Victoria R. Fogel is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in journalism. She then attended the Villanova University School of Law, graduating in 1993 with her Juris Doctorate degree. While at Villanova, Victoria was a member of the Villanova Law Review. Her case note, “AIDSphobia: Forcing Courts to Face New Areas of Compensation for Fear of a Deadly Disease,” was selected for publication in the Law Review. She was admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey and the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1993.

Since then, Victoria has worked exclusively as a workers’ compensation attorney defending employers, self-insured entities and insurance carriers in Pennsylvania. After working as an associate attorney for two Philadelphia-based regional insurance defense firms, she worked for a large workers’ compensation insurance carrier for 20 years as a Senior Claims Attorney. Victoria joined Carpenter McCadden & Lane in April 2023.