Officers, Directors & Committees

OFFICERS:

President:

Daniel J. Twilla, Esquire
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
707 Grant Street, Suite 3800
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
412-577-7400
dtwilla@grsm.com                                            

Executive Vice President – Operations

Ryan C. Blazure, Esquire
Thomas Thomas & Hafer
Cross Creek Pointe
P.O. Box 999
Wilkes-Barre, PA  18702
570-820-0240  Ext. 8603
rblazure@tthlaw.com

Executive Vice President – Programming:

Tricia S. Springer, Esquire 
Asst. General Counsel, Qurate Retail Group
QVC Studio Park
1200 Wilson Drive
West Chester, PA 19380
717-215-3833
tricia.springer@qvc.com

Treasurer:

Denise M. Montgomery
Sweeney & Sheehan
1515 Market Street, 19th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19102
215-563-9811
denise.montgomery@sweeneyfirm.com

Secretary:

Robert J. Aldrich
Marshall Dennehey
50 Glenmaura National Blvd.
Moosic, PA  18507
570-496-4658
rjaldrich@mdwcg.com

Vice President-Middle District North:

Daniel D. Stofko, Esquire 
Margolis Edelstein
220 Penn Avenue, Suite 305
Scranton, PA  18503
570-257-6179
dstofko@margolisedelstein.com

Vice President-West District:

Kathleen A. Segmiller, Esquire
Segmiller & Associates
Rivertech Center
300 South Water Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-277-5885
kas@segmend.com

Vice President-East District:

Robert J. Cosgrove, Esquire
Wade Clark Mulcahy
1515 Market Street, Suite 2050
Philadelphia, PA 19102
267-239-5526
rcosgrove@wcmlaw.com

Vice President-Middle District South:

Peter J. Faben, Esquire
Barley Snyder
126 E. King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-208-8844
pfaben@barley.com

DIRECTORS:

East District:

Brian M. Shay, Esquire 
Brandywine Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies
510 Walnut Street – WB11E
Philadelphia, PA  19106
215-640-2421
bryan.shay@brandywineholdings.com

Patrick J. McStravick, Esquire 
Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey
1515 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA  19102
267-320-2087
pmcstravick@rtjglaw.com

Tiffany F. Turner, Esquire 
Dickie McCamey
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2110
Philadelphia, PA  19103-2029
215-351-5810
tturner@dmclaw.com

Middle District – North:

Ryan R. McBride, Esquire
Weber Gallagher
201 Penn Avenue
Suite 400
Scranton, PA  18503
(570) 961-2099
rmcbride@wglaw.com

Jesse B. Hallinan, Esquire
Weber Gallagher
201 Penn Avenue
Suite 3400
Scranton, PA  18503
570-961-2099
jhallinan@wglaw.com

Middle District-South:

Stephen Krug, Esquire
Penn National Insurance
2 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-234-4941  Ext. 2362
skrug@pnat.com

West District:

Thomas A. McDonnell, Esquire
Summers, McDonnell, Hudock & Guthrie
2400 Gulf Tower
707 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-261-3232
tmcdonnell@summersmcdonnell.com

Rebecca Sember Izsak, Esquire
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer
525 William Penn Place
37th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-926-1446
rsember@tthlaw.com

Joseph V. Lesinski, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Union Trust Building, Suite 700
501 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-803-2006
jvlesinski@mdwcg.com

At-Large Directors:

Bridget Healy Schoenig, Esquire
Erie Insurance Group
100 Erie Insurance Place
Erie, PA 16530-0001
814-870-4252
bridget.schoenig@erieinsurance.com

Robert J. Aldrich, III, Esquire 
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
50 Glenmaura National Drive
Moosic, PA 18507
570-496-4658
rjaldrich@mdwcg.com

Suzanne Tighe, Esquire
Chartwell Law
130 N. 18th Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19103
215-972-5406
stighe@chartwelllaw.com

Past Presidents Serving On The Board:

Nicholas A. Cummins, Esquire
Bennett Bricklin Saltzburg
1601 Market Street
16th Fllor
Philadelphia, PA  19103-2326
215-665-3328
cummins@bbs-law.com

Stuart H. Sostmann, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Union Trust Building, Suite700
501 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
412-803-1179
shsostmann@mdwcg.com

James W. Scott, Esquire
Wade Clark Mulcahy
1515 Market Street, Suite 2050
Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-239-5526
jscott@wcmlaw.com

STAFF:

Executive Director:

Charles E. Wasilefski, Esquire
1035 Mumma Road, Suite 103
Lemoyne, PA  17043
717-238-7555  Ext. 110
cwasilefski@padefense.org

Associate Executive Director:

Linda Gamby
1035 Mumma Road, Suite 103
Lemoyne, PA  17043
717-238-7555 Ext 108

lgamby@padefense.org

Legislative Liaison:

Matt Steck; Madison Stromswold; Ben Dannels
Greenlee Partners
230 State Street #1
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717 236-0443
matt@greenleepartners.com; mstromswold@greenleepartners.com; bdannels@greenleepartners.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Amicus Curiae and Appellate Practice:

Louis C. Long, Esquire
loulong372@aol.com

Annual Conference:

Tricia S. Springer, Esquire 
Asst. General Counsel, Qurate Retail Group
QVC Studio Park
1200 Wilson Drive
West Chester, PA 19380
717-215-3833
tricia.springer@qvc.com

Bad Faith:

Daniel J. Twilla, Esquire
Burns White
Burns White Center, 48 26th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-995-3286
dtwilla@grsm.com

Bryan M. Shay, Esquire
Post & Schell
Four Penn Center, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2808
215-587-1000
bryan.shay@brandywineholdings.com

Civil Practice and Procedure:

Denise M. Montgomery, Esquire
Sweeney & Sheehan
1515 Market Street, 19th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-963-2435
denise.montgomery@sweeneyfirm.com

Lisa R. Whisler, Esquire
Houston Harbaugh
Three Gateway Center, 22nd Floor
401 Liberty Avenue
PIttsburgh, PA 15222
412-288-5008
whislerlr@hh-law.com

Consumer Finance Defense:

John J. Berry, Esquire
Dinsmore & Shohl
1300 Six PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-288-5854
john.berry@dinsmore.com

Employment and Civil Rights:

Michael R. Lettrich, Esquire
Jones, Passodelis
Gulf Tower, Suite 3510
707 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-315-7272
mlettrich@jonespassodelis.com

John J. Berry, Esquire
Dinsmore
1300 Six PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-288-5854
john.berry@dinsmore.com

General Liability:

Michael A. Weiner, Esquire
Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg
700 Grant Street, Suite 1800
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4100
412-894-4111
weiner@bbs-law.com

House Counsel:

Stephen Krug, Esquire
Penn National Insurance
2 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-234-4941  Ext. 2362
skrug@pnat.com

Insurance Coverage & Subrogation:

Christopher M. Jacobs, Esquire
Houston Harbaugh, PC
Three Gateway Center
409 Liberty Avenue, 22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
412-288-4019
jacobscm@hh-law.com

Bridget Healy Schoenig, Esquire
Erie Insurance Group
100 Erie Insurance Place
Erie, PA 16530-0001
814-870-4252
bridget.schoenig@erieinsurance.com

Insurance Fraud:

Edward J. Bradley, Jr., Esquire
Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLC
1500 Market Street, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19102
215-665-3343
bradleye@bbs-law.com

Marc Bailkin, Esquire
Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLC
1500 Market Street, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19102
215-665-3403
bailkin@bbs-law.com

Legislative Affairs:

Robert D. Dodds, Esquire
Vice President – Legal Issues/Compliance
Lititz Mutual Insurance Company
P.O. Box 900
Lititz, PA 17543
800-626-4751 (Ext. 212)
rdodds@lititzmutual.com

Jason M . Banonis, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
620 Freedom Business Center, Suite #300
King of Prussia, PA  19406
484-895-2338
jmbanonis@mdwcg.com 

Membership Development:

Motor Vehicle:

Suzanne Tighe, Esquire
Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLC
1500 Market Street, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19102
215-665-3414
stighe@chartwelllaw.com

Seth T. Black, Esquire
Summers, McDonnell, Hudock & Guthrie, P.C.
945 East Park Drive, Suite 201
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-901-5916
sblack@summersmcdonnell.com

Products Liability:

William J. Ricci, Esquire
Ricci, Tyrrell, Johnson & Grey
1515 Market Street
Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-320-2073
bricci@rtjglaw.com

C. Scott Toomey, Esquire
Littleton, Joyce, Ughetta, Park & Kelly
201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 220
Radnor, PA 19087
610-777-2430
scott.toomey@littletonjoyce.com

Professional Liability:

Gregory Graham, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Coleman Warner & Goggin
501 Grant Street, Suite 700
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-803-1150
gpgraham@mdwcg.com

Jonathan B. Stepanian, Esquire
McQuaide Blasko
1223 West End Avenue, Suite 200
Hummelstown, PA  17036
717-533-4444
JBStepanian@mqblaw.com

Publications/COUNTERPOINT:

Carol A. Vanderwoude, Esquire
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
2000 Market Street
Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-575-2643
cavanderwoude@mdwcg.com

Tiffany F. Turner, Esquire
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2110
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-925-2289
tturner@dmclaw.com

Social Media/Communications:

Robert J. Aldrich, III, Esquire 
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
50 Glenmaura National Drive
Moosic, PA 18507
570-496-4658
rjaldrich@mdwcg.com

Transportation and Trucking:

Rebecca Sember Izsak, Esquire
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer
525 William Penn Place
37th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-926-1446
rsember@tthlaw.com

John L. Lang, Esquire 
Wade Clark Mulcahy, LLP
1515 Market Street, Suite 2050
Philadelphia, PA  19102
267-239-5526
jlang@wcmlaw.com 

Women & Diversity:

Rebecca J. Maziarz, Esquire
Dickie McCamey
Two PPG Place, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA  15222-5402
412-392-5624
rmaziarz@dmclaw.com

Rachel B. Weil, Esquire
ReedSmith
Three Logan Square
Arch Street, Suite 3100
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-851-8277
rweil@reedsmith.com

Kendall Hutchings, Esquire 
Wade Clark Mulcahy, LLP
1515 Market Street, Suite 2050
Philadelphia, PA  19102
267-239-5526
khutchings@wcmlaw.com

Workers Compensation:

Stephen F. Moore, Esquire
Peters & Wasilefski
2931 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-238-7555
sfm@pwlegal.com

Neil T. Dombrowski, Esquire
The Dombrowski Group
161 West Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, PA 19301
610-640-1556
ndombrowski@dgrouplaw.com

Jane A. Lombard, Esquire
Swartz Campbell
1650 Market Street, 38th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19103
215-299-4278
jlombard@swartzcampbell.com

Young Lawyers:

Gregory P. Graham, Esquire
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Union Trust Building, Suite 700
501 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
412-803-1150
gpgraham@mdwcg.com

Ericka Esposito, Esquire
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly
4 Radnor Corporate Center
Radnor, PA  19087
484-254-6160                                                                                                                                                  ericka.esposito@littletonjoyce.com

Liaison to Defense Research Institute:

Jason M Banonis, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
620 Freedom Business Center, Suite 300
King of Prussia, PA 19406
484-895-2338                                                                                                                                                  jmbanonis@mdwcg.com