Community and Charitable Support
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill

Since 1947, Galfand Berger has stood on the side of injured workers, consumers and individuals. Our firm's mission is unequivocal: to secure full and just compensation for people who have suffered injustices and injuries. We are a firm that puts our words into action not only in the courtroom but also in our community.

Galfand Berger, our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys, and our staff have a long history of giving back to the communities we serve. We are proud to support the vital work of many community organizations, legal clinics, and workers' rights and labor groups. And, our staff embodies the firm's core values of volunteerism by donating their time, resources, and energy to crucial issues, like: breast cancer awareness, homelessness, poverty and hunger, student mentoring, community civic associations, and access to the legal system for the impoverished, disabled and needy.

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Galfand Berger Supports WMMR’s Camp Out for Hunger
Each Thanksgiving season, Galfand Berger, LLP is proud to support 93.3 WMMR’s Camp Out for Hunger, the largest single-location food drive in the world. Now in its 28th year, this incredible community event continues to make a lasting impact on families across the region. This year, the attorneys and legal professionals at Galfand Berger came ...
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Galfand Berger Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
The Philadelphia Bar Association (PBA) established the Workers’ Compensation Section in 1995 to address the specialized needs of lawyers practicing Workers’ Compensation law. The Section maintains several subcommittees, which provide attorneys with opportunities to learn, enhance their skills, and serve their communities. One of these subcommittees is the Diversity and Inclusion subcommittee. This year, our ...
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Galfand Berger LLP Attorneys Lead Training and Community Outreach
At Galfand Berger LLP, our attorneys are dedicated not only to advocating for our clients in the courtroom but also to empowering workers, engaging with community members, and sharing knowledge with peers in the legal field.  Recent events showcase our firm’s commitment to training and outreach. Training Union Leaders Senior Partner Michael W. McGurrin, Esq., ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Pennsylvania Labor Event
Our firm was a proud sponsor of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO’s (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) Biennial Legislative Conference, which took place on March 31st and April 1st. The event, which runs every other year, helps establish basic goals and objectives to best protect the interests of working women and men in ...
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Our Firm’s Contribution to the Peggy Browning Fund
“It’s easier to take than to give. It’s nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime.” – Joan Marques.  Each year, Galfand Berger makes charitable contributions to support the good community work of so many organizations. This month, we attended an event hosted ...
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Galfand Berger Donates to Camp Out for Hunger Campaign
Each Thanksgiving season, our firm is honored to take part in 93.3 WMMR’s Camp Out for Hunger campaign. The campaign is the largest single location food drive in the world – and this year marks its 27th year of existence. Partner Michael P. Malvey has led the firm’s food drive for years. We are thrilled ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Berks Community Health Center’s National Health Center Week
Our firm was proud to sponsor this year’s National Health Center Week (NHCW), hosted by the Berks Community Health Center. Spearheaded annually by the National Association of Community Health Centers, or NACHC, the weeklong event is tasked with raising awareness and celebrating community health centers across the country. With just over 1,400 community health centers ...
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Galfand Berger Supports HIAS’ Golden Door Awards
Our firm was a proud attendee and sponsor of this year’s Golden Door Awards, an annual fundraiser that serves low-income immigrants as they build new lives across our community. Founded in 1882, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society’s (HIAS) primary mission has been to support low-income immigrants of all backgrounds by providing an array of immigration ...
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Galfand Berger Supports Esperanza Immigration Legal Services’ “Celebrating Hope for Immigrants” Event
Galfand Berger was proud to sponsor Esperanza Immigration Legal Services’ (EILS) Celebrating Hope for Immigrants: A Brighter Future event, which took place on May 18, 2023. The event involved focusing on the bright futures of many immigrants that EILS serves, recognizing two pivotal community leaders, enjoying a musical performance, and fundraising to support vital immigration ...
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Galfand Berger Attends Ed O’Brien Labor Dinner Dance
As a staunch supporter of labor and the labor rights movement since 1947, Galfand Berger was honored to take part in the annual Ed O’Brien Labor Dinner Dance earlier this month. This event supports candidates who stand with labor and workers’ rights. Michael W. McGurrin, a Senior Partner at our firm, attended the event. Speakers ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors and Participates in GRIP’s Run for Dreamers Event
On Saturday, May 6th, the Greater Reading Immigration Project (GRIP) hosted its second annual 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run for Dreamers event. Proceeds from the event benefit GRIP’s Scholarship Fund of Berks County Community Foundation, which helps students who are often ineligible to receive state and federal financial aid and other types of ...
