Ron’s practice focuses on two distinct areas of law. He defends clients involved in both the collection of debts and the purchase of debts in matters pertaining to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and various related State Law consumer related claims. He also represents clients involved with casualty litigation regarding general liability, automobile, construction, products liability, farming and property claims. He appears regularly in the Federal and State Courts of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey for case related conferences, arbitrations, mediations, arguments and hearings and has extensive experience in litigating class action and multidistrict litigation matters.

Education:

• Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D.)
• University of Rhode Island (M.B.A.)
• Wilkes University (B.B.A.)

Honors:

• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Court Admissions:

• United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court District of New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Professional Affiliations:

• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Lackawanna County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements and Presentations:

• Pennsylvania Land Improvement Contractors of America – “Protecting your business from lawsuits, navigating through Covid-19 and creating employee policies regarding drug testing and background checks” – State College, PA – March 4, 2022
• National Business Institute, Inc. – Collection Law From Start to Finish – Pennsylvania Guide – August 10, 2021
• National Business Institute, Inc. – Top FDCPA Violations of 2021 (With Lessons From the Future) – July 7, 2021
• National Business Institute, Inc. - Collecting From Tough Debtors: Insights From the Front Line – May 13, 2020
• National Business Institute, Inc. - Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide – December 10, 2019
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Debt Collection Trends in Litigation, Compliance and Enforcement – March, 2018
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Litigating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Matters – 2017
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Defending Against Consumer Lawsuits – 2016

• Class Actions
• General Liability
• Insurance Consulting
• Labor & Employment
• Professional Liability