“What does success look like for you?”
This is one of the first questions Cory asks of every client in every matter to keep the client’s goal(s) in clear focus. And if a client is unsure of what success looks like, Cory helps them sort through their options.
As the case progresses, clients can expect Cory to receive frequent updates and opportunities for input–all to ensure progress towards the client’s definition of success.
Cory’s laser focus on client success led him in 2022 to launch Winter Law Firm LLC after 13 years at a national full-service law firm.
Success for Cory is helping businesses and individuals solve complex legal disputes. To do so, Cory draws on his experience in all facets of litigation, including alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and appeals. In court, Cory has regularly represented individuals, small businesses, large businesses, and colleges and universities, and government entities from the filing of a complaint to final judgment.
Cory keeps clients at the center of decisions, and his client’s goals and preferences are omnipresent. At the outset of working with a client, and because no two clients or cases are ever the same, Cory works with clients to form a tailored legal strategy. Cory then invites clients to be actively involved in their cases by providing clients with information and resources so that clients can make informed, considered decisions throughout the case.
Cory’s dedication to his clients and creative problem solving has resulted in statewide accolades. Since 2016, Cory has been perennially named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for “Schools and Education,” an honor given to no more than 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40.
When not working on client matters, Cory is regularly called upon to present to lawyers and nonlawyers on a variety of legal topics like disability issues, legal ethics, Title IX, contract law, and more.
Cory has served on numerous boards throughout Pennsylvania including the Harrisburg Symphony Association (board secretary), The Walden School (board secretary), and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region.
Cory is a proud graduate of James Madison University, magna cum laude, and Widener University School of Law, magna cum laude.
- Harrisburg Symphony Association (board of directors for the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra) – 2016-present
- Vice chair of the Board
- The Walden School (Media, Pennsylvania) – 2014-2019
- Board secretary
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region – 2010-2016
- Member of the board of directors
- Meadowcroft Townhome Condominium Association – 2017-2020
- President of the board
- “Law Day” volunteer and classroom speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Association & Dauphin County Bar Association
- Leadership Harrisburg Area Community Leadership Series
- Graduate, class of 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- All courts of common pleas within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Cory has been admitted pro hac vice in various federal and state courts outside of Pennsylvania.
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
- American Bar Association
- Section of Litigation
- Appellate Practice committee
- Business Torts and Unfair Competition committee
- Civil Rights Litigation committee
- Commercial and Business Litigation committee
- Co-Chair, Expert Witnesses subcommittee
- Pretrial Practice and Discovery committee
- Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
- Section of Litigation
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Administrative Law Section
- Civil Litigation Section
- Education Law Section
- Solo and Small Firm Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter
