Injury and Workers Comp Lawyers Serving Ridley, PA
We do not have an office in Ridley. We serve it from Chester, and we will tell you plainly what that means.
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We serve Ridley from our Chester office. We do not have an office in Ridley and we do not claim one. For almost every claim type that makes no practical difference, because cases run on phone calls, records, and hearings held somewhere else entirely.
We are honest about not being here
A great many law firm websites carry a page for every town in the county, each implying a local office, and some list an address that turns out to be a mail drop or a rented meeting room.
We have two offices, Media and Chester, and both are real. Ridley is served from Chester. That is the whole of it.
Why it usually does not matter
Ridley is close to the Chester office and within easy reach of both, so distance is not a practical constraint.
Where a case is decided is not your town. A workers compensation claim is heard before a judge in the district covering your workplace. A Delaware County injury action is generally filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Media. A Social Security hearing is often held by video.
What does matter is knowing those judges, those insurers and those examining physicians, and we have practiced in this county since 1982.
Ridley specifically
Ridley Township and Ridley Park sit between the county center and the riverfront, and the caseload reflects that mix. Vehicle collisions on MacDade Boulevard and the I-95 approaches, workplace injuries across warehousing, trades and healthcare, and premises claims in both retail and residential settings. Proximity to the industrial corridor means a higher than usual proportion of work injuries here carry a third party claim alongside the compensation claim.
What we would do first
- Read whatever an insurer has sent you, because the document type sets the deadline.
- Find your insurance declarations pages, since your own coverage is frequently the largest available.
- Check whether a government body was involved, which shortens the deadline to six months.
- Establish whether a second claim exists alongside the first.
Getting hold of us
Both offices are answered 24 hours. If your injury makes travelling difficult, we will come to you.
The attorneys who handle these cases
Every one of these bar numbers is searchable on the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board register. The person who takes your call is the person at your hearing.
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Kenneth R. Schuster
Founding Member
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Justin M. Bernstein
Associate
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Christopher D. Gasda
Associate
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Anthony S. Pinnie
Of Counsel
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Joseph J. Jachetti
Associate
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Andrew Valentin
Associate
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Questions people ask us about this
Do you have an office in Ridley?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. We have two offices, Media and Chester, both real. Ridley is served from our Chester office. Be wary of firms listing an address in every town, because many of those are mail drops or rented meeting rooms.
Does it matter that you are not based in Ridley?
For almost every claim type, no. Cases run on phone calls, records and hearings that happen elsewhere: workers compensation before a judge covering your workplace, injury actions generally in Media, Social Security frequently by video.
Do I have to travel to your office?
No. Most cases begin with a phone call and documents can be sent electronically. If your injuries make travelling difficult, or you are in hospital or rehabilitation, we will come to you.
I was hurt at work near the industrial corridor. Is workers comp all I get?
Frequently not. Where another company contributed, an equipment manufacturer, a maintenance contractor, another employer's driver or the site owner, a third party claim runs alongside the compensation claim. That claim pays pain and suffering, which compensation never does, and it is often worth considerably more.
Both Delaware County offices
Walk in, or call. Both are answered 24 hours.
Media Head office
334 W Front StMedia, PA 19063
Open 24 hours
4.7 from 135 Google reviews
Serving central, north and west Delaware County.
Chester Satellite
405 Avenue of the StatesChester, PA 19013
Open 24 hours
5.0 from 5 Google reviews
Serving south and riverfront Delaware County.
Tell us what happened
Two questions to start. No contact details until the second step, and nothing you send here commits you to hiring us.
- You pay nothing unless we recover for you
- A named attorney reads every case review
- Both offices answer 24 hours, so you can call instead
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