Amy Lynn Bennecoff Ginsburg (Attorney)
Amy is a graduate of Drexel University, holding dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Political Science and International Area Studies. Following graduation from college, she earned her law degree from Widener University School of Law.
Since law school she has practiced in various areas of civil litigation including real estate, commercial, personal injury, and bankruptcy. Her current practice area involves representing consumers in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Pennsylvania Fair Credit Extension Uniformity Act, Truth in Lending, Lemon Law, breach of warranty, and consumer fraud cases, as well as representing consumers in debt defense cases and foreclosures. She has been interviewed on various talk shows and news programs on consumer issues.
She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Tennessee, Wyoming, California, Florida, Texas and Arizona. In addition she is admitted to practice before the following U.S. District Courts: District Courts of New Jersey; Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee; District of Colorado; Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas; Southern, Central, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California; Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; Northern District of Ohio; Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; District Court of Maryland; Northern , Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; District of Columbia; District of Arizona; and District of Wyoming. She is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
In her free time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family and traveling. Amy is also very involved in her community and serves on the Boards of the Wissahickon School District and Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
Contact Amy: [email protected]
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Heather Matt (Officer Manager)
Heather joins us with over a decade of experience in management. She managed a clinical trial for a national oncology research study. She also worked with a major regional hospital, managing their house staff affairs (including coordinating with undergraduate medical students, residents and fellows), and managing the development and implementation of their personnel evaluation software. Heather has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from West Chester University.
Heather enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering in her children’s school.
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Tonya Salkowski (Public Relations and Communications Director)
Tonya previously worked in the sports/entertainment industry, and helps families with their travel plans to Disney Resorts.
Tonya is married to her husband, Matt, for 13 years and has 2 children, Sawyer and Laney. She and her family are Philly Sports Fans, and loves to go to games and support their favorite teams. In her spare time, she loves to travel, volunteer, craft, and spend time at her kids sporting events.
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Melanie Panasiuk (Senior Paralegal, Debt Defense)
Melanie has extensive litigation experience, primarily with consumer litigation matters. She worked as a Senior Litigation Paralegal for a consumer litigation firm for six years, preparing pleadings, managing calendar deadlines, and handling court submissions. Prior that Melanie worked in the Philadelphia Public Defender’s Office, The Philadelphia Reentry Coalition, and the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Melanie has a degree in Criminal Justice from Temple University. She is also a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Pennsylvania.
Melanie enjoys spending time with her family and recently took up golf as a hobby. Fun fact about Melanie – she has a twin sister!
Contact Melanie: [email protected]
Gracie Klein (Bankruptcy Team Manager)
Gracie joins our firm with over twenty-five years’ experience handling consumer litigation matters. She primarily handles bankruptcy and lemon law claims with the firm. Gracie graduated from Temple University with degrees in Psychology and English and Villanova School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. Gracie looks forward to working with our clients and helping navigate stressful situations. In her spare time, Gracie enjoys spending time with her family, Pilates and hiking.
Contact Gracie: [email protected]
Lisa Shuttle (Debt Defense Team Manager)
Lisa has six years of experience in management. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy. Lisa worked as a physical therapist assistant and quickly worked her way up, becoming the director of rehabilitation. She oversaw the rehabilitation team and ensured day to day operations ran smoothly. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and refurbishing furniture.
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Jennifer Deakyne (Debt Defense, Assistant Team Manager)
Jennifer has a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Penn State University. She worked as a Telemetry and ICU RN at MNMC and Doylestown hospital, both of which are in Pennsylvania. She also ran her own small business as a beauty and wellness consultant. She has three children and is married to her high-school sweetheart. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, going kayaking and has always loved photography and art. Jennifer assists with debt resolution and compliance matters.
