Georgetown, DE

Philip C. Federico

Phil Federico is a partner at Brockstedt Mandalas Federico, leading the Mass Tort / Class Action and Environmental Law practices. He has led historic litigation with verdicts and settlements exceeding one billion dollars, including a $205 million settlement in an environmental case against Mountaire Corporation and a $103 million settlement for air and water emissions from New-Indy Catawba paper mill. He also has extensive experience in personal injury, sexual abuse and misconduct, and healthcare litigation, including a $123 million settlement in the Earl Bradley case and a $190 million class action settlement with The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Gary S. Nitsche

Gary S. Nitsche is the managing partner of Nitsche & Fredricks, LLC, specializing in personal injury matters. With over 35 years of experience, he has a substantial litigation and trial record, including numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine and by Best Lawyers in America for personal injury.

Chase T. Brockstedt

Chase Brockstedt is the lead partner of the firm’s Injury Litigation Department and co-chair of its Mass Tort and Class Action Practice. He advocates for injured individuals, with extensive experience in complex injury and environmental cases. His litigation successes include a $13 million jury verdict in a nursing home negligence case and numerous million-dollar recoveries. He served as Co-Lead Counsel in an environmental contamination case against Mountaire Corporation ($205 million settlement) and as Class Counsel in the Bradley/Beebe pediatric sex abuse class action ($123 million settlement).

Catherine M. Cramer

Catherine Cramer is an experienced litigator and partner at BMF, part of the firm’s Mass Tort & Environmental Litigation team. She has assisted clients in class action litigation, including a $65 Million settlement for property damages and personal injuries related to air and groundwater contamination. She also practices civil litigation, personal injury, premises liability, property damage, medical negligence, nursing home abuse & neglect, business contract disputes, employment law, commercial litigation, and Trusts & Estate litigation. She has been lead counsel in over 150 cases and has been first chair in multiple jury trials.

Matthew P. Legg

Matt Legg is an attorney at Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC with extensive experience in public entity litigation and environmental litigation, as well as a variety of other mass tort and class action matters. He is also a VA-accredited attorney. He has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' by SuperLawyers and as a part of the National Trial Lawyers 'Top 40 Under 40'.

A. Wray Fitch, IV

A. Wray Fitch is a partner at BMF who concentrates his practice on representing injured individuals and survivors of sexual abuse. He has extensive experience in personal injury, sexual abuse and misconduct, and healthcare. His trial experience on behalf of medical malpractice victims has resulted in numerous awards and accolades, including recognition for one of the nation’s top 100 medical malpractice verdicts in 2019. He also works in the BMF mass torts team.

Kenneth R. Schuster

Every day I get up and fight to get the best result for you and your family, when all hope is gone. After 35 years in this business I’m still driven to help clients in the community get the justice they rightfully deserve.” Ken is the Firm’s founding partner and has been representing clients across a broad range of civil litigation for over 35 years. His practice includes cases involving vehicle accidents, injuries from defective products, slip and falls, negligently maintained properties, medical malpractice and workplace accidents. Ken also represents businesses in contractual and other commercial disputes. As his practice and reputation has grown, Ken has trained and acted as a mentor to the Firm’s other lawyers and expanded the Firm from its original location in Media to include offices in Center City Philadelphia, Chester and Wilmington. He has been involved in cutting-edge litigation throughout his career and is driven by a fierce determination to get his clients the compensation they so rightly deserve. Whether he’s handling an accident case involving a pedestrian struck by a school bus, a piece of equipment that injured an employee or a wrongful death claim resulting from medical malpractice, Ken always strives to achieve the best result by combining his compassionate rapport with clients with an aggressive approach within the court system. In addition to being a skilled litigator, Ken has been chosen as general counsel to corporations ranging from small family-owned ventures to multi-million dollar corporations that benefit from his multi-jurisdictional practices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Ken has also founded and operated multiple businesses including residential and commercial real estate development and manufacturing. Born and raised in Delaware County, Ken’s education was from local schools: St. Joseph’s Prep, Swarthmore College and Temple Law School. He is an active supporter of victims’ rights on the local, state and national levels and a strong proponent of tort reform.