Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP (SGRV) has announced that effective July 1, 2019, Cory Chandler, Amy L. Christiansen and Karen E. McManus Rich are now Members of the firm.  All have been with SGRV for many years of dedicated service, previously serving as Associates in the firm.

Chandler focuses his practice on civil litigation and federal criminal defense.  He represents nursing homes and healthcare providers in complex abuse allegations, represents insurance companies and businesses in labor and employment issues and defends individuals against allegations of white collar crime.  His recent accomplishments include obtaining acquittals of a client on a federal indictment.  Chandler has extensive trial experience having served as lead attorney in more than 60 civil and criminal jury trials.  In addition, he serves as general counsel to the Florida Seaports Counsel, Inc., providing advice on legal matters relating to the success and development of Florida seaports.  He has represented some of the nation’s largest insurance companies in automobile, products liability and premises liability cases.

Christiansen focuses her civil litigation practice on the defense of nursing home claims, legal malpractice, employment discrimination claims and general commercial litigation.  She also has experience in products liability and toxic tort litigation. Christiansen won an appeal of a summary judgment granted in an employment discrimination case in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  She tried a nursing home negligence case and obtained a zero damages verdict in Lake County, Fla.  She also assisted with and successfully won jurisdictional defense of a large construction company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit, and won several appeals of motions to compel arbitration in nursing home litigation in various Florida District Courts of Appeal.

Rich has extensive trial experience as a former criminal prosecutor, enabling her to achieve successful results for her clients in her civil practice in which she has focused in the areas of health care law and employment law for approximately two decades.  She passionately defends long term care facilities and assisted living facilities in complex legal matters such as professional negligence, wrongful death and violation of resident’s rights from pre-suit through arbitration and/or jury trial, and provides legal counsel to them in regulatory compliance and licensure matters.  She defends clients with personal jurisdictional defenses to prevent them from being sued in an improper venue, and also clients seeking to discharge residents from nursing homes by presenting evidence at discharge hearings thereby mitigating litigation risks to her clients.  Additionally, she defends nurses and nursing home administrators in professional license revocation matters.  In the area of employment law, Rich routinely defends claims of discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment and unpaid overtime charges before the Florida Department of Human Relations, EEOC, Department of Labor and in various state and federal courts.  She also represents employers in union grievances through mediation and arbitration.  Through the insurance practice, she defends claims of professional negligence, legal malpractice as well as personal injury in slip and fall and negligent security/supervision matters.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. has represented clients nationally and internationally for nearly 50 years and provides counsel and expertise across the entire spectrum of legal practice, from complex litigation to sophisticated transactional and corporate matters. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Florida, and New York.

The firm represents businesses, corporate boards, and highly placed individuals. Its clients are engaged in a variety of industries including finance and banking, manufacturing, hospitality, gaming and entertainment, real estate and commercial development, insurance and venture capital, energy, financial services, health care, security and telecommunications.

The firm’s practice areas include high stakes litigation, business disputes, commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, securities, trust and estates, fiduciary litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights, civil RICO, trade secrets, trademark and restrictive covenants, intellectual property, antitrust, white-collar criminal defense, banking and financial services, corporate formation and governance, employment, entertainment and amusements, environment and energy, wealth management, healthcare, hospitality, insurance coverage and insured casualty litigation, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, real estate, sports and tax law.