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Galfand Berger Shows Support for 34th Annual Workers Memorial Day
Galfand Berger attorneys Michael W. McGurrin, Bradley R. Smith, and Abigail de Uriarte attended PhilaPOSH’s 34th Annual Workers Memorial Day event on Friday, April 28th. The program honored men and women who lost their lives to a work-related traumatic injury or illness. Our firm proudly supports this important event because of our unending fight in ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors HIAS’ Golden Door Awards
Our firm was proud to attend and sponsor HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Pennsylvania’s Golden Door Awards, an annual fundraiser that aims to serve low-income immigrants from all over the globe as they build new lives in our community. The fundraiser took place on April 20th, with the ceremony honoring those who lead the way ...
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Galfand Berger Supports Berks Arts Fast Lane Art
Our firm is a proud supporter of this year’s Fast Lane Art, a juried contest presented by Berks Arts in collaboration with the Berks County Intermediate Unit. The contest celebrates the work of high school students by displaying their pieces in special exhibitions in public spaces. Selected pieces are being showcased in a variety of ...
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Galfand Berger Donates to 25th Annual Camp Out for Hunger Campaign
Each year, Galfand Berger employees begin the holiday season by donating to 93.3 WMMR’s annual Camp Out for Hunger campaign. The week-long event is the largest single-location food drive in the United States, with proceeds benefitting Philabundance, a non-profit food bank that serves Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Not only is the event the largest of its kind, ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors the United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County 33rd Annual Golf Outing
Our firm was honored to participate in and sponsor the United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County’s 33rd annual golf outing, which benefits the community in a variety of ways. The event took place at the end of last month. The United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County was founded in 1960. Today, ...
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Galfand Berger Shows Support for Berks County Puerto Rican Day Parade and Latino Festival
This past weekend, thousands of people came together in downtown Reading to celebrate the 3rd annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Latino Festival. The festival showcased a day of festivities, live entertainment, and food in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Golden Door Awards
Our firm was a proud sponsor of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Pennsylvania’s Golden Door Awards, which took place on May 24th. HIAS hosts the Golden Door Awards each year. The ceremony honors those who lead the way in support of immigrants and refugees. HIAS PA’s primary mission is to support low-income immigrants of all ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Hope for Immigrants Fundraiser
On May 19, 2022, Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS), hosted a fundraiser entitled “Celebrating Hope for Immigrants: Cuentos de Esperanza”. Galfand Berger Senior Partner Michael P. Malvey, who currently serves as Chair of the EILS Board of Directors, was one of several presenters at the event, which was emceed by 6ABC News anchor Walter Perez.  ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Chip’s Champions 5K
Rick Jurewicz, Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, represented Chip Leasure’s family after Mr. Leasure was killed in a workplace accident in 2016. Chip was employed as an electrical foreman in Pennsylvania when he was fatally electrocuted while installing electrical switchboard equipment. Rick secured a confidential pretrial settlement, that will provide security to Mrs. Leasure and ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors Event Hosted by Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County
Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County is a non-profit organization that provides hope, information, and emotional support to every person affected by breast cancer. On Thursday, April 28th, the organization presented its “Cancer Knows No Party” event. The Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading and Berks County hosted the event. As a staunch ...
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Gabriela G. Raful Presents Continuing Legal Education Course on Cultural Competency
This April 20th, the Berks County Bar Association (BCBA) hosted its annual Bench-Bar Conference. The conference offered three sessions: Criminal Law, Family Law, and Civil Law. Our firm is proud to announce that Senior Partner Gabriela G. Raful presented a plenary session for all participants to attend. The primary focus of Gabriela’s continuing legal education ...
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Philaposh Commemorates 33rd Workers’ Memorial Day Program
The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) first established Workers’ Memorial Day in 1970, the same year that the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect. Philaposh, a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of injured workers, provides training and technical assistance to unions and workers on a ...
