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Elected and Appointed

Volpe and Koenig announced that Dawn C. Kerner was elected a shareholder of the firm.

Kerner, who joined the firm in 2008, has more than 12 years of experience practicing intellectual property law. Kerner earned her law degree at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Throughout her practice, Kerner counsels clients on a range of intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution, IP portfolio development and strategic counseling. Kerner_Dawn2019

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Additions

The Chartwell Law Offices added two new attorneys to the firm's Pittsburgh and Philadelphia offices. Kimberly A. Zabroski and Nicole Corkery bring experience in workers' compensation defense, which will be the focus of their practices.

Zabroski and Corkery, both partners, come from the international employment firm, Littler Mendelson, each having experience representing self-insured employers and insurance companies in workers' compensation litigation, predominantly representing airlines.

With over 20 years' experience handling claims, Zabroski has knowledge of a wide range of medical conditions including toxic exposure and air quality injuries, repetitive trauma injuries, psychiatric and stress-related injuries, cardiac injuries, specific loss injuries and general orthopedic conditions.

She evaluated, tried and appealed many types of cases before the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, in state and federal courts and at the appellate level. She will be working from the firm's Pittsburgh office.

Corkery also practiced workers' compensation law for 20-plus-years. She regularly appears before the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Court and Appeals Board.

In addition she counseled employers in pre-litigation in multiple locations outside of Pennsylvania. She will be working from Chartwell Law's Philadelphia office.

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Announcements

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn attorney Michael A. Klimpl returned to full-time practice with the firm. Klimpl was serving full time as the Bucks County solicitor since 2012 and was an assistant solicitor from 1984 until his appointment as solicitor.

As county solicitor, Klimpl oversaw all litigation brought by and against the county and provided counsel to its leaders on legal issues confronting county government.

Klimpl resumes his full-time practice with the firm in the areas of real estate, municipal law, zoning and land use, employment law, civil litigation, estate planning and estate administration and transactional law.

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