About Us

For over 35 years, Goldberg, Miller & Rubin has earned accolades for its cost effective, results driven litigation in automobile negligence, general and premises liability, workers’ compensation, toxic tort and asbestos litigation, as well as insurance and healthcare fraud litigation. With offices in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, our civil defense practice stands out among other firms with a steadfast commitment towards being financial stewards of our clients’ funds by treating their money as if we were spending our own.

 

Our greatest strength is our trial experience and successful track record, which has earned us recognition for our staunch determination in the courtroom.  The frequency with which our expert attorneys try cases has allowed us to develop and hone innovative tactics during trial.

We are a talented and bold team of trial attorneys who exercise the highest ethics and standards bringing over three decades of knowledge and expertise to a diverse and ever-changing legal field. We have built a solid team of professionals dedicated to executing comprehensive defense strategies expertly delivered at any phase of a matter.

Past case results and outcomes have established us as leaders and valuable legal resources for our clients which include manufacturers, trucking companies, medical firms, hospital networks, self-insured businesses, insurance carriers, retail stores, grocers, property management companies, hotels, rental car companies, distributors, and private firms.

We strive to ensure that every client feels like our only client receiving superior customer service and support. Our superb client retention rate speaks to our ability to efficiently exceed their expectations for expert legal representation time and time again.

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Our firm is committed to providing aggressive and cost effective legal representation and is capable of working closely with our clients in developing new, innovative and diverse legal strategies. Contact us today.

