CHRISTOPHER A. IACONO is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. He practices in the Cybersecurity & Privacy; Government Enforcement, Compliance, and White Collar Litigation; Health Care; and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. Mr. Iacono focuses his litigation practice on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, compliance, health care litigation, and professional licensing litigation. Mr. Iacono regularly represents government or private institutions and individuals before local, state, and federal grand juries. He has conducted dozens of internal investigations related to fraud and abuse issues, ethics violations, NCAA violations, Title VII violations, and Title IX violations. He also has extensive experience concerning a myriad of legal issues relevant to representing target, subject, and witnesses in grand jury proceedings. Representative Matters include: Defense of trucking companies Defending physicians and health care providers in a variety of health care fraud investigations Defending a large radiology practice against alleged Anti-Kickback violations Developing and providing fraud and abuse training for an engineering firm Representing a large metropolitan city during state and federal investigations of city organizations Representing an orthopedic surgeon in a credentialing action against a hospital Defending a chief financial officer of a publicly traded company in a class action securities case brought by shareholders Defending a horse breeding operation in a civil RICO action initiated by investors Defending a former Chief Operating Officer in a civil RICO action Providing compliance guidance to a major Internet Service Provider concerning the reporting and handling of inappropriate materials under federal, state and international law In addition, Mr. Iacono has significant experience handling multi-lines casualty claims and coverage matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Iacono worked for several years as a Litigation Specialist for AIG. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Iacono clerked for the Honorable Joseph R. Slights, III of the Superior Court of Delaware. Additionally, he completed a legal internship with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and an externship with the Honorable Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Mr. Iacono is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the Justinian Society, the Criminal Law Committee of the Federal Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL). He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Philadelphia Bar Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of Widener University School of Law. Mr. Iacono served as Co-chair of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section White Collar Committee Young Lawyers’ Division. He served previously as a Steering Committee Member for the Philadelphia Young Lawyers Division of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee. While attending Widener University Delaware Law School, Mr. Iacono served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Additionally, he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, was on the Dean’s Honors List, was a Widener Scholar, a Charles P. Mirachi Sr. Memorial Scholar, and a Paul Issac Leiter Memorial Scholar, and he received the Widener University Delaware Law School Outstanding Service Award, the Donald E. Paese Best Student Article Award, and the Russell R. Levin Memorial Award.

JOSHUA D. HILL is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. He is a member of the Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation and the Qui Tam & False Claims Act Practice Groups. With twenty years of experience, Mr. Hill focuses his practice in the areas of complex civil litigation, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. He began his career as a public defender with the Defender Association of Philadelphia, and over the years has tried dozens of cases to verdict. Mr. Hill has been involved in several high-profile political corruption trials, including defending the CEO of a local non-profit against charges that he bribed a Philadelphia City Councilman. This complex matter played out over the course of three multiple week jury trials. His practice encompasses cases involving health care fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, export violations, pharmaceutical marketing fraud, municipal corruption, defense procurement fraud, and public finance fraud. Mr. Hill regularly represents entities and individuals in responding to subpoenas issued by state and federal grand juries. In conjunction with his white collar practice, Mr. Hill counsels clients in a wide range of industries concerning enforcement actions and compliance related to export controls, treaty compliance and international trade regulations enforced by the Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Active in the legal community, Mr. Hill is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association – Criminal Justice Section, The Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL), as well as the Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is recognized in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 for his work in White-Collar Crime in Philadelphia. Mr. Hill also maintains a robust pro bono practice. For the past fifteen years, he has represented abused or neglected children in Philadelphia County through the Support Center for Child Advocates, earning the organization’s Distinguished Advocate Award in 2021. He also regularly takes cases through Philadelphia VIP representing individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits with civil legal issues. Previously, he served on the Board of Good Shepherd Mediation Program and was a volunteer mentor through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Hill earned his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Mark Bernstein (ret.) of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

ALEXANDER M. OWENS is a partner in the Philadelphia Office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation, False Claim Act, trade secret, and class action matters and defendants in product liability and white collar litigation matters. Mr. Owens has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts. He also represents whistleblowers under the SEC, CFTC, IRS, and FinCEN whistleblower programs. Beyond litigation, Mr. Owens counsels clients on regulatory issues arising under federal and state healthcare laws. He is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) and a member of the American Bar Association’s Trade Secrets and Interference with Contracts Committee. Mr. Owens received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Boston University where he majored in International Relations. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, he was an Executive Articles and Symposium Editor on the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Following graduation from Temple Law, Mr. Owens served as a law clerk to the Honorable David R. Strawbridge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Owens is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District Court of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Whether you have been charged with a traffic violation or you’re being investigated for a violent crime, you need defense that is reliable, committed, and experienced. Fienman Defense works diligently to defend your rights and interests in the Philadelphia area. We know your future and livelihood depend on reducing the penalties you face. In some instances, we can achieve a dismissal.

