BIOGRAPHIES OF DM&R ATTORNEYS

DAVID S. DESSEN is the Managing Partner of Dessen, Moses & Rossitto. He attended Marietta College and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Temple University School of Law in 1973 and was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that same year. David obtained a Masters of Law degree in Trial Advocacy from Temple in 1994 and has been recognized as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer". He completed RAC Certificate Program offered by the Medicare-Medicaid Payment Summit in 2012.

David is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia

Mr. Dessen is a member of the American Prepaid Legal Services Institute and a fomer member of its Board of Directors. He has lectured extensively throughout the country on various topics, ranging from insurance to the delivery of legal services to large groups. He acts as a consultant for attorneys and law firms that are servicing prepaid and group legal plans, as well as a consultant for unions and other groups that are interested in organizing such plans.

Some of David’s more unique cases involved his representation of a psychologist seeking to collect about $2,400 in unpaid bills from an automobile insurance company. Relying on some unusual facts in that case, David was able to convince a jury to render a verdict in his client’s favor for over $600,000. David also defended the owners of a small ambulance service in a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by the U.S. Attorney in which the Government sought over $400,000 as the result of alleged fraudulent billings submitted to Medicare. His investigation disclosed facts that he was able to use as the basis of a lawsuit against the Medicare Carrier which ultimately persuaded the Government to withdraw its False Claims lawsuit and pay his clients over $100,000 previously withheld by the Carrier.

David maintains a practice in complex litigation, both civil and criminal, at the firm's Willow Grove, Pennsylvania office.

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BONNIE SMITH MOSES is the Supervising Attorney of Dessen, Moses & Rossitto. She has a Masters of Law degree in Taxation,which she obtained at the Temple University School of Law. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from that institution as well. She received her Bachelor of Psychology degree from the Pennsylvania State University. She was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1978.

She is also admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court,the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Montgomery County Bar Association and a Life Fellow of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Mrs. Moses is also a member of the American Prepaid Legal Services Institute. She has chaired the API's national educational Conference Committee since 2000.

Bonnie has been recognized as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer." She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies and was on the staff of Temple Law Review. She is a previous member of the Temple Women’s Law Network. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable Lois G. Forer of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. She was an adjunct professor teaching Business Law and the Legal Environment of Business at Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College) from 1982 through 2008.

She was actively involved in Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey as Vice-President, a member of the Board of Directors from 1996 to 2000, Chair of the Personnel Committee (1999 – 2007), a member of the Executive Committee, a member of the Leadership Committee and a member of the Board Development Committee. She has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center (Vice-President, 2001 - 2008), Secretary, Chair of the Nominating Committee, 1998 - 2006, Member Executive Committee), a former member of the Strategic Planning/Visioning Committee for the Jewish Heritage program, a former member of the Executive Committee for Leadership Council of the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and a former volunteer for the American Heart Association. She is a life member in the Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association and a member of the National Council of Jewish Women, Montgomery/Philadelphia chapter. In addition, she has been a volunteer attorney for the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program.

She has served as a mentor to first-year law students for the Women's Law Caucus, Temple Law School, and has participated in various other community activities, including the American Association of University Women and the National Association of Female Executives. She has contributed articles to various law publications and has spoken at conferences regarding ways to maintain and improve quality of legal services, by increasing productivity and by advancing the technological development of law office computerization. She is named in numerous volumes of "Who's Who." She is available on a consultation basis to advise attorneys and law firms servicing prepaid and group legal plans, as well as unions and other groups that are interested in organizing legal plans for their membership. She has represented group and prepaid legal service plan clients since 1979. She maintains a practice in Wills, Probate, and Real Estate at the firm's Willow Grove, Pennsylvania office.

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SAMUEL A. ROSSITTO, originally from Wilmington, has lived, worked and raised a family in Chestnut Hill for over 20 years. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1977 and from Villanova Law School in 1980, Sam joined the Law Firm of Dessen, Moses & Rossitto (then called Dessen, Moses & Sheinoff) in 1986. In 1989, he moved his practice from Center City to manage the firm’s Chestnut Hill office and was promoted to partner in 2005.

