Paoli, PA

Susan J. Sacchetta

Approaching 35 years with Platt, DiGiorgio & DiFabio as of April 2024, Susan J. Sacchetta has built a distinguished independent practice within the firm, greatly enhancing its reputation and success. Known for her compassionate, solution-focused approach, Susan has dedicated her career to helping families navigate complex legal matters. Her primary focus is family law, with a strong emphasis on mediation, offering clients a constructive and respectful way to resolve conflicts. Susan also has extensive experience with workers’ compensation and personal injury matters, which complement her family law practice. Throughout her career, Susan has concentrated on family law and many related legal matters that impact the emotional and financial well-being of families. Her extensive experience includes divorce, custody, support, and equitable distribution matters. Understanding that family law requires both legal skill and empathy, Susan is also a trained mediator, offering families an alternative to traditional litigation. In 2013, she completed a comprehensive 40-hour mediation training through the Montgomery Conflict Mediation Center, allowing her to provide a client-centered, peaceful approach. Susan began her legal career in Philadelphia handling civil rights cases, including Section 1983 actions, and personal injury matters. These experiences shaped her commitment to compassionate representation, which now defines her family law practice. While family law remains her primary focus, her practice extends to personal injury and workers’ compensation matters, where she has successfully represented injured workers and victims in pursuit of their claims. These cases, along with her early experience in civil rights and personal injury, have shaped her compassionate and strategic approach to legal advocacy. Her knowledge in these areas also allows her to offer informed guidance to clients in need.

Basil D. Beck III

Basil D. Beck III is a sole practitioner attorney with over 25 years of experience in criminal defense and personal injury matters across the greater Philadelphia metro area, including Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Bucks counties. He has represented thousands of clients, focusing on individualized service and achieving positive results in criminal, personal injury, traffic, and driver's license cases, as well as juvenile matters.

Christian J. Hoey

Christian J. Hoey is the founder of HoeyLegal. He graduated from Temple University and Widener University School of Law. He served as a prosecutor in the Delaware County and Chester County District Attorney’s Offices. Since 2000, he has exclusively represented the injured and those accused of criminal offenses in state and federal courts. He is a state-certified death penalty trial attorney with over 100 jury trials, specializing in complex personal injury litigation, wrongful death claims, medical malpractice, truck accidents, crime victim litigation, nursing home litigation, construction accidents, and criminal defense.

Vincent P. DiFabio

With more than 40 years of experience representing clients in criminal cases, Vincent P. DiFabio is recognized as one of the preeminent criminal defense attorneys in southeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. DiFabio has handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases in both State and Federal Courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, ranging from death penalty murder charges to drug offenses, assault charges, rape, sex crimes and driving under the influence, and traffic matters. While he has successfully negotiated favorable pleas for many clients, Mr. DiFabio truly shines in the courtroom during litigation. Mr. DiFabio is a fierce trial attorney who has earned a reputation for thorough and tireless case preparation. He has extensive experience in appellate matters that includes securing successful precedent setting decisions in the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Courts in cases involving Constitutional Rights and the use of DNA evidence to exonerate a client. Additionally, Mr. DiFabio has lectured at various criminal law seminars and previously served on the Chester County Criminal Rules Committee. He is a former adjunct professor at Immaculata University.

Joseph P. DiGiorgio

Joseph P. DiGiorgio boasts a distinguished career spanning over four decades, primarily focused on the practice of Family Law. Over this extensive tenure, Mr. DiGiorgio has cultivated a comprehensive legal practice, encompassing Wills and Estates, Corporate Law, and Business Law. Renowned for his meticulous, strategic, and nuanced approach, Mr. DiGiorgio is recognized for adeptly navigating both routine and intricate family law cases, particularly those entailing complex financial matters, substantial marital estates, and high-conflict custody disputes. Notably, Mr. DiGiorgio achieved a significant legal precedent by prevailing in a case that fundamentally altered the treatment of mortgages in support cases within the Courts of Chester County. This landmark decision was subsequently embraced by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, leading to an amendment in its Court Rules. Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. DiGiorgio has consistently demonstrated an empathetic demeanor towards his clients, prioritizing their needs with unwavering respect. Acknowledged for his dedication to public service and legal excellence, Mr. DiGiorgio has received accolades from esteemed organizations suchs as the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation and the Chester County Bar Association for his exemplary Pro Bono work within Chester County. Furthermore, he has served as Solicitor for the Fraternal Order of Police in Chester County for over three decades, during which he has collaborated with fellow legal practitioners in conducting seminars tailored to the law enforcement community, thus embodying his commitment to both professional development and community engagement.

Christopher W. McMullin

Christopher W. McMullin is a partner at HoeyLegal. He graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Spanish, and from Temple University Beasley School of Law with a J.D. in 2012. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania. His practice areas include wrongful death claims, premises liability/slip and fall, motor vehicle accidents, trucking and school bus accidents, construction accidents, crime victims and sexual abuse, and medical malpractice.

Keith P. DiFabio

Keith P. DiFabio joined the law firm of Platt, DiGiorgio and DiFabio as an Associate Attorney in 2016. Mr. DiFabio graduated from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2015. He was the Lenard Sigal Memorial Award recipient, which is awarded to those who demonstrate excellence in criminal studies. Mr. DiFabio primarily focuses his practice on criminal law. He has successfully represented numerous clients charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery County. He has written various briefs and memorandums resulting in the suppression of physical evidence obtained illegally, and the dismissal of criminal charges. Mr. DiFabio has also successfully represented clients in defending and prosecuting protection from abuse orders. Mr. DiFabio is a court-appointed guardian ad-litem in Chester County, representing youth in juvenile dependency court. He also routinely represents parents in juvenile dependency court. Additionally, he actively represents minors who are charged with crimes in juvenile delinquency court.