Joint & Several Liability 2026

Stephen T. Kopko, Esq. is an attorney of the Anzalone Law Offices in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where he focuses on Plaintiff’s personal injury, including injuries resulting from motor-vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall events, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association of Justice, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Lackawanna County Bar Association, and the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association.
Attorney Kopko is 2008 magna cum laude graduate of King’s College with a degree in Political Science. At King’s he received the John F. Kennedy award for having the highest GPA in Political Science. He then received his law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.
After graduating from law school, Attorney Kopko worked as a volunteer Public Defender in Lackawanna County and then at a local law firm.
Prior to working at Anzalone Law, he worked for a local law firm that specialized in representing insurance companies in personal injury matters. He has represented insurance companies at each stage of litigation, including at trial and at the Pennsylvania Superior Court. In 2023, Attorney Kopko decided to change his career path and use his skills and knowledge to benefit victims in personal injury matters. His prior experience provides him with unique insight into how the insurance industry operates, which he uses to help his clients.
In 2019 Attorney Kopko was named to the Top 20 under 40 by the Northeast Business Journal. This honor recognized Attorney Kopko as one of the top professionals in all of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was one or only two attorneys honored that year.
In addition to being a litigator, Attorney Kopko has also published articles analyzing civil litigation issues. These articles have appeared in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and the Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine.
Attorney Kopko resides in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania with wife, Julia, and two daughters, Imogene and Ruby. He is active in his community serving as a Co-Chairperson of the Our Lady of the Snows Country Bazaar. He is also a lector for Our Lady of the Snows. Attorney Kopko also volunteers his time as a pro-bono solicitor for the Abington Area Joint Recreation Board.

Mr. Daley Is a graduate of the University of Dayton, where he earned his degree in Chemical Engineering. Following his career as an engineer, Mr. Daley attended the Duquesne University School of Law, graduated cum laude, and began practicing with Robert Peirce & Associates. Mr. Daley developed the firm’s Nursing Home and Hospital Liability Group. Mr. Daley is now a Principal Attorney with the Peirce firm, and focuses his attention on nursing home, medical malpractice and civil rights matters. Mr. Daley is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, in numerous federal jurisdictions, and in the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, was one of Philadelphia Magazine’s “Rising Stars” in 2005 and 2006 and “Super Lawyer” in 2014 and 2015, has organized and hosted the American Association of Justice (formerly ATLA) Trial Moot Court competition on six occasions, including the national finals, is an officer of the AAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Group, and is a member of PAJ’s Board of Governors. Mr. Daley is a member of the American Bar Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association and was invited to become a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County in 2014. Mr. Daley has published articles in the Duquesne University Law Review, for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, for Andrews Litigation Reporters and for The Legal Intelligencer. He has also been an invited speaker and instructor on numerous occasions, on both the state and national levels. Mr. Daley has been actively involved with the Pro Se Committee for Indigent Plaintiffs in Prisoner Civil Rights Cases, and for the past six years has been a coach and sponsor of the Steel Valley Youth Baseball Association.

Brooks Foland brings over three decades of legal experience to his role as a mediator. With a background as an advocate and litigator, he has been involved in numerous mediations spanning various areas such as personal injury, product liability, professional liability and insurance coverage. Over the years, he has honed his skills through formal mediation training and collaborating with a diverse range of ADR (alternative dispute resolution) professionals. Drawing from this wealth of experience, Brooks approaches each mediation with a nuanced understanding of the most effective strategies. He has mediated approximately 75 cases across multiple domains.

Suzanne T. Tighe is Special Counsel at Marshall Dennehey, where she divides her time between the firm’s Scranton and Philadelphia offices. As a member of the firm’s Professional Liability Department, she concentrates her practice on insurance coverage issues, including first-and-third party claims, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, insurance bad faith claims, and appellate issues. Early in her career, Suzanne represented both claimants and insureds, and she credits the insights gained from understanding opposing positions with strengthening her ability to advocate for her clients. Suzanne’s engagement with the insurance industry extends beyond representing her clients. She lectures regularly on insurance related topics, and has authored amicus briefs in Pennsylvania State and Federal Courts.

Mr. Cooper is a partner at the Harrisburg-based personal injury law firm of Schmidt Kramer P.C. where he specializes in personal injury law with an emphasis on motor vehicle accident and insurance cases. An active member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ), Mr. Cooper served as its 2012-13 President. He is also past Chairman of its Legislative Policy Committee and has served on both the Executive Committee and Board of Governors. He is also the Treasurer of LAWPAC, the Association’s PAC. Mr. Cooper is also active in the Pennsylvania Bar Association where he serves as co-Chair of its Political Action Committee (PAC). Mr. Cooper has an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating. This is the highest rating that Martindale-Hubbell gives. In November 2014, Mr. Cooper was appointed by then-Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Wolf to act as a co-chair for the transition team committee overseeing the Department of the Commonwealth/State. In 2012, Mr. Cooper was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to its Appellate Court Rules Committee. He has also been appointed as a Hearing Officer with the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board. In 2020, Mr. Cooper was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to its Civil Procedure Rules Committee. In July 2021, he was appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Wolf to the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board where he was a member of until July 2025 and he served for a period as its Chair. In April 2025 he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to be a member of the 12 person Pennsylvania Disciplinary Bard. Mr. Cooper has been named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® as one of the top 100 lawyers in the Commonwealth every year since 2011. In 2008, Mr. Cooper was honored by PAJ and awarded its prestigious Milton D. Rosenberg Award for leadership and efforts for victims’ rights. In 2005, Mr. Cooper received the Association’s prestigious George F. Douglas Amicus Curiae Award for outstanding appellate advocacy. In addition, Mr. Cooper has been selected for inclusion as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® every year from 2006 to the present, and in 2005 was a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star. He has also been named to the Best Lawyers In America each year since 2012. Mr. Cooper has been actively involved in many important appellate cases in the Pennsylvania Supreme and Superior Courts and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, including Donovan v. State Farm, Gallagher v. GEICO, Rush v. Erie Ins. Exch., Rancosky v. Washington National, Allstate v. Wolfe, Ayers v. Geico, Heller v. League of Cities, Bumbarger v. Peerless, State Farm v. Rosenthal, Sackett v. Nationwide, and Smith v. Rohrbaugh. Mr. Cooper is also a past member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Pennsylvania and Dauphin County Bar Associations. He is a member of the Dauphin County Bar Association where he served as its President in 2022-23 and is currently a member of its Board of Directors. In 2021 he was named to the Board of Directors of the Joe Allegrini Children’s Hero Fund Board. Mr. Cooper is an editor for the leading treatise on Pennsylvania Auto Insurance released in December 2012, the Third Edition of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Insurance: An Analysis of the Financial Responsibility Law. He is also an editor of all supplements for the Third Edition and was also a contributing editor on the Second Edition of the treatise. He is also the author of The A to Z of Civil Depositions in Pennsylvania published by PBI Press in February 2013. The text is a manual for attorneys who need assistance and ideas with handling various types of civil depositions in the Pennsylvania state and federal courts. Mr. Cooper received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law (1993) and his B.A. from the University at Albany (1990). He is a frequent lecturer and author, who is also involved with the community through the Harrisburg Jewish Community Center and as an Adjunct Professor at Widener Law Commonwealth.