Brian R. Bezark
Brian R. Bezark is co-founder and Managing Partner at Bezark and Lerner. He has 40 years of experience specializing in personal injury law.
After receiving his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1969, Bezark became partner at Astor, Weiss and Newman in Philadelphia. In 1986, he co-founded Bezark and Lerner to cover all aspects of personal injury law with a focus on auto, motorcycle and truck accidents; workplace injuries; slip and fall accidents; medical malpractice; nursing home negligence and death claims.
In addition to practicing personal injury law, Bezark handles Wills and Estates. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associations and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania .
Contact Brian R. Bezark at
bbezark@bezarkandlerner.com or
215-735-5599
Eric I. Lerner
Eric I. Lerner is co-founder, partner and Head of Litigation at Bezark and Lerner having established the firm in 1986. Lerner has been specializing in personal injury law for thirty years. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associations, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Lerner also serves as Judge Pro Tem for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Lerner received his J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa in 1978 after earning a bachelors degree from Temple University. He was an associate with Goldman & Goldman in Philadelphia, prior to forming Bezark and Lerner in 1986. Lerner is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to practice pro hac vice in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, and Nevada.
Here is just a sample of Lerner's cases of note:
- In 2005, Lerner was lead counsel in a medical malpractice case in which a patient died as a result of complications from gastric bypass surgery. The case was resolved in the family’s favor with a $4 million settlement.
- A Philadelphia jury awarded $4.3 million to the family of two people who were fatally injured in a head on automobile collision.
- A $9 million settlement was reached prior to trial in a Florida truck accident in which the driver of a tractor-trailor failed to observe a stop sign resulting in the death of a local physician.
- A slip and fall case involving a woman who suffered severe ankle injuries from a fall on a ramp at a shopping mall resulted in a $900,000 jury verdict in Philadelphia County.
- A $1.3 million settlement was obtained in a case of a patient who died as a result of a misdiagnosed heart condition.
Contact Eric I. Lerner at
elerner@bezarkandlerner.com or
215-735-5599
Stuart A. Winegrad
Stuart A. Winegrad is Senior Associate at Bezark and Lerner, licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He earned a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree at Widener University School of Law in 1995 and began his legal career at Dashevsky, Herwitz, DiSandro, Kuhn and Novello in Philadelphia. In 1997, he joined Bezark and Lerner as Senior Associate.
Winegrad has over 12 years of experience handling commercial litigation, real estate transactions, personal injury and workers compensation cases. He has also been successful in numerous appellate level administrative law decisions and argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He serves as counsel to a large international bank handling foreclosure and commercial cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Winegrad is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associations, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He also serves as Judge Pro Tem for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Contact Stuart A. Winegrad at
swinegrad@bezarkandlerner.com or
215-735-5599