GENE KELLIS, the founding partner of the firm, is the chief of the workers' compensation department. He has had a wide breadth of experience in workers' compensation cases, representing people injured in workplace accidents, or elsewhere in the course of employment, and also representing employers on behalf of several insurance carriers and as a consultant. He has successfully litigated repetitive use injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as occupational disease injuries, such as asthma and respiratory disease. His accomplishments and experience include:
• Chairman and Founder of the Bucks County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
• Counsel for Union Locals
• Successfully litigates hundreds of cases each year
• Organizes, plans, and presents Continuing Legal Education seminars for other lawyers
The other members of the Workers' Compensation department include:
• HOWARD H. SOFFER, an attorney and firm partner, with 15 years of litigation experience
• A team of paralegals and legal assistants
Our depth of experience allows us to successfully litigate workers' compensation cases in Bucks County, Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Chester County, and even as far as Allentown. We also negotiate lump sum settlements. This allows injured workers to retrain or educate themselves so that they can reenter the work force in less physically demanding employment, or invest in a new business.
