Super Lawyers - Pennsylvania and Delaware 2012

THOMAS T. FRAMPTON

GOEHRING, RUTTER & BOEHM

Frick Building

437 Grant Street, 14th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Tel: 412-281-0587

Fax: 412-281-2971 tframpton@grblaw.com www.grblaw.com Tom Frampton focuses his practice on professional negligence, business and oil-and-gas litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He represents businesses, nursing homes, financial institutions, and professionals in disputes ranging from trade and employment-related disputes to complex business and personal injury claims. Combining his past experience as a judge for the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas and his current practice as a trial lawyer, Mr. Frampton has become a well-regarded mediator and arbitrator, focusing on medical malpractice and other professional negligence, products liability, business and employment disputes, and personal injury.

GENERAL LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
HOWARD D. VENZIE, JR. VENZIE, PHILLIPS & WARSHAWER, P.C. 2032 Chancellor Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel: 215-567-3322 Fax: 215-864-9292 hvenzie@venzie.com www.venzie.com
Mr. Venzie is a principal of Venzie, Phillips & Warshawer,
P.C., Philadelphia, where his practice focuses on ADR and
construction law. He is the former Co-Chair of the PBA
Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Committee and is a
member of various American Bar Association construction law
and litigation committees. He is a member of the American
Arbitration Association (AAA) Commercial/Construction
Arbitrator and Mediator Panels and the Large Complex Case
Panel of Arbitrators. He is a frequent speaker in CLE programs
and seminars for construction industry groups and associations
on the topics of ADR and construction law and has served
as an arbitrator and a mediator in hundreds of cases since
the mid-1980s.

CONSTRUCTION/SURETY

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

DARYL WINSTON

WINS TON LAW FIRM, LLC

1500 Market Street

12th Floor, East Tower Philadelphia, PA 19102

Tel: 609-261-5945

Fax: 215-569-8228 dwinston@winslaw.com www.winslaw.com Daryl Winston is the consummate trial lawyer. Applauded by judges and colleagues for his masterful attention to detail and talents in the legal profession for almost two decades, he has a keen ability to transform complicated and complex legal cases into artful presentations in the courtroom. Daryl Winston concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, business counseling, catastrophic injury, and employment matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Winston Law Firm, LLC provides the highest caliber of legal representation to its clients by resolving their legal needs promptly and efficiently. With over 18 years of legal experience in state and federal courts, founding attorney, Daryl W. Winston, Esquire, has successfully represented major companies and individuals.

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR NON-PROFIT

BUSINESS LI TIGATION
MARK L. REARDON ELZUFON AUSTIN REARDON TARLOV & MONDELL, P.A. 300 Delaware Avenue Suite 1700 Wilmington, DE 19801 Tel: 302-428-3181 Fax: 302-777-7244 mreardon@elzufon.com www.elzufon.com
Mark L. Reardon is Chair of the firm’s General Litigation and
Environmental Sections. His practice concentrates on matters in
product liability, personal injury, and toxic tort. Mr. Reardon also
advises non-profits on governance and litigation. He currently
serves as Chairman of the Board of Ministry of Caring, Inc. He is
former Vice-Chair of St. Francis Hospital Board and Vice-Chair
of the Salesianum School Board. Mr. Reardon has previously
served on the Delaware Supreme Court’s Board on Professional
Responsibility and as counsel to the Delaware State House
of Representatives. He is a member of the Delaware and
Pennsylvania Bars. Mr. Reardon graduated with honors from
Boston College (1982) and Widener University School of
Law (1985).

