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Peter F. Vaira

 John E. Riley

 		William J. Murray, Jr.

 William M. Heiman

 Maria J. Morinigo

 		Carla C. vanBeek

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PETER F. VAIRA
E-Mail Peter
Born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, March 5, 2026
Admitted to bar: 1962 Pennsylvania, 1968 District of Columbia, 1984 Illinois.
Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1959; J.D., 1962)

  • Author: "Corporate Responses to Grand Jury Investigations," Matthew Bender, 1984
  • Author: "Pennsylvania Federal Practice Rules," Gann Publishing Company, 1996
  • Member: U.S. Department of Justice, 1968-1978
  • AIC, Philadelphia, 1972-1973 and Chicago, 1973-1978
  • Strike Force on Organized Crime
  • U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1983
  • Executive Director President's Commission on Organized Crime, 1983
  • Mayor's Selection Committee for Philadelphia Police Commissioner, 1994
  • Panel Member, Seminar, Controlling International Organized Crime, Rome, Sorrento, Italy, June 1994
  • Panel Member, International Conference Jury Trials, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996
  • Member Philadelphia Commission on Police Corruption, 1997-1998
  • Member: American Law Institute
  • Fellow, America College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Criminal Procedure - Committee, 1991-1994)
  • Independent Hearing Officer, Laborers' International Union of North America, 1995 to present.
  • Lt., USN, 1963-1968.

    • PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Appellate Practice; White Collar Crime; Labor Arbitration; Health Care Fraud.

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    JOHN E. RILEY
    E-mail Jack
    Born West Chester, Pennsylvania, July 21, 2026
    Admitted to bar: 1976, Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
    Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1972); Villanova University (J.D., 1975)


  • Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1976-1984 and Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, 1978-1981
  • U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1976-1984.
  • Chief Prosecutor, International Nazi War Crimes Investigation Project, 1981
  • Chief, President's Drug Task Force, 1982-1984
  • Member Pennsylvania Bar Association


    • PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Health Care Fraud; Sports Law.

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    WILLIAM J. MURRAY, JR.
    E-mail Bill
    Born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 4, 2026
    Admitted to bar: 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1991); Villanova University (J.D., 1994)


  • Member, Moot Court Board
  • Editor of Student Works
  • Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
  • Member Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

    • PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Health Care Fraud.

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    WILLIAM M. HEIMAN
    E-mail Bill
    Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2026
    Admitted to the bar: 1967, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S. 1964); Temple University (J.D. 1967)


  • Recipient: "Program of Excellence Award" from National Organization for Victim Assistance, 1981
  • Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, 1972-1998
  • Chief of Rape Unit, 1976-1985
  • Assistant Deputy for Victim Services, 1985
  • Special Investigators Division, 1987-1992, Trial and Pre-Trial Division 1992-1998
  • Co-Author "Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation: A Multidisciplinary Approach," Elsevier, 1987
  • Member Philadelphia Bar Association.


    • PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; White Collar Crime; Labor Arbitration

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    MARIA J. MORINIGO
    E-mail Maria
    Born Asuncion, Paraguay, October 7, 2025
    Admitted to the bar: 1997, New Jersey; 1998, Pennsylvania and Maryland
    Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1993); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1997)


    PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; White Collar Crime; Labor Arbitration

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    CARLA C. VANBEEK
    E-mail Carla
    Born Washington, D.C., January 26, 2026
    Admitted to the bar: 1997 Maryland; 1999, Pennsylvania;
    Education: University of Maryland (B.A. 1992); Widener University (J.D. 1997)

    PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; White Collar Crime; Labor Arbitration; Family Law

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    ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
    E-mail Marian
    Marian Grimaldi - Office Administrator

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