During the past 30 years, Sam has handled literally thousands of legal matters for individuals and businesses – cases “from A-doptions to Z-oning”. His general law practice is concentrated in the areas of Family Law, Inheritance Law, Wills & Estate Planning and Divorce Mediation. Sam also has extensive experience in Real Estate Law, Small Business Law, Consumer Law, and Civil Litigation.

Sam’s Family Law practice consists of Divorce cases with complex property distribution issues, alimony, custody and support. He understands how devastating divorce is to a family unit. He treats all those involved with divorce matters – his client, the other spouse and the other spouse’s attorney – with dignity and respect, with the goal to cooperatively and cost effectively settle the case. If a case is not settled, Sam has the litigation experience and skill to aggressively represent his client at trial.

In the area of Inheritance Law, Sam has handled many complex cases, some involving dozens of heirs with very complicated issues of law. Sam sees the challenge of this area of practice as balancing the need for compassion and understanding with clients who have lost loved ones with helping them carry out the many duties legally required of them in the complex world of estate administration. In addition, he has prepared hundreds of wills, Powers of Attorney, Special Needs Trusts and the like for his clients’ estate planning needs.

Sam was one of the first attorneys in the Philadelphia region to include Divorce Mediation as part of his law practice. Receiving many referrals from family therapists and attorneys, Sam is considered by many as one of most experienced and talented professionals in this field. Sam serves as an adjunct assistant professor for Temple Law School’s Philadelphia Family Court Custody mediation course.

Sam sees correlations in his work as a lawyer/mediation with his love of music, singing, composing and piano playing. He helps disputing parties harmonize and see common ground leading to resolution. Like music, complex divorce, inheritance and mediation cases often involve many individuals with unique personalities, needs and interests – all of which need to be understood and orchestrated to achieve positive, balanced results for the many parties involved in the various legal issues. business and domestic litigation, as well as his mediation activities.

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ROBYN M. AGHEN is admitted to the Bars of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While in law school, Ms. Aghen won a number of honors, including the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 1995, the Robert F. Wagner, Sr., National Labor Law Moot Court Competition 1996 - 2003, and the ABA National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, 1996 - 2003, where she was a finalist. She is a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Trial Advocacy Honor Society. She has been associated with Dessen, Moses & Rossitto since 1997.

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ADAM M. DeJOHN was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2005. Adam is a 2004 Graduate of the Villanova University School of Law. While at Villanova, he completed externships at the United States Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office in Trenton, New Jersey. At Villanova, Adam was active in the Criminal Law Society, the Animal Legal Rights Defense Fund, and was a member of the 2004 Villanova National Trial Team. Mr. DeJohn graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2001, with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, and Minors in Political Science, History, and Criminology. While at Rutgers, he was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society. Prior to his employment by DM&R, Mr. DeJohn served an appellate clerkship at the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in Freehold, New Jersey. Currently, Mr. DeJohn maintains a general practice in the firm's Center City office, with an emphasis on criminal defense and immigration.

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HOPE S. BOSNIAK was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1982. Mrs. Bosniak was a Dean’s List graduate from the Temple University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Communications and Rhetoric from Temple University.

After starting her career working as an attorney at International Mail Marketing, Hope became the financial manager of a medical practice. Utilizing her background in the medical field, she later practiced medical malpractice defense and assisted in the defense of hospitals, physicians and other health care professionals. At the same time, she also practiced casualty defense. A highlight of her career was her assistance in a successful trial and defense of a high-exposure defamation case in which plaintiff’s demand was $83 million.

Prior to her employment at DM&R, she was a general practitioner, concentrating in estate, family law and personal injury matters. While she still maintains a general practice, her work has a strong emphasis in probate, domestic litigation and personal injury at the firm's Willow Grove, Pennsylvania office. Her experience, accessibility and rapport with her clients make her a valuable asset at Dessen, Moses & Rossitto.

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