Gary Schafkopf is a practicing lawyer in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey specializing in Business, Employment, and Real Estate.

Dennis is the Senior Trial Partner with the injury firm of Lowenthal & Abrams, Injury Attorneys, P.C. Dennis is recognized as a top Philadelphia lawyer, having been chosen by his colleagues as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer as well as receiving the honor of membership to The National Trial Lawyer’s Top 100 and The American Society of Legal Advocates. He is also recognized as a top Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyer Attorney by Main Line Today. A member of the Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Dennis has won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Upon negotiating a medical malpractice settlement in excess of 11 million dollars, Dennis co-founded and is Chairman of the Board of the Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia, which provides free legal advice in several parts of Philadelphia. Dennis joined Lowenthal & Abrams, Injury Attorneys in 1986 after serving under Attorney General Dick Thornburgh in the criminal environmental section. Prior to joining Thornburgh, Dennis served with the Attorney General of West Virginia, beginning as an Assistant Attorney and working his way up to Deputy Attorney General. Dennis obtained his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. In his personal life, Dennis is married and the proud father of two children. In his spare time he likes to grow a large vegetable garden each year and engage in woodworking and cycling. If you have been injured due to the negligence of a doctor, hospital or medical professional, contact Dennis Abrams today.

Keld R. Wenge is a graduate of the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America where he received his J.D. in 2007. While in law school, Mr. Wenge served as editor of CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy. He was a 2011 participant in the Columbus Community Legal Services program, which was ranked #17 nationally among clinical programs. Mr. Wenge joined Pond Lehocky Giordano in June 2013 where he dedicates his practice to Workers’ Compensation matters and serving injured workers in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Pond Lehocky, he practiced at a regional trial firm and represented the interests of injured Pennsylvania plaintiffs in state and federal major jury and arbitrational claims, including, but not limited to, construction site accidents, industrial accidents, OSHA violations, insurance bad faith, products liability, premises liability, workers’ compensation and Social Security disability matters. After joining Pond Lehocky, Mr. Wenge co-authored an article with Samuel Pond that was published in the Legal Intelligencer titled “A Subrogation Setback Provides a Framework for Lien Waivers.” He has presented to Temple University Legal Society’s law students on various occasions regarding the practice of law. Mr. Wenge is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S.D.C.- Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Arbitrator of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Following law school Mr. Margiotti practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and accident law with a major Philadelphia law firm. After several years he then moved to Spring House, Montgomery County, and began his own solo practice focusing upon personal injury and accident cases, as well as DUI defense. Mr. Margiotti then entered a partnership during the 2000's based in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, focusing again in the areas of personal injury and accidents, as well as DUI defense. In 2010 Mr. Margiotti closed his Montgomeryville office and founded McMenamin & Margiotti, along with Mr. McMenamin. Mr. Margiotti is Nationally Certified by the National Highway Traffic Administration in field sobirety testing. He was the recipient of the National Italian American Scholarship for Scholastic Achievement in law school.

Kevin Steinberg’s passion and commitment to protecting and fighting for the rights of injured victims comes from 30 years of professional experience, as well as his own personal experience. Early in his legal career, Mr. Steinberg was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision where he sustained permanent injuries to his lower back and knees. This experience was quite humbling, and it made him fully appreciate what it is like to be seriously injured as a result of someone’s negligence and carelessness. More importantly, this experience made him realize the challenges clients face with maintaining their personal, professional, and social lives while trying to recover from an injury. This accident gave him a solid understanding of what his clients deal with every day while trying to rebuild their lives after an accident. His personal experience has driven him to zealously fight to get his clients to everything they are legally entitled to. Mr. Steinberg has spent 30 years dedicating himself to protecting the rights of injured victims and consumers. His decades of experience as a trial lawyer and litigator enable him to digest the often-complex issues involved in personal injury claims and to galvanize the salient facts to obtain maximum recoveries for his clients. Prior to founding the KBS Injury Law Group, Mr. Steinberg was Co-Founder and Partner of the Fighting for People Injury Law Group. Before that, he had the unique opportunity of managing the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Departments as a partner and senior associate in two (2) prominent Center City Philadelphia insurance defense litigation firms. This experience gave him a unique and intimate understanding of the defensive mentality and mindset, which has given him a solid understanding of the manner that insurance defense firms and their attorneys handle and try personal injury cases. This has also enabled him to effectively represent and advise his clients to ensure that they obtain the damages and recoveries to which they are rightfully entitled. Mr. Steinberg uses his years of experience as a litigator and trial lawyer to oversee and supervise the Firm’s legal team to ensure that all of the Firm’s files are properly managed and the Clients are well informed about the developments of their case. He is directly responsible for handling all of the firm’s pre-trial and trial casework; he conducts depositions, navigates complicated discovery issues, handles arbitrations and mediations, and more. He is also responsible for handling and trying all of the firm’s workers’ compensation cases where he only represents the rights of injured workers. As an advocate for injured people, Mr. Steinberg uses his legal knowledge and skill to ensure that all of the firm’s resources are dedicated to the needs of those injured by other people’s negligence and carelessness. In his free time, Mr. Steinberg takes pride in being an active member of his community. He and his wife, Wendy, have been married for over 25 years. They have four boys who are all involved in multiple sports leagues and organizations. He has devoted the last 18 years volunteering his time as a coach for his boys’ baseball, soccer, and basketball teams, and he has served as a Board Member for several community sports organizations, which he consistently did for almost 2 decades.

