Covid-19 has swept the world and southeastern Pennsylvania in the most profound way. ThePhillyLawyers is taking all necessary precautions and continuing to provide our clients with the best professional, legal counsel. Adhering to all state and government mandates, our offices are temporarily closed to the public, but we are still working diligently for our clients.
Our staff is working remotely from our homes and our clients can easily communicate their concerns and questions with us using email, telephone, fax, cell phone, text, or WhatsApp.
ThePhillyLawyers has always maintained a good, professional relationship with the local Courts, District Attorneys, and Judges. We are still electronically filing time sensitive motions when necessary and rescheduling court dates. All Courts are currently closed, indefinitely.
We are utilizing video depositions to maintain the flow of civil litigation. We are in contact with the Courts and are rescheduling hearings for a future date.
ThePhillyLawyers recognizes the seriousness of the Covid-19 health crisis. We are dedicated to continuing to give our clients the best legal care under the current circumstances.
Please call us with any questions or concerns.
By the middle of February, ThePhillyLawyers had passed 1.5 million dollars in personal injury settlements for our clients in 2020.
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TOP SETTLEMENTS
ThePhillyLawyers is saddened to announce the passing of the firm’s founding attorney, Robert Emmett Madden, Sr. who passed away on May 27, 2019.
For over 40 years, Bob was a leader in the field of white-collar criminal defense. Bob was well respected in the legal community and was treasured by his clients, friends, and family. He will be greatly missed.
Attorney Margeaux Cigainero, Esq. is the newest member of ThePhillyLawyers. Ms. Cigainero specializes in criminal defense litigation as well as criminal appellate work, and has defended individuals facing criminal charges for nearly ten years. Margeaux will be working in the criminal defense department of ThePhillyLawyers team.
Margeaux Cigainero was formerly a principal at a center city law firm where she focused on litigation, appeals, and PCRAs (Post Conviction Relief Act) for various criminal matters. It was in this firm where she earned her reputation as a tireless leader and fierce advocate within the Pennsylvania criminal justice system.
Prior to this, Ms. Cigainero was a senior associate attorney at a center city criminal litigation firm that specialized in criminal appellate advocacy. While daily working on appeals and PCRAs, she refined and sharpened this skill set.
In addition, she recently teamed up with Prevention Point Philadelphia to organize an ongoing project that provides legal procedural information for indigent people to more easily navigate the Philadelphia judicial system. Volunteering and outreach is also an important part of Ms. Cigainero’s work in Philadelphia.
Upon joining ThePhillyLawyers, Attorney Cigainero said:
“I am excited for this new chapter in my career and excited it begins with such a diligent, hard-working, and well-respected group.”
Attorney Cigainero is licensed to practice law throughout the state of Pennsylvania and is also Federally licensed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
In recognition of Emmett Madden’s expertise and success in personal injury and criminal defense cases, he is featured as a Super Lawyer in the most recent issue of Philadelphia Magazine (June, 2018). Every summer, the magazine highlights its annual list of the top lawyers in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Emmett has once again received the honor of being named a Philadelphia Super Lawyer. After a rigorous selection process, only the top 5% are selected as Super Lawyers.
The magazine writes as follows:
“R. Emmett Madden fights for social justice by defending those accused of crimes and representing injured individuals. For criminal defendants, he has won not guilty verdicts throughout the Delaware Valley. For injured clients, he has obtained maximum recoveries for victims of vehicle accidents, nursing home negligence, insurance abuse and building collapses, including Philadelