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Our Associates: Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey Personal Injury Attorney

The associate attorneys at the Locks Law Firm bring with them the skill and professionalism exhibited by the firm's founding partners.  Each personal injury attorney is committed to providing the superior representation needed to help you obtain the maximum compensation for your claim.  Whether you have been a victim of an auto accident, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, asbestos exposure, defective product, or another personal injury, we will aggressively assert your rights.

With extensive trial experience, our attorneys are among the elite in the area of civil litigation.  They are instilled with the honesty and integrity that have helped Locks Law Firm earn a reputation as one of the most trusted practices both in the tri-state area and nationwide.  We understand that with any injury claim, unwavering representation is essential to a successful resolution, especially against insurance companies and corporate conglomerates that have deep pockets and endless resources.  As a Locks Law client, you can rest assured that we will pursue your claim to the end and that you will receive thorough and honest information along the way.   

For the personalized, dedicated representation you deserve, contact a New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania personal injury attorney with Locks Law Firm to schedule a consultation.             

Andrew P. Bell

Andrew P. Bell primarily litigates consumer fraud, mass tort, products liability, and fair labor standard wage cases both as class and individual actions.  Mr. Bell has drafted numerous briefs and argued before both federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the country. Mr. Bell also handles other areas of litigation, including personal injury matters, asbestos litigation, medical malpractice, premises liability, trademark, and civil rights matters.  Mr. Bell has been associated with the firm since 1996.

Mr. Bell was the lead attorney from the New York office in the New York State “fen/phen” diet drug litigation, in which the firm was co-lead counsel.  Mr. Bell has tried or settled asbestos-related and other personal injury actions resulting in recoveries of millions of dollars for the firm's clients.  Mr. Bell and co-counsel negotiated a comprehensive settlement against a tenant screening credit agency in which $1.9 million was recovered for New York City tenants.

Practice Areas:
Consumer Fraud
Mass Torts
Product Liability
Wage and Hour Disputes
Class Actions
Admitted to Practice:
New York (1993)
Connecticut (1992)
United States Supreme Court (2006)
Second Circuit Court of Appeals (2005)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1993)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1993)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (2006)
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (2007)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, 1988 (magna cum laude)
Juris Doctor, Columbia Law School, 1992
Professional Affiliations:
National Association of Consumer Advocates
American Association for Justice
Federal Bar Council
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar for the City of New York
Nassau County Bar Association.

Common Name Misspellings: bel, belle, beel, bele

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Judith W. Daley

Judy Daley joined the Philadelphia office after having represented clients in a range of personal injury cases over the past 15 years, including medical malpractice matters, automobile and trucking accidents, nursing home litigation, and insurance coverage disputes. She has taken cases to trial in both the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania.

Judy is a cum laude graduate of the Temple University School of Law. She has served as a volunteer at a homeless shelter for women with children and at a Native American school in New Mexico. She also has served on a County Commission for Women and various community boards and committees.

Practice Areas:
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Nursing Home Litigation
Insurance Disputes
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania, Federal Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education:
Temple University School of Law
Professional Affiliations:
American Association for Justice
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
County Commission for Women
Certifications and Awards:
Temple University Law School Cum Laude Honors
Legal Aid Award
Cohen Real Estate Prize

Common Name Misspellings: dale, daly, dally, dailey, dalley

If you or a loved one has been a victim of another's negligence, contact a New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania personal injury attorney with Locks Law Firm to schedule a consultation to review your claim.

Andrew J. DuPont

Andrew J. DuPont is a Philadelphia native and a 2003 graduate of Temple University Law School. He began working at the Locks Law Firm as a law clerk in 2002 and joined as an attorney after admission to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bars in 2003.

Since joining the firm, Andrew has represented clients from across the country in a variety of actions, including asbestos and benzene toxic tort claims. Fluent in Portuguese, Andrew also represents members of the Portuguese speaking communities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Practice Areas:
Asbestos Exposure
Toxic Torts
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania (2003)
New Jersey (2003)
Education:
Temple University Law School, 2003
Professional Affiliations:
Philadelphia Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Common Name Misspellings: dupon, dpont, dupolt, depont

A personal injury attorney at the New York, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey offices of Locks Law Firm can review your injury claim and help you obtain compensation for your injuries.  Contact us to schedule a consultation.

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Stefanie G. Ebert

Stefanie G. Ebert received her Bachelor's degree in psychology from Pennsylvania State University in 1996. After graduation, she worked for five years as a liability claims adjuster for State Farm and Nationwide insurance companies. In 2000, Stefanie entered Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law as an evening student while continuing to work as a claims adjuster. At Temple, she was a member of the editorial staff of the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal. In 2003, she obtained her Juris Doctor degree.

Stefanie handles various personal injury matters, including complex pharmaceutical, product liability, mass tort, and class action litigation.

