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Our new design and updated website

Posted on November 14th, 2017

ThePhillyLawyers and the Law Offices of R. Emmett Madden, Esq. invite you to the unveiling of our recently updated website: https://ThePhillyLawyers.com

Please look over, like, and share our sleek new look. Some new features include the ability to directly text or send a WhatsApp message to attorney Emmett Madden. If texts, however, aren’t your thing, we offer other ways to communicate via phone, Facebook, email, or office visits. We provide free consultations via phone, text, or at one of our two office locations in Philadelphia or Jenkintown.

Our new layout will help clients and prospective clients to find information quickly and easily. Also featured are a list of our awards and honors over the last few years, as well as updates on some of our more interesting legal successes of 2017. As 2018 quickly approaches, we continue to excel in personal, aggressive, client focused legal representation. Enjoy the website!


Emmett Madden named a Philadelphia Super Lawyer

Posted on June 4th, 2017

Emmett Madden is honored to receive a Philadelphia Super Lawyer award for 2017. This award is in recognition for his expertise and successes in personal injury and criminal defense cases.

From the Super Lawyers website: “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.”

To view Emmett’s profile on Super Lawyers, please visit here.


Emmett Madden featured in Philadelphia Magazine

Posted on May 24th, 2017

ThePhillyLawyers and the Law Offices of R. Emmett Madden Esquire are pleased to announce that after a precedent setting year of successes, both in the personal injury and criminal defense courts, we have once again received the honor of being named a Philadelphia Super Lawyer. As featured in the most recent Philadelphia Magazine issue (June, 2017) and in Super Lawyers Magazine, we continue with record-breaking verdicts for those injured in major catastrophes, including building collapses, and serious truck, car, and motorcycle accidents. This includes our victory representing the lead witness and Plaintiff in the largest civil settlement in Philadelphia history, $227 million dollars. Read here and here.

Emmett Madden with Philadelphia skyline

In the field of criminal defense, we have obtained numerous not guilty verdicts for clients wrongly accused of rape, indecent deviant sexual intercourse, burglary, robbery, and other charges—which only after a full trial were our clients exonerated.

We are honored to receive this award once again and look forward to continuing serving those most in need.

 

 

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Salvation army building collapse—largest settlement in Pennsylvania’s history

Posted on February 12th, 2017

Helping our clients through tragedy

On June 5, 2013 Felicia Hill went to work at the Salvation Army retail store in Philadelphia. Despite expressing concerns in the days and weeks before about the demolition occurring in the adjacent building—about the noise, dust coming off the walls, bricks falling on the roof—Ms. Hill had no choice but to come to work. She had a large family to support and bills to pay.

The building being demolished was part of several buildings owned by Richard Basciano who was tearing them down to make apartments. He had hired a cheap demolition company that had little regard for safety and procedure. (more…)