2017 PENNSYLVANIA RISING STARS

Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey L. Oster has been selected as 2017 Pennsylvania Rising Star by Super Lawyers and Law & Politics Magazine. Rising Stars are the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania who are 40 years old and younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.

Jeffrey L. Oster is Of Counsel to the firm in our Philadelphia office. He concentrates his practice on general casualty, premises liability, motor vehicle liability, trucking, professional liability, medical malpractice, employment law and toxic torts. Jeff earned his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 2006 and his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 2003. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has been specially admitted as trial counsel in several other states and also serves as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Jeff performs pro bono services for the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, representing indigent clients in matters involving Protection from Abuse and custody, as well as for the Superior Court of Burlington County, New Jersey, where he represents low-income individuals in defense of minor criminal infractions and family law matters.

Jeff can be reached directly at: (215) 575-4249 • joster@rawle.com
 

CONSTITUTION PROGRAM

Scott F. Griffith, a partner in the Philadelphia office, presented a program on the U.S. Constitution to students and teachers at Philadelphia’s Holy Cross Parish School in May. The Constitution Program is presented annually by Rawle & Henderson in partnership with the Women for Greater Philadelphia (www.womenforgreaterphiladelphia.org), stewards of Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park.

Scott can be reached directly at: (215) 575-4323 • sgriffith@rawle.com


Rawle & Henderson partner Scott Griffith (standing) interacts with students at Philadelphia’s Holy Cross Parish School. Rawle & Henderson donated copies of the booklet The United States Constitution: What It Says, What It Means to the students. The booklet, produced by Oxford University Press, provides an explanation of each Article and Amendment.

KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE

Rawle & Henderson LLP participated in the 2017 Philadelphia Komen Race for the Cure in May and raised over $6,700 to help find a cure for breast cancer. The firm won the race category “Law Firms for the Fight” by raising more funds than any other participating law firm. Over the last 10 years, Rawle & Henderson’s team has raised over $78,200.

Our 2017 race team, “Higgins & Sabo Present Harvan’s Heroes,” was captained by Patrice S. O’Brien, Esq. We honored for the third year in a row Christine Harvan, Rawle & Henderson’s long-time law librarian, who lost her battle against breast cancer in March 2015. They also honored, for the 10th year in a row, the firm’s former partner, Ann-Michele Higgins, who lost her struggle with breast cancer in September 2007, and for the fourth year in a row Nancy J. Sabo, wife of partner Michael G. Sabo, Esq., who lost her courageous fight against breast cancer in January 2014.

PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION 5K RUN

Attorneys from Rawle & Henderson LLP competed in the 38th Annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk in May at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. The annual event raised funds for the Support Center for Child Advocates, which offers free legal and social services to abused and neglected children in Philadelphia. Rawle & Henderson attorneys have assisted the Support Center since the center’s founding in 1977. This is the 24th year in a row that the firm sponsored a team in the charity run. Kim House, Richard Sexton and Philip Castagna participated on the firm’s 2017 team. The Bar Association’s Run/Walk draws nearly 1,300 runners and walkers annually and spotlights its concern for the children of Philadelphia.

NEW ADDITIONS

Paul J. Smyth is Of Counsel to the firm in our New Jersey and Philadelphia offices. Paul concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental, toxic and mass torts, professional liability and construction. He earned his J.D. from the Rutgers School of Law, Camden, New Jersey, in 2005. He attended law school part-time while he was employed full-time as a Police Sergeant for Rutgers University. During his time at Rutgers law, he served as a representative for the Student Bar Association and was an extern for the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. Paul earned his B.A. in Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, from Temple University in 1997. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Paul can be reached directly at (856) 797-8929 • psmyth@rawle.com

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