Frank devotes his practice to representing employers from many different industries in a variety of Pennsylvania workers' compensation claims. He has successfully defended construction companies, food service companies, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, retail stores and supermarkets in cases involving hearing loss due to exposure, occupational noise, psychiatric injuries from abnormal working conditions, injuries from contact with toxic chemicals in the workplace and fatalities.
Frank's articles on important Pennsylvania workers' compensation issues have appeared in well-known employer publications, such as the A.M. Best Insurance Digest, Counterpoint and the Pennsylvania Self Insurers' Association newsletter. He is a writer and editor of the firm's What's Hot In Workers' Comp, a monthly update on significant developments in Pennsylvania workers' compensation law. Frank has also given numerous presentations and seminars on critical developments in Pennsylvania workers' compensation law to various employer and insurance industry groups, as well as to his colleagues.
In 1986, Frank received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University. He attended the Widener University School of Law and obtained his juris doctor in 1989.
Frank is an active member of the workers' compensation sections of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar associations. He also has a long association with the Upper Merion Lacrosse Club as a member of the board, as well as with the King of Prussia Soccer Club, where he has served as a soccer coach for many years.
Honors & awards
The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
2023-2026
Year joined
1992
Results
The defense successfully proves flaw in claimant’s expert testimony
Workers' Compensation
December 13, 2023
We successfully defended a Claim Petition on behalf of a national trucking company where the claimant alleged a disabling aggravation of a pre-existing cervical condition from a fall at work. Our thorough review of the medical records and the presentation of the evidence convinced the judge that the claimant did not meet his burden of proof on causation.
Successfully Defended a Claim Petition on Behalf of a National Trucking Company
Workers' Compensation
December 11, 2023
We successfully defended a claim on behalf of our client where the answer was late without a reasonable excuse. However, we persuaded the workers’ compensation judge that the claim petition was not well-pled as to the main allegation. We further convinced the judge that the claimant did not meet his burden of proof on causation.
Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board affirms Judge’s decision granting a petition to terminate benefits.
Workers' Compensation
February 16, 2022
The Appeal Board rejected the claimant’s argument that the testimony of the employer’s medical expert did not support the judge’s finding of a termination of benefits for a low back injury because the employer’s medical expert testified that if the claimant was asymptomatic in her back prior to her slip and fall in a kitchen at work, the injury may have aggravated a pre-existing, underlying condition in her lumbar spine.
Thought Leadership
Commonwealth Court Holds that a Workers’ Compensation Judge Has the Authority Under the Act to Address Fee Disputes Between Claimant’s Attorneys
King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
February 4, 2026
In this case, the claimant suffered a tick bite and developed a work-related Lyme Disease injury in 2014. In 2016, a Workers’ Compensation Judge approved a 20% attorney’s fee for the claimant’s original counsel.
Commonwealth Court Affirms Workers’ Compensation Judges’ Authority to Amend Injury Description Under Section 413(a) Despite Initial Notice of Compensation Payable Limitation
King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
January 1, 2026
The claimant worked as a food equipment delivery person and was injured in a motor vehicle accident while on his way home from Maryland. At the time of the injury, the employer was insured by both Berkshire and SWIF.
Commonwealth Court Reverses Denial of PTSD Claim, Holding Police Officer Faced Abnormal Working Conditions After Deadly Struggle
King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
January 1, 2026
This case involves a claimant who worked as a police officer for the employer for 14 years and was involved in a life and death struggle with a suspect, who had allegedly beaten his girlfriend and fled from police.
TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2025
King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
December 1, 2025
1. Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that the compensation rate for specific loss benefits is controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act, not Section 306(a)
Commonwealth Court Finds Firefighter’s PTSD Resulted from Abnormal Working Conditions After Two Infant CPR Incidents Within a Brief Period of Time
King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
November 1, 2025
This case involved a claimant who, as a firefighter, experienced two events in which he performed cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on infants within a period of roughly two-and-one half years, both of whom were not resuscitated.
Classes/Seminars Taught
One Less Workers' Compensation Zombie in the Apocalypse, CLM Work Comp, Casualty & Risk Management Conference, Chicago, IL, May 18, 2023
State of the Union - Medical Marijuana, Workers' Compensation Insurance ExecuSummit, Uncasville, Connecticut, January 24-25, 2023
Protecting Against Unreasonable Medical Expenses and Fee Reviews, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022
Unique Workers' Compensation Aspects of Independent Contractors and Traveling Employees, Lorman Education Services webinar, December 16, 2021
The URO Challenge and the Impact of Medical Marijuana, Marshall Dennehey webinar, October 29, 2020
Mitigating the Risk of Workplace Bullying, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 24, 2019
Pot For Pain, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 25, 2018
In a Pickle: The Implications of Protz, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017
Defense Counsel Wish List, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2016
Aging Gracefully? The Senior Workforce and Impacts on Workers' Compensation, CLM Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2016
Doped Up: Implications of Compound Medications, Generic Drugs and Medical Marijuana, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015
Marijuana in Workers' Compensation - Medical and Legal Challenges, CLM 2015 Medical Legal Summit, Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 2015
Medicare Liens and Set-Asides and Workers' Compensation Liens, Philadelphia Bar Association's Bench-Bar & Annual Conference, October 18, 2014
Behind the Robe: An Interview With the Judges, Roadmap to Success - Understanding Workers' Compensation, Marshall Dennehey seminar, October 24, 2013
Career Day, Upper Merion Middle School, 2011
Case Law Update, Broadspire and Glaxosmithkline, 2010
Navigating the Workers' Compensation Court Room, Berkley Midatlantic Group, 2010
How to Distinguish Between ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Actions, Wegmans, 2009
Record Retention and E-Discovery, The Addis Group, 2009
Legal Updates: A Survival Guide, Pennsylvania Self-Insurers Association Annual Meeting, 2008
Impact of New Vocational Regulations on Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claims Handling, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, 2007
Impact of New Vocational Regulations on Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claims Handling, Cambridge Integrated Services, 2007
The Do's and Don'ts of Utilization Reviews, Montgomery Bar Association, 2007
Career Day, Upper Merion Middle School, 2005
Law Day, Caley Elementary School, 2002
Law Day, Caley Elementary School, 2001
Ethical Considerations in Workers' Compensation, Montgomery Bar Association, 2000
Interplay Between Workers' Compensation and Liability, Insurance Society of Philadelphia, 1999
Act 57 and its Impact On Workers' Compensation Litigation, Pottstown Hospital, February 1998
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