Administration
&
Staff
Firm Administration
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Kathryn G. Drakeley
Director of
Administration
610-834-6211
[email protected]
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JoAnne DeSana
Controller
610-834-6280
[email protected]
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Joseph Quirk
Information Technology
Director
610-834-6261
[email protected]
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Cyndi Lovas
Payroll Administrator
610-834-6237
[email protected]
Marketing
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Paralegals
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Beth Carson-Nave
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6214
[email protected]
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Stacy C. Jaeger
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6293
[email protected]
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Kimberly O’Hanlon
Paralegal Committee
610-834-6221
[email protected]
Ambre Biehl
610-834-6228
[email protected]
Amy Boone
610-834-6288
[email protected]
Angela Crivelli
610-834-6212
[email protected]
Ro Fedorka
610-834-6213
[email protected]
Marisa Fugale
610-834-6267
[email protected]
Jacquelyn Hamilton
610-834-6286
[email protected]
Brianna Hause
610-834-6245
[email protected]
Kristina Nesson
610-834-8481
[email protected]
Gail Sayer
610-834-6271
[email protected]
Legal Secretaries
Accounting
Kristin Lester
Accounting Clerk
610-834-8478
[email protected]
Jackie Lockwood
Assistant to the Controller
610-834-6295
[email protected]
Vicki McQuaid
Billing Clerk
610-834-6281
[email protected]
Support
Debra Borochaner
Receptionist
610-834-8800
[email protected]
Michelle Bowe
Records Intake
610-834-6259
[email protected]
Brian Bussey
Copy/Mail Clerk
610-834-6273
[email protected]
Diane Collins
File Clerk
610-834-6238
[email protected]
Tiffany McGowan
Assistant to Director of Administration
610-834-6266
[email protected]
Wendy Turnier
Secretarial Support
610-834-6244
[email protected]
Al Porter
Assistant to Director of Information Technology
610-834-6264
[email protected]
Jennifer Prostock
Expert Materials & Information
610-834-6224
[email protected]
O'Brien & Ryan News
Defense Verdict in Favor of Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist in Stillbirth Case
Carolyn M. Bohmueller and Joana Gaizelyte-Lacy represented a maternal fetal medicine specialist in a four-day trial in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, and secured a defense verdict. The claim involved the stillbirth of fetus at 36 weeks gestation. The fetus had...
Defense Verdict in Favor of Emergency Room Physicians and Hospital in Breast Cancer Case
Attorneys Carolyn M. Bohmueller and Jamie N. Johnson secured a verdict in favor of two emergency room physicians and a hospital in a two-week trial in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas involving a claim of failure to diagnose recurrence of breast cancer. ...
Defense Verdict on behalf of Anesthesiologist & Pain Management Physician in Epidural Steroid Case
Attorneys Michael Pitt and Mary Kay Plyter-Eigner recently received a defense verdict on behalf of an anesthesiologist and pain management physician after a one week trial in Montgomery County. Plaintiff...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Gastroenterologist in Matter involving Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Attorneys Michael Pitt and Mary Kay Plyter-Eigner recently received a defense verdict on behalf of a gastroenterologist and his practice after a three week trial in Philadelphia County. Plaintiff, on behalf of her deceased husband, alleged that the Defendant...
Defense Verdict in Pressure Wound Matter on Behalf of Hospital
Marshall L. Schwartz recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital in a four-day jury trial in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. The case involved allegations that the defendant hospital failed to rotate, turn and reposition the patient during...
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Changes Venue Rules in Medical Malpractice Actions
Since 2003, Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1006 required plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions to only file a claim in the county in which the cause of action arose, or in instances where multiple healthcare providers are defendants, any county where venue...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Vacates A Grant Of Summary Judgment Related To MCARE’s Equitable Tolling Of The Statute Of Limitations
In an opinion authored by the Honorable J. McLaughlin, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently vacated an entry of summary judgment based on The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act’s (“MCARE”) equitable tolling of the statute of limitations...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Remands Medical Malpractice Matter For New Trial Due To Excessive Damages And Addresses Waiver Issues
In a non-precedential opinion authored by the Honorable Mary P. Murray, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently remanded a medical malpractice matter for a new trial on the issue of damages based on a finding that the verdict may have been excessive....
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Seven-Year Limit to Bring Forth Medical Malpractice Claims Unconstitutional
In Pennsylvania, regardless of when a medical injury was discovered, plaintiffs had only seven years from the actual causation of injury to bring forth a medical malpractice claim. The so-called limit to the discovery rule no longer applies. On October 31, 2019 the...
PA Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Less Accountable Under Discovery Rule
On October 17, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a Superior Court ruling involving an exception to the Pennsylvania statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions. The discovery rule allows a patient to bring a claim after the statute has passed,...
7 OBR Attorneys Selected to 2024 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.
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP Mourns the Passing of Mary Ann Martillotti
It is with the most profound sadness that O’Brien & Ryan shares the news that Mary Ann Martillotti passed away on December 15, 2023.
Former O’Brien & Ryan, LLP Paralegal Returns as Associate
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP is pleased to announce that Lexi Romney, a paralegal at the firm for 11 years, has passed the PA Bar and will join the firm as an Associate.
OBR Mini Golf Event 2023
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP’s Partners hosted a mini golf event for all of its employees on Thursday, September 21st.
9 OBR Attorneys Selected to 2023 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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