Blood, Sweat, and Brain Trauma
What Death Match Wrestling Reveals About the NFL’s CTE Crisis When I step away from concussion litigation for a night, you might catch me in a dimly lit arena watching light tubes shatter, barbed wire tear, and wrestlers bleed for their craft. Yes, I’m one of those people who loves death match wrestling. And no, […]
Protecting the Next Generation: Sports, Ads, and the Gambling Trap
I am a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies fan. I’m also a former athlete who played baseball at the college level and loved playing just about any sport with which I could get involved. But lately, when I turn the TV on to watch any sports from my beloved Philadelphia teams to my favorite Brazilian […]
Honoring Gene Locks: A Legacy of Leadership and Justice
We are proud to share that our founder, Gene Locks, has been recognized with the 2025 National Law Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. For those of us who have worked alongside Gene, this honor reflects not only his extraordinary career but also the vision and values that continue to guide Locks Law Firm today. Over the […]
Building a Legal Career One Connection at a Time
As a young lawyer, breaking out and building a name for yourself in a field dominated by tenured attorneys can be challenging. I knew I would have to work to make a name for myself from the moment I began practicing. However, with the help of my mentor and now good friend, Steve Tatonetti, I […]
Rising Concern about little-known cause for lung disease
Accidents related to workplace safety violations happen every day across America. However, some workplace risks are more subtle and lack adequate attention. Silicosis, a little-known but deadly cause of lung disease, is one such risk that has been overlooked yet impacts thousands of workers. A recent opinion piece in The Atlantic, bylined by former OSHA […]
IARC’s Latest Evaluation: Automotive Gasoline Causes Cancer
In Feb-March 2025, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization, published a groundbreaking study concluding that exposure to automotive gasoline can cause cancer in humans. This key development confirms what Andrew DuPont and Locks Law Firm’s benzene exposure team have been arguing before juries for years: That […]
How Personal Technology Can Help You Navigate Legal Matters
IntroductionTechnology plays a big role in our everyday lives. It helps us stay organized, communicate better, and make complicated tasks easier. Did you know that personal technology can also make handling legal matters a little less overwhelming? In this article, we’ll explore how simple tools like smartphones, tablets, video services, and apps can make it […]
Dacthal Pesticide Ban: EPA Falls Short Again, Inaction Fails to Protect the Unborn
Locks Law Firm is accepting birth defect cases on behalf of children suffering from low birth weight, decreased IQ, and impaired brain development and motor skills due to exposure to the herbicide Dacthal (“DCPA” or “dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate”).
Paraquat and Parkinsons
Paraquat is an herbicide marketed for use in the United States by Syngenta under the brand name Gramoxene. American Farmworkers and those in commercial agricultural settings are most highly affected by exposure to Paraquat. It is highly toxic to humans and animals who are exposed to the chemical. Despite Paraquat being banned in more than […]
Impella Heart Pump Device Recall
Impella left-sided heart pumps are used to support the blood-pumping ventricles of the heart during surgery for opening a blocked artery or clearing blockages after a heart attack. They may also be used during open heart surgery, post-heart attack, when an individual’s heart has been damaged to the extent that it can no longer supply […]
My Career at Locks Law Firm
As I approach a forty-one year career working for Locks Law Firm (Greitzer and Locks when I started), and thirty-nine years as an attorney for the firm, I find myself thinking about the eighth and final stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development (that’s what happens when you are married to a psychoanalyst). To simplify, […]
Partner Andrew DuPont along with colleagues at Justice for our Neighbors – Delaware Valley, to host CLE on Humanitarian Relief Available to Afghan Nationals Under the U.S. Immigration & Nationality Act
Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuPont and his colleagues at JFON-DV are hosting a CLE on Humanitarian Relief Available to Afghan Nationals Under the U.S. Immigration & Nationality Act. The CLE will take place on September 29th at 12:30 pm. Proceeds benefit JFON-DV’s pro bono and low bono representation of immigrants in PA, NJ, DE […]