Jerry Knafo attended Villanova University and graduated Magna Cum Laude, third in his major, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He then attended Temple University Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree. He received the Barrister’s Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy while at Temple University Law School. Attorney Knafo also attended Wilkes University, where he graduated with honors and received his Master of Business Administration.
A Career Dedicated to Helping the Injured
He began practicing personal injury law in 1982 and founded Knafo Law Offices in 1993. Knafo has dedicated his career to helping the injured. Attorney Knafo is authorized to practice before the United States Supreme court, and he is a frequent lecturer to lawyers, students, and the community.
Accolades & Accomplishments
Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Awarded the highest “Preeminent AV®” rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
As Managing Partner of Owen Patterson & Owen, Susan Owen significantly impacts the firm’s success in the courtroom. She has extensive experience in a variety of areas in the personal injury field, including product liability, general negligence, wrongful termination, harassment and discrimination, and wrongful death. Throughout her nearly 25-year career of representing injured victims, sh
LIn 2019, Antunovich secured an $11M judgment for a car accident victim. The injuries sustained required a spinal fusion surgery and aggressive physical
Larry Buckley is the owner and founder of the firm. His expertise encompasses matters involving personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, insurance bad faith, and medical malpractice.
Mr. Buckley graduated from California State University Chico, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Science with an emphasis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. He then earned a
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Sergio Jose Siderman, the main Immigration America lawyer and former Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles, has dedicated his career to fulfilling the dreams of immigrants who live and work legally in the United States. Lawyer Sergio José Siderman was born and raised in Argentina. He lived there until 1976, when his family was forced to forcibly leave the country, due to death threats from t
Alice A. Purdy is an associate in the firm’s Family Law Department. The enthusiasm Ms. Purdy brings to family law is based on a strong sense of justice and commitment to make a measurable difference and improvement in the lives of her clients. Ms. Purdy transitioned from environmental law and civil litigation practice to exclusively family law in 2013. Her practice includes all aspects of fam
With more than 15 years of legal experience, Attorney Robert A. Carichoff is known as an accomplished personal injury attorney in Sacramento. He is passionate about obtaining justice on behalf of those who have been victimized by another’s negligence or recklessness.
In addition, he represents employees in discrimination cases, unpaid wage cases, and wrongful termination claims. As a r
David K. Dorenfeld has been continuously practicing in both state and federal court for the last 20 years. He has handled numerous trials and appeals over that time. He regularly sits as a pro tem judge and offers his services as a pro bono mediator for the county of Los Angeles.
During his years of practice he has committed himself to one overriding consideration, representing clients a
As a wife and mother of two daughters, my family is at the center of my life. I understand that for my clients, their family is at the center of their lives as well. For me, these cases are not about money. Rather, these cases are about helping fathers protect and build their relationships with their children. Many of the men who come to me believe that the deck is stacked against them. I know
Founding Partner Lance Claery has been successfully practicing family law for nearly two decades. He has worked with a diverse client base ranging from multi-millionaires to low income and modest means clients. He started his career working for a prestigious Southern California family law firm. Since then, Mr. Claery has worked on hund
Partner Eli V. Hammond is an experienced and accomplished attorney. He has vast knowledge of all aspects of family law, as well as administrative law. Review the below commentary from Mr. Hammond.
Why Attorney Hammond chose family law:
Mr. Hammond chose family law because he enjoys helping others in a profound manner. Through practicing family law, he is able to touch peopleR
Laura Strasser has worked in the legal field for over 30 years starting her career as a paralegal, which gave her the foundation and motivation to become a well-rounded attorney. After graduating top of her class at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, she founded a business, Legal Concepts, which provided legal research and writing on complex legal issues f
Mr. Maggio previously worked in other Southern California law firms for years before opening his own practice in 2005. Prior to becoming an attorney in 1999, Mr. Maggio worked in the legal field, and therefore has over 20 years of legal experience.
Throughout his work experience in general, and his legal career in particular, Mr. Maggio has always worked closely with people to reach so
Suzy S. Marjanian is an attorney at KOLETSKY, MANCINI, FELDMAN & MORROW, where she practices in the area of family law.
Ms. Marjanian majored in Political Science with an emphasis in Law and Society at California State University Northridge receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. Ms. Marjanian earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law where she gra
A former United States Marine, Ms. Hartley has served in every possible position with a law firm, from receptionist/file clerk to law clerk and research attorney, to litigation attorney. While attending law school, Ms. Hartley was employed full time at a local long-time family law firm. Ms. Hartley graduated with High Honors from Ventura College of Law and was soon thereafter hired by another p
Pavel Sterin is the founder of The Law Offices of Pavel Sterin, P.C. and prides himself on helping those who have been injured as a result of another’s negligence. From humble beginnings, the son of immigrant parents, Mr. Sterin learned to appreciate the value of hard work. Later on, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to open a variety of successful businesses incl