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 on Behalf of Surgeon and Hospital
Marshall L. Schwartz and Brett M. Littman recently obtained a verdict on behalf of a surgeon and hospital in a four day jury trial involving allegations of negligence in the performance of a laparoscopic hernia repair. This case involved a patient who first underwent...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Thoracic Surgeon
Marshall L. Schwartz and Brett M. Littman recently obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a thoracic surgeon and hospital following a six-day jury trial. In June 2008, after being diagnosed with lung cancer, the patient presented for...
Directed Verdict Obtained on Behalf of Orthopedic Surgeon
Heather Hansen recently obtained a directed verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon in the Superior Court of New Jersey-Atlantic County. The plaintiff had sustained a work-related knee injury and had an arthroscopy prior to seeing the defendant orthopedic...
Superior Court Reverses Jury Verdict in Cardiologist’s Favor Following Appeal
Paul E. Peel recently prevailed on an appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from a judgment entered against an interventional cardiologist, his employer, and several affiliated entities. In Emery v. Groh, M.D., et al., the plaintiff’s decedent...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Internal Medicine Physician in Chester County
Dan Ryan and Christine N. Dantonio recently obtained a defense verdict in favor of an internal medicine physician in the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in a case involving claims under the Wrongful Death and Survival Acts following the suicide...
Issues in Nursing Home Litigation: Negligence Per Se
Below is a brief discussion of one of the primary legal issues being addressed in nursing home litigation in Pennsylvania: negligence per se. Negligence Per Se In an effort to improve the quality of care provided to residents of nursing homes, Congress enacted the...
Child Services Law Doesn’t Bar Med-Mal Suit in Child Abuse Case
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded a Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas decision, holding that Plaintiffs-Appellants presented a prima facie case that their infant child’s risk of harm was increased by six...
New Jersey Nursing Home Litigation
Nursing home litigation in New Jersey is a relatively novel area of the law. The New Jersey Nursing Home Resident's Rights Statute (N.J.S.A. 30:13-1, et seq.) was enacted in 1976, however there are only a handful of cases interpreting this Statute. This Statue allows...
Execution of Release Bars Subsequent Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas’ decision granting summary judgment in favor of appellees regarding whether or not the appellants’ execution of a release barred them from subsequently suing for medical...
Spotlight On: Nursing Home Litigation
At first glance, lawsuits against nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are virtually indistinguishable from traditional medical malpractice cases. Expert testimony is used to support an allegation that the care and treatment of healthcare professionals...
Heather Hansen to Speak at Healthcare Technology Conference
On March 6, 2018, Heather Hansen will present Lessons from Lawsuits: How to Use Health IT to Avoid Being Sued and Improve Healthcare Teams at the HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her presentation at the annual Health IT conference will highlight the humanity in patient care / engagement, and using it in tandem with technology to allow healthcare teams to reach their highest potential.
Dan Ryan is Panelist for PBI
On December 5, 2017, Dan Ryan participated as a panelist for Lights, Camera, Evidence!, a course outlining the rules of Pennsylvania evidence for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia.
Dan Ryan Named to International Academy of Trial Lawyers
O’Brien & Ryan is pleased to announce that Dan Ryan has been named to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Academy is a group of truly elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, and plaintiffs’ and defense counsel in civil litigation. While the majority of the Fellows come from the U.S., the Academy includes lawyers from more than 30 countries. Fellowship is by invitation only, and trial lawyers are invited to become Fellows only after an extremely careful vetting process.
Dan Ryan Speaks at PASHRM
On February 23, 2017 Dan Ryan spoke to the Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management in Plymouth Meeting, PA on the subject of current trends and recent case law in medical malpractice litigation.
Heather Hansen speaks at CA Law Schools
In February, 2017, Heather Hansen presented Advanced Torts: Law and Practice at both Stanford University Law School and Berkeley Law at UC Berkeley in California.
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