Christina Teresa Novajosky

Christina Teresa Novajosky

also known as Nova Law

5.0
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 29 years

Social Security & Disability Lawyer at Scranton, PA
Practice Areas: Social Security, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination ... +7 more

436 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA

This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Government Attorney

About Christina

Biography

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

20%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 29 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1996

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Nova Law

436 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18510

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Posted by JoeFedEx5964 | February 01, 2013 | Workers Compensation

If you are looking for the Best Dam Layer look no further than Christina T Novajosky @ O'Malley & Langan Law offices

If you are looking for the Best Dam Layer look no further than Christina T Novajosky @ O'Malley & Langan Law offices My name is Joseph M. Percoco and this is not another B.S. Review story. As a long term driver and valued employee of Fed Ex freight making over six figures a year who never once t...ook a vacation in over 10 years and has earned yearly safety awards as a safe driver with zero accidents where I would have to drive 648 miles each day awoke one morning not able to return to work and was denied unemployment by my employer and was also denied workers compensation. I can not go into detail as this is an ongoing case but I must tell you that I was turned down by other prominent law firms and was told that this case would be to hard to win and they were not interested because the amount of man hours that would have to be put in would be grater than the end result. My case was rejected by Lenahan & Dempsey , Merwinw Hanyon & Kaspszyk and a handful of others that you see on T.V. When I met with Christina she told me that the case was in fact very complicated but she was up to the challenge because for her Righteousness is more Important than Money & Trust and honor will always be placed above the Dollar. Christina beat Fed Ex's hired gun every single time in court winning me unemployment, workers compensation and Social Security disability. At one point I actually felt bad for Fed Ex's attorney as he was getting frustrated and chewed out by the judge. Christina is not only one of the best attorneys she truly cares about her clients, Christina would call me at home on her days off to see how I was feeling and if my wife and I needed anything. She was always there to return my phone call or email. If not for Christina Novajosky at O'Mally & Langan we would have lost our home that we worked so hard for.

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Christina Teresa Novajosky's Lawyer Endorsements

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Mary Walsh-Dempsey

Employment and labor lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. I had the pleasure of working with Christina for over 15 years at a previous law firm. She is committed to her clients, passionate about her causes, timely in her responses and extremely ethical in her dealings with others. She was, and is, an extremely hard worker committed to assisting people in their time of need. She gets back to her clients and always keeps clients advised of the status of their cases. She is very knowledgeable about employment law and many other matters."

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Gilbert Dizon

Social Security & Disability lawyer | Oct 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Christine for over 20 years. Christine's knowledge of the areas of law that she practices is second to none and her clients are very fortunate to have her as their attorney. She is very well respected amongst her peers in the legal community."

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Mary Walsh-Dempsey

Employment and labor lawyer

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Gilbert Dizon

Chapter 11 bankruptcy lawyer

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Rocco Valvano

Real estate lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Honors

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Family Law - Certificate of Merit, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Computer Assisted Legal Research - Certificate of Merit, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Secured Transactions - Certificate of Merit, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Lawyering Before Trial - American Juris Prudence Award, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Attorney, Nova Law

2014 - 2015

Associate, Law Office of Tullio DeLuca

2000 - 2014

Partner, O'Malley & Langan, P.C.

1996 - 2000

Attorney/Associate, O'Malley & Langan, P.C.

Associations

2011 - Present

Member, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives

1996 - Present

Member, Lackawanna County Bar Association

Standing Committee Member - Induction Ceremony & Personnel

1996 - Present

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member, Federal Bar Association

Member, American Association for Justice

Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice

Former Member, Board of Governors for the New Lawyers Forum of ATLA

Former Board of Governors

Member, Work Place Injury Litigation Group

Member, Work Place Injury Law and Advocacy Group

Member, Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Epsilon Zeta Chapter

Student University of Scranton

2010 - 2011

Association of Women Lawyers of Lackawanna County

President

2006 - 2008

Democratic Party

Democratic Comittee Woman for Madision Township

2001 - 2002

Association of Women Lawyers of Lackawanna County

President

2000 - 2001

Association of Women Lawyers of Lackawanna County

Treasurer

Education

1996

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

University of Scranton

BS - Bachelor of Science

1986

North Pocono High School

Diploma

1986

Lackawanna Area Vocational Technical School - Henry J. Dende Center

Diploma

Speaking Engagements

2013

TV Show; "You be the Judge" Fox, with Attorney Todd J. O'Malley & Rev. Wayne Currie

50 Years since Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech

2013

Speaker, 12th Annual Conference, Hershey Lodge & Conference Center

The Interplay Between The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, the Unemployment Compensaton Law, the FMLA, the ADA, Title VII and COBRA

2013

Riverside East Elementary School

Law Day

2013

Plaintiff's Guide to Employment Discrimination Litigation

Burden of Proof & Discovery; Settlement & Mediation Tactics; Trial Practice & Motions in Discrimination Litigation

2013

Author, 2013 Workhorse Seminar

Starting, Growing and Developing the Successful Social Security Disability Law Practice or Division Within Your Firm

2012

Speaker/Substitute Teacher, Judge Margie Bisignani-Moyle's Hospitality Management/Tourism Class

Legally Managing Employees

2010

Speaker, Workers' Compensation

The Settlement Process and Hearings, "Preparing your Case, The Hearing and Appeals"

2010

Speaker, Panel Presentation

Introduction to Family Medical Leave Act

2010

Speaker, PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation 9th Annual Conference

The Interplay Between the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, the Unemployment Law, the FMLA, the ADA and Cobra

2002

Speaker, Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation - Modification Under Act 57, Labor Market Surveys and LIBC Forms

2001

Speaker, Workers' Compensation Hearings, Techniques and Strategies for Success

How Medical Issues Factor into the Settlement Process

2001

Speaker, Wilkes-Barre PA

Pennsylvania Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation - Modification Under Act 57, Labor Market Surveys and LIBC Forms

2000

Speaker, Workers' Compensation Seminar

Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim, Returning to Work, Offsets via Act 57 (after 6/24/1996) and Close/Resolution of a Workers' Compensation Claim

2000

Speaker, Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation - Modification Under Act 57, Labor Market Surveys and LIBC Forms

1999

Speaker, Honor Society

Honor Society Annual Awards

N/A

North Pocono Elementary Center

Law Day

Publications

2014

The Villager "Sex discrimination - it's not just women filing claims"

2014

The Villager "What do religion, genetic information and pregnancy have in common?

2014

The Villager "What did you say? That's age discrimination!"

2014

The Villager "What happened to the Great American Melting Pot?"

2014

The Villager "Common misconceptions regarding work related injuries"

2014

The Villager "When is an injury at work "accepted" legally?"

2013

The Villager "What to Know: Employee Rights"

2013

The Villager "Social Security, Fact, Fiction and the Unbelievable, Part 2 of 2"

2013

The Villager "The ABC's of the EEOC and the PHRC"

2001

The New Lawyer Forum, The Association of Trial Lawyers, Supplement to TRIAL "Dealing With Our Client's Financial Concerns Ethically"

Languages

English

Activity

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