Philadelphia, PA Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

1518 Walnut St suite 310, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

Michael Katz was born and raised in Philadelphia. His undergraduate education was split between Drexel University and Temple University, and he received his legal education from what is now the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. While he was enrolled in law school he worked part-time for the prestigious Beasley Firm, where he eventually worked his way up to associate. At the Beasley Firm, Michael worked with and learned from some of the most talented attorneys in the area, including James J. McHugh, Jr. and Michael A. Smerconish. Michael is also one of only a handful of attorneys to have second-chaired a trial with the great Jim Beasley, Sr. himself. As a plaintiffs’ attorney, Michael worked on cases involving medical malpractice, products liability, aviation, breach of contract, securities litigation, civil rights, and more. Following Jim McHugh over to the Lopez McHugh firm was automatic, especially with Michael’s interest in standing up for plaintiffs against pharmaceutical companies. Michael has been a member of the bar since 1995. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, both state and federal courts. His track record of success includes multiple personal injury settlements that have gone into the six- and seven-figures. When Michael is not spending his spare time with his wife Beth and his children —Nikita, Steven, and Ryan— he is a part-time writer and editor, including author of the comedy-western novel Shalom On the Range, and often acts as a mentor to other budding writers. Building on the success of his first novel, Michael recently published his second piece of work titled Six-guns and Sorcerers.

Criminal Defense Law

1500 Walnut Street, 7th Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Area of Practice: Criminal & Immigration Law Peter J. Thompson and his firm practices U.S. Immigration and Federal Criminal Defense, with a special focus upon complicated individual and family-based immigration, "crimmigration" (Padilla consequences), and related federal and state criminal law matters. In addition to affirmative petitions with U.S. Immigration, Peter represents people nationally in the Immigration Courts, and is regularly retained by other lawyers as an expert consultant regarding immigration matters. His Philadelphia-based law firm handles applications for relief for persons with special concerns, including criminal convictions and mental health issues, both domestic and international. Honoring a devotion to individual rights, Peter also serves as appointed trial counsel in Federal District Court criminal matters, and in appeals to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, often for non-citizen clients.

Civil Litigation

One South Broad Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Area of Practice: Complex Commercial Litigation Roberta D. Liebenberg, a member, focuses her practice on class actions, antitrust and complex commercial litigation, and white collar criminal defense. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Catholic University Columbus School of Law, magna cum laude, where she was the Notes Editor of the Law Review. Thereafter, she served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Medical Malpractice Law

15 W. Highland Ave, Suite 15A, Philadelphia, PA 19118

The attorney you choose makes a difference. In medical malpractice litigation, it is the most important decision you will make. Theresa Blanco has the kind of experience and compassion that will see you through the case, beginning to end. The daughter of dedicated high-school teachers, she was the first American-born member of her father’s family, who emigrated from Cuba as refugees in the early 1960’s. She attended American University in Washington, DC on a full academic scholarship funded by the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and Temple University Law School – Evening Division so she could work full time during the day to pay for school. It was at Temple Law that she found her niche in not only trial law, but medical malpractice. A chance schedule change put her in a class taught by the esteemed health law professor, Frank McClellan, and a lot of hard work won her the Trial Advocacy Award for her class. She hit the ground running after graduation working with Eaton & McClellan, with a series of cases which changed the way medical malpractice cases are litigated, how patients and families are compensated, and how cases against hospitals are proven.1 Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1996, she has spent the last 25 years litigating medical malpractice cases not only in Pennsylvania, but all over the country. Theresa has a particular expertise in cardiac cases, and has consulted on and handled numerous pediatric heart cases in state and federal courts nationwide. She also has a particular interest in pediatric cases which make up a large portion of her work. As more medical records have become computerized over the last ten years, Theresa has been at the cutting edge of interpreting these records and the data behind them to the advantage of her clients, and was one of the first attorneys in Pennsylvania to routinely obtain this data in each case. The details matter and it is the details that will make a case successful. Theresa’s attention to those details and her knowledge of how to utilize them will make all the difference in your case. Not only is she relentless in the pursuit of justice for her clients, Theresa is dedicated to taking the cases that expose health care inequities and discrimination. She was one of the first attorneys to bring claims under the federal Rehabilitation Act in a malpractice case as a result of alleged disparate treatment of disabled children in a hospital. Theresa is an advocate and an ally and she will have your back. You can count on it.

Civil Litigation

1845 Walnut St 15th floor suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

Adam S. Gilberg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he earned a triple major in Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Adam earned his law degree from Drexel University, where he was a Merit Scholarship recipient and was awarded CALI’s Best Student Performance Award in Criminal Law. He was subsequently admitted to the Bar by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the New Jersey Supreme Court, and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He began his legal career at a high volume Personal Injury firm representing hundreds of clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He mastered the ability to make full recoveries from Plaintiffs who had chosen the Limited Tort Option on their car insurance. His litigation experience made him an excellent addition to the Liss & Marion family when he joined the firm in April of 2016. In addition to personal injury claims, Adam also represents clients seeking Social Security Disability benefits. A native to the Philadelphia area, Adam attended Harriton High School in Lower Merion where he studied in the International Baccalaureate program. Now a South Philadelphia resident, Adam is active in his South Philly community volunteering with the Friends of Cianfrani Park to continue to preserve and beautify Philadelphia. As an active member of the Philadelphia community, Adam serves as a board member of the Golden Slipper Camp, which provides children in and around the Philadelphia area the opportunity to attend a fantastic summer camp in the Poconos. Adam is also a member of the Human Needs and Resources (HUNAS) committee that awards grants to people and families in financial need.