Meet the Members of our Leadership Team
Edward J. Radetich, Jr., CPA,
Partner
A partner, Edward J. Radetich, Jr., CPA (Ed), oversees management and operation of the firm. Having participated in the administration of hundreds of class action matters, Ed has been instrumental in developing the policies and practices of the claims administration group over the last 35 years and has established Heffler Claims Group as a leading provider of class action services for antitrust, securities, employment and labor, consumer and government enforcement matters.
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George A. Saitta, CPA, CFF, FCPA,
Partner
George A. Saitta, CPA, CFF, FCPA is a partner of the corporation and has been instrumental in developing our litigation support practice areas including forensic accounting and lien resolution services. George consults regularly with clients, law firms, governmental entities and fiscal intermediaries, and remains active in overseeing the corporations related operations. He also manages the audit team of our affiliate Heffler, Radetich & Saitta, LLP, a leading Philadelphia based CPA firm.
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James R. Prutsman,
MBA
James (“Jim”) Prutsman serves as a member of our leadership team, consulting with clients to develop class action settlement solutions. Jim has worked on cases in the insurance, consumer, healthcare, antitrust, and securities litigation practice areas.
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Ronald A. Bertino, CPA,
Partner
Ronald A. Bertino, CPA, is a partner and heads operations for Heffler Claims Group. He is actively involved in overall case management with special expertise in antitrust, consumer and government enforcement class action matters. He leads a civil case for the SEC against seven Specialists firms, directed the administration of a $336 million settlement in the Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust matter and oversaw the administration of disgorgement funds, prejudgment interest and civil penalties in excess of $66 million in the SEC v. Knight Securities LP settlement.
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Jacqueline E. Mottek, Esq.,
Director of Client Services
Jacqueline “Jacqui” Mottek, Esq. serves as Director of Client Services for Heffler Claims Group. In this capacity, Jacqui consults with clients on antitrust, consumer, government, securities and employment matters. With more than 20 years of class action experience in private practice, Jacqui previously prosecuted a variety of complex class cases for prominent national law firms, including antitrust actions, consumer fraud, securities fraud, product liability, and employment cases.
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Christopher D. Chimicles, MBA,
Managing Director
Christopher D. Chimicles is responsible for managing the national sales team and driving business development in claims administration for securities, antitrust, consumer and employment class action settlements as well as Securities & Exchange Commission and government enforcement actions. Christopher helps clients meet settlement administration goals and serve the needs of the class, the court and other stakeholders.
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Brian R. Miller,
Chief Operations and Information Officer
Brian R. Miller serves as the company’s chief operations and information officer. As COO and CIO, Brian oversees company-wide operations and serves as the managing director of our Technology Services Group. In this capacity, Brian leads our information technology operations and directs a team of IT specialists in developing custom case websites and supporting all claims administration applications, databases and IT operations infrastructure.
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Tina M. Chiango,
Project Manager
A project manager, Tina M. Chiango oversees the administration of claims for class action settlements and government enforcement matters. She manages a team of professionals through each phase of the process, with an emphasis on establishing claims procedures, corresponding with counsel and claimants, preparing notices, calculating both claims and distributions, conducting claim audits and distributing settlements to approved class members.
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Bob Gero,
President, HG Media Group
With over 30 years experience in creating and implementing notification campaigns for all manner of cases, Bob Gero is president of HG Media Group, an affiliate of Heffler Claims Group. With an in-depth knowledge of both the notification process and international, national, regional and local media, Bob’s team streamlines the design, placement and tracking of notices for print, electronic, broadcast and alternative media outlets.
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Elizabeth Graham King, Esq.,
Partner
Elizabeth (“Beth”) Graham King has expertise working with clients in mass tort, securities, consumer, product liability, environmental and labor and employment practice areas. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in private practice focused on class action and complex litigation, Beth helps clients meet settlement administration goals while also serving the needs of the class, the court, and other stakeholders. She has testified as an expert witness in class action and mass tort cases, and has served as Lead Class Counsel and as member of Plaintiffs’ Executive Committees in several class actions. She has also served as national defense coordination counsel in product liability litigation.
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Mark P. Rapazzini, Esq.,
Partner
Mark Rapazzini consults with clients in the consumer, food and beverage, labor and employment, finance and mass tort practice areas. He has over 25 years of legal experience in cases ranging from individual personal injury litigation to class actions and complex mass torts. Mark also has over eight years of experience managing complex claims administration matters and has managed and supervised the administration of employment, securities, consumer, property, and various other types of class action settlements.
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Edward J. Sincavage, CPA,
Partner
Edward J. Sincavage, CPA, is partner-in-charge of in-house procedures, quality control and fraud monitoring. He has directed over 150 claims administration matters in the last 30 years with broad expertise in all manner and type of class action case. Ed has overseen some of the most complex and sophisticated cases administered by the firm such as the Ivan F. Boesky Securities Litigation, the Pet Food Products Liability Litigation and the Domestic Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation. Ed’s technical proficiency spans each phase of the administration process, including settlement fund taxation under IRC section 468(B).
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Michael E. Hamer,
Project Manager
Michael E. Hamer is a project manager and responsible for overseeing personnel and procedures in securities, antitrust, real estate, ERISA and consumer matters. He is involved in all aspects of the process, from managing notification procedures, claim calculations and audits, to supervising correspondence and the distribution of funds to claimants. He has provided expert testimony on securities cases and real estate diminution actions.
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Christopher Walsh, Esq.,
Project Manager
Christopher Walsh is a project manager with Heffler Claims Group. He has extensive experience managing the administration of class action settlements along with over five years experience as a practicing attorney in the class action field.
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Kevin G. Boisvert, Esq.,
Project Manager
Kevin Boisvert is a Project Manager with Heffler Claims Group (“Heffler”) and is responsible for all aspects of Heffler’s mass tort matters. He has over 14 years of experience as a practicing attorney with a comprehensive background in mass tort and class action litigation.
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Jerry L. Johnson,
Consulting and Business Development
Jerry L. Johnson leads the consulting and business development initiatives for Heffler Claims Administration. In this capacity, Jerry advises on growth strategies and relationship management for our firm and our clients. He is proficient in the areas of corporate governance, business development and financial management.
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Jeffrey M. McCann, MCSE, MCSA, MCP, Security+, Network+, A+,
Information Technology Operations Manager
Jeffrey M. McCann (Jeff) serves as Information Techonology Operations Manager. A member of our Technology Services Group since 2004, Jeff has been successful in developing and maintaining dozens of websites including Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP, Heffler Claims Group, HR&S Financial Services, LLC as well as numerous class action settlement websites.
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