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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 31 Burns White Attorneys, Names One Lawyer of the Year, and 15 Lawyers as Ones to Watch
Best Lawyers in America© announced today that 31 Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for 2023....
Attorneys Martz and Granaudo Gesty Obtain Unanimous Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
Attorneys Daniel Martz and Maria Granaudo Gesty obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case tried for more...
Attorneys Jackson & Jewart Receive Defense Verdict in Philadelphia Railroad Cancer Lawsuit
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Brandon Jewart obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a railroad client in an occupational cancer case in...
Attorneys Jackson & Sargent Obtain Summary Judgment in Cancer Case for Railroad Client in New York
In a matter that commenced in Albany, NY, attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Amanda Sargent successfully defended a leukemia cancer claim asserted...
Attorney Hart Receives Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Matter
Attorney Douglas Hart obtains a defense verdict on behalf of a Commonwealth agency in a personal injury case in Dauphin County. The plaintiff was...
Attorneys Hart & Stadler Obtain Summary Judgment for Nursing Home Client, Upheld by WV Supreme Court of Appeals
In a matter that was commenced in Cabell County, West Virginia, attorneys Douglas Hart and Mark Stadler successfully defended claims asserted...
Attorneys Obtain Two Dismissals In Federal Court Putative Class Actions
On June 10, 2022, Burns White attorneys obtained full, with-prejudice dismissals in two significant, federal court putative class actions on behalf...
Attorney Sunseri Successfully Argues Order Granting Summary Judgment For Insurance Broker Before Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
Attorney Anthony Sunseri recently argued an appeal taken by Plaintiff from a Federal District Court Order, granting summary judgment for a Defendant...
Attorney Bass Successfully Defends Nursing Home Client
Attorney John Bass successfully defended a survival claim in arbitration for a nursing home client in Allegheny County. The plaintiff alleged that...
Attorneys Healey & Lokuta Receive Dismissal For Hospital
Attorneys Jody Healey and Fred Lokuta received a summary judgment dismissing all claims for an area hospital client in the Luzerne County Court of...
Burns White Announces Commitment to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s Leaders at the Front Initiative
Burns White is proud to announce the firm's commitment to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Leaders at the Front initiative. Leaders at...
Malin Obtains Defense Verdict in Product Liability Matter
On May 20, 2022 attorney Michael Malin obtained a defense verdict on a strict product liability matter in Schuylkill County. After a five day trial...
12 Attorneys Named To Prestigious Pennsylvania Super Lawyers/Rising Stars Lists
12 Burns White attorneys from across Pennsylvania were named to the 2022 Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists. These attorneys have been identified as...
Jose Duque Recipient of 2022 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship at Duquesne University School of Law
Duquesne University School of Law student, Jose Duque, is the recipient of the 2022 Burns White Diversity in the Law Scholarship, awarded to an...
Alexandersen & Olarczuk-Smith Obtain Summary Judgment For Two Railroad Carriers
On May 2, 2022, Attorneys Kevin Alexandersen and Holly Olarczuk-Smith obtained a summary judgment motion for two major railroad carriers in a cancer...
Burns White Expands In West Virginia With Opening Of Second Office
Burns White LLC announced today the addition of five attorneys in West Virginia to its Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation Practice...
From ‘Reginelli’ to ‘Leadbitter’: The Evolution Of The Peer Review Protection Act
Article by Ashley Griffin, Esq. and Daniel Margonari, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer Posted on March 28, 2022 Confidentiality (or lack...
Burns White Expands Into Florida
Burns White announced today that six lawyers will join the firm in its new Tampa, Florida location, expanding the firm’s already robust Medical...
Attorneys Margulies, Brennan & Cavallaro Obtain Defense Verdict On Behalf Of Hospital & Physicians
Attorneys Richard Margulies, Cynthia Brennan, and Briana Cavallaro obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a hospital and four physicians in the...
Attorney Monica Fillmore Named A Fellow For The Leadership Council On Legal Diversity
Burns White is pleased to announce that Monica C. Fillmore has been named a member of the 2022 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)...
Attorney Jackson Receives Summary Judgment For Railroad Client
Attorney Jeffrey Jackson successfully obtained summary judgment and dismissed a case in the New York Supreme Court of Onondaga County. The court...
Attorney Brennan Negotiates Resolution Of Serious Personal Injury Matter
Attorney Cynthia Brennan was able to negotiate resolution of a serious personal injury matter without any financial contribution from clients being...
Attorney Kane Receives Defense Verdict For Insurance Client
Attorney Brian Kane served as co-counsel for a client who obtained a defense verdict in a rear-end collision on I-95 north of Philadelphia. The...
Attorney Palmer Secures Dismissal Of Personal Injury Case
Attorney Edwin Palmer successfully obtained dismissal of a personal injury claim for a client based on the failure to join an indispensable party....
Attorneys Young, Margulies & Brennan Receive Dismissal For Physician In Superior Court
Attorneys James Young, Richard Margulies, and Cynthia Brennan received a dismissal for a physician in Superior Court. Plaintiff claimed that...
Attorneys Damico, Donahoe, Podheiser & Jackson Obtain Victory For Railroad Client In PA Supreme Court
In December 2021, Attorneys David Damico, Daniel Donahoe, Ira Podheiser, and Jeffrey Jackson won before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a...
Cleveland Attorney, Brooke Hamilton, Named to 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
Brooke Hamilton, located in the firm’s Cleveland office, is named to the 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for the state of Ohio. The...
Four Attorneys Promoted To Membership Status
Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to Member, effective Jan. 1, 2022. These talented attorneys, located in...
Attorneys Jackson & Horvat Receive Dismissal For Railroad Carrier
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Patrick Horvat received a dismissal for a railroad carrier. The Plaintiff dismissed case after we filed a motion for...
Attorneys Jackson & Brown Obtain Summary Judgment For Large Railroad Carrier
Attorneys Jeffrey Jackson and Joshua Brown obtained a summary judgment for a large railroad carrier in a cancer case filed in the United States...