Practicing Attorneys

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Cy Goldberg
Cy Goldberg
Lori C. Miller
Lori C. Miller
Jason W. Rubin
Jason W. Rubin
Eamon C. Merrigan
Eamon C. Merrigan
Richard Castagna
Richard Castagna
Matthew Moroney
Matthew Moroney
Claire Neiger
Claire Neiger
Joseph W. Petka
Joseph W. Petka
Warren Holland
Warren Holland
Dana M. Koos
Dana M. Koos
Harlan R. Schreiber
Harlan R. Schreiber
Robert P. Stein
Robert P. Stein
Jillian Vukson
Jillian Vukson
Jeffrey E. Tenthoff
Jeffrey E. Tenthoff
Lauren Glynn
Lauren Glynn
Jessica Smeriglio
Jessica Smeriglio
Cory Bonk
Cory Bonk
Keith Bursack
Keith Bursack
Tara Gutman
Tara Gutman
Jehovenn Honculada
Jehovenn Honculada
Lindsay Padover
Lindsay Padover
Joseph Guzzardo
Joseph Guzzardo
Brandon Evangelist
Brandon Evangelist
Ann Henriksen
Ann Henriksen
Patricia L. Howlett
Patricia L. Howlett
Thomas J. Giardina
Thomas J. Giardina
Tyson M. Mott
Tyson M. Mott
Samantha Pullman
Samantha Pullman
Zachary Whiting
Zachary Whiting
Ahmad Abdelaziz
Ahmad Abdelaziz
Benjamin Bagenski
Benjamin Bagenski
Kaitlyn Barlow
Kaitlyn Barlow
Dylan Buchholz
Dylan Buchholz
Brandon R. Cohen
Brandon R. Cohen
Sarah V. Cohenson
Sarah V. Cohenson
Nikita Desai
Nikita Desai
Bobby Jaffe
Bobby Jaffe
Marc Mace
Marc Mace
Katy L. Malouin
Katy L. Malouin
Garrett Rigby
Garrett Rigby
Alexandra Robinson
Alexandra Robinson
Christopher A. Scott
Christopher A. Scott
Leonardo Sepe
Leonardo Sepe
John Spataro
John Spataro
Victoria Tarasova
Victoria Tarasova
Crystal Taylor
Crystal Taylor
Brynne Zubey
Brynne Zubey
Cy Goldberg, the firm’s founder, has more than three decades of experience in civil litigation and is licensed in Pennsylvania and New York and several federal courts. He has also been recognized for his work in state publications including being currently named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in civil defense litigation and has been recognized in 12 prior years as well. Cy has obtained defense verdicts in countless jury trials in many jurisdictions and maintains an active role guiding the firm on complex matters.
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As Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s first female CEO, Lori Miller is one of the region’s top litigators with a distinguished career specializing in bad faith, auto and general liability cases with a specialty of health system liability defense. Her unmatched dedication has earned her the reputation as a strategic and aggressive negotiator who has an unbridled dedication in fighting to defend her client’s best interests. For 30 years, Lori has earned the respect of the legal community, including plaintiffs’ attorneys, arbitrators, and judges, for her expertise, professionalism and most importantly her unparalleled client relationships.  
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Jason Rubin serves as Chief Operating Officer and has been representing our clients in civil litigation lawsuits since 1996. Jason concentrates his practice on ADR, products liability and toxic torts and has managed the firm’s well-regarded mass tort department for over two decades.
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Partner and Chief Information Security Officer, Eamon Merrigan’s distinguished career as a trial attorney at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin is virtually unmatched throughout the region. For nearly two decades, he has practiced diligently in the defense of a broad range of exposures including many catastrophic loss and death cases. Eamon has remarkably obtained over 65 defense verdicts in jury trials throughout his tenure, many of which involved pre-trial settlement demands of over seven figures.
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Rich has dedicated his career to helping his clients combat health care fraud.  He counsels his clients on both routine and complex matters associated with healthcare fraud as well as those areas that parallel and intersect with this complex area of the law.  He works tirelessly to assist his clients in uncovering and ending abusive and fraudulent activities, while at the same time helping to ensure that his clients avoid the legal and financial pitfalls that often accompany such complex investigations. Under Rich’s leadership, the GMR team of trial attorneys has counseled clients regarding large and complex fraud investigations in various jurisdictions including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Maryland. 
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Matt regularly counsels insurance carriers on multi-claim investigations involving healthcare providers located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.  Matt and his team regularly analyze complex data, including medical records and billing, on an individual and multi-claim basis to identify questionable patterns and to assess potential fraud.  Matt has successfully litigated large scale affirmative actions with fraud, RICO, and declaratory judgment claims, which recouped millions of dollars for his clients.
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Claire Neiger leads GMR’s Medical Malpractice Practice Department with over thirty years of experience representing the area’s major hospitals, physicians, nurses, dentists, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities in major medical malpractice trials. These cases have included oncology, orthopedics, wound care, general surgery, radiology, family practice, psychiatry, obstetrics, and gynecology in Philadelphia, New Jersey,  and the surrounding counties.
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Joseph Petka is one of the most active trial attorneys in the Philadelphia area. He specializes in general liability, assault and battery, hospital professional liability, and medical malpractice. He has tried a wide range of cases defending hospitals and companies sued for slip and falls, assaults, medical malpractice, patient falls, and pressure ulcers. He has obtained defense verdicts in jury trials throughout Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. 
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Warren has litigated cases in several state and federal jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey with over 50 defense verdicts at trial. Over the course of his career, Warren has gained extensive experience in the field of insurance and healthcare fraud. He has helped his corporate clients investigate and prosecute fraud on numerous occasions, and has served as counsel in several complex insurance fraud and civil RICO cases which have resulted in substantial verdicts or settlements in his clients’ favor.
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Dana is a partner with Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, P.C., managing our New York City office since 2013. Dana oversees the daily operations of all New York litigation for the firm and counsels associates in the defense of automotive negligence and other personal injury matters. Her expertise in third-party and first-party no-fault litigation has been a contributing factor in her victories in countless arbitrations and at trial.
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Harlan is a partner with Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, P.C. in our New York City office. Harlan focuses his practice primarily on first-party coverage, claim investigations, and no-fault litigation and arbitration. For the past 15 years, he has developed an expertise in affirmative litigation, proactively enforcing valid insurer disclaimers of coverage.
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Robert brings extensive trial experience and a diverse background built on blended experience in the legal and business world.  While he is a successful and aggressive litigator, it is his understanding of how complex issues impact business which allows him to make smart decisions for his clients based on sound and progressive rationales.
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Jillian is a Goldberg, Miller & Rubin partner. Jillian's practice concentrates on automotive and premises liability defense. She focuses on third party actions, as well as UIM and UM matters both at the state and federal levels. In her many years of practice, she has accumulated an extraordinary amount of litigation experience resulting in numerous trials and over 100 arbitrations to verdict, to date.
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Jeffrey E. Tenthoff, a partner of the firm, is a seasoned defense attorney and has successfully obtained defense verdicts in a variety of cases, including general negligence, premise liability, and motor vehicle accident cases, in Philadelphia, and Chester County.
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Lauren Glynn is a partner with many years of experience as a trial attorney. Lauren concentrates her practice on automobile negligence defense, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, and law enforcement defense. Lauren handles cases through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit to the arbitration or trial level.  She has successfully obtained defense verdicts in third-party automobile, as well as first-party uninsured/underinsured motor vehicle cases.
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Jessica Smeriglio concentrates her practice on general liability cases and medical malpractice cases, representing the region’s top healthcare systems and hospitals, construction companies and major universities. She has defended numerous cases involving construction site accidents, motor vehicle accidents, slip trip and fall accidents, assault and battery, and medical negligence claims in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Cory Bonk is a Senior Counsel in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Northern New Jersey office. His practice focuses primarily on automotive negligence and general liability claims.
