Chris Johnson is a native of Philadelphia and graduated from the William Penn Charter School. He received an academic scholarship to the University of Delaware where he majored in Economics and also competed on the Division I Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field teams. He graduated from Widener University School of Law in December 2009 and immediately went into private practice with the firm of Shanese I. Johnson & Associates, P.C. Chris currently practices in the firm's Family Law, Real Estate, and Criminal Law practice areas. Even though Chris is fairly new to the practice of law, Chris has already represented hundreds of clients in local Family Law matters in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Berks counties. Chris prides himself on his commitment to serving his clients with excellence by providing experienced, detail oriented, high quality and affordable representation. Chris also has worked at several other diverse legal agencies including the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division, the State of Delaware Attorney General's Office Criminal Division, and also a major civil litigation firm in Lancaster County, PA. Chris is currently a very active volunteer as he gives his time to represent clients in both civil and criminal matters for Philadelphia VIP, the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, and South Jersey Legal Services. Chris also serves national and local political campaigns as a voter protection attorney. His other activities include the Philadelphia Bar Association (Family Law Section, Criminal Justice Section), Pennsylvania Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division), Camden County Bar Association, Support Center for Child Advocates, Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia.

Frank N. Ciprero graduated from Dickinson College in 1995 with a B.A. in Anthropology. In 1998, he earned a law degree from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University. He served as a legal intern for the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General in the Medicaid Fraud Control Division. He then became a Senior Associate with a mid-sized defense firm handling Workers’ Compensation and general liability defense litigation in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With over five years of experience in Workers’ Compensation, he then joined a leading regional firm, where he focused his practice exclusively on Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law. In June 2010, he joined Pond Lehocky, where he continues to focus his practice on Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law and protecting the rights of injured workers as a Partner.

Kajal Alemo is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is a member of both the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice, where she serves on the Social Security Executive Council. Before joining Pond Lehocky, Ms. Alemo practiced for a large Philadelphia law firm, where she assisted senior counsel with the coding of potentially discoverable corporate documents, including privilege determinations for a high profile merger. She was also co-editor of a legal textbook regarding law and business enterprise. A graduate of Villanova University School of Law, Ms. Alemo was the Villanova Law student director of Face to Face Legal Clinic for the Pro Bono Society. She interned at Face to Face during all three years of law school. She was also a student attorney at the Villanova Civil Justice Clinic where she handled her first Social Security case. Prior to law school, Ms. Alemo obtained a B.A. in Psychology from George Washington University, graduating in 2008 on the Dean’s List. She is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International. Under her leadership as President/Justice, Phi Alpha Delta’s King Chapter was awarded most improved chapter in its district.

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.

Nicholas Feden is a practicing lawyer in the state of Pennsylvania handling Social Security matters.

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.

PAMELA COYLE BRECHT is a partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. Ms. Brecht serves as Chair of the firm’s national Qui Tam/False Claims Act Practice Group. She is also experienced in white-collar criminal litigation, internal investigations, and complex health care litigation. Ms. Brecht has litigated many of the most complex False Claims Act cases filed in the United States. Her cases have included alleged fraud by a large multi-state Medicaid managed care contractor, FCA violations by three of the largest hospital corporations in the country, and dissecting complex financial relationships among healthcare providers including Stark and Anti-Kickback issues. She has also litigated cases involving hospital fraud, emergency room fraud, medical device allegations, Medicare Part C and Part D fraud, government contractor fraud, laboratory fraud, as well as all types of pharmaceutical fraud. One of the whistleblower matters that Ms. Brecht has worked on was recognized in 2018 by The National Law Journal as one of the “Top 100 Verdicts.” The matter, Lutz v Health Diagnostics Laboratory, ranked as #39 on the list of highest verdicts throughout the nation for that year and came in at #2 for the highest verdicts coming out of Pennsylvania. In addition, Ms. Brecht has served as an expert witness related to alleged conduct involving potential exposure to government enforcement actions. Ms. Brecht has been involved in the recovery of over $406.5 million for state and federal taxpayers and has litigated numerous high profile Qui Tam cases including: United States of America et al v. BlueWave Healthcare Consultants Inc. resulting in a $114 million recovery United States ex rel. Mason, Folstad, and MEMA v. HMA, et. al. resulting in a $74.5 million recovery and confidential settlement of Relators’ claims, believed to be the largest resolution of private claims stemming from retaliation United States ex rel. Miller & Metts v. HMA, et. al. resulting in a $55 million recovery United States, et al. ex rel. Lutz, et al. v. Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., et al. resulting in a $47 million recovery from Health Diagnostic Laboratory and a $1.5 million recovery from Singulex, Inc United States ex rel. Cho v. Surgery Partners Inc., et al. resulting in a $41 million recovery United States ex rel. Mason, Folstad, and MEMA v. EMCARE, et. al. resulting in a $30 million recovery United States ex rel. Baker v. Physician Partners of Am LLC resulting in a $24.5 million recovery United States ex rel. Lutz et al. v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings resulting in a $19 million recovery Ms. Brecht received her Juris Doctorate from Temple University School of Law where she served on Temple Law Review. She also graduated on the Dean’s List and received honors for Distinguished Class Performance. Prior to Temple University School of Law, Ms. Brecht graduated cum laude from Villanova University, where she was a competitive Rower on The Women’s Crew Team. Ms. Brecht has also served as a Hearing Committee Member for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Ms. Brecht is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Brehon Law Society, and the Justinian Law Society. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section. Ms. Brecht frequently speaks, writes, and lectures nationally on False Claims Act and health care fraud issues. She served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Hamline University School of Law in Minnesota and as a lecturer at Seton Hall University School of Law where she has taught a course in health care fraud. She is also an active member of her local church, she has supported parent organizations for the benefit of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy (including the Mule Riders program), from which two of her sons graduated, and she has also been a loyal supporter of Temple Men’s Crew.