Practice Areas:
Personal Injury
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Toxic Torts
Product Liability
Consumer Protection
Class Actions
Medical Negligence
Premises Liability
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania & District of New Jersey
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Juris Doctor, Temple University, 2003
Professional Affiliations:
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
Regional Co-coordinator of the American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Student Trial Advocacy Competition in 2008
Certifications and Awards:
Philadelphia Magazine's "Pennsylvania 2006 Rising Star"

Common Name Misspellings: eber, ebbert, ebat, eibert, ibert, obert

Contact Locks Law Firm in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York to schedule a consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney.  We can help you obtain compensation for your injuries.

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Karl Friedrichs

Karl Friedrichs joined the Locks Law Firm in 2001 and has experience in both commercial and personal injury matters. As an associate attorney in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey office, Mr. Friedrichs has been involved in many of the firm's practice areas.  He has briefed and argued complex issues, including disputes involving insurance coverage, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), police liability, and federal jurisdictional requirements.  He routinely appears in courts throughout the State of New Jersey.

Mr. Friedrichs' pro bono work includes his voluntary participation in the Trial Lawyer's Care program, assisting families of victims from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in obtaining damages from the Federal Victim's Compensation Fund.

Mr. Friedrichs has lectured to his peers on a variety of topics including "Medical Records and the New HIPAA Laws" (ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City 2005) and "Skills and Methods" (ICLE Seminar, Maple Shade 2004 and 2005).  He has also conducted seminars in the community on automobile insurance coverage issues and nursing home resident rights.  Mr. Friedrichs is the co-author of a book entitled New Jersey Motor Vehicle Law and Practice Forms, published by Thomson West.

Practice Areas:
Motor Vehicle Negligence
Premises Liability
Asbestos Exposure
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Abuse
Dangerous Pharmaceuticals
Workplace Injuries
Admitted to Practice:
New Jersey (1996)
Pennsylvania (1996)
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1997)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2004)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1997)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University, 1993
Juris Doctor, Widener University School of Law, 1996
Professional Affiliations:
American Association for Justice
Association of Trial Lawyers – New Jersey
Camden County Bar Association
Burlington County Bar Association
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
Trial Attorneys New Jersey, Member-Board of Trustees

Common Name Misspellings: friedrich, friedrick, friedricks, freidrichs, fredrichs,

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Mary H. Grabish

Mary Grabish joined the Locks Law Firm as a litigation associate in May 2006.  Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Philadelphia, where she was assigned to the Major Felony Trial Unit.  While at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Mary successfully defended her clients charged with major felonies and misdemeanors in both adult and juvenile court.  She was the lead attorney on well over 300 trials, both bench and jury.   

Practice Areas:
Mass Tort Litigation
Class Actions
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Asbestos Litigation
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Criminal Law
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania (2002)
New Jersey (2002)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2007)
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (2007)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Catholic University, 1998
Juris Doctor, Temple University, 2002
Professional Affiliations:
Member American Association for Justice
Member Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Member New Jersey Association for Justice
Member Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member Philadelphia Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division) 
Member Lawyers Club of Philadelphia
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
2008 Regional Coordinator of the American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) Student Trial Advocacy Competition.

Common Name Misspellings: grabish, grabbesh, grabesh, grabbich

A personal injury attorney from our New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania offices can help you resolve your injury claim.  Contact Locks Law Firm to schedule a consultation.

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D. Kevin Laughlin

D. Kevin Laughlin has been of counsel to the firm since 1996. In 2007, he also assumed the duties of Business Manager for the firm.

Practice Areas:
Taxation
Business
Estate Administration
Estate and Trust Planning
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania
Ohio
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education:
L.L.M. (Taxation) Villanova University School of Law
J.D. Case Western Reserve University
M.B.A. Case Western Reserve University
B.A. Mount Union College
Professional Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

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Pamela Lee

Pamela joined the Cherry Hill office in August of 2007 as an associate attorney.  Pamela's concentration areas are in products liability, mass-tort and class action litigation. 

Pamela received her Bachelor's degree in marketing from Rutgers' University in 1990.  After graduating from college she worked as a project manager for a graphic arts firm for several years, handling accounts for Fortune 500 companies.  Pamela graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law in 2007, where she was a staff member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.  During her last year of law school, she was a judicial extern for the Honorable Mary C. Jacobson, Civil Division, Mercer County.

Pamela is admitted to practice in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.  Pamela is a member of the New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice and both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.  Pamela currently resides in Yardley, PA with her three children.

Practice Areas:
Products liability
Mass-tort
Class action litigation
Admitted to Practice:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
District of New Jersey
Education:
Rutgers' University, Bachelor's in Marketing - 1990
Widener University School of Law, cum laude - 2007
Professional Affiliations:
New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
New Jersey Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association

Common Name Misspellings: leigh, lea, leee, li, le, leia

If you or a loved one has been a victim of personal injury, contact an attorney with Locks Law Firm to review your claim.  Our lawyers provide the aggressive representation victims need to obtain the compensation they deserve.

