About Firm

Edward R. Eidelman, Esquire

Ed Eidelman holds a B.A. and M.A., Summa Cum Laude from the State University College of Buffalo. Ed taught High School and College for ten years, including six years at Dieruff and two years at Muhlenberg College in the early 1970’s. He left a Ph.D. program in History at Lehigh University to earn a law degree at Seton Hall Law School in 1979. He started his career doing antitrust litigation at Cohen, Shapiro, a large Philadelphia law firm. Ed spent eight years honing his trial skills as a Lehigh County Public Defender while building his own practice as an Associate at Stamberg & Caplan in Allentown. Ed practiced as a partner with several other firms including, Kasick, Eidelman & Madey and Black, McCarthy, Eidelman. He and his wife, Mary Eidelman, a prominent Allentown divorce attorney, had their own firm before Ed joined Peter J. Karoly & Associates in 1996.

Ed has been a trial lawyer for over 28 years. He’s won acquittals in first-degree homicide as a criminal defense attorney as well as obtaining a medical malpractice verdict in excess of $24 million.

His trial experience runs the gamut: he’s tried cases in medical malpractice, products liability, auto collisions, personal injury, contracts, trademarks, and civil rights. He’s won many of these and successfully settled many more. He’s acted as counsel for local diagnostic imaging centers, restaurants, and the Allentown Ambassadors minor league baseball team. He’s also General Counsel and Vice President of a national company engaged in electronic management and archiving of radiological imaging.

Ed is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, numerous Federal District Courts, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) where he is a Fellow. He is also a member of the Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

Mark D. Crossley, Esquire

Mark Crossley earned his reputation as a no-nonsense, disciplined, hard hitter under the watchful eye of Joe Paterno, while playing football at Penn State in the mid-1980’s and continued that reputation by earning his black belt in Songahm Taekwondo in 2005.

Following graduation from Penn State University with a degree in Administration of Justice, Mark attended paralegal school and began as a paralegal with Peter Karoly. Mark enjoyed the practice of law and litigation so much that he decided to go on to law school, and attended Quinnipiac University School of Law. Showing his tenacity for the practice of law, Mark completed law school in two and one-half years, while still participating in school activities including the Moot Court Honor Society, Mock Trial Society, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honors Fraternity, Student Bar Association Delegate and the Rugby Team. He also continued to work as a law clerk at Peter J. Karoly & Associates during his law school tenure.

After graduating law school in 1995, Mark returned to Peter J. Karoly & Associates and has distinguished himself as a tough negotiator and litigator, concentrating his efforts in the personal injury and auto collision areas. Mark has personally been responsible for over $8 million dollars in settlements and verdicts in the past ten years, including individual cases in excess of $1 million dollars.

Mark is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Federal District Courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a member of the Lehigh County, and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; and is also a longstanding member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly “ The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association”).

Theresa M. Blanco, Esquire

Attorney Blanco joined Eidelman Crossley in August 2008 bringing twelve years of litigation experience in Philadelphia and Doylestown. Ms. Blanco concentrates her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and complex business litigation. She also handles civil rights litigation.

Ms. Blanco has extensive experience and particular interest in pediatric and obstetric cases. She participates in all aspects of litigation from initial client interview through trial. Ms. Blanco has numerous jury trials and other proceedings to her credit at all levels of the civil court system, from justice of the peace through jury trial and appellate advocacy.

Education: B.A (1990) in Spanish and Latin American Studies from American University, Washington DC (full academic scholarship);. While at American, Ms. Blanco was admitted to the Golden Key National Honor Society and was in the honors program of the School of International Service; J.D. Temple University Law School in 1996 with award for best trial advocacy. Ms. Blanco proudly attended the evening division of Temple Law School while continuing to work full time during the day.

Bar Admissions: State and Federal District Courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland; Third and Fourth Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; Northern District of Florida.

Ms. Blanco is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) and is a founding member of the Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit.

She obtained a significant decision governing the rights of plaintiffs to be notified before defense counsel attempt to speak with treating physicians, pursuant to HIPAA the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act. In Law v. Zuckerman, the Maryland Federal District Court held, in a case of first impression, that defendants counsel could not speak to plaintiff’s treating physicians without first applying to the court for an order granting such contact, and only then with prior notification to the plaintiff and her counsel. This is a large step in protecting plaintiffs from back channel communications about their health care and status by defense counsel in any type of litigation.

Ms. Blanco has also worked as a consultant to other attorneys in the area of medical malpractice and Rehabilitation Act litigation, and has traveled all over the country to represent clients and try cases.