Pennsylvania residents facing nursing home abuse issues have access to attorneys who specialize in elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations. The legal framework in Pennsylvania differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Court of Common Pleas proceedings and the specific regulations that govern nursing home abuse cases in this jurisdiction.

One of the most important things to know about nursing home abuse law in Pennsylvania is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Pennsylvania follows modified comparative fault with 51% bar (42 Pa.C.S. § 7102) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Court of Common Pleas, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The nursing home abuse attorneys listed here practice throughout Pennsylvania and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to nursing home abuse law in Pennsylvania to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Pennsylvania.

Premier Amy Sokolson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Velter Yurovsky Zoftis Sokolson, LLC
12000 Bustleton Avenue, Suite 200 Southampton, Pennsylvania
(267) 317-8889
California Western School of Law (2000)
English, Russian
Bar #86511
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Insurance Claims
Matthew Charles Trapani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Trapani Law Office
 901 N Penn Street UNIT R2504 Philadelphia PA 19123
(610) 351-2330
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (2004)
English, Spanish
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
David Mark Landay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1420 Grant Building 310 Grant St Pittsburgh PA 15219
Duquesne University School of Law (1978)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Jeffrey Reiff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Reiff Law Office
 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd #501 Philadelphia PA 19102
(215) 246-9000
Temple University (1979)
English, French, Spanish
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Consumer Law Insurance Claims
Matthew Thomas Logue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Quinn Logue LLC
 500 Grant Street Suite 2900 Pittsburgh PA 15219-2502
(412) 456-0600
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Insurance Claims
Sean T. Logue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Logue Law Group
 839 Southwestern Run Youngstown OH 44514
(412) 389-0805
West Virginia University College of Law
English
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Brent Wieand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 600 W Germantown Pike Suite 400 #109 Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
(215) 666-7777
Pennsylvania State University
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Jared M Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Suite 300 Lancaster PA 17602
(610) 981-1006
Grove City College
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Construction Law
Wayne Hamilton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Galfand Berger LLP
 3477 Corporate Parkway Suite 100 Center Valley PA 18034
(484) 577-4049
University of Delaware
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Medical Malpractice
Joel J. Kofsky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Joel J. Kofsky
 5700 N Broad St #300 Philadelphia PA 19141
(215) 735-4800
Widener University Delaware School of Law
English
United States District Courts, Eastern & Middle Districts of Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Melaina Hudack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
English
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Mark Scoblionko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Scoblionko, Scoblionko, Muir & Melman
 2030 W. Tilghman St. Suite 105 Allentown PA 18104
(610) 434-7138
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (1965)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Health Care Law
Jason E Piatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Piatt Law PLLC
 20 E 6th Street Suite 205 Waynesboro PA 17268
(717) 655-5487
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Katie Nealon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Munley Law
 510 Third Avenue 2nd Floor Pittsburgh PA 15219
(570) 865-4699
Whittier Law School (2013)
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Stephen J. Devine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Office
 600 W Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
(610) 981-1006
Temple University Beasley School of Law (2003)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
David Eric Sternberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wapner Newman
 8 Penn Center 1628 JFK Blvd., Suite 800 Philadelphia PA 19103
(215) 569-0900
Widener University Delaware School of Law (1980)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Gabriel Zalman Levin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Levin Firm
 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd Suite 620 Philadelphia PA 19102
(215) 825-5183
Temple University (1999)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Elizabeth Tarasi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tarasi & Tarasi P.C.
 510 Third Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 391-7135
Duquesne University School of Law (1987)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Insurance Claims
Sean McDonough - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dougherty Leventhal and Price
 75 Glenmaura National Blvd Moosic PA 18507
(570) 347-1011
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (1986)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Timothy J. Leonard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
W. Jeffrey Leonard, Esq., P.C.
 233 West Pittsburgh Street P.O. Box 1103 Greensburg PA 15601
(724) 832-9811
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2010)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Estate Planning
Nathaniel Byron Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 414 N. Logan Boulevard Altoona PA 16602
(814) 946-4391
Duquesne University School of Law (1978)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
William Kovalcik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O Connor Law
 608 W Oak St PO Box #201 Frackville PA 17931
(570) 874-3300
Notre Dame Law School (1985)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Employment Law
Ciara DeNaples - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Munley Law
 510 Third Avenue 2nd Floor Pittsburgh PA 15219
(570) 865-4699
Drexel University School of Law (2014)
English
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Edward F. Chacker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gay & Chacker
 1731 Spring Garden St Philadelphia PA 19130
(215) 567-7955
The University of Toledo College of Law (1969)
English, Spanish
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Todd Schoenhaus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C.
 1634 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA 19103
(215) 546-6636
University of Michigan Law School (1996)
English
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Cornelius Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheridan & Murray
 1500 Market Street Centre Square Philadelphia PA 19102
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Marion Munley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Munley Law
 Carbondale 41 N Main St Carbondale PA 18407
Temple University Beasley School of Law (1986)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Howard Glenn Silverman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kane & Silverman P.C.
 One Eves Drive Suite 111 Marlton NJ 08053
(215) 232-1000
University of Florida
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Alan Schoen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lenahan & Dempsey P.C.
 116 N Washington Ave #400 Scranton PA 18503
(570) 955-4500
Western New England University School of Law (1982)
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Michael Scott Mednick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mednick, Mezyk & Kredo, P.C.
 101 Greenwood Avenue Suite 203 Jenkintown PA 19046
(610) 291-4781
English, Korean
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Mark Francis McKenna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McKenna & Associates, P.C.
 436 Boulevard of the Allies Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 471-6226
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Medical Malpractice
Anthony Bittner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joyce & Bittner Lawyers at Law
 330 Grant Street Grant Building Suite 3321 Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 281-9919
Duquesne University
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Nursing Home Abuse
Rebecca Hobbs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.
 347 Bridge Street, Suite 200 Phoenixville PA 19460
(610) 917-9347
Regent University School of Law (2006)
English
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse
Derek Todd Braslow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Braslow Firm, LLC
 8 Tower Bridge, Suite 1520 161 Washington St Conshohocken PA 19428
(610) 941-4204
Temple University Beasley School of Law (1996)
Bar #78994
United States District Court, District of New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Victor Pribanic - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pribanic & Pribanic
 513 Court Place Pittsburgh PA 15219
(800) 392-4529
Duquesne University
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Jeffrey Gillman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Gold, Silverman, Goldenberg & Binder Suite 1506 Philadelphia PA 19102
(215) 563-6067
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Charles E. Schmidt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schmidt Kramer, P.C.
 27 South 34th Street Camp Hill PA 17011
(717) 888-8888
Dickinson College (1974)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Joyce Sweinberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joyce J. Sweinberg Associates PC
 105 A East Maple Avenue Langhorne PA 19047
(215) 752-3732
Temple University Beasley School of Law (1978)
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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