Attorneys

Frederic I. Weinberg, Esquire is the firm’s sole shareholder as of May 9, 2014. Mr. Weinberg supervises the firm’s Creditor’s Rights practice and litigates the firm’s major personal injury and complex litigation cases.  He has litigated multiple seven figure cases.

Mr. Weinberg is a graduate of the National Law Center at the George Washington University School of Law, class of 1984, after graduating Summa Cum Laude and number one in his major from LaSalle College (now LaSalle University).  He also studied as a visiting student during his third year of law school at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Law.  Mr. Weinberg is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Colorado, the three states where the firm practices.

As an experienced Creditor’s Rights attorney, Mr. Weinberg is an active member of the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), the National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA), the International Association of Commercial Collectors (IACC), the Commercial Collection Agencies of America (CCAofA), the Receivables Management Association (RMA) and the Pennsylvania Creditors Bar Association. Mr. Weinberg was recently the president elect of the CLLA, after serving on the Board of Governors and as the chair of the Eastern Region.  Mr. Weinberg also serves on the Government Affairs Committee of NARCA.  He has also been a speaker at CLLA and IACC conferences, as well as the World Collection Summit.

Mr. Weinberg is also an experienced trial lawyer, having litigated numerous seven figure and high six figure cases in the areas of medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and falls and products liability matters.  Some of the severe injuries suffered by our clients, requiring both legal and medical expertise from our team of medical experts include traumatic brain injury, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, quadriplegia/quadriparesis, paraplegia/paraparesis, disc herniations and other musculoskeletal injuries.  Mr. Weinberg has been a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association as well as the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Montgomery County Bar Associations.

Joel M. Flink is the firm’s senior litigation associate.  Mr. Flink earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an accounting major and is a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law, class of 1984.  The primary focus of Mr. Flink’s practice is commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, subrogation, construction contract disputes, with an additional focus on post-judgment collections.  He has had the opportunity to lecture in the field of creditors’ rights.  Mr. Flink also represents creditors to protect their interests in bankruptcy court.  Mr. Flink is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has tried cases in state and federal court in both states and has been involved in appellate practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  He has been surety counsel, an associate in a construction litigation firm and an associate in a bankruptcy firm.  Mr. Flink is proud to be a “go to guy” for questions from other practicing colleagues and has obtained defendants as clients after defeating them at trial.  He treats clients large and small with equal attentiveness and looks forward to serving your needs.

Ms. Bakalor is a graduate of the Northeastern School of Law and a graduate of the University of Vermont with a BA in psychology, cum laude. Thereafter, Donna earned an MS in Education at Hofstra University. Her multidisciplinary background sets the stage for creative problem solving and a unique approach to successful litigation.

Over the course of her career, Donna has represented airlines, medical professionals, national banks, pharmaceutical companies and product manufacturers in all aspects of litigation from pre-suit investigation through appeals. She has argued a variety of motions in both state and federal court. Donna serves as the firm’s Colorado counsel, in addition to Mr. Weinberg. Donna is an avid ice hockey player and triathlete, she uses her competitive and disciplined personality to her client’s advantages. The primary focus of her practice with the firm is creditors’ rights.  Donna is licensed to practice in Colorado, California and New York.