Charles J. Barreras is a founding partner at Chatwell Law, where he handles general liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, and employment law matters on behalf of domestic and London-based insurance carriers. Chuck manages all aspects of litigation including strategy development, investigation supervision, preparation and defense at arbitration and trial in both state and federal court.

Chuck was named to the Philadelphia magazine and the Pennsylvania Edition of Super Lawyers® magazine, between 2008-2019. This is a distinction limited to only five percent of attorneys practicing in the state.

When he began attending law school at night, Chuck worked during the day as a SIU investigator with Equifax Insurance Services. During his legal education he later worked as a multi-line claims adjuster for an independent adjusting company, where he handled all aspects of automobile, general liability, property and workers’ compensation claims. This experience enables him to bring practical claims handling experience to the practice of law.

Chuck began his legal career with a Philadelphia area insurance defense firm, where he litigated various automobile, general liability, insurance coverage, medical malpractice, automobile, and workers’ compensation matters. In 1996, he became associated with the Philadelphia firm Weber Goldstein Greenberg & Gallagher, LLP, where he devoted his practice to handling automobile, general liability and workers’ compensation, matters. In 1999, he became the managing partner of Weber Goldstein’s Reading, Pennsylvania office, where he worked until the founding of Chartwell Law in 2002. Since that time, he has helped the firm grow from a four-lawyer workers’ compensation boutique firm with one office in Pennsylvania to an international, full-service law firm with more than 170 attorneys and 20 offices throughout the eastern coast of the United States.

Chuck served honorably for 14 years in the United States Army Reserve, as both an enlisted soldier in an aviation unit and a Commissioned Officer in the Civil Affairs branch. He attained the rank of Captain before entering the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).

PRACTICE AREAS
Employment Law

First-Party Property Claims Defense

General Liability and Casualty Defense

Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation

Personal Injury Defense

Subrogation

Workers’ Compensation

Cargo, Trucking and Logistics

ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania

New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
Temple University School of LawJ.D., cum laude, 1992
Drexel UniversityB.S., 1987