ABOUT THE ATTORNEYS
David S. Bross, Richard L. Group, and Richard L. Frankel are trial attorneys in private practice, who concentrate in Social Security Disability/SSI claims, Veterans Benefits, and disability insurance (LTD) claims.* The firm maintains offices in Cherry Hill, Mount Holly, and Philadelphia, along with “satellite” offices at other locations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The attorneys have represented thousands of satisfied clients over the years, litigating numerous cases throughout the tri-state region (New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania).
*Bross & Group also represents individuals in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases.
David S. Bross
Mr. Bross has been licensed in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania since 1981. Before opening his own office in 1995, Mr. Bross was the chief New Jersey partner for 10 years for the civil litigation firm of Marks, Feiner, Fridkin & Bross. Mr. Bross was formerly a Benefit Authorizer for the Social Security Administration, and has utilized his experience to compile an outstanding record of success representing clients before the Social Security Administration.
Mr. Bross is a sustaining and active member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), the National Organization of Veterans (NOVA), the New Jersey chapter of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), and various county associations. Mr. Bross has served as an insurance arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and the court-administered arbitration programs in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Philadelphia counties. He is also a certified arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (federal court), where one of his recent victories against a long-term disability insurer was published in the New Jersey Law Journal.
Mr. Bross speaks frequently on disability and insurance issues to various local support groups as well as to physicians and attorneys. He most recently lectured on Social Security Disability/SSI issues to other attorneys on behalf of the National Business Institute. He was selected by his colleagues as one of South Jersey’s “Top Attorneys” in the August 2005 edition of SJ Magazine, and has been voted by the readership of South Jersey Magazine as an “Awesome Attorney” in each of the past three years. He also has written a regular column for the Camden and Burlington County Woman newspapers for the past 10 years.
Mr. Bross volunteers his time, resources, and expertise to a number of local charitable and service organizations, including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, the Arthritis Foundation, and various veterans’ groups. He is proud to have worked for Trial Lawyers Care, providing free legal services to victims of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack.
A graduate of Rutgers College in New Brunswick and Rutgers School of Law in Camden, he resides in Cherry Hill with his wife and two children.
Richard L. Group
Like Mr. Bross, Mr. Group is a trial attorney licensed in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, practicing since 1985. Before joining Mr. Bross, he was an associate for 10 years for the civil litigation firm of Marks, Feiner, Fridkin & Bross. Mr. Group heads up the firm’s Philadelphia office, where he is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He serves as an arbitrator with the court-administered arbitration program in Philadelphia County and is frequently appointed by other members of the bar to serve as an arbitrator for uninsured motorist litigation. Mr. Group has also represented individuals in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation cases for over 20 years. He is also a member of ATLA-NJ and NOSSCR.
Mr. Group oversees the firm’s appellate practice, obtaining frequent victories in Social Security appeals from the “Appeals Council” and against the U.S. Attorney’s office, which represents the Social Security Administration in federal appeals. A recent success in a federal appeal of a Social Security Disability case resulted in a remand by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Another recent victory in a federal district court appeal of a disability case was published in the NOSSCR Forum.
A graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey and Temple University School of Law, he resides in Philadelphia with his wife and daughter.
Richard L. Frankel
Richard L. Frankel joined the firm as an associate in 2005 and became a partner in July 2010. A member of NOVA and NOSSCR, Mr. Frankel oversees the firm’s Veteran’s claims practice. He is also a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania bars. Mr. Frankel graduated with honors from the University of the Arts and is a 2005 graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Mr. Frankel participated in the Beasley School’s nationally acclaimed “Integrated Trial Advocacy Program” and was the founding president of the law school’s chapter of the American Constitution Society. Mr. Frankel was also a Certified Legal Intern at the Temple Legal Aid Office, where he successfully represented clients in Social Security/SSI cases. He is also an accomplished musician who plays jazz trumpet and keyboard.
Faith S. Steinberg
Faith S. Steinberg is of counsel to the firm. Also a trial attorney, she is licensed in the New Jersey state and federal courts. Ms. Steinberg has over 20 years of trial experience, including over five years as house counsel for Prudential Insurance Company. She was formerly a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Social Security Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Newark.
Mrs. Steinberg is a graduate of Douglass College in New Brunswick and Touro Law School in New York. She resides locally with her husband and two children.