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)
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.
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Alicia Rispoli (Senior Paralegal)
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]
Shannon Bellfield (Paralegal)
Shannon Bellfield is a paralegal with our firm, handling debt defense matters. She is originally from Virginia, and traveled up to Pennsylvania after graduating high school to attend Penn State – Abington campus. At Penn State, she focused her studies on Criminal Justice and Psychology. Although she was granted an academic scholarship, she would say being recruited to play on the Volleyball team was a great plus!
She always enjoys telling others she is the oldest of six siblings, and they are all her pride and joy. Being the oldest of a big family taught her responsibility and compassion at an early age, which she makes sure to carry with her during everyday interactions and in the work she produces.
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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]
Faizan Shafi (Legal Assistant)
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)
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)
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)
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 Salvy: [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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