Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn, P.C. is pleased to announce that it has named a new senior management team to lead the firm.

The firm has asked shareholders Nicholas M. Centrella, Patricia M. Hamill, Frank R. Emmerich Jr., and Helen J. Esbenshade to handle the day-to-day management of the firm as its Executive Leadership Committee. In addition, Mr. Centrella will serve as Managing Shareholder. 

 

James J. Rohn, the firm’s managing shareholder for the last 20 years, has become Chairman of the firm. Co-founders William J. O’Brien and Nancy J. Gellman will serve as Chair Emeritus and Vice-Chair respectively. Christine D. Thul, the firm's chief financial officer for almost 20 years, also will maintain her role on the management team.

 

 “These appointments represent our third generation of leaders,” said Mr. Rohn. “We firmly believe that healthy organizations like ours grow—and grow best—with bright, talented, young leaders at the helm.” 

“We are honored by the responsibility we have been offered,” said Mr. Centrella. “In 2007 we had our most prosperous year in this firm’s history, and we hope to continue our success representing the nation’s most respected companies and law firms.”

Founded in 1981 by three prominent litigation attorneys from a major Philadelphia law firm, Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn has established itself as one of the leading litigation practices in Pennsylvania and around the country. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, West Chester, West Conshohocken, and Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, and in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.