My name is Peter J. McHugh and for years I’ve been protecting the rights of people just like you — people whose reputations, livelihoods, and assets can be protected by taking legal recourse. Maybe you made one error in judgment. Maybe you found yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe someone is trying to take advantage of you. Regardless of your circumstances, you have rights that no one can take away … rights that allow you to defend yourself and fight for what you feel is right … rights which you may not even be aware of. More times than not, professional legal representation is an option worth pursuing to protect you and uphold your rights. Call today and I’ll promptly meet with you to learn about your situation and provide an honest, upfront assessment as to whether pursuing legal action would be in your best interest.

Kevin L. Connors is the firm’s Managing Partner, General Liability Chairperson, and Co-Chair for Workers’ Compensation. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he is a legacy graduate of St. Joseph’s University (“The Hawk Will Never Die”), receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 1976. Attending graduate classes at Temple University in Creative Writing, he also bartended at several local Philadelphia restaurants, including the Magic Pan, the Happy Rooster, Houlihan’s, Tavern on Green, and Rembrandts. In 1982, he received a Masters of Fine Arts from Brooklyn University in Creative Writing, studying under John Ashberry. After Graduate School, Kevin attended Villanova University School of Law, graduating in 1988. As for his law school experience, it is best described as “ask Sisyphus whether he liked rocks”. Initially practicing as a staff counsel attorney for Travelers Insurance, Kevin then worked at several prominent insurance defense firms in Philadelphia, to include Bennett Bricklin, and White & Williams. Concentrating his practice in insurance defense litigation, Kevin has extensive experience defending civil and administrative matters that involve all aspects of insurance liabilities, to include premises liability, retail liability, restaurant liability, products liability, motor vehicle liability, general negligence liability, employment practices liability, bad faith liability, insurance coverage, workers’ compensation liability, and subrogation. Kevin has defended and litigated insurance coverage matters involving declaratory judgment actions, for purposes of addressing coverage issues under commercial and personal insurance policies. Practicing as an insurance defense litigator over the last 27+ years, Kevin has tried multiple cases to verdict, before both juries and arbitration panels. He also has had extensive experience in defending motor vehicle liability cases involving first-party coverages for first-party benefits, uninsured motorists benefits, and underinsured motorists benefits. Kevin has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, evidencing his intense dedication to the highest standards of professionalism and aggressive representation on behalf of his clients. In 2012, Kevin was inducted as a Fellow into the Litigation Counsel of America, with there being only 3,500 members nationally. Kevin was also admitted as a Fellow into the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers in 2012. The College has about 350 members nationally. Kevin is also the primary contact between ConnorsO’Dell LLC and the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN), a national network of attorneys specializing in defending workers’ compensation claims, with ConnorsO’Dell LLC being the Pennsylvania representative member firm for the NWCDN. Enjoying memberships in several bar and claims associations, Kevin has been a guest speaker on various insurance litigation issues, recently presenting before the ABA, on the Personal Comfort Doctrine in workers’ compensation, and before the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Convention, on the “Future of Exclusive Remedy”, and “Why Injured Workers” Seek Attorneys”. Kevin is a former distance runner who dreams of trails without knees, and he is a shameless golfer dreaming of the hole in one. His favorite sport is politics. His favorite religious order is the Jesuits, to whom he shamelessly credits his caustic optimism.

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

Lee Ciccarelli is the founder and motivating force behind Ciccarelli Law Offices, a lawfirm with a team approach aimed at engaging our clients while providing them the benefit of our combined experience and efforts to handle the most signficant and complicated issues and problems facing our clients in both civil litigation, criminal defense, and family and marital law. Our firm represents clients throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area and throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in a range of interesting and relevant cases. We are based in the heart of Chester County at 304 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380 on Professional Row, and can be reached at (610) 692-8700.

Christopher C. Cara joined Pond Lehocky in September of 2012. Chris attended Middlebury College in Vermont where he made the Dean’s List and graduated with a B.A. in English and with Honors in Environmental Studies. He received his J.D. from Villanova University in 2012. Following his undergraduate graduation, Chris worked at Isles in Trenton, NJ, a nonprofit community development organization. During his time at Villanova, Chris was a three-year recipient of the Deirdre L. Bailey Leadership Scholarship, member of the Pro Bono Society, and treasurer of the Environmental and Energy Law Society. Additionally, Chris worked as a law clerk for the following organizations: Exelon Corporation, the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Regional Counsel for Region 3 in Philadelphia, and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office in Trenton, NJ. During law school, Chris interned with the Honorable Judge Linda Carpenter in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Chris’s interest in Workers’ Compensation law sprung from his enrollment in a Workers’ Compensation course at Villanova taught by Workers’ Compensation Judge Todd Seelig, Mr. Cara earned one of the highest grades in the class. Chris now devotes his practice to representing injured workers.