For over 30 years, I’ve specialized solely in the handling of all Injury & Accident Cases on behalf of the Injured Individual)(s) or Workers. The types of Cases include: Motor Vehicle & Truck Accidents Premise Liability & Slip & fall Cases All Work Injuries and Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle & Bicycle Accidents Medical Malpractice, Etc. I am A Sports Enthusiast, and bleed for my local teams, I played in Competitive Basketball Leagues for many years, Coached Youth Travel Basketball & AAU, as well as Youth Softball & Baseball

Dennis Spyra and Associates has represented thousands of individuals and businesses over the last 30 years. Attorney Spyra is a graduate of the West Virginia University, BA; University of Pittsburgh, MA; and the American University's Washington College of Law, JD. Attorney Spyra began his legal career as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice in Washington D.C. The director of the United States Trustee's Office, at the Department of Justice recruited Mr. Spyra to open a new office in Pittsburgh, PA, to supervise bankruptcy cases on behalf of the federal government. During Attorney Spyra's tenure with the U.S. Trustee's office, he supervised and administrated cases in all chapters under the Bankruptcy Code. Attorney Spyra supervised and assisted with the Chapter 7 legal panel of Trustee attorneys in their effort to ferret out fraud and abuse of the bankruptcy process. This experience provided Attorney Spyra with a unique and comprehensive understanding of the bankruptcy process as an attorney and government prosecutor.

As a former Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney, Albert prosecuted many criminal cases before setting his sights on criminal defense and immigration assistance. Albert's years of experience make him an outstanding choice to represent you with all of your legal needs.

Rich Thiele has been practicing law for decades. In that time, he has represented thousands of clients in multiple jurisdictions and federal court. Rich is absolutely dedicated to client service, including being available to his clients.

Atrorney Imblum is admitted to practice in the United States Circuit for the Third Circuit of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Attorney Imblum is also admitted to practice before all Pennsylvania State Courts.

Ron is partner in the firm based in the Butler office. He represents both public and private clients in general litigation, personal injury, real estate litigation, and business and corporate litigation. Ron is a former prosecutor having tried well over one hundred serious criminal cases to verdict including capital murder, rape, burglary and drug related offenses. Ron has also represented clients to verdict in many civil matters including construction litigation, personal injury, and real estate litigation cases. Ron earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in English from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his J.D. from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law. During law school, Ron clerked for the Honorable Carol Los Mansmann of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and for Ila Jeanne Sensenich of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. After law school, Ron clerked for the Honorable Charles R. Alexander of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Ron has also served in various capacities in the court system including as an Assistant District Attorney for Clarion County, a special master in domestic relations cases, and as an Arbitrator in both Butler and Clarion Counties. Ron is a member of the Butler County Bar Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Ron has personally handled cases in all Pennsylvania Courts, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to practicing law, Ron is an avid bicyclist and has served in numerous capacities over the years for public and private organizations. He also served on the boards of various charitable and civic organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Zelienople Rotary Club. He is also a recipient of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Sport Ethics Award.

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.

Born in and raised in south-central Pennsylvania, Isaac has spent his entire education here: graduating from Gettysburg High School, then Harrisburg Area Community College with an associate’s degree in the arts of paralegal studies, and following up with Central Penn Collage obtaining a bachelor’s degree in legal studies. He finished his education at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. While in law school, Isaac successfully completed the business advising program and obtained a business advising certificate. While pursuing his education, Isaac interned at the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, the Dauphin County Bar Association, and the Adams County Public Defender’s Office. Isaac is admitted to practice law before the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as in the Federal District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Isaac enjoys hiking, gardening, Washington Commanders football, and catching Baltimore Orioles games.

Jordan A. Marzzacco is an award-winning personal injury lawyer at Marzzacco Niven & Associates. Jordan is a strong advocate for individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries in car accidents, truck accidents, dog bites, slip and fall accidents, mass torts, wrongful death, and more. Marzzacco Niven & Associates has recovered tens of millions of dollars in life-changing financial awards for injured victims. Jordan Marzzacco earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated cum laude. Jordan received her formal legal education at the Widener University School of Law, where she earned her J.D. and graduated magna cum laude. Jordan Marzzacco is passionate about helping those injured through the carelessness of others obtain the compensation they deserve. She works tirelessly to help clients obtain the money they need after a tragic accident.

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.