Chaffin Luhana LLP

Attorney A.J. Patterson

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of West Virginia

Education:

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• Pennsylvania State University, B.A., cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate in the firm’s Pittsburgh office
• Began as a Law Clerk with Chaffin Luhana LLP
• Senior Staff Editor, Law Review

Attorney Andrew Flenner

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Education:

• Penn State Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
• Pennsylvania State University, B.A. in Telecommunications

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Associate
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Board Member, South Central Pennsylvania United Spinal Association

Attorney Betsy Ingraham

Bar Admissions:

• State of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

Education:

• University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
• University of Connecticut, B.A., magna cum laude, 2001

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Of Counsel
• Super Lawyers, 2017-2025
• Best Lawyers, 2022-2025

Attorney Colin Dunn

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of West Virginia
• State of Ohio
• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia

Education:

• West Virginia University College of Law, J.D.
• West Virginia University, B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
• Member, West Virginia Association for Justice

Attorney Diana Beltré

Bar Admissions:

• Puerto Rico State Bar

Education:

• University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D.
• University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, B.A., magna cum laude

Attorney Emily J. Beeson

Bar Admissions:

• State of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the country

Education:

• Elon University School of Law, J.D.
• Guilford College, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member, American Association for Justice, Publications Committee, 2025-2026
• Member, North Carolina Bar Association, 4ALL Committee, 2024-2026
• Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee, 2024-2025
• Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Products Liability, Class Actions and Mass Torts Section
• Section Chair, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2021-2022
• Membership Chair, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2025-2026
• Member, Membership Committee, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2025-2026
• Member, Legal Affairs Committee, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2023-2024
• NEXT Fellow, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2023
• Member, Greensboro Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Eric T. Chaffin

Bar Admissions:

• State of New York
• State of Ohio
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of West Virginia
• State of Connecticut
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Southern Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• United States District Court, Southern Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the country

Education:

• W&L University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• West Virginia University, B.A., summa cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial Lawyer
• Moot Court Board Chairman
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Leaders Forum, AAJ
• Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
• Board of Governors, PAJ, 2016-2020
• Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, West Virginia Association for Justice

Attorney Geoffrey D. Spaulding

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the country

Education:

• Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University, J.D.
• Gannon University, B.A.

Attorney John Munoz

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Education:

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
• University of Michigan, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Joined Chaffin Luhana in 2024
• Served over ten years as a lawyer in the public sector
• Served as law clerk to the Honorable Jeanne T. Covert, Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court in Burlington County
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Attorney Julia Merritt

Bar Admissions:

• State of Georgia
• State of North Carolina
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the country

Education:

• Georgia State University College of Law, J.D.
• Northwestern University, B.A., Honors Writing Program

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member, American Association of Justice
• Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Moderator, Professionalism, Ethics and Malpractice Seminar, State Bar of Georgia, 2021 and 2022

Attorney Justin Joseph

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of West Virginia
• State of Ohio
• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia

Education:

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• John Carroll University, B.A., cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• Managing Editor, Law Review
• Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers
• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Attorney Kendra Goldhirsch

Bar Admissions:

• State of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States Supreme Court
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the country

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
• Boston University, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in the New York Metro area, 2015–2019
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Injury Board

Attorney Martin Mazezka

Bar Admissions:

• State of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Education:

• University of Louisville, J.D.
• West Virginia University, B.S.B.A. in Finance

Attorney Nicholas R. Farnolo

Bar Admissions:

• State of New York
• State of New Jersey
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appealsy
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Regularly appears pro hac vice before other state and federal courts across the countr

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.
• State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner of Chaffin Luhana
• Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2013-2018
• New York Super Lawyer, 2021-2025
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100
• Form & Accuracy Editor, Syracuse Law Review
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Attorney Patrick Booth

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of West Virginia
• State of Ohio
• State of Connecticut
• State of New York
• United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Education:

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• University of Maryland College Park, B.S.; B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania, 2019-2025
• Super Lawyer Rising Star, Pennsylvania, 2018
• American Association for Justice
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice
• West Virginia Association for Justice

Attorney Roopal P. Luhana

Bar Admissions:

• State of New Jersey
• State of New York
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of Connecticut
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education:

• Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., merit scholar
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Super Lawyer, New York, 2013-2025
• Super Lawyer Rising Star, New York, 2011 & 2012
• American Association for Justice
• Leaders Forum, American Association for Justice
• Advisory Board Member, TAARA
• Trustee, Chaffin Luhana Foundation

Attorney Steven Cohn

Bar Admissions:

• State of New York
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York

Education:

• Northwestern University School of Law, J.D.
• The Johns Hopkins University, B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• New York Bar Association

Ashley M. Rossman

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Wisconsin
• All Wisconsin Federal Courts

Education:

• University of Minnesota
• Marquette University Law School, Juris Doctor

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Interned for the Honorable Judge William M. Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin
• Interned for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit