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Education

Villanova University School of Law, 2004

Admissions

Pennsylvania, 2005

New Jersey, 2005

Carolyn (Carey) Chopko represents individuals and families who have been catastrophically injured as a result of birth and neonatal/pediatric negligence, as well as general medical negligence.  Carey has helped secure several multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements throughout the region and across the country against obstetricians, pediatricians, hospitals and other healthcare providers.

Carey was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2013 – 2016,  after being recognized as a Pennsylvania Rising Star from 2007 to 2012.  She is a member of The American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Philadelphia Bar Association, where she served as the Chair of the Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee from 2011 to 2012.

Carey received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Villanova University as a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.  Upon graduation, she was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy, and served in the Nurse Corps for eight years.  Carey obtained her law degree from Villanova University School of Law, where she was a staff editor for the Environmental Law Journal and recipient of the Arthur J. Kania Award for Professional Ethics.  After law school, Carey served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Carey is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her family.  She lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and four children.

Carey is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  She has also handled cases in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, when admitted on a pro hac vice basis.

Education

Villanova University School of Law, 2004

Admissions

Pennsylvania, 2005

New Jersey, 2005

Affiliations

Pennsylvania Association for Justice Member

Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Member

American Association for Justice Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, 2006 – Present

Philadelphia Bar Association Member, Officer positions 2005 – 2011

Awards

Super Lawyers Thomson Reuters, 2007 – 2008, 2010 – 2016

Arthur J. Kania Award for Professional Ethics Villanova University, 2004

Publications

Northern District of California Delivers ‘Sound’ Judgment in Protection of Marine Wildlife Under the MMPA, Restricting Navy”s Use of Sonar 15 Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 393-413, 2004

Speaking Engagements

Naturalization Ceremony  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2008, 2009

My First Philadelphia Common Pleas Trial  Philadelphia Bar Association, Bench Bar 2008

Developing and Supporting Theories of Hospital Liability in Catastrophic Injury Cases Philadelphia Bar Association, 2008

The Paralegals Guide to Proficient Medical Records Translation Institute for Paralegal Education, a division of National Business Institute, Inc., 2008

My First Trial Seminar  Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2007

Medical Records Review for Paralegals  Institute for Paralegal Education, a division of National Business Institute, Inc., 2007

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