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
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
Ro Fedorka
610-834-6213
rfedorka@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
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
Copy/Mail Clerk
610-834-6273
bbussey@obrlaw.com
Diane Collins
File Clerk
610-834-6238
dcollins@obrlaw.com
Tiffany McGowan
Assistant to Director of Administration
610-834-6266
tmcgowan@obrlaw.com
Wendy Turnier
Secretarial Support
610-834-6244
wturnier@obrlaw.com
Al Porter
Assistant to Director of Information Technology
610-834-6264
aporter@obrlaw.com
Jennifer Prostock
Expert Materials & Information
610-834-6224
jprostock@obrlaw.com
O'Brien & Ryan News
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Urologist
Michael O. Pitt and paralegal Elizabeth Carson-Nave recently received a defense verdict on behalf of a urologist in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. The matter involved a 60-year old male who underwent robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy for treatment of...
Defense Verdict on behalf of Orthopaedic Surgeon
Heather Hansen and paralegal Lexi Romney recently received a defense verdict on behalf of an orthopaedic surgeon in Philadelphia County. A 65-year-old woman presented to the orthopaedic surgeon with knee pain. MRI demonstrated a non-displaced occult fracture of the...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Pulmonologist
Tracie Vizza, Mary Kay Plyter and paralegal Lexi Romney recently received a defense verdict on behalf of a pulmonologist/critical care physician in Chester County. A 67 year old woman who had been treating with her pulmonologist for six years for a chronic and...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Hand Surgeon
Dan Ryan, Carolyn Bohmueller and paralegal Stacy Jaeger received a defense verdict on behalf of a hand surgeon in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff-father and his 11 year old son were involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident, in which the child's...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Internal Medicine Physician
Heather Hansen recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an internal medicine physician in Delaware County. In the case, the plaintiff presented to the emergency department of a local hospital and was admitted for treatment of a suspected urinary tract...
Court Declines to Permanently Seal Settlement Petition in MedMal Action
In Page v. Moses Taylor Hospital, et al.,[1] the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas denied defendants’ motion seeking to permanently seal plaintiffs’ settlement petition as well as all related filings and orders, finding that the...
Court Permits Expert Testimony Regarding Fetal Pain & Suffering Claims
In Page v. Moses Taylor Hospital, et al.,[1] the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas denied defendants’ motion in limine to preclude plaintiffs’ claim for pain and suffering of fetuses or, in the alternative a motion for...
House of Representatives Weighs Proposal to Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Agreements
Recent legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes banning mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home agreements. The proposed Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 would eliminate the requirement that all claims against the nursing home...
United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals Permits Residents of County-Operated Nursing Homes the Right to Bring Claims Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
On June 30, 2009, in an opinion offered by the Honorable Richard Lowell Nygaard, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals permitted an action against a county operated nursing home to proceed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation...
PA Supreme Court Upholds Law Barring Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently upheld a law that bars wrongful birth lawsuits. In the underlying case, Sernovitz v. Dershaw, the plaintiffs filed suit against Mrs. Sernovitz’s treating physicians for failure to inform her of circumstances that...
Anthony P. DeMichele appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Benchmark School in Media, PA
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP is proud to announce that Anthony P. DeMichele has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Benchmark School in Media, PA. The Benchmark School has made it their mission to develop each child’s capacity to find successful pathways to academic achievement and social growth. For more information about the Benchmark School, please visit their website.
Two OBR Partners to Speak at the Jefferson Hospital 4th Annual Sepsis Symposium
Marshall L. Schwartz and Michael O. Pitt will present “Sepsis & Septic Shock: Deadly Risk & Liabilities” at the 4th Annual Sepsis Symposium on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 at the Jefferson Hospital Center City Campus in Philadelphia, PA.
Anthony P. DeMichele is speaking at the 2019 MLM Defense Panel Seminar
Anthony P. DeMichele will be speaking at the 2019 Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Defense Panel Seminar about Strategies for Effectively Dealing with Pro Se Litigants, Tuesday, August 5th.
10 Attorneys Selected to 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Each year, on a state-by-state basis, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations along with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and those selected represent the top five percent of the total lawyers in each state.
7 Attorneys Selected to 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Each year, on a state-by-state basis, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations along with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and those selected represent the top five percent of the total lawyers in each state.
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