Legal Fields:

• Social Security
• Workers' Compensation
• Veterans Administration
• Unemployment Compensation

Professional development:

(1995) Beaver Area High School - Beaver, PA

(2000) Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH

• B.A. Chemistry
• B.S. Management

(2003) University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

• Juris Doctor

(2003-2006) Wojton & Associates - Pittsburgh, PA

• Associate Attorney (General Practice)

(2006) Cipriani & Werner, P.C. - Pittsburgh, PA

• Associate Attorney (Workers' Compensation Defense)

(2007-Present) Woodske Law Offices - Beaver, PA

Licenses:

• Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania by Supreme Court
• Federal Court - Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships:

• American Association for Justice member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association member
• Beaver County Bar Association member (BCBA)
• BCBA - Treasurer
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
• Western PA Trial Lawyers Association member

Awards/Achievements:

• Avvo Top-Rated Lawyer (2017-present)
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Rising Stars (2010, 2014-2017)*
• Pittsburgh Magazine - Pittsburgh's Outstanding Young Lawyers (2010, 2014-2017)**
• Beaver County Times "Best of the Valley" - Social Security Disability Attorney  (2018)

* Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters and selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. 

The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.

The Super Lawyers selection process involves three basic steps: creation of the candidate pool; evaluation of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area.

The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that: 1) to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less; 2) Candidates for Rising Stars do not go through step three above—peer evaluation by practice area. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

**As selected in Pittsburgh Magazine.  Please click the link for more information regarding the selection process.