On today’s show of Top Lawyer, trial lawyer Sean Quinn (Quinn Law Group) and co-host Joe Dougherty are joined by Tom Giordano Jr., Founding Partner at Pond Lehocky Giordano.
SEAN E. QUINN is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and founder of the Philadelphia-based personal injury law firm, Quinn Law Group. He has extensive experience representing personal injury and wrongful death victims and their families in litigation throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr. Quinn is known for his hard-hitting style, tireless work ethic, and unrelenting pursuit of justice for his clients. He prides himself on out-working the competition. A testament to his blue-collar, New Jersey roots. Mr. Quinn has recovered millions of dollars for his clients over the years.
These accomplishments have not gone unnoticed as Mr. Quinn has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine, the National Trial Lawyers Association, and Avvo:
Mr. Quinn has been annually recognized by Super Lawyers – Pennsylvania and Super Lawyers -New Jersey, and in 2013, was honored as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and a New Jersey Super Lawyer – Rising Star. These awards are impressive in that less than 2.5% of the attorneys in each state receive such honors. Even more impressive is the fact that Mr. Quinn was again selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyer lists for both states – an honor that only a handful of attorneys have achieved.
Mr. Quinn’s practice is dedicated to the following types of litigation:
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction Accidents, Industrial Accidents, Workplace Accidents, Car & Truck Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Neglect, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Longshoremen Accidents, Brain Injuries, Electrocution, Burn Injuries.
THOMAS J. GIORDANO JR., currently assists in running the day-to-day legal operations of Pond Lehocky Giordano and simultaneously heads Pond Lehocky Disability, the firm’s Social Security disability department. Mr. Giordano is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Northern District of Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, in communications studies from Towson University in Maryland. He received his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden.
Mr. Giordano currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, as the co-chair of the Social Security Disability section of the Philadelphia Bar Association and as the immediate past chair of the Social Security Disability Committee of the American Association for Justice.
He is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR) and is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Mr. Giordano is a former member of the board of directors of the Lupus Foundation of America – Philadelphia Tri State Chapter and has previously served on the board of directors for the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Following law school, Mr. Giordano was an associate with a large Philadelphia defense firm where he represented self-insured and commercial-insured businesses in a wide variety of industries, as well as third party administrators throughout Pennsylvania. He also served as a legal intern for the Philadelphia District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Under Mr. Giordano’s leadership, the Social Security department at Pond Lehocky has become a nationwide practice. Beginning in 2010 with only two staff members, Pond Lehocky Disability is continuously growing, with more than 100 Social Security disability specialists nationwide, including attorneys. The department now has secured benefits for over 50,000 people and Mr. Giordano is honored to represent tens of thousands of disabled individuals in all 50 states.
Mr. Giordano has frequently been invited by the media, disability organizations and physicians throughout the country to speak about Social Security disability law. Through lectures and seminars, Mr. Giordano educates union members and employees on their rights to Social Security disability benefits. He has been selected to the Super Lawyers® Rising stars list every year since 2006, an honor only designated to 2.5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys, and the Best Lawyers® list for 2018 2019 and 2020. He was also selected to The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, an exclusive, invitation-only organization composed of the top 100 attorneys from each state who serve those in need.