MARC STEPHEN RASPANTI is a seasoned trial lawyer with over 41 years of experience focusing on complex, high-stakes matters in Government Enforcement, Compliance, Internal Investigations, Federal and State White Collar Litigation; Federal and State Qui Tam Litigation; Criminal, Civil and Administrative Health Care Fraud Litigation; as well as Complex Commercial Litigation. Chambers USA has ranked Mr. Raspanti in Band 1 for his work in the area of Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania, as well as Band 1 for his work under the False Claims Act: Plaintiff in the USA- Nationwide. Mr. Raspanti is a longstanding Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation only fellowship of pre-eminent lawyers in the United States and Canada. He served as a former Assistant District Attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he tried a wide range of criminal cases to verdict. Mr. Raspanti is the founder of the firm’s national Qui Tam & False Claims Act practice group and the firm’s national White Collar Criminal Defense practice group. Over his career, Mr. Raspanti has represented numerous executives, corporations, physicians, health care providers, pharmacists, surgeons, clinical laboratories, healthcare systems, manufacturers, distributors, medical device companies, entrepreneurs, clergy, accountants, lawyers, politicians, and professionals in numerous federal, state and regulatory investigations throughout the country and abroad.

DOUGLAS K. ROSENBLUM is a partner and Certified Fraud Examiner in the Philadelphia office of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. He is also the Co-Chair of the Government Enforcement, Compliance, and White Collar Litigation Practice Group. Having served as both an Assistant District Attorney and a Special Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Rosenblum has extensive trial experience and knowledge of federal and state procedures. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict. Mr. Rosenblum routinely represents entities and individuals under investigation or indictment for a variety of allegations from health care fraud to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. These representations include, but are not limited to, the former Attorney General of Pennsylvania, a former CEO of an American subsidiary of a multi-billion dollar manufacturer, physicians, pharmaceutical sales representatives, and defense contractors. Companies of all sizes, and in many industries, have utilized Mr. Rosenblum’s expertise in conducting internal investigations; These range from financial and educational institutions to environmental firms, nuclear energy companies, and purveyors of fracking services in the Marcellus Shale. Mr. Rosenblum’s practice includes complex civil suits. He has defended clients in civil enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, complex insurance defense matters, multi-district litigations, professional disciplinary proceedings, and more. Mr. Rosenblum has also served as an arbitrator. Mr. Rosenblum is a national leader in his area of practice and is involved in many professional organizations. He currently serves as a Hearing Committee Member for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He previously served as Co-Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Committee and Co-Chair of the ABA’s White Collar Crime Committee’s Philadelphia Young Lawyers’ Division. He also served as both Chair and Vice-Chair of the Montgomery Bar Association’s Rules of Criminal Court Committee. Mr. Rosenblum frequently writes, and his articles have been published nationally. Community involvement and charitable work is also very important to Mr. Rosenblum. He volunteers as an attorney for abused and neglected children through the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project and he is the Founder of the Hedda L. Komins Fund for Breast Cancer Research and Prevention at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Mr. Rosenblum served on the Villanova Law Alumni Association Board of Advisors and has returned to his alma mater on numerous occasions to mentor law students. He also received the Congregation Rodeph Shalom 2021 Hineni Award for his leadership of the synagogue’s gun violence prevention task force. Mr. Rosenblum received his B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, with a minor in Spanish, from Villanova University and he received his JD from Villanova University School of Law, where he was a member of the Environmental Law Journal and national mock trial team. While at Villanova Law, Mr. Rosenblum also received the David E. Worby Scholarship for Trial Advocacy.

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.