The Attorneys at Petrillo and Goldberg

Scott M. Goldberg

Member NJ, PA Bar
Certified Civil Trial Attorney, NJ

Scott Goldberg founded the law firm with Steven Petrillo in 1993 in the Pennsauken, New Jersey location. At the time, both men had successfully run for the prestigious office as Camden County Freeholders.

Mr. Goldberg is the main trial attorney at the firm where the lawyers believe in a team approach to handling cases. He also works as a public defender for the Borough of Mount Ephraim and gives free will-writing clinics through Camden County.

Mr. Goldberg is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania

Active in local government, Mr. Goldberg was a county freeholder for two terms, clerk for the Camden County Planning Board and commissioner for Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Currently Mr. Goldberg is on the board at the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA).

Mr. Goldberg graduated Cum Laude with a history degree from Dickinson College. There he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity and the Phi Alpha Theta International History Honor Society. Mr. Goldberg earned his law degree from Rutgers University in Camden.

Mr. Goldberg lives with his family in Haddonfield.

Steven Petrillo

Member NJ Bar

With his colleague Scott Goldberg, Steve Petrillo founded their firm in 1993. The lawyers believe in the team approach to handling cases, with Mr. Petrillo preparing the cases and covering the details and Mr. Goldberg going to trials.
A former mayor, Mr. Petrillo is very active in his hometown of Pennsauken. Mr. Petrillo has been Township Committeeman since 1989, was mayor in 1997 and public safety director from 1994 to 1998 and 2002 to 2005. He is an Associate Pastor and Elder at Christ's Bible Church in Pennsauken.

Mr. Petrillo was a Camden County Freeholder from 1993 to 1994 and New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 1995.

Mr. Petrillo graduated with honors from Dartmouth College with degrees in religion, philosophy and government. He earned his law degree from Rutgers University in Camden.

A veteran attorney, Mr. Petrillo has been working with personal injury cases since he graduated from Rutgers. Mr. Petrillo says he is an old-fashioned lawyer who meets face-to-face with his clients on a regular basis which builds trust over time.

Scott D. Schulman

Member NJ, PA, GA Bar

Scott D. Schulman has been named a partner of the firm effective January 2004. Mr. Schulman joined the firm in 1995 as an associate practicing in the areas of motor vehicle, premises liability and workers' compensation litigation. With the firm, Mr. Schulman has obtained favorable jury verdicts in complex motor vehicle accident trials and successfully litigated numerous workers' compensation claims. Mr. Schulman is currently responsible for the workers 'compensation litigation department and managing the Pennsylvania personal injury litigation department as well as handling many other matters in New Jersey.

Mr. Schulman received his B.A. degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991 and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law in 1994. Mr. Schulman is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia and is a member of the Camden County Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Bar Association and the Georgia State Bar Association.

Jeff Thiel

Member NJ, PA Bar

Attorney Jeffrey M. Thiel has recently joined the law firm of Petrillo and Goldberg.

Before joining Petrillo and Goldberg, Mr. Thiel was an associate at Thatcher, Passarella & Thatcher in Runnemede, New Jersey, where his practice centered on personal injury and real estate law.

Mr. Thiel earned his Law Degree in 2004 from Rutgers Law School in Camden. While in law school, he clerked for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and worked as a brief writer for the Law Guardian Division of the Public Defender’s office, where he advocated on behalf of neglected and abused children.

Mr. Thiel graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1999 with a B.A. in English and Secondary Education. He is a member of the Camden County Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Mr. Thiel is admitted to the bars of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He currently resides in Marlton, New Jersey.