude in 1981, and then attended
The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, graduating in
1985, Order of the Coif. He also won three interscholastic Moot
Court competitions during the course of his law school career.
After graduation, Mr. Stevens went to work as an Assistant
District Attorney for William H. Platt. In 1988 he joined the
firm of Stevens & Johnson where he became a partner in 1992.
Mr. Stevens handled a variety of litigation matters, such as
approximately 190 civil and criminal trials, including medical
malpractice defense, during the course of his career. He joined
Gross McGinley in 2008 as a partner.
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
