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- Offices in:
- CHERRY HILL, NJ1949 Berlin Road, Suite 100
856-354-9444 - PHILADELPHIA, PA135 S. 19th Street, Suite 200
215-561-4848 - KING OF PRUSSIA, PA550 American Avenue, Suite 201
215-561-4848
Benjamin Folkman
Ben Folkman was named, by his peers, New Jersey Super Lawyer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and Top Lawyer in SJ Magazine in 2008 and 2009. His $100 million verdict was listed by the NJ Law Journal as the largest personal injury verdict for New Jersey in 2009. Licensed to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Washington D.C., Ben Folkman opened Folkman Law Offices, P.C. in October of 1998. Ben is highly accessible to clients and prides himself on working diligently to make sure that each and every one of their needs is met.
- EDUCATION
- J.D. - Dickinson School of Law, 1982
- Editor-In- Chief/Founder, Dickinson Journal of International Law, now Penn State International Law Review
- President, International Law Society
- Law Clerk, Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office in Anti-Trust Division
- Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
- BAR ADMISSIONS
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- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- CERTIFICATIONS
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- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
- Board Certified Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- AWARDS AND HONORS
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- New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 as voted by his peers
- Top Lawyer as voted on by their peers in SJ Magazine, 2008 and 2009
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- AFFILIATIONS
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- Member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association and the Camden County Bar Association
- Member of the New Jersey Association for Justice
- Member of the American Association for Justice
- Serves as an Arbitrator in Federal and State Courts in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS
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- Speaker for the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association and the NJ Association for Justice at continuing legal education programs for other attorneys
- Authored papers for the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association and the NJ Association for Justice at continuing legal education programs for other attorneys
Lisa Marone
Awarded a citation from NJ Senate and General Assembly for academic achievement and the first New Jersey Law Student to receive James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy from the Philadelphia Trial Lawyer's Association, Lisa Marone joined Folkman Law Offices, P.C. in September of 2008. Licensed to practice in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and a Certified Mediator for the State of New Jersey, Lisa also worked as a litigation paralegal in both Philadelphia and South Jersey for over 14 years.
- EDUCATION
- J.D. - with honors, Rutgers, The State University, School of Law Camden, 2005
- Dean's Merit Scholar
- Dean's Honor Scholar
- Dean's List
- Dean's Award for outstanding academic achievement.
- Completed an externship with the Honorable Theodore McKee of the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
- Regional semi-finalist on Rutgers' Advanced Trial Advocacy Competition team.
- Member of Rutgers' Hunter Moot Court Board
- Quarter Finalist Hunter's Moot Court - winning best oralist in both the octo and quarter final rounds
- Paralegal Certificate - summa cum laude, PJA Paralegal School, 1991
- Received Arnold Fletcher Award for Academic Achievement
- BAR ADMISSIONS
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- State and Federal Court in New Jersey.
- State and Federal Court in Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- AFFILIATIONS
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- American Bar Association
- AWARDS AND HONORS
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- First New Jersey Law Student to receive James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy from the Philadelphia Trial Lawyer's Association
- Awarded citation from NJ Senate and General Assembly for academic achievement
- OTHER
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- Certified Mediator, State of New Jersey
Stephen J. Busterna
Stephen J. Busterna became Of Counsel with Folkman Law Offices in March of 2011. Prior to joining Folkman Law Offices, he was a Senior Claims Attorney in the Department of Insurance and the Assistant Counsel in the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Busterna is a cum laude graduate from Dickinson College with a bachelor of arts in political science. He attended the Dickinson School of Law where he was the managing editor of the Dickinson International Law Review. In 2008 he received his masters of art history from Pennsylvania State University. Stephen Busterna is fluent in Italian and German.
- EDUCATION
- J.D. Dickinson School of Law, 1982
- Managing Editor, Dickinson International Law Review
- Advocate - Jessup Moot Court competition
- Junior Year Abroad, John Hopkins School of International Studies, Bologna, Italy
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics
- BAR ADMISSIONS
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- State Court in Pennsylvania
- AFFILIATIONS
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association
Erica Domingo
Erica Domingo, Esquire, a 2009 graduate from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, joined Folkman Law Offices in September of 2010. Before joining Folkman Law Offices, she clerked in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Erica is licensed to practice law in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- EDUCATION
- J.D. - Rutgers, The State University, School of Law Camden 2009
- >President, Environmental Law Society
- Lead Notes Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion
- Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist in two rounds
- Rutgers Law Alumni Association Scholarship, 2008
- William S. Kulp, Jr., Memorial Scholarship, 2007
- Dean's Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2006
- Captain, Columbia University Dance Team
- Volunteer, Community Impact Community Lunch
- Study Abroad at Universita di Bologna, Italy
- Barnard "Student Leader" Award, 2005
- Bettina Buonocore Salvo Prize, 2005
- Raphael Marino Scholarship, 2004
- BAR ADMISSIONS
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- State and Federal Court in New Jersey
- State Court in Pennsylvania
- AFFILIATIONS
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- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association