Kristin Buddle and co-host Joe Dougherty are joined by guest senior litigation attorney Sean Fulmer of Schatz, Steinberg & Klayman.
SPONSOR: Tony Schuler of Pinnacle Medical Plus
SEAN FULMER is a senior litigation attorney at Schatz, Steinberg & Klayman focusing the majority of his practice in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, dog bite, premises liability, and other injury matters. In addition to litigating on behalf of injured and aggrieved individuals, Sean also assists in the management of our pre-litigation department as well as serves as a mentor to our trial lawyers. Sean is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Sean stands out from other attorneys due to his ability to relate to not only his clients but the judges and jurors who hear his cases with his humble, Philadelphia-board and bred nature. This quality allows him to tell his clients’ story with a certain empathy and fervency that had led to dozens of six-figure verdicts and settlements.
Sean prides himself on the level of communication he maintains with his clients, always making himself available to meet their needs during one of the most vulnerable and difficult times in their lives.
Sean was selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star for exhibiting excellence in practice every year since 2015. Only 2.5% of attorneys under 40 in Pennsylvania receive this distinction.
In addition to practicing law, Sean is a certified arbitrator and Judge Pro Tempore for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Sean is a native of Northeast Philadelphia graduating from Archbishop Ryan High School. Sean enjoys supporting his Philadelphia sports teams and lives with his family in Montgomery County.
EDUCATION: • J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law, 2010 • B.A., Shippensburg University, 2006
KRISTIN BUDDLE, ESQ of Wieand Law is a determined and passionate trial attorney representing injured victims across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She focuses her practice on all aspects of serious personal injury, including wrongful death, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, premises liability and nursing home neglect abuse. In addition, Kristin manages the firm’s Workers’ Compensation department and proudly assists injured workers and their families to get back on their feet. Kristin has dedicated her career to zealously advocating for her clients in and out of the court room, and is committed to obtaining the best results for each and every one.
Prior to joining Wieand Law, Kristin litigated hundreds of personal injury and Workers’ Compensation cases, and has secured millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts and awards on behalf of her clients throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Among other successes, Kristin was featured in Verdict Search in 2018 for securing a substantial jury verdict in Monroe County, Pennsylvania on behalf of a client who was severely injured as the result of defective stairs.
Kristin is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She currently serves as a certified Arbitrator in the Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia Compulsory Arbitration program, and is a member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Association of Justice.
Kristin is a proud graduate of La Salle University, where she earned her degree in both political science and English in 2008. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor in 2011 from Widener University School of Law, where she participated in the trial advocacy program and began her legal career at a private law firm advocating for victims injured as the result of negligence and accidents in the work place.
Recently, Kristin was selected to be included to the list of Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2021.