ENVIRONMEN TAL LITIGATION NON-PROFIT

CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE

NIALENA CARAVASOS

LAW OFFICE OF NIALENA CARAVASOS, LLC

620 Chestnut Street

926 Public Ledger Building Philadelphia, PA 19106

Tel: 215-925-5200

Fax: 215-925-5991

NiaLena4Defense@gmail.com www.nialenacaravasos.com Termed by Washington, D.C. lawyer, Mark Schamel, as “a woman at the top of her game” and by a federal client on Avvo as “fighting the prosecution like a rabid pitbull,” NiaLena is a strategic, sincere, and relentless advocate who is unafraid to take Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” in defending her controversial federal clients (i.e. alleged mobsters and drug traffickers, Arab Americans, a powerful Senator, CEOs) in high-profile, complex criminal cases. She is honored to be recognized by Corporate INTL as Global Awards Winner – PA Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year and humbled by her invitation from The National Trial Lawyers to join the prestigious Top 100 Trial Lawyers as the only female criminal defense attorney in Pennsylvania so honored in 2012.

FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
MICHAEL J. DIAMONDSTEIN MICHAEL J. DIAMONDSTEIN, P.C. 2 Penn Center, Suite 900 1500 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19102 Tel: 215-940-2700 Fax: 215-940-2701 mjd@michaeldiamondstein.com www.michaeldiamondstein.com
As a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Federal
Bars, Mr. Diamondstein has handled over 10,000 criminal
cases in state and federal courts. He has defended high-profile,
media-sensitive cases and serious, but unreported, criminal
cases, having secured acquittals and dismissals for hundreds
of clients. He is well respected in the legal community, as he
routinely represents clients who have been referred to him
by judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and fellow
attorneys. His vast experience allows him to provide the highest
standard of representation for anyone who has been accused
of crimes, is under investigation, or has been recently arrested.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

DELAWARE

ALAN S. GOLD

GOLD & FERRANTE, P. C.

261 Old York Road Suite 526

Jenkintown, PA 19046 Tel: 215-885-1118

Fax: 215-885-5283 asg@goldferrantelaw.com www.goldferrante.com Alan S. Gold is a 1973 graduate of Dickinson College, magna cum laude, with honors in Latin, and a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, 1976. Gold clerked for U.S. District Judge, the honorable Malcolm Muir, of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1976-1978. Gold has litigated a variety of appeals for both appellants and appellees in the Superior, Commonwealth, and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania on a multitude of issues, including novel questions of law relating to medical malpractice, premises liability, and commercial litigation. Gold has also appeared extensively before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Circuits and in federal and state appellate courts throughout the nation.

CIVIL RIGHTS/FIRST AMENDMEN T INSURANCE COVERAGE APPELLATE STEVEN G. WIGRIZER

WAPNER, NEWMAN, WIGRIZER, BRECHER & MILLER

2000 Market Street Suite 2750 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel: 215-569-0900 Fax: 215-569-4621 wigrizers@wnwlaw.com www.wnwlaw.com Steven G. Wigrizer is an experienced trial attorney who has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best in his field. His devotion to and compassion for his clients have earned him a high level of client loyalty, while his preparation and understanding of complex cases have won him the respect of his opponents and colleagues. Few lawyers can match this unique combination. Mr. Wigrizer concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation including medical malpractice, products liability, pharmaceutical liability, and class actions. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University and his law degree from the Boston University School of Law. Mr. Wigrizer is a past President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a frequent lecturer on civil litigation issues. PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION

STEVEN F. FAIRLIE

FAIRLIE & LIPPY, P. C.

1501 Lower State Road Suite 304

North Wales, PA 19454 Tel: 215-997-1000 Fax: 215-997-1777 steve@fairlielaw.net www.fairlielaw.net Mr. Fairlie has an active trial practice that includes many high-profile criminal defense, personal injury, and civil litigation matters. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers, has been awarded the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers distinction, and is a recipient of Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for skill and integrity (AV). He has been Chairman of the Montgomery Bar Association’s Criminal Defense Committee since 2001 and is a member of the Montgomery Bar Judiciary Committee. He is a former Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney. He has handled everything from death penalty cases to DUI cases. In the civil arena he has tried construction litigation cases, personal injury cases, and a land-development dispute involving $55 million in assets.