Wesley Kocsis has been the owner of Kocsis Law Office PC in Athens, Bradford County, PA since 2009. Before him, his father John Kocsis, III served the community since 1972. Wes has a general practice of law, but with an emphasis in injury law, real estate transactions, and family law. Wes takes pride in the fact that he provides the same quality of service as the "big city" injury firms but with t
he attributes of being a "small town" lawyer. That is, he is involved with your injury case every step of the way. Wes meets clients in the hospital and at their homes, he takes pictures and videos of accident scenes, talks to witnesses and police, he takes recorded statements, and he gathers medical records and locates appropriate experts. Moreover, Wes gets to know his clients and their families. These relationships are often lost in the larger firms where multiple staff members are involved on the file. Wes is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania and New York State courts and the United States District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of New York, and Western District of New York. Further, he has argued before the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Courts and has successfully settled cases with MCARE and PennDOT. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has four 7-figure recoveries and many substantial 6-figure recoveries under his belt. Wes is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members), a 4-time recipient of the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star distinction in the area of personal injury, a 3-time recipient of The National Trial Lawyers Association "Top 40 under 40" distinction (restricted to only 40 attorneys per state, per year), a 2015 recipient of the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys' "Top 10 under 40" award (only given to 10 attorneys per state, per year), and a 2016 & 2017 "Top 100" Trial Lawyers - Pennsylvania Civil Plaintiff recipient. Wes is also involved in the community. He is an annual sponsor of a girls' softball team, is a board member and the child safety coordinator for Valley ASA Softball, and help coach the school softball team. He is VP of the school’s Science Olympiad booster club and frequently photographs major Sci Oly events for the team. He volunteers with local animal shelters and has done pro bono work for them as well. He is also a member of the advisory board of a local Bank. Wes is an Eagle Scout and a PADI certified SCUBA diver.