Legal Services
Health Care
We've represented health care clients for over thirty years. Our clients have included personal care homes, radiation oncology centers, physicians, and skilled nursing facilities.
We've represented clients before the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, among other agencies.
We regularly assist clients with licensing issues, preparing policies and procedures, and counsel clients on business issues including acquiring property, representing owners in exiting businesses and in securing financing.
We recently represented an elder care facility in a multi-million dollar HUD 223(f) program.
Civil Trials, Appeals, and Mediation
We have broad experience in civil litigation, including trials and appeals. We've represented clients across the country, including cases in state or federal court in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, and Georgia. Our work includes medical malpractice, breach of contract, business torts, negligence,personal injury, and bank negligence.
We have significant experience in cases involving disputes over $1 million in state and federal courts.
We've represented clients before the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
In addition, whether we're acting as lead counsel, supervising counsel, or local counsel, our lawyers have extensive experience working collaboratively with law firms from across the country, including California, New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Florida.
Andrew Kennedy, who is a member of the mediation panel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, also acts as a Neutral, mediating civil cases pending in state and federal trial courts.
Insurance Recovery
We have recovered millions of dollars for policyholders in disputes with their insurance carriers. We have experience in negotiating with carriers on behalf of policyholders, and suing carriers for coverage and for bad faith under 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 8371.
We've also championed the right of policyholders to fully pursue bad faith cases by assigning them. The state Supreme Court agreed in a case where we were co-counsel for United Policyholders in Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Wolfe, 105 A.3d 1181 (Pa. 2014).
We also advise businesses on insurance coverage issues and planning.
Business, Land Use, Commercial Landlord-Tenant & Government Relations
Employment Law
We offer a wide array of services for business clients. These include representing commercial tenants and commercial landlords in lease disputes and negotiations and assisting with land acquisition.
We also represent businesses in commercial mortgages.
We represent elder care facilities on regulatory compliance and licensing, and business clients on sale of businesses, and general business counseling. We represent businesses and executives on employment contracts and separations from employment.
We represent owners of small businesses in the sale of their businesses and review insurance coverage issues for them.
Our health care law experience includes clients in elder care, skilled nursing, and radiation oncology.
We also assist clients in government relations, from local governments in land use, state and federal government agencies in compliance and licensing.
We represent employers and executives in employment matters, including negotiating contracts, separation agreements, unemployment hearings, and developing employment policies.
Probate, Wills, Injury, & Personal legal services
Our personal legal services include representing estates in probate proceedings, preparing wills and representing individuals in unemployment compensation hearings. We represent executives regarding employment contracts and separations. We represent individuals who have been injures in accidents. We also offer flat fee initial consultations for individuals who may be unsure of what kind of legal representation they need.