INJURY LAWYER – LET OUR FAMILY OF ATTORNEYS HELP YOU Serious injury cases are not just business for us – they’re personal. When we take on a new client, we adopt them as part of our family, and we fight for them in every way possible. That has been our motivating force in capturing hundreds of millions of dollars for clients we have represented during the past 40-plus years. It is also the reason we aspire to be the best personal injury firm in the country.

David E. Kwartler has focused his practice solely on representing those injured due to the negligence of others, whether that is from a car accident, a slip and fall or from a failed medical procedure. During has career David has secured millions of dollars in settlements for his clients. David ensures that his clients are aggressively represented and fully compensated for the harm that has been done to them due to the negligence of others. David is always easily reachable by his cell phone or email, which he provides to all clients. David has been selected as Super Lawyer Rising Star for the years 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Only the top 2.5% of lawyers under the age 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less are selected.

Dennis J. Gruenke, Esq. was selected as Main Line Today’s “Personal Injury Attorney of the Year” in 2007. He is a 1987 graduate of Villanova University, where he double majored in Political Science and History. He received his law degree in 1990 from the University of Maryland, School of Law. He was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in 1990 and to the Pennsylvania State Bar in 1991. Mr. Gruenke practices in both state courts and federal courts, and is a member of three local bar associations: Lehigh, Montgomery and Delaware.

Venus Foster proudly serves Philadelphia, PA and the neighboring communities in the areas of Divorce & Family, Criminal and Personal Injury law.

When you have been injured or are a victim of medical malpractice, you need an excellent lawyer to make sure you get the compensation you deserve. At the Gaffney Firm, our legal team fights hard to get you that compensation. You will get one-on-one attention directly from the firm's founder and owner, Paul P. Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney is a trial attorney who previously worked at major Philadelphia law fims representing the insurance companies and Philadelphia area hospitals and health systems. He knows what the insurance companies, hospitals, and health systems are thinking and how they value your case. In his years of practice, Mr. Gaffney has handled many cases resulting in settlements of millions of dollars.

A highly respected civil and criminal attorney, Lewis Small boasts a wonderful reputation in and around Philadelphia. He handles a variety of complex cases, including medical malpractice, car accidents, misdemeanors, felonies, and more. His clients greatly appreciate his patient counsel and his aggressive representation style. No matter the nature of your current legal issues, you can count on him for support through all phases of the legal process. His assistance can save you a great deal of time, money, and stress.

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.

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.

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.

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.