In this episode of Injury Pros, we are excited to welcome John Cordisco, founding partner of Cordisco & Saile, who brings over 40 years of legal experience in Bucks County — along with a public service career that includes the local school board and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

The conversation opens with a story John shared beforehand: a young pianist who convinces a world-renowned maestro to take her on as a student, and how their relationship transforms them both. John uses it as a lens for his own life — from getting elected to the school board at 21, to working factory shifts as a teenager to pay his own high school tuition, to driving back and forth between the state capitol and law school just to earn his degree.

John traces his path from state representative to personal injury attorney, sharing formative moments — including standing on the House floor to speak about welfare reform after having once relied on it himself — and how those experiences shaped the way he approaches clients today. He talks candidly about how the personal injury industry has changed with the rise of marketing and billboards, what to actually look for when hiring an attorney, and his time serving on Pennsylvania's Attorney Disciplinary Board.

He closes with advice for the next generation of personal injury lawyers: that hard work matters, but so does being willing to "marry the pain" of the people you represent.