Mount Laurel, NJ

Slade H. McLaughlin

Slade H. McLaughlin was a Founder and Partner at McLaughlin & Lauricella, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse cases. He was a Certified Civil Trial Attorney with the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He was consistently recognized as a 'Super Lawyer' and listed in 'The Best Lawyers in America' since 2003. Notable achievements include a $104 million judgment in the first World Trade Center lawsuit and a $20 million verdict in a medical malpractice case, which included a $15 million punitive damage component, the highest in Pennsylvania at the time.

Gregory S. Hirtzel

Gregory S. Hirtzel has over thirty-one years of civil defense litigation experience, focusing on complex and catastrophic personal injury claims, construction liability, trucking, motor vehicle, product liability, and insurance coverage issues. He is certified in litigation management and has extensive trial and alternative dispute resolution experience.

Joseph R. Fowler

Joseph R. Fowler is a founding and managing partner of the Philadelphia office, focusing on the defense and investigation of catastrophic accidents. With over 30 years of experience, he counsels national commercial transportation companies and represents general contractors and subcontractors in post-accident and OSHA investigations. He has extensive trial and appellate experience.

Andrew J. Spaulding

Andrew J. Spaulding is a founding partner, focusing on the defense of contractors, sub-contractors, and owners/developers in complex catastrophic accidents and construction defect matters. He is OSHA-10 certified, directs post-accident investigations, and represents insured and self-insured motor carriers and drivers. He also defends manufacturers, distributors, and retail sellers in product liability actions.

Marc G. Brecher

Marc G. Brecher, of counsel, has been practicing law since 1977. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Albright College in 1973 and his law degree from Temple University in 1977. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. He has also been specially admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and Delaware on multiple occasions. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Brecher began his legal career as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Murray L. Goldman, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. He subsequently took a position as Director of Legal Services for the Berks County (PA) Bar Association. In 1979, he joined the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General where he remained until 1985. During his tenure with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, he represented many state agencies including the State Police, Bureau of Correction, Department of Environmental Resources and Pennsylvania Game Commission. He left the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General as a Senior Deputy Attorney General. In 1985, Mr. Brecher began working at Wapner Newman. Since that time his practice has been limited to medical malpractice litigation with a special emphasis on obstetrical malpractice cases. His practice also heavily concentrates on failure to diagnose cancer cases, emergency room malpractice, surgery mistakes, and diagnosis errors. He has achieved many multimillion dollar results for his clients in actions filed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware during his career. Mr. Brecher was Managing Partner for the firm from 2009 until 2022 when he became “of counsel” to the firm.

Gregg A. Wisotsky

Gregg A. Wisotsky has been practicing for almost over 30 years and brings impressive credentials to every case. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Passaic County and Morris County Bar Associations, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-New Jersey (ACDL-NJ). He has co-chaired the Criminal and Municipal Court sections of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) and provided lengthy service on the NJAJ Board of Governors. Gregg has been designated as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a New Jersey Super Lawyer every year since 2014. He is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey and is authorized to appear in the trial and appellate courts in both states. His practice covers criminal defense, personal injury, and workers’ compensation claims.

Gary W. Boguski

Gary W. Boguski concentrates on workers’ compensation, social security and disability, personal injury, employment discrimination, criminal and municipal court matters, and business litigation. He has received awards such as the Peter J. Devine, Jr., Award, was recognized as the top workers’ compensation attorney in South Jersey Magazine, and was named Camden County Bar Association’s Lawyer of the Year in 2019. He is also President of South Jersey Legal Services and contributes to the Camden County and Burlington County Foundations.