Attorney Profile

John G. Coleman is an associate in the Philadelphia office of McBreen & Kopko engaged in general civil litigation practice with a focus on the defense of premises liability, product liability, and other civil litigations matters. Prior to joining McBreen & Kopko, Mr. Coleman worked as an…

Shelley A. Ewalt is a Partner for McBreen & Kopko and is based in Princeton, NJ. Ms. Ewalt’s practice focuses on aviation and airport law with a focus on business transactions and contracts, corporate matters, and regulatory compliance. She has represented clients ranging from scheduled and…

Christopher J. Boyle joined McBreen & Kopko in 2004. He is a partner in the Philadelphia office of the firm and is engaged in a civil litigation trial practice with a focus on transportation liability, premises liability, construction accident, products liability, aviation liability actions…

Michele Tate McBreen, a Partner based in Chicago, concentrates on employment and corporate law in her appellate practice.  A 1976 cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, she received her J.D. from the same institution in 1980. She is a member of the Chicago Bar…

Mary Elizabeth Kopko is a Partner based in the firm’s Chicago office where she has an appellate practice.  Ms. Kopko has been licensed to practice in Illinois and admitted before both the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

She received her B.…

Thomas J. Bradley is a Partner at McBreen & Kopko and serves as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Philadelphia Office.  Since 1984 he has practiced in the civil litigation area in Federal and State courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Mr. Bradley served as a prosecutor in…

Richard A. Auerbach is the Managing Partner of McBreen & Kopko's New York offices and heads the commercial litigation practice. He has been practicing in New York since 1981.  Mr. Auerbach represents domestic and international clients on a broad range of individual and corporate…

ReginaMovsesyan Vakser is a Partner of McBreen & Kopko and is a co-chair of the firm's International Practice Group. She has been with the firm since 1998. Ms. Vakser's primary areas of practice include international commercial law (with the focus on…

Leonard D. Kirsch is a Partner Emeritus of McBreen & Kopko and a co-founder of its aviation law practice. He has been practicing law since 1980, both in private practice and as in-house counsel for a public aviation company with operations worldwide.  Mr. Kirsch represents domestic…

James R. Stern concentrates on mergers and acquisitions, securities and commodities, corporate law and general litigation as a Partner in the firm’s Chicago office.  A 1978 graduate, with high honors and high distinction, from the University of Michigan, Mr. Stern received his J.D. from the…

Hugh G. McBreen is a Partner specializing in trial and appellate litigation in Chicago.  Admitted to practice in Illinois, before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of that state and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Mr.…

Helene G. Bradley is a Senior Associate in the Philadelphia office of McBreen & Kopko.  Her practice areas include civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on employment law, state and federal income taxation, and wills, trusts and estates.  Ms. Bradley received her B.A., …

Frederick H. Kopko, Jr., a Partner of the firm’s Chicago office, practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, commodities, and corporate law.  A member of the Chicago Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and the National Futures Association, Mr. Kopko serves on the boards of…

Evan Gewirtz is trial counsel to McBreen & Kopko. Mr. Gewirtz specializes in trials involving personal injury, product liability, lead poisoning, construction accidents, and medical malpractice as well as in commercial cases. Furthermore, Mr. Gewirtz has tried in excess of 300 cases in New…