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Amber Manson-Webb is a personal injury attorney who joined the law firm after working as a law clerk and paralegal at Edgar Snyder & Associates for two years. Prior to that, she worked at a Pittsburgh firm doing personal injury and family law.
She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she participated in the Unemployment Compensation Practicum representing indigent clients for which she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award. While in law school, Attorney Manson-Webb also served as a first-year law student mentor, as a Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, and participated in pro-bono legal work.
Attorney Andrew Lowrie Malandra joined the Edgar Snyder & Associates workers' compensation team after working at the firm as a law clerk and paralegal. He also worked in family law and estate planning for the PA Supreme Court while in law school.
Attorney Anthony Mistretta began representing injured people in 1997. Focusing on workers' compensation cases, he compassionately listens to his clients' concerns and effectively addresses the legal needs of injured workers. Attorney Mistretta has successfully handled hundreds of cases that have resulted in significant recoveries for his clients through settlement and litigation.
Attorney Christine Zaremski-Young has been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2016. She has also been honored on the Super Lawyers list of Top 50 Women Attorneys in Pennsylvania, the Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania, and the Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh. Prior to being named a Super Lawyer, Attorney Zaremski-Young made the 2010-2015 Pennsylvania Rising Stars® list, an honor awarded to the best up-and-coming attorneys.
She was also voted for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor based on rigorous peer review. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
She has also been named a member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Fewer than 1% of United States lawyers are members.
Attorney Danel is a Charter Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, limited to fewer than 3,500 Fellows. Membership is by invitation only.
Attorney Danel is a frequent lecturer for both local and state trial attorney organizations and has lectured on numerous topics including changes in the law on automobile insurance, demonstrative evidence, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage issues. She also has traveled to local high schools to talk about driving dangers and injury prevention.
Attorney Fisher has been practicing both tort and contract law since 2003. As Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, Attorney Fisher is responsible for overseeing marketing innovation and strategy. He also oversees case acquisition and first client contact in the intake department.
Attorney Haggag has been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers' Rising Stars® list since 2020, an honor awarded to the best up-and-coming attorneys. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is for attorneys who have achieved million dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1% of United States lawyers are members.
Attorney Leonelli has been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers' Rising Stars® list since 2018, an honor awarded to the best up-and-coming attorneys. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reserved for attorneys who have achieved million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients.
Attorney Leonelli is active in the community, supporting the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Miracle League of Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands, and the Pittsburgh Steelwheelers. He also sponsors Angry Chicks Youth Softball. A Uniontown, PA native, Attorney Leonelli sponsors the Fayette County Fair and the Uniontown Italian Festival. When I'm Not Helping Clients...
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- Chairman / Co - Chair of the Backpack Project
Attorney Manson-Webb is the Chair/Co-Chair of the Backpack Project through the Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Public Service Committee. The Backpack Project coordinates the donation of backpacks filled with school supplies to underprivileged students in Pittsburgh.
Attorney Matassa is a board member and volunteer for the Humane Society of Somerset County, is on the Board of Directors for Somerset County Ambulance Association, and was previously on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Somerset & Bedford Counties. She is also the vice president of the Notre Dame Alumni Club for Central Pennsylvania, through which she participates in activities such as food and clothing drives. In addition, Attorney Matassa participates in her local Walk to Defeat ALS.
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- Member of the Multi - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
After 10 years on the defense side, Attorney Olcott switched to representing injured plaintiffs, which has been his passion for the past 20 years. He explains, "I switched to plaintiff's personal injury because I wanted to help people try to level the playing field. While working for insurance companies, I saw first-hand how injured plaintiffs weren't treated as human beings, but rather as a commodity."
Attorney Olcott is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is for attorneys who have achieved million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1% of United States lawyers are members. He has also been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list since 2012.
