Edgar Snyder & Associates Lawyers Earn PA Work Comp Certification

Pittsburgh –Edgar Snyder & Associates is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys are now certified as specialists in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Workers’ Compensation Law Section.

Congratulations to:

• John Belak
• Ryan Carroll
• James Garver
• Phillip Kondrot
• Dennis Liotta
• Walter Lober
• Tracy Myers-Dumm

This means Edgar Snyder & Associates has the most state certified workers’ compensation attorneys in Pittsburgh, and the only two in Altoona. In addition, three of our attorneys are certified through the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), a non-profit organization accredited by the American Bar Association. It certifies lawyers in the specialty areas of civil, criminal, and family law trial advocacy. They are attorneys Todd Berkey, Cynthia Danel, and Michael Rosenzweig.

The attorneys certified as specialists in workers’ compensation law successfully completed the 2018 certification process by submitting a variety of documents showing that at least 50 percent of their legal practice is in the specialty field of workers’ compensation, that they had practiced in the field for more than five years, and that they actively participate in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education in workers’ compensation law and related fields.

They also passed the certification examination that focuses on workers’ compensation law, rules, and leading case law.

In 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the PBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section as the first bar association entity in Pennsylvania to certify lawyers in the area of workers’ compensation law. Since 2013, 210 lawyers earned certification.

Because of their successful completion of the certification process, they will be permitted to use the following language when communicating about their certification to clients and to the public: “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.”

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 26,000 lawyers who are members of the association.

Edgar Snyder & Associates is a plaintiff's personal injury law firm representing people hurt in all types of accidents. The firm also represents injured workers, and people who are disabled and need Social Security disability benefits. Office locations include Pittsburgh, Altoona, Ebensburg, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.EdgarSnyder.com.