Background
Attorney Cardamone, named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, is the Founder and President of Cardamone Law and is a Certified Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Specialist with over 26 years of experience and success representing injured workers across Pennsylvania. An avid martial artist with experience in Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Aikido, Karate, and Jiu-Jitsu, Cardamone loves a good fight- and every workers’ compensation case brings exactly that- a war to win! He has been named to the Best Lawyers of America by Best Lawyers, Best Attorneys of America List by Rue Ratings, America’s Top 100 Attorneys, Top 25 in Workers’ Compensation and Brain Injuries in Pennsylvania by The National Trial Lawyers, has a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo, and is a Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law. In 2023, Michael was voted AV Preeminent by his peers through the rigorous Martindale- Hubbell process- the highest possible rating for legal ability and professionalism. Michael graduated from St. Joe’s Prep in Philadelphia in 1992, then attended Boston College and graduated with honors in 1996, then going on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law in 1999. He served as Co-Chair of the prestigious Montgomery County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section from 2022-2024. He was the Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Expert on the Ask the Experts Radio Show in Philadelphia every month from 2020 until 2024. Attorney Cardamone has a high winning percentage and is known to fight tooth and nail for his clients, to either win their case, or to get every penny possible in settlement. In his 20s, Attorney Cardamone ran three marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 1995 and the Bay State Marathon- finishing Bay State with a 3:16 time. He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and three stepchildren, playing tennis, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Education
- St. Rose of Lima (North Wales, PA) 1988
- St. Joe’s Prep (Philadelphia, PA) 1992
- Boston College (B.A Philosophy) 1996
- Villanova University School of Law (Juris Doctor) 1999
- Harvard Business School Online – Certificate in Leadership Principles
Awards & Recognitions
- AV Preeminent Rated by Peers for Ethics and Skills, Martindale Hubbell
- Featured Guest on Ask the Experts Radio Show on Workers’ Compensation Law
- Best Attorneys of America (Rue Rating)
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- Best Law Firms of America
- Nominated for Best Lawyers 2025
- National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Law
- National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Brain Injuries
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Workers’ Comp
- Past Co-Chair of Montgomery County Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers’ Comp Section
- Past President of National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers
- Top Attorneys of North America (Who’s Who)
- Top 100 Attorneys in PA (National Advocate)
- Top 10 in Pennsylvania (American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys)
- Certified Pennsylvania Work Comp Law Specialist
- A Rare Attorney Whose Entire Practice Is Dedicated To Representing Injured Workers
- Past Faculty Member of Lawline.com- Speaking on Behalf of Injured Workers In Pennsylvania
- Rated Superb By Avvo Ratings (10 out of 10 rating)
- Featured In Super Lawyers Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, The Writs Magazine, the Philadelphia Bar Reporter, and Main Line Today Magazine
- Heard On KYW News Radio 1060 in 2013 and 94 WIP Radio in 2014 and 2015