Administration
&
Staff
Firm Administration
Kathryn G. Drakeley
Director of
Administration
610-834-6211
kdrakeley@obrlaw.com
JoAnne DeSana
Controller
610-834-6280
jdesana@obrlaw.com
Joseph Quirk
Information Technology
Director
610-834-6261
jquirk@obrlaw.com
Cyndi Lovas
Payroll Administrator
610-834-6237
clovas@obrlaw.com
Marketing
Paralegals
Beth Carson-Nave
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6214
bcarson@obrlaw.com
Stacy C. Jaeger
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6293
sjaeger@obrlaw.com
Kimberly O’Hanlon
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6221
kohanlon@obrlaw.com
Alexandra Alderfer
610-834-6213
aalderfer@obrlaw.com
Ambre Biehl
610-834-6228
abiehl@obrlaw.com
Morgan Bishop
610-834-6269
mbishop@obrlaw.com
Amy Boone
610-834-6288
aboone@obrlaw.com
Angela Crivelli
610-834-6212
acrivelli@obrlaw.com
Jacquelyn Hamilton
610-834-6286
jhamilton@obrlaw.com
Kristina Nesson
610-834-8481
knesson@obrlaw.com
Kerstin Torres
610-834-6257
ktorres@obrlaw.com
Jeff Williams
610-834-6226
jwilliams@obrlaw.com
Legal Secretaries
Accounting
Kristin Lester
Accounting Clerk
610-834-8478
klester@obrlaw.com
Jackie Lockwood
Assistant to the Controller
610-834-6295
jlockwood@obrlaw.com
Vicki McQuaid
Billing Clerk
610-834-6281
vmcquaid@obrlaw.com
Support
Debra Borochaner
Receptionist
610-834-8800
dborochaner@obrlaw.com
Michelle Bowe
Records Intake
610-834-6259
mbowe@obrlaw.com
Brian Bussey
Expert Materials & Information
610-834-6273
bbussey@obrlaw.com
Diane Collins
Copy/File/Mail Services Clerk
610-834-6238
dcollins@obrlaw.com
Tiffany McGowan
Assistant to the Director of Administration
610-834-6266
tmcgowan@obrlaw.com
Al Porter
Assistant to the Information Technology Director
610-834-6264
aporter@obrlaw.com
O'Brien & Ryan News
Defense Verdict In Favor of Hospital in Montgomery County
Dan Ryan and Carolyn Bohmueller secured a defense verdict in favor of a hospital following a six day jury trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, a prominent local celebrity, alleged that a hematologist/oncologist failed to properly diagnose her rare...
Defense Verdict for Office Products Company
Anthony P. DeMichele, along with co-counsel, Domenick Carmagnola of Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC in Morristown, New Jersey, obtained a defense verdict for a closely held office products company and its chief executive officer in a breach of contract and conversion...
Defense Verdict in Favor of Hospital in Bucks County
Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict in favor of a hospital following a four day jury trial in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that the decedent suffered a retroperitoneal bleed as a result of a cardiac catheterization procedure and that...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Surgeon in Philadelphia County
Dorothy Duffy obtained a defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a surgeon in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff's decedent came to the surgeon complaining of hemorrhoids. The surgeon recommended that she proceed with a...
Defense Verdict in Favor of Emergency Medicine Physician in Philadelphia County
Heather Hansen secured a defense verdict in favor of an emergency medicine physician following an eight day jury trial in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The patient was 18 years of age and the lawsuit was brought by his father. The patient had a history of...
US District Court Holds that Strict Liability Not Applicable to Manufacturers of Prescription Medical Devices
In an opinion authored on May 17, 2012, by the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno, Jr., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that under Pennsylvania law, strict liability cannot be imposed on manufacturers of prescription medical...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Publish Health Care Providers’ Financial Info in September 2014
In accordance with the recently launched "National Physician Payment Transparency Program," also referred to as the "Sunshine Act," the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin publishing online searchable information with regard to physician and...
US Supreme Court to Decide Failure to Warn Claims in Pharmaceutical Cases
The Supreme Court of the United States heard argument in several pharmaceutical cases involving the issue of failure to warn consumers about the risks of certain drugs. The petitioners are generic drug manufacturers. The respondents are individual plaintiffs asserting...
Review of Medicare Set-Aside Not Necessary to Enforce Settlement in NJ
In an opinion published May 16, 2013, the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, of Atlantic County held that a settlement reached in a personal injury case was enforceable; even though it's proposed Medicare Set-Aside had not been reviewed or approved by the Center...
Judge Says Attorney Fees Must be Based on Future Damages, Not Annuity
In an opinion issued May 6, 2013, Philadelphia County Judge Mark I. Bernstein upheld a $78.4 million verdict that was awarded in a medical malpractice case approximately one year ago. Among several issues raised on appeal, it was determined that the total amount...
Heather Hansen is Faculty for Med Mal Summit
On March 14-15, 2013, Heather Hansen was part of the faculty for Brain Injury Claims & Litigation, part of the American Conference Institute’s 2nd Annual Summit for Med Mal and Other Personal Injury Leaders, held at The Union League in Philadelphia, PA.
Heather Hansen is Part of Faculty at DUCOM Grand Rounds
On February 6, 2013, Heather Hansen was part of the faculty for Medical Malpractice and Electronic Medical Records at Drexel University College of Medicine’s Grand Rounds in Philadelphia, PA.
Anthony P. DeMichele Serves as Panelist at Long-Term Care Litigation Conference
Anthony P. DeMichele served as a panelist for Comprehensive State Law Breakdown for Long Term Care Litigation Hotbeds, part of the American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Long Term Care Litigation Conference on January 24, 2013 in Miami, Florida.
Dan Ryan Named an “Awesome Attorney” in Suburban Life Magazine
Dan Ryan was named to Suburban Life Magazine’s Awesome Attorneys 2012. The voing was done through Suburban Life’s website via reader’s choice.
Michael Pitt Speaks to Radiologists at CME
On September 27, 2012, Michael O. Pitt participated in a CME Presentation, organized by PMSLIC, entitled Learning From Lawsuits. Attorney Pitt spoke to a group of Radiologists in the Scranton area concerning common pitfalls encountered by radiologists in their every day practice of medicine.
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