While working as a steel worker, Cordisco earned an undergraduate degree from Rider College and a J.D.
He went on to establish a Cordisco & Bradway law firm in Bristol, Pennsylvania and helped found Team Capital Bank, a community bank in Eastern Pennsylvania.
[2] He is currently the founding partner at Cordisco & Saile LLC, where he practices in the area of serious personal injury claims.
[3] He has been appointed to serve as Judge Pro Temp in the Philadelphia Court System to assist the courts in resolving civil litigations in the area of personal injury.
[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer election, losing to Robert McCord.