Class Notes Kathleen W. Geiger, with Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, was recommended as a leader in her field in the 2008 edition of Chambers US: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
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five percent of attorneys in Maryland. His litigation practice focuses on property insurance law, related firstparty insurance matters, insurance coverage and commercial litigation. He resides in Carroll County and is admitted to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
1992 Michael J. Berkowitz, a partner at the Philadelphiabased intellectual property law firm of Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotiow, Ltd., was elected to the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Martin S. Coleman joined the regional defense litigation law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in its King of Prussia, PA, office as a shareholder in the workers’ compensation practice group. Jeffrey A. Wothers, managing partner with Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP, was appointed chair of the Carroll Hospital Center Board of Directors’ Risk, Audit & Compliance Committee. The committee advises the board on issues associated with risk for the hospital. Mr. Wothers was recently recognized by Super Lawyers magazine in its 2008 listing of the top
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Pacifico S. Agnellini has joined Cooper Levenson as a partner in the tax, business and gaming law practice groups. Mr. Agnellini concentrates his practice in the representation of businesses in all aspects of gaming law as well as real estate, transactional, tax and financing matters. He is admitted to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania bars, to the New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania U.S. District Courts and to the U.S. Tax Court.
Alfred J. Carlson, a partner with the firm of Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson, was elected co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section. The Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section was established in 1995 to
address the specialized needs of lawyers practicing workers’ compensation law. Mr. Carlson has been a litigator of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation cases since 1992, lectures extensively on workers’ compensation matters and has authored numerous articles on the subject as well. Mr. Carlson also served as the legislative liaison for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section. Claire M. DeMatteis was named a partner with Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Wilmington. Ms. DeMatteis is co-chair of the firm’s government and public affairs practice group and focuses her practice on government affairs in Delaware and Washington, DC, specializing in legislative and regulatory lobbying, as well as business development representing Fortune 500 companies, universities, medical centers, nonprofits and privately held firms.
John P. Dogum, a partner with Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson, Philadelphia, served as faculty with several leading attorneys in the field for a Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
Association’s Continuing Legal Education Seminar entitled “Liens & Subrogation.” Held in November 2007, the program covered issues in subrogation matters including maximizing a client’s personal injury recovery, special needs trusts, attorney liens and the new DPW rules that affect all personal injury awards. Mr. Dogum has limited his practice to Pennsylvania workers’ compensation since 1992.
Arnold M. Preston, Preston Entertainment, Los Angeles, was the petitioner in Preston v. Ferrer, heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on January 14. On February 20, the Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled in Mr. Preston’s favor, holding that when parties agree to arbitrate all contractual issues, the Federal Arbitration Act supersedes state laws giving primary jurisdiction to another judicial or administrative body. Kevin R. Shannon, with Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, was recommended as a leader in his field in the 2008 edition of Chambers US: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.