To Thomas Petrelli, a successful divorce resolution comes from having complete background knowledge, the right strategy, and a strong attorney-client relationship. “As every case is unique, my approach is fully custom,” Tom noted. “My job as a divorce lawyer is to understand each client’s needs and goals early on. Then, I take a strategic approach to get them to the finish line with as little stress as possible.” His exceptional lawyering and engaging client approach set the standard for representation in the field of family law. As a founding and managing partner of Petrelli Previtera, Tom leads the firm in resolving divorce cases. While he represents individuals and families in all types of financial situations, he has built a particularly strong reputation handling high asset divorces and those involving businesses as marital property. In this regard, he focuses on the protection, valuation, and distribution of significant assets or business interests. Tom’s vast experience extends to other matters including international family law, child and spousal support, child custody, adoption, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and more. Positioning his clients for success, Tom aptly leverages the law while helping them cope with and solve the obstacles they face. Since passing the Bar, Tom’s impressive career has earned him the recognition of his peers and authoritative legal organizations. He has been named in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers every year since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell awarded Tom with the Client Champion Gold Award in 2019 and in previous years. He is among Suburban Life Magazine’s 2010 Awesome Attorneys in the category of Divorce and Family Law, and Arrival Magazine’s Top 50 Family Lawyers in the Northeast. These and other accolades exemplify Tom’s dedication to his clients and the practice of family law. The groundwork for Tom’s laser-sharp legal mind started with his outstanding education. In addition to his Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School, he holds an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law. The performance-based curriculum integrates theory, persuasion, speech, and effective use of courtroom technology. His LL.M. degree is yet another layer of experience that allows Tom to successfully represent clients in contested divorce and custody cases that go to trial. Tom and his firm work together to ensure success for each client. In this regard, prevailing in a case might mean consulting with the rest of the legal team. For Tom’s clients, that extra step translates to getting the practicing power of nearly a dozen attorneys. He also shares his knowledge and experience with his associates, ensuring the firm works toward the best possible outcome in every case they handle. “My clients have one shot at a successful divorce,” Tom said. “Whatever legal issues they face, we’ll face it together.”

David F. Stern, Esquire is the President and Partner at the Law Firm, Stern & Cohen, PC. Dave was born and raised in Northern Virginia just off the Beltway outside Washington D.C. Dave’s father was a Federal Judge. His understanding of how to be an advocate began at an early age as he had the opportunity to travel with his father on occasions and observe Federal trials. Many disputes were resolved at the kitchen table with a good, courtroom-like debate. Dave excelled early on in academics and also on the baseball field. Dave played in the athletic conference with the largest high schools in the state of Virginia. This area is a hotbed for baseball talent. His senior season, Dave’s high school team lost in the state championship, but local papers wrote articles about how this would likely be the best team in program history. Dave then took his academic and athletic prowess to the University of Delaware. Dave earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, a concentration that he knew would serve him well in business after he went to Law School. He was also a four-year letterman for the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens Division One baseball program. College baseball is not heralded like football and basketball, so it was a well-kept secret that Delaware’s baseball program was one of the best in the country. From 1994-1997, Delaware won over 40 games every season while Dave was there. He ended his career with double-digit wins, including a sparkling senior season when he went 8-3 on the mound. The team was nationally-ranked many weeks in the Top 25. Perhaps Dave’s finest achievements during these seasons was his consistent placement on the Academic Dean’s List. Dave was able to maintain exemplary grades while playing a vigorous schedule with 6-7 games per week. While his classmates had plenty of time to study, play video games, and socialize, Dave went from classroom to weight room to practice to library with no time to ever spare. It was these experiences that Dave credits as the foundation for the lawyer and business-owner that he has become today. Intangibles of hard work, dedication, time management, being a team player, and managing pressure scenarios were developed through these valuable life experiences. Following college, Dave reluctantly hung up his spikes and attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While in law school, Dave took a course in Workers’ Compensation Law and earned an “A” in the class. This was his first exposure to this line of law and it instantly intrigued him. Dave graduated from Pitt in 2000 and immediately passed the Pennsylvania Bar Examination. Following his success of the Pennsylvania Bar Examination, he was hired that fall by a large, reputable insurance defense firm and was conveniently placed in their workers’ compensation defense department. He defended workers’ compensation cases on behalf of local employers and insurance carriers. Dave cut his teeth in this area of law and began to learn the nuances of the laws. Dave still credits this four-year experience at a defense firm as giving him the unique ability to “understand how the other side thinks.” Dave’s talents were recognized quickly and law firms that represented injured workers began to approach him about changing sides. In 2004, Dave joined a large firm that represented injured workers. Dave had already developed the perfect skill set to represent injured Pennsylvanians. He had a meteoric rise at this Firm and became one of the youngest (if not the youngest) partners in the Firm’s history. However, he ultimately decided the best path forward would be to start his own Firm, where his visions and strategies for representing injured workers could be best put on display. The Firm, Stern & Cohen, got its start in late December 2019 with an official launch date of January 1, 2020. Under Dave’s management, Stern & Cohen has grown at a rapid rate. The Firm moved into new office space in the summer of 2023. Dave has personally hired every lawyer and staff member and is exceptionally proud of the Team that has been built. Dave has mentored dozens of workers’ compensation lawyers over the years. Without hesitation, however, he has the utmost confidence that the Stern & Cohen legal team is the best he has ever built and mentored. Dave’s excellence in the legal industry has been recognized time and time again. Dave frequently gets calls from clients directed to him by defense attorneys, claims representatives and former judges. The fact that these individuals want their family member or friend to be represented by Dave speaks to his reputation in the field. All the various publications have showered Dave with awards over the years. Dave has been selected a Super Lawyer® nearly every year for two decades, including most recently in 2024. On multiple occasions, based on the results of voting of his peers, that publication listed him amongst the Top 100 Lawyers in both Pennsylvania and Philadelphia – a rare recognition for a claimants’ workers’ compensation lawyer. Dave has been chosen to the Best Lawyers® list every year for almost a decade. In 2019, he was awarded The Philadelphia Business Journal ‘Best of the Bar’® distinction – the only workers’ compensation attorney rewarded this prestigious recognition. He was also identified as one of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania by The National Trial Lawyers Top 100®. Dave has authored numerous published articles in the area of workers’ compensation law and has been a frequent lecturer in the field. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Dave is on the Board of Governers for the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers’ Association and has previously served leadership roles for the Pennsylvania Association For Justice. Dave is also part of the Workers Injury Law Advocacy Group (WILG). For years, Dave has taken on pro bono cases for the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (Philly VIP) and was enrolled numerous years in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Roll of Honor and was previously recognized as Philly VIP’s Volunteer of the Month.

