Partner David F. Stern and associates Francis Ciprero, Thomas Giordano, Jr., Jody Joy, and Amit Shah were selected by their peers statewide and represent the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming attorneys in Pennsylvania.

The list of Pennsylvania Rising Stars, representing more than 60 practice areas, is published annually in the December issues of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition, and Philadelphia Magazine.

Mr. Banks is a partner in the firm and limits his practice to representing claimants in Pennsylvania workers' compensation cases. He has served as Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is an active participant in various seminars for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, serving as a Course Planner and speaker. He lectures in the area of workers' compensation and has authored numerous articles on the topic.

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Mr. Martin serves on the Planning Commission of West Vincent Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of EarthJustice, a non-profit, public interest law firm dedicated to protecting natural resources and wildlife of the earth and defending the right of all people to have a healthy environment.

Mr. Carlson has been a litigator of Pennsylvania workers' compensation cases since 1992. For the first seven years of his practice, he worked at a leading defense firm representing major corporations, insurance companies, and state and local government agencies in Pennsylvania workers' compensation matters. In 2000, he joined Martin Banks to represent injured workers. In addition to an extensive caseload, Mr. Carlson is a frequent lecturer on workers' compensation matters and has authored numerous articles on the subject. Mr. Carlson has served as the legislative liaison for the Philadelphia Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section prior to his election as Co-Chair. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations as well as the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He received his law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1992 and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Stern has published several articles on workers' compensation in the Legal Intelligencer and is a frequent speaker at seminars in this area of law. He is a member of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and Trial Lawyers Associations. In 2006, Mr. Stern was recognized by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania by being enrolled in their Pro Bono Roll of Honor. Mr. Stern was appointed to the Membership and Amicus Curiae Committees of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He is an active volunteer in the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP), where he handles a variety of cases for underprivileged individuals on a pro bono basis.