After a motor vehicle accident, many people walk away thinking they were “lucky” — no broken bones, no obvious injuries, and maybe just a little soreness. It’s common to decline medical treatment at the scene or tell family and friends you’re okay. Unfortunately, that decision can have serious health and…
Read MoreThe Social Security Administration recently announced dramatic revisions to its system for addressing overpayments. For the first time, it is recognizing that the system as it stood was often unfair. It’s about time. For forever, the system has been arbitrary and unfair, and we have seen clients seriously impacted even…
Read MoreIt is incompetent for a lawyer to believe, let alone say or write that “It is illegal [for a lawyer] to text or email anything of substance.” The statement is also completely wrong, legally and ethically. Yet one lawyer, an ethics “maven” no loss, who writes a column for a…
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Business Journal has named Attorney Daniel J. Siegel a "Best of the Bar" Honoree in the area of Plaintiff Personal Injury. In addition to having great success with individual workers' compensation and personal injury matters, Dan is being honored because of his numerous appellate victories over the past…
Read MoreAttorneys must maintain confidentiality, which means we cannot disclose client information (including the names of our clients) without their consent. One type of client never wants or permits their names to be used - clients we represent who either have charges brought against them by the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board or…
Read MoreThe decision to file a lawsuit can be tricky. Generally, a person may only file a lawsuit within a limited time period, known as the statute of limitations. If you wait until the last minute, your claim might change from a lawsuit into a pumpkin on its way to the…
Read MoreWelcome to the Pennsylvania Law Blog, a service of the Havertown Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel. The Pennsylvania Law Blog is designed to spur debate about issues confronting Pennsylvania legal practitioners, including case law, trends in the law, new or revised rules, ethics and professionalism. Please feel free to…
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