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Adam Getson, Esquire
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$150,000 Trip and Fall Award for Attorney Getson

Attorney Adam Getson of Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher was able to obtain a verdict in the amount of $150,000 in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania trip and fall matter.

The plaintiff began descending concrete steps when he was caused to trip and fall due to a broken step. He violently tumbled down the remaining steps crashing into the concrete platform below. As a result of his fall, plaintiff sustained severe, injuries including but not limited to a laceration of the inner aspect of the right lower lid to the right eye which required surgical repair in the Emergency Room. Attorney Getson successfully argued that the defendant had a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition for its contemplated use and the purpose for which the invitation was extended to the plaintiff and therefore should be responsible for the injuries sustained by the plaintiff.

Attorney Getson joined Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher as an Associate in April 2004 and focuses his practice in Plaintiffs' Civil Trial Litigation.

Attorney Getson Featured in Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis

In the March 2008 issue of Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Attorney Adam Getson was featured for his successful representation of an injured passenger, which resulted in an award of $31,500. During the two-day trial, Attorney Getson was able to prove to the jury that his client suffered injuries due to the negligence of the uninsured driver she was riding with. The jury found the defendant 100% negligent and awarded Attorney Getson's client compensation. Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis included a summary and analysis of Attorney Getson's successful trial recently.

Attorney Getson joined Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher as an Associate in April 2004 and focuses his practice in Plaintiff's Civil Trial Litigation. A Philadelphia native, he is a graduate of Widener Law School.

Attorney Getson to Lecture at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School

Adam Getson, an Associate Attorney with the Philadelphia law firm of Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher, has been asked by City Year of Greater Philadelphia to discuss with students at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School what it takes to become a lawyer. The talk, scheduled for April 30, 2008, will feature Attorney Getson's thoughts about the process of becoming a lawyer, including passing the Pennsylvania Bar, and the ethical responsibilities of being a lawyer.

$184,000 Trip and Fall Verdict for Attorney Getson

Attorney Adam Getson of Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher was able to obtain a verdict in the amount of $184,000 in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania trip and fall matter.

The plaintiff, 60 years old at the time of her fall, sustained left knee medial and lateral meniscus tears and a medial femoral condyle fracture requiring multiple injections and surgical repair and a left shoulder full thickness rotator cuff tear requiring multiple injections as a result of the trip and fall within the defendant's premises. Attorney Getson successfully argued that the defendant had a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition for its contemplated use and the purpose for which the invitation was extended to the plaintiff and therefore should be responsible for the damages sustained by the plaintiff.

Attorney Getson joined Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher as an Associate in April 2004 and focuses his practice in Plaintiffs' Civil Trial Litigation.

$31,500 Jury Verdict for Attorney Getson

January 2008

In January 2008, Adam Getson, an associate at Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer & Brecher, was able to obtain a jury verdict on behalf of a client who was injured by a negligent driver in November 2004. The trial lasted two days, and Attorney Getson was able to persuade a twelve-person, Philadelphia County jury that the plaintiff sustained injuries to her neck and back while in an uninsured vehicle operated by an uninsured negligent driver. This matter was presided over by The Honorable Judge Matthew D. Carrafiello. Attorney Getson's client was awarded $31,500 for her injuries.

Mr. Getson joined the firm as an Associate in April 2004 and focuses his practice in Plaintiffs' CIvil Trial Litigation. In September 2006, he joined with Wapner Newman attorney Robert S. Miller in securing a $1.45 million settlement for a 55-year-old former carpenter in Burlington County, New Jersey injured in a car accident.

$1.45 Million Settlement in Motor Vehicle Accident Case

September 2006

In a confidential settlement involving a case of motor vehicle negligence, Wapner Newman attorneys Robert S. Miller and Adam S. Getson secured damages for a 55-year old former carpenter in Burlington County, New Jersey. The victim sustained multiple injuries, including, but not limited to, a fractured pelvis; collapsed lung; five fractured ribs; lacerated liver; fractured sacrum; lacerated lips; fractured tooth; right humerus fracture; right radius fracture; right ulna fracture; right arm skin graph; severed right flexor polluces longus tendon; severed right media nerve; small intraventricular hemorrhage; deep vein thrombosis of left lower extremity; sacral fracture; pubic fracture; nerve damage to right arm and fingers; as well as other injuries to his head, neck, back, spine, torso and extremities, their bones, cells, tissues, discs, muscles, cartilage, nerves and functions; together with shock and injury to his nerves and nervous system. During a day long Pre-Trial Conference, the attorneys secured $1,450,000.00 in damages for the plaintiff.