Since 2023 Stewart A. Bernstein has served of counsel to the firm. Mr. Bernstein was our firm’s former senior Partner and brings over fifty years of legal experience and advice to the firm’s practice, which focuses primarily on nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, falls and work injuries, in Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Mr. Bernstein received his Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law and has been in practice since 1970. He was selected as a “Top Rated Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer” from 2012-2016, and he has earned an AV-Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell® for ethical standards and legal ability. This rating signifies the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process.
Mr. Bernstein had served as an Adjunct Professor, teaching Civil Litigation at Peirce College. He had been a guest commentator on the television series Legal View, sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association. He also served on the Fee Disputes Committee for the Philadelphia Bar Association and had been a frequent guest lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, speaking on such topics as: Pennsylvania Civil Practice and Procedure and Advanced Issues in Civil Practice and Elder law.
Outside of his professional commitments, Mr. Bernstein has demonstrated a strong dedication to his community. He has held leadership roles in various organizations, including serving as president of his children’s elementary, middle, and high school PTAs. He twice served as President of the North Wayne Civic Association, the oldest continuing civic association in the country. Mr. Bernstein also performed in community theater, which raised funds to support local performing arts and children’s education.