Contact Jen: [email protected]
Jessica Stepanukha (Statutory Claims, Senior Paralegal & Team Manager)
Jessica is a York College graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. She started her legal career as a volunteer at the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, assisting attorneys in reviewing correspondence, records and case files. She later transitioned to a paralegal role at a boutique plaintiff’s law firm, handling personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil rights cases. Subsequently, Jessica moved to a large defense firm where she managed construction and personal injury defense cases while overseeing subrogation cases for the firm’s largest insurance client. Apart from her casework, she has also provided training to paralegals and legal secretaries, sharing her knowledge and expertise to enhance team efficiency. At GLG, Jessica manages our statutory claim matters including Lemon Law, Magnuson Moss, Unfair Trade Practices, FDCPA, TCPA, and FCRA cases.
Residing in Ambler with her husband and two school-aged children, Jessica enjoys spending her free time with family and friends, as well as engaging in activities like skiing and gardening.
Contact Jess: [email protected]
Alicia Rispoli (Senior Paralegal, Bankruptcy)
Alicia has over 18 years’ experience in the legal field, focusing primarily on bankruptcy matters. Within our practice, she assists clients in both Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies. In addition to her bankruptcy expertise, Alicia holds a certification in Electronic Health Records. In her spare time, Alicia enjoys spending time with her family.
Contact Alicia: [email protected]
Michele Finney (Legal Plan Coordinator)
Michele is a graduate of Penn State University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition. She was the director for a school food service program for about 6 years before she decided to stay home with her children. Last year she went back to school and attended Drexel University where she studied Human Lactation. Michele manages our legal plan and legal insurance work.
In her spare time, she enjoys being with her family and friends, in addition to reading and traveling!
Contact Michele: [email protected]
Dhazzle Dawn Siloy (Legal Assistant/Settlement Assistant, Debt Defense)
Dhazzle has a degree in social anthropology from the University of the Philippines Baguio and a law degree from the University of Cordilleras. Her experience includes handling social security disability claims. She currently assists debt defense clients with our practice.
Contact Dhazzle: [email protected]
Marc Royginaldi Acacio (Legal Assistant, Debt Defense)
Marc has a degree in nursing from Our Lady of Fatima University and a law degree from Cagayan State University in the Philippines. Prior to going to law school, he worked for two pharmaceutical companies as a representative. He currently works with our TCPA, FDCPA, and FCRA clients.
Contact Marc: [email protected]
Bryan Alan Tabamo (Legal Assistant, Bankruptcy)
Bryan has a degree in aeronautical engineering from Cebu Aeronautical Technical School and a law degree from Xavier University College of Law in the Philippines. He has experience with both civil and criminal matters. Prior to going to law school, he worked in insurance underwriting and claims assessment. He currently works with our bankruptcy and lemon law clients.
Contact Bryan: [email protected]
Alessandro Soriano (Legal Assistant/Client Support Coordinator, Debt Defense)
Alessandro has a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Bulacan State University. He also holds a law degree from the same university. He has worked in the legal profession, as well as handled social media campaigns and online marketing for service-based industries.
Alessandro assists clients with navigating the legal process, answering questions, providing updates, and coordinates with our team members to gather information.
Contact Alessandro: [email protected]
Kyser Jalandoni (Legal Assistant/Settlement Assistant, Debt Defense)
Kyser has a degree in accounting and is currently pursuing a law degree. Prior to joining our firm, she had several years’ experience in the accounting profession. She plans to bring her experience in accounting and finance to assist our debt defense clients resolve their debts with their creditors.
Contact Kyser: [email protected]
Aura Ibali (Legal Assistant/Settlement Assistant, Debt Defense)
Aura has a degree in secondary education in mathematics and teaching from Cebu Normal University. She has focused her knowledge of mathematics in a number of other fields, including managing and negotiating insurance contracts/accounts and working in procurement where she negotiated contracts on behalf of clients. She looks forward to using this knowledge to now work with our clients to negotiate debt settlements on their behalf.
Contact Aura: [email protected]
Faizan Shafi (Legal Assistant, Debt Defense)
Faizan graduated from the University of Kashmir with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, focusing on project management. In addition to working as a project manager for several companies, he has experience managing social media and data pages. Faizan has also worked on philanthropic projects, securing grants for underprivileged children in his community. Faizan oversees file and calendar management and coordinates with new clients in our office.