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Galfand Berger Sponsors GRIP’s Run For Dreamers
On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Greater Reading Immigration Project (GRIP) hosted its first 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run for Dreamers event. The proceeds and donations from GRIP’s 5K race will go towards helping students who are often ineligible to receive state and federal financial aid and other types of critical tuition assistance. ...
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Partner Bradley R. Smith Teaches Seminar on the Gig Economy
Galfand Berger Partner, Bradley R. Smith, recently presented an updated panel at the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). In the panel, Brad examined the growing trend towards workers laboring in the “gig economy” with a focus on employment status, worker safety, and insurance applications. Gig workers often perform short-term contracts or freelance work as ...
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Farhan S. Ali Appointed to HIAS Pennsylvania’s Board
We are proud to announce that Farhan S. Ali, an associate attorney at our firm, has been appointed as a Board Member to the Board of Directors for HIAS Pennsylvania.  Farhan’s appointment begins next month. More About HIAS Pennsylvania HIAS Pennsylvania first started out as the Association for Jewish Immigrants in 1882. For almost 140 ...
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Berks Arts Fast Lane Art: On Display at Our Reading Office
Galfand Berger is proud to participate in the Berks Arts’ Fast Lane Art, a juried exhibition and contest that honors and publicly showcases art from local high school students. Our firm is taking part in the art tour by displaying a piece of student artwork on our office window in downtown Reading. Berks Arts’ mission ...
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Senior Partner Gabriela G. Raful Discusses Victims’ Rights
Gabriela G. Raful, a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, recently appeared on the Dominican Association of Pennsylvania’s radio program. Conducted entirely in Spanish, Gabby discussed the rights of injured victims with the show’s hosts and listeners. Gabby is from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. As a native Spanish speaker, Gabby’s clients do not have ...
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Farhan S. Ali Represented Our Firm at the United Steelworkers’ District 10 Conference
Galfand Berger attorney Farhan S. Ali represented our firm at the United Steelworkers’ District 10 conference. Our firm has supported labor and the labor right’s movement since 1947!
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Galfand Berger Proudly Supports Berks Community Health Center
Galfand Berger proudly supports Berks Community Health Center as it celebrates National Health Center Week. There will be free community events all week, including FREE health screenings, refreshments, music, kids activities and community partners and sponsors set up with information. There will be giveaways and raffle prizes and more! Galfand Berger attorneys and staff will be ...
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Yohalna Jimenez Represented Our Firm in the 2019 Eighth Annual Fiesta Latina of Lebanon.
Galfand Berger employee, Yohalna Jimenez, represented our firm in the 2019 Eighth Annual Fiesta Latina of Lebanon. The Fiesta, celebrates Hispanic/Latino Heritage by emerging the audience in cultural dances, music and great food.
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Michael W. McGurrin Marched With the United Steelworkers
Galfand Berger partner, Michael W. McGurrin, marched with the United Steelworkers in their 2019 Bethlehem, Pa Labor Day parade.
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Galfand Berger Partner Gabriela G. Raful Participated in the Law Foundation of Berks County’s “Book ‘Em” campaign.
Galfand Berger partner Gabriela G. Raful participated in the Law Foundation of Berks County’s “Book ‘Em” campaign. In this program, attorneys, like Gabby, read to students in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten throughout the Reading school district. Students even received copies of books to take home.
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EILS Thanks Chair of the Board Mike Malvey
Mike Malvey, a Partner at Galfand Berger LLP, is part of Esperanza’s culture of giving as the Chair of the Board of EILS. Esperanza gives so much to our Hunting Park community, and Mr. Malvey is no exception. Mike serves on EILS’ board because he believes in its mission of empowering immigrants. Read the full newsletter ...
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Galfand Berger Participates in the 2018 Camp Out For Hunger Campaign
Every year during the holiday season, the radio station 93.3 WMMR hosts its “Camp Out For Hunger” campaign – and our firm is proud to announce that this is our 10th year participating in the important fundraiser. The campaign aims to reduce rates of food insecurity, which is the state of going without reliable access to ...
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Gabriela G. Raful Participates in New Citizen Naturalization Ceremony
Twenty-seven immigrants from 13 different countries were naturalized as new United States citizens last month, and Galfand Berger partner Gabriela G. Raful was there to help commemorate the important event. The Berks County Bar Association sponsored the naturalization event, and for Gabby – herself a native of the Dominican Republic who immigrated to the U.S. ...
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