When he's not working, Attorney Olcott spends time with his wife and four children. He enjoys skiing, traveling, the beach, and playing with the family's dog. Two of his children are students, his oldest daughter is a creative designer, and his oldest son is a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
Attorney Paige Tamecki joined Edgar Snyder & Associates as a law clerk before becoming an associate. She wanted to help those in need through her legal work, and personal injury law seemed like the ideal fit.
Prior to joining our firm, Attorney Tamecki was an Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow at Neighborhood Legal Services. She assisted low-income clients with various legal issues and developed an in-person program to inform job seekers about expunging and sealing their criminal records and about working with a criminal record.
Before law school, she interned with Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Attorney Reese is currently a member of the ACBA, Young Lawyers division as well as the Women in Law division. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and a recipient of the "Leader for Justice" award for performing 200+ hours of pro bono work.
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- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Attorney Rosenzweig is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reserved for attorneys who have achieved million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. She has also been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers' Rising Stars® list, an honor awarded to the best up-and-coming attorneys, since 2022.
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- Member of the Allegheny County Bar Association
Attorney Snyder is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and American Association for Justice.
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- Student Athlete Award ( Student - Athlete of the Year Award )
Charles Law Student Athlete Award (Student-Athlete of the Year Award): Award given to a student-athlete who has excelled in academics and athletics
Attorney Chris Hildebrandt has been included on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list every year since 2014, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers.
Attorney Cynthia Danel has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. She was selected as a 2018 Woman Leader in The Law, based on the Martindale AV Rating system. She made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2005. Attorney Danel has also been honored on the Super Lawyers list of Top 50 Women Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2008. In addition, she has been included on the list of Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2011 and the list of Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh since 2009.
Attorney Douglas Olcott started his career as a defense attorney representing insurance companies and businesses. This experience gives him valuable insight into how insurance companies operate and allows him to anticipate how best to handle his clients' cases.
's father, a Russian immigrant, and his mother, a Pittsburgh native, stressed the importance of hard work and a good education. They gave him and his siblings two options for their future employment, asking, "Are you going to be a doctor or a lawyer?" Because of his knack for winning arguments and his success on his college debate team, Attorney Snyder felt the legal profession was a good fit for him. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University, he enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law to earn his Juris Doctor degree.
After graduating from law school, Attorney Snyder opened his own storefront office in Duquesne, PA, setting up a shop across the street from the steel mill so the workers would see his light on after their shifts. He was also serving as an Allegheny County assistant public defender at that time and rose quickly among the ranks of criminal defense attorneys. He represented several high-profile clients, including Stanley Hoss, in what many consider to be Western Pennsylvania's trial of the century.
Despite his success, Attorney Snyder's passion was helping injury victims and people with disabilities. Through his storefront operation, he got to know many of these clients well, and he was determined to expand his personal injury practice.
In 1982, Attorney Snyder founded the law firm Edgar Snyder & Associates with the goal of helping injured people in Western Pennsylvania. Soon after, his television ads about a free legal consultation made him a household name across the region. As Attorney Snyder's reputation as a caring but tough injury attorney grew, so did the law firm. Today, Edgar Snyder & Associates has five offices across Western Pennsylvania and is recognized as a top-rated personal injury law firm. Attorney Snyder is proud that more than 40 years after founding the firm, it continues to champion accident victims.
is the firm's Managing Partner and has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. He was selected as one of their "2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law." He also made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers. Based on results of the Super Lawyers selection process, Attorney Lichtenstein was listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania and one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Attorney Lichtenstein has been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013, an honor based on rigorous peer review. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Attorney Lichtenstein is a past Governor of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Civil Litigation Committee and speaks regularly at personal injury seminars and at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining Edgar Snyder & Associates, he worked as a defense attorney representing insurance companies -- experience that helps clients at Edgar Snyder & Associates.
Attorney Lichtenstein has tried numerous cases to verdict before juries across western Pennsylvania. He has also successfully handled hundreds of cases that have resulted in significant recoveries for his clients through settlement and mediation.