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Keith is a Senior Counsel in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Northern New Jersey office. His practice primarily focuses on automobile negligence. Keith has exclusively handled insurance defense matters for the past fourteen years for major insurance carriers such as Allstate, Nationwide, GEICO and National General. He has tried over 70 jury trials to verdict and led a team as a Supervising Attorney at GEICO. In 2017, he earned the distinction of being a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Courts.
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Tara Gutman is Senior Counsel with Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration. For the past 15 years, she has developed an expertise in litigation and has successfully argued countless motions and arbitration matters.  She has also taken numerous examinations under oath and first-party depositions relating to injuries sustained in automobile accidents.  Most recently, Tara has appeared for hundreds of cases throughout New York’s Capital Region. 
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Jehovenn A. Honculada is a Senior Counsel in Goldberg Miller & Rubin's New York office. He is admitted to practice in New York, the Eastern and Southern Districts of NY, and the United States Supreme Court. Before joining GMR, Jev, as he is known amongst friends, worked at the staff counsel office of a Fortune 100 insurance company in NYC for over 20 years. He has successfully handled hundreds of personal injury cases from inception to conclusion, involving jury, summary jury and non-jury trials; UM/SUM litigation; PIP or no-fault cases; and SIU claims.
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Lindsay Padover is a Senior Counsel in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York City office. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and No-Fault litigation, emphasizing litigating declaratory actions.
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Joseph Guzzardo is Of Counsel to the firm. Joe concentrates his practice in the areas of civil rights and related employment matters, including first amendment retaliation, wrongful termination, unreasonable use of force, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and cruel and unusual punishment actions. Joe has tried over a dozen claims to verdict in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state and Federal court, including claims for wrongful death.  Joe is responsible for several leading federal court opinions regarding qualified and absolute immunity, excessive force under the 4th Amendment, and various evidentiary issues through his extensive motion practice. 
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As a senior associate with Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, Brandon Evangelist focuses his practice on defending clients in general liability, automotive negligence, premises liability and medical malpractice matters.  He concentrates on all phases of litigation and takes pride in being a zealous and resourceful advocate for his clients. 
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Ann Marie Henriksen is a senior associate at Goldberg, Miller and Rubin’s New York Office.  Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, along with no-fault litigation and arbitration matters.  For the past six years, Ann has worked diligently in the field of insurance defense. In this effort, she has conducted numerous examinations under oath of claimants and providers and has defended insurance carriers in civil trials in Queens, Brooklyn, Richmond, Bronx and New York counties.  Ann has also successfully defended bodily injury claims at trial.
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Patricia L. Howlett has over ten years’ experience in personal injury law and focuses her practice on automobile insurance defense. Before becoming associated with GMR, she handled auto insurance claims as Staff Counsel for GEICO and Allstate for four years. In this role, she successfully tried several cases to completion and managed Uber litigation. She also has experience handling PIP arbitrations for medical providers and handling claims for petitioners in the Division of Workers Compensation.
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Tom Giardina joined Goldberg, Miller & Rubin in 2015 and concentrates his practice on general liability and medical malpractice defense representing the interests of hospitals and medical professionals. Before joining the firm’s Hospital Group, Tom managed hundreds of automobile and trucking cases from inception through arbitration and trial in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Additionally, he has successfully represented clients through mediation and binding private arbitration. 
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Tyson M. Mott is a Senior Associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Philadelphia office. His areas of practice include a focus on insurance coverage issues.
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Samantha is a senior associate in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. She concentrates her practice on defending automotive negligence and other personal injury claims and also assists with insurance and healthcare fraud claims. Samantha is known as a zealous advocate and concentrates on all phases of litigation, both inside and outside of the courtroom.
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Zachary Whiting is a senior associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. His practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration.
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Ahmad Abdelaziz is an Associate at Goldberg, Miller, & Rubin's New York office. His practice centers on handling PIP no-fault matters.
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Benjamin Bagenski is an associate attorney at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin's New York office. His practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration.
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Katie is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Philadelphia office. Her practice primarily focuses on general liability, automobile accidents, and premises liability cases. 
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Dylan Buchholz is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. His practice includes insurance coverage matters with an emphasis on no-fault litigation.
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Brandon Cohen is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Philadelphia office who focuses his work primarily on the defense of clients in general liability, automotive negligence, uninsured/underinsured motorist, and premises liability cases.
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Sarah Cohenson is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration. Sarah has been practicing no-fault litigation at both the Civil Court and Appellate levels for over five years.  She regularly takes examinations under oath, argues motions, and tries cases.  She has expertise in affirmative insurer litigation and declaratory actions relating to coverage.
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Nikita (“Niki”) Desai is an associate in GMR’s Philadelphia office, focusing her practice on motor vehicle, premises, general liability, and personal injury.
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Bobby Jaffe is an Associate Attorney at Goldberg, Miller, and Rubin, based in the Philadelphia office.
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Katy L. Malouin is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin. Her practice focuses on insurance defense, including no-fault and first-party coverage
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Garrett is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. His practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, along with no-fault litigation and arbitration matters. 
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Alexandra J. Robinson is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York City office. Her practice focuses on general liability.
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Christopher is an associate in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Northern New Jersey office who centers his practice on handling general liability, premises liability, construction liability, and automotive/trucking negligence matters.
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Leonardo Sepe is an Associate in Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office who centers his practice on handling general liability, premises liability, construction liability, and automotive/trucking negligence matters.
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John C. Spataro is an associate with Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, P.C. in our New York City office.
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Victoria Tarasova is an associate attorney at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. Her practice focuses on insurance, including first-party coverage and no-fault litigation.
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Crystal Taylor is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office.  Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration.
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Brynne is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s Philadelphia office. Her practice includes general liability, automobile accidents, and premises liability.
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