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Joseph J. McGill

Joseph J. McGill served as an assistant district attorney for 12 years, including nine years in the homicide unit, before moving into private civil and criminal practice.  During his three decades of courtroom experience, Mr. McGill has tried over 175 civil and criminal jury trials, including several highly visible cases. He has litigated cases in many counties throughout Pennsylvania and in many federal districts in Pennsylvania, Maine, Ohio, New Jersey and Kentucky. His civil verdicts include several in the six- and seven-figure range.  Mr. McGill also lectures nationally and regionally on matters of evidence, trial tactics and practice, and ethics. 

Practice Areas:
Railroad Negligence
Personal Injury
Asbestos Litigation
Complex Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Criminal Defense
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education:
Villanova University
Juris Doctor, Villanova University School of Law, 1973
Professional Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

Common Name Misspellings: magill, macgill, mcgille, macgille, mcgil

Contact Locks Law Firm in New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania to consult with an experienced personal injury attorney who will fight for the compensation you deserve.

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Vito J. Raspanti

Prior to joining Locks Law Firm, Vito Raspanti gained considerable experience in the areas of asbestos and toxic tort litigation while working for Brobyn & Forceno in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian & O'Brien in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.  As an associate with Brobyn & Forceno, he represented railroad workers from Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, and Nebraska in federal court under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA).

Practice Areas:
Asbestos Litigation
Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Admitted to Practice:
Pennsylvania (1985)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1985)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania (1987)
Education:
Bachelor's, Villanova University, 1982
Juris Doctor, Temple University School of Law, 1985
Professional Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association

Common Name Misspellings: rispanti, respanti, raspanty, rispanty

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of another's negligence, contact the personal injury attorneys at Locks Law Firm for the representation you need to obtain the compensation you deserve.

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Fran L. Rudich

Fran L. Rudich concentrates her practice in complex litigation and class action matters, with a particular emphasis in representing employees in all aspects of employment law, particularly sexual harassment, various issues of discrimination, and cases involving violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act, and state wage and hour statutes.  Ms. Rudich's other areas of expertise include consumer class actions, representative actions, and tort actions on behalf of defrauded and injured businesses and people. Ms. Rudich has been the lead attorney in numerous multi-million dollar employment discrimination jury verdicts against major national entities and corporations.

Practice Areas:
Complex Litigation
Class Actions
Employment Law
Admitted to Practice:
Massachusetts (1986)
New York (1987)
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (1987)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1988)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1988)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Illinois (2003)
U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2004)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts, 1983 (Summa cum laude)
Juris Doctor, Hofstra University School of Law, 1986
Professional Affiliations:
National Employment Lawyers Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
New York Bar Association
Bar Association of the City of New York

Common Name Misspellings: rudick, rudish, rodich

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Jennifer E. Troast

Jennifer E. Troast primarily handles medical malpractice matters for the firm, including those involving birth trauma, gynecological negligence, failure to diagnose, cardiology and pulmonary malpractice, and varied podiatric issues.  She routinely argues in courts throughout New Jersey.

Prior to joining the Locks Law Firm, Ms. Troast was a junior partner at Lenox, Socey, Wilgus, Formidoni, Brown, Giordano & Casey in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where she focused on medical malpractice and automobile negligence defense, employment discrimination, defamation, and matrimonial litigation.

Practice Areas:
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Mass Torts
Product Liability
Admitted to Practice:
New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Philadelphia (pro hac vice)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (pro hace vice)
Education:
College of New Jersey
Rutgers University Law School
Professional Affiliations:
New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers of America
New Jersey State Bar Association
Mercer County Bar Association
Middlesex Bar Association
Camden County Bar Association
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
Arbitration Panelist – Mercer County

Common Name Misspellings: toast, trost, troat, troost, troas

A personal injury attorney at our New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania office can provide the skilled representation you need to obtain compensation for your injuries.  Contact Locks Law Firm today to schedule a consultation and have one of our lawyers review your claim.

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Janet C. Walsh

Hailing from Limerick City, Ireland, Janet C. Walsh concentrates her practice in complex product liability plaintiff representation and has more recently become involved in employment litigation.

As a member of the Locks Law Firm team since 1996, Ms. Walsh has been instrumental in the revival of the Irish Lawyers Association (now the Irish American Bar Association of New York).  She currently serves as the organization's treasurer after serving as its president from 2001 to 2002.  Ms. Walsh also assists Irish individuals and corporate entities in matters of American law.

Practice Areas:
Product Liability
Toxic Torts
Asbestos Litigation
Dangerous Pharmaceuticals
Employment Law
Admitted to Practice:
New York (1995)
Roll of Solicitors, Republic of Ireland (1995)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1995)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1996)
U.S. Supreme Court (2003)
Education:
Bachelor of Civil Law, Law Faculty at University College Dublin, Ireland, 1991
Law School of Ireland, 1994
Professional Affiliations:
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Irish American Bar Association of New York
Board Affiliations and Appointments:
Irish American Bar Association of New York – Treasurer (past president, 2001-2002)
Certifications and Awards:
Law Society Conveyancing Prize

Common Name Misspellings: welsh, wash, wals, walsch, walch, warsh

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