GREGORY A. MASON is senior counsel in the Philadelphia Office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP where he is a member of both the Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation and the Qui Tam & False Claims Act Practice Groups. Mr. Mason is a former trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice (Civil Division, Fraud Section), who focuses on representing qui tam plaintiffs and other whistleblowers, as well as defending individuals and companies facing False Claims Act investigations and other criminal and civil government enforcement. He litigates all aspects of fraud cases and other complex matters, and provides counsel and strategic guidance to individuals and entities in need of risk mitigation and compliance in the face of government regulation and enforcement. Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation Practice Mr. Mason routinely defends health care, education, and financial services companies and individuals accused of fraud and other wrongdoing. Some representative matters include defending: A behavioral health services company and individual psychiatrists accused of upcoding and overbilling for psychiatric treatments and visitations at nursing homes and assisted living facilities; A medical device company accused of Anti-Kickback Statute violations related to sales commissions; Individual doctors accused of improperly inflating the cost of pharmaceuticals billed to Medicare; A charter school accused of submitting false certifications to obtain federal grants; and Individual loan officers and employees of a financial services company accused of improperly approving ineligible loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. Qui Tam Practice In addition to defending targets of government investigations, Mr. Mason regularly represents whistleblowers who courageously come forward to report fraud and other wrongdoing, including qui tam relators under the False Claims Act, SEC whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act, and whistleblowers under other state and federal statutes and programs. Drawing on his depth of experience investigating and prosecuting whistleblower complaints at the DOJ, and his experience advising defendants in government investigations and whistleblower litigation, Mr. Mason provides valuable strategic guidance to people reporting fraud across a broad range of industries. Background During his ten years as a DOJ trial attorney, Mr. Mason helped to recover over $100 million in settlements and resolutions of cases brought under the False Claims Act. Mr. Mason prosecuted a wide variety of allegations of fraud in the healthcare and procurement contexts. Some representative matters include investigating and prosecuting: Cyclist Lance Armstrong and his former professional cycling team for using performance-enhancing drugs in violation of the team’s sponsorship agreement with the United States Postal Service; Health insurance companies that allegedly retained Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) risk adjustment payments that were improperly inflated by inaccurate diagnostic data submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Home health providers that allegedly billed the Medicare program for medically unnecessary therapy; Clinical laboratories that allegedly billed federal healthcare programs for laboratory tests performed with unsafe and unreliable handling of blood and urine specimens; A biomedical company that allegedly billed inflated prices for skin grafts that it sold to the Department of Veterans Affairs; Medical device companies and distributors for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare for non-approved medical devices; and A software company that allegedly billed inflated prices for computer software that it sold to government agencies. Prior to his time at the DOJ, Mr. Mason practiced general commercial litigation for five years at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., where he handled cases across a broad range of legal issues, including business disputes, breach of contract, general liability, government investigations, intellectual property, defamation, construction and real estate, and professional malpractice. Mr. Mason received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Lewis & Clark College, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and a member of Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society. He received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the Mock Trial Board and Public Contract Law Journal.

Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bruce M. Rotfeld P.C. and his associates specialize in handling cases that larger firms often turn down. We thoroughly investigate your case and consult with experts in the field on your behalf. Our professionals continue to research your case and bring in other attorneys as needed to make sure you receive the representation that you deserve.