Attorney Jennifer Matassa takes her role as her clients' support system seriously. Included in The Best Lawyers in America® from 2013 - 2023, she prides herself on building strong relationships with her clients in order to fully understand every detail of their case. She will devote her every effort to winning your case and recovering money for your injuries.
Attorney Jerry Hutton earned his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from Duquesne University. He received the Thomas J. and Rose T. Brennan McManus Academic Scholarship; was a member of the Law Review, serving as the Executive Comment Editor; and graduated eighth in his law school class.
Attorney Jim Garver is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers' compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Section on Workers' Compensation Law. He has also been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013, an honor based on rigorous peer review. He also made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2014.
Attorney Jordan P. Wartman has joined Edgar Snyder & Associates' personal injury team in the firm's Harrisburg office. A native of Schuylkill County, he currently resides in the Harrisburg-area and looks forward to bringing his experience to his neighbors in the region.
Jordan focuses his practice on personal injury litigation and has a wide range of experience in cases involving motor vehicle and truck accidents, premise liability, wrongful death, pharmaceutical drug and medical device mass tort litigation (MDLs), defective products, vaccine injuries, mesothelioma, and commercial litigation.
Attorney Wartman's successful 2019 seven-figure verdict in Cumberland County remains one of the region's largest.
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- Personal Injury Attorney at Edgar Snyder
Katie Monbaron is a personal injury attorney at Edgar Snyder & Associates. She first joined the firm as a law clerk in 2015 and was promoted to paralegal in 2017.
is a knowledgeable and experienced personal injury attorney at Edgar Snyder & Associates. He provides legal representation for clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others. With over 20 years of experience, Attorney Peck has handled a broad range of injury cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, defective products, fall-downs, and more.
As a passionate advocate for his clients, Attorney Peck understands that every case is unique, and he tailors his approach to meet the needs of each client. His goal is to help his clients understand their legal options and protect their rights.
Marikate Reese is a personal injury attorney who joined the law firm after working as a law clerk and paralegal at Edgar Snyder & Associates before passing the bar exam and becoming an attorney. Prior to that, she worked as an intern at the Allegheny County District Attorney's office after her first year of law school and as a Law Library Assistant during her third year of law school.
Attorney Matthew S. Faher is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers' compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Section on Workers' Compensation Law as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. As the son of a former mine worker whose career ended when the mine shut down, he recognizes the issues and dangers faced by working individuals.
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- Personal Injury Attorney at Edgar Snyder
In 2023 & 2024, Attorney Rosenzweig was named to the Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" list, which is given to attorneys for "outstanding professional excellence."
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- Personal Injury Attorney at Edgar Snyder
Nicholas Katko is a personal injury attorney at Edgar Snyder & Associates. Before joining our team, he served as an associate attorney at a Pittsburgh-based law firm that focused on medical malpractice defense representing physicians, hospitals, and other medical providers. This experience allows him to understand sophisticated medical issues that can complicate many personal injury cases.
Attorney Katko has been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers' Rising Stars® list since 2022, an honor awarded to the best up-and-coming attorneys. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reserved for attorneys who have achieved million-dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients.
Attorney Richard Rosenthal has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. He was selected as one of their "2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law."
He has also been selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers every year since 2006. Based on the results of the Super Lawyers selection process, Attorney Rosenthal has been listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2010 and as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh since 2008.
He has been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2010, an honor based on rigorous peer review. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Attorney Rosenthal, is a former Senior Deputy Attorney with the Tort Litigation Unit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General. In over 35 years of practicing law, he has represented both defendants and plaintiffs. Because of his experience, Attorney Rosenthal teaches courses to trial attorneys and engineers on identifying and handling cases involving hazards on roadways and in construction zones.
He also has secured numerous large settlements and verdicts for clients seriously injured due to dangerous roads, construction zones, tractor-trailer accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability (slip and fall), elevators and escalators, and other accidents.
Attorney Richard Rosenthal received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor from the Duquesne University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and in the Federal Court System.