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
Ambre Biehl
610-834-6228
abiehl@obrlaw.com
Amy Boone
610-834-6288
aboone@obrlaw.com
Angela Crivelli
610-834-6212
acrivelli@obrlaw.com
Ro Fedorka
610-834-6213
rfedorka@obrlaw.com
Marisa Fugale
610-834-6267
mfugale@obrlaw.com
Jacquelyn Hamilton
610-834-6286
jhamilton@obrlaw.com
Brianna Hause
610-834-6245
bhause@obrlaw.com
Kristina Nesson
610-834-8481
knesson@obrlaw.com
Gail Sayer
610-834-6271
gsayer@obrlaw.com
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
Copy/Mail Clerk
610-834-6273
bbussey@obrlaw.com
Diane Collins
File Clerk
610-834-6238
dcollins@obrlaw.com
Tiffany McGowan
Assistant to Director of Administration
610-834-6266
tmcgowan@obrlaw.com
Wendy Turnier
Secretarial Support
610-834-6244
wturnier@obrlaw.com
Al Porter
Assistant to Director of Information Technology
610-834-6264
aporter@obrlaw.com
Jennifer Prostock
Expert Materials & Information
610-834-6224
jprostock@obrlaw.com
O'Brien & Ryan News
Defense Verdict for Family Doctor and Practice in Montgomery County
Tracie A. Vizza obtained a defense verdict for a family doctor and his practice, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The case involved a 32 year old man who died from massive, bilateral pulmonary emboli during a visit to a local hospital. A week prior to his trip to...
Successful Defense of Real Estate Holding Company and One of its Members in Successor-In-Interest Liability, Fraudulent Conveyance, and Piercing the Corporate Veil Matter
Anthony P. DeMichele successfully defended a real estate holding company and one of its members in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County. The case was an offshoot of an underlying lawsuit wherein the plaintiff school district filed a lawsuit against several...
Favorable Ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Certificate of Merit Matter
Paul Peel received a favorable ruling from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. In Harris v. Neuberger, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a trial court's order that granted a plaintiff's Petition to Open Judgments of Non Pros and remanded the matter to the...
Defense Verdict for Surgeon in Montgomery County
Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict in a Montgomery County case in which the plaintiff alleged negligence when his bladder was perforated by a surgeon performing a laparoscopic appendectomy. Plaintiff maintained that if the surgery had been done properly,...
Successful Defense of Buyers at Arbitration Involving Failed Residential Real Estate Transaction
Anthony P. DeMichele successfully defended the buyers in a failed residential real estate transaction. The buyers and sellers entered into a residential real estate agreement of sale. Problems arose at the closing, and as a result, the closing on the property failed...
Superior Court Remands Defense Verdict because Admission of Breach required Finding of Negligence
The Superior Court recently remanded a medical malpractice case back to the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas after ruling that the jury erroneously found a clerk’s admitted filing error was not negligent. In writing on behalf of the unanimous...
OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Regarding Payment of Per Diem Fees to Physicians in Emergency Department
On October 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (Opinion 12-15) regarding the payment of per diem fees by hospitals to physicians providing on-call coverage to unassigned...
Superior Court Orders New Trial after Evidence of Informed Consent was Improper in Medical Negligence Case
In an opinion issued on November 12, 2013, a three-judge panel for the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that repeated references to a patient’s consent to the surgeries at issue in a medical malpractice trial were both irrelevant and unduly prejudicial. Given...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Medicaid Liens are Not Prohibited by Anti-Lien and Anti-Recovery Provisions of The Social Security Act
In Tristani v. Richman, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Medicaid liens on judgments or settlements limited to medical costs are not prohibited by the anti-lien and anti-recovery provisions of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §...
“Benevolent Gesture” Bill is Signed into Law by Governor Corbett
On the morning of October 23, 2013, Senate Bill 379, also known as the “Benevolent Gesture” Bill, was signed into law by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, after unanimous approval in both the State Senate and House of Representatives. The Benevolent Gesture Law...
Female Powerbrokers Q&A With Heather Hansen
Heather Hansen was featured in a Q & A session highlighting legal Female Powerbrokers.
Full article below, published by Law360.com.
Anthony DeMichele is Panelist for HIPAA CLE
On April 8, 2014 Anthony P. DeMichele was a panelist for the CLE program “Understanding and Eliminating Implicit Bias, and Ethical Considerations for Lawyers as Business Associates under HIPAA”, presented by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company at Pierce College.
How To Maintain Humanity In An EMR World
The push toward implementation of electronic medical records makes it very challenging for risk managers, physicians, nurses and other health professionals to prioritize relationships over efficiency. However, it is important for those who work in these fields to remember to find a balance, says Heather Hansen of O’Brien & Ryan LLP.
Full article below, published by Law360.com.
OBR Sponsors Plymouth Service Memorial
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP is a proud supporter of the Plymouth Township Service & Devotion Monument.
The monument features eight distinctive pillars honoring the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Law Enforcement, Fire and Ambulance with a special area dedicated to fallen Plymouth Township police officer, Brad Fox.
The monument is located at the corner of Walton Road & Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting.
Heather Hansen is part of “Benevolent Gesture” CLE
Heather Hansen presented “What MedMal Defense Lawyers Need to Know about the New Benevolent Gesture Law…” on November 20, 2013, as part of the Pennsylvania Bar Institutes’s webinar series.
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