Contact Faizan: [email protected]
Leo Medina (Bilingual Legal Assistant/Client Support Liaison, Debt Defense)
Leo has significant experience in customer support and joined us from a prior position in the credit repair industry. He is a native Spanish-speaker. He enjoys working closely with clients, building strong personal relationships, and providing high quality client services. He is working towards his law degree.
Contact Leo: [email protected]
Apple Rosal (Legal Assistant/Client Support Liaison, Debt Defense)
Apple has several years of customer service experience and plans to bring her positive energy and problem-solving skills to help better serve our clients.
Contact Apple: [email protected]
Ann Cantar (Legal Assistant, Statutory Claims)
Ann has a strong background in customer service, technical support data management, and CRM platforms including Salesforce, Citrix, Oracle, Amazon Workspace, and Azure. She joins us with expertise in administrative support, document processing, and client relationship management. She holds a Diploma in Computer Information Technology.
Ann works closely with our debt defense team and clients to detect potential violations of consumer statutes, including the FDCPA and FCRA.
Contact Ann: [email protected]
Danielle Wichert (Legal Assistant, Estate Planning)
Danielle graduated from Montgomery County Community College with an associate’s degree in general studies which propelled her into graduating from Harcum College in 2013 with a degree in Science of Occupational Therapy Assisting, where she worked in the geriatric population of a SNF for 3 years prior to having her children. Danielle stepped away from therapy to raise her boys, she has since begun a successful cleaning company and works part-time as a personal caretaker for a local family’s elderly mother.
In her spare time Danielle enjoys exercising, running to be exact. Also spending quality time with her husband and 2 sons on family bike rides and trail hiking. She spends a lot of time enjoying her boys sporting events.
Danielle comes from a family with 6 kids and has a twin sister, she enjoys telling people this fun fact and seeing their expressions! Here she learned how to become a go getter and work hard for things that matter. Danielle likes taking care of people and helping to guide our clients through the estate planning process.
Contact Danielle: [email protected]
Lauren Hinde (Bilingual Legal Assistant, Legal Plans)
Lauren is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University where she majored in World Languages Education and Spanish. She worked as a teacher for over 10 years teaching both Spanish and English from the ages of preschool through high school. She then worked as a Preschool Director for a Spanish immersion school and then most recently as a stay-at-home mom with her two children ages 3 and 1. She is currently finishing up her Masters degree in Spanish Language and Culture from West Chester University.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
Contact Lauren: [email protected]
Suzanne Shaheen (Bilingual Legal Assistant/Settlement Assistant, Debt Defense)
Suzanne has an extensive background in Human Resource Management, and Higher Education. She has worked as a Human Resource Manager for companies in the Tech and Healthcare fields where she was responsible for hiring staff, implementing policies and managing the growth of the Companies. Her background in higher education includes teaching Business Ethics at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and hiring tenured faculty members and administration at Temple’s College of Public Health and Fox Business School. Suzanne has an MBA from La Salle University and loves to read, travel and cook in her free time. She has visited more than 25 countries and speaks three languages.
Contact Suzanne: [email protected]
Jenny Kaye Aquino (Legal Assistant / Receptionist)
Jenny has a degree in Political Science from Mindanao State University – General Santos City. She has a background in customer service.
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Lexie Klein (Law Clerk)
Lexie was an intern with Ginsburg Law Group in 2024 and joined our practice as a Law Clerk in 2025. Lexie is a current senior at Wissahickon High School. She plans to attend college next year to study psychology on a pre-law track. In her free time, she loves to travel, hangout with friends and family, and go to concerts.
Contact Lexie: [email protected]
Rocket & Drax (Pawtners)
Rocket and Drax focus their practice on unfair practices and misrepresentations to canines.
Did your mom or dad ever break your treat in half and try to pass it off as a whole treat? Were you ever promised a car ride, but dropped at the vet? These are just examples of the unfair treatment and misrepresentations that canines endure daily. Let Rocket and Drax help you recover the compensation you deserve. Whether it is extra belly rubs or more treats, they will help you recover it.
