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Early in his career, Pennsylvania personal injury attorney Brian S. Chacker was recognized by Philadelphia magazine as a Rising Star, which is a distinction awarded to up-and-coming attorneys who have achieved a high degree of professional competence and peer recognition. He has established a reputation for creating customized legal strategies and for taking a nontraditional approach to the practice of law. He continues to impress clients and colleagues by obtaining maximum settlements for injury victims throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.
Attorney Chacker spends a significant amount of time providing thorough legal counsel for people who come to the Philadelphia law office of Gay Chacker & Mittin, P.C., to discuss their legal matters. He is focused on helping people who have suffered serious injuries due to incidents involving medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents and many other types of accident injuries.
His skillful evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses in each of his cases helps him to determine which tactics will be the most effective and cost efficient in obtaining maximum compensation for our clients.
About Brian Chacker
Law School: Villanova University School of Law
Admitted: 1999, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: www.gaychackermittin.com/Attorneys/Brian-S-Chacker.shtml
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Bar Foundation, Young Lawyers Andrew Hamilton Circle
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
- Member, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Brandeis Law Society
- Member, Temple American Inn of Court
- Member, Status/Diversity Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member, Spring Gala Event Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member, Community Outreach Committee, Champions of Caring, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Co-Chair, Attorney Mentoring Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Civil Litigation Section
- New Jersey, 1999
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2001
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2003
- Member, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2004
- Member, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2005
- Member, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2006
- Treasurer, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2007
- Chair-Elect, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2008
- Chair, Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2009
- Member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Assocaition, 2010
- Moderator and Planner for Chancellor's Forum, "A Conversation With Law School Deans", 2011
- Member pf the Board of Directors for Work To Ride, 2011
- Member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 2011
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $4.2 Million Verdict for a 19 year old woman who suffered a fracture to her right ankle that was severe and highly unstable, requiring immediate surgery. She also sustained numerous soft tissue abrasions and lacerations, a large hematoma of the right thigh, a hematoma on her left calf and a closed fracture of her left big toe. The plaintiff underwent four (4) surgeries and procedures. , 2008
- $3 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for an 87 year old woman who was given an overdose of anesthesia following a total knee replacement surgery, 2009
- $517,500 Settlement for a minor child who suffered a fractured shoulder and a los of 20 degrees of supination in his left forearm., 2011
- $1.45 Million Setltement for minor child sustaining laceration to left arm in a bus accident requiring multiple surgeries to remove foreign bodies from the bone and an ulnar nerve transposition surgery., 2011
- $3.67 Million Settlement for minor child suffering 2nd degree burns over much of his back, shoulder and part of his right arm, nerve injury to his right arm, internal injury to his liver, a laceration to his head requiring over 14 staples to close and a fracture of his left scapula. , 2011
Educational Background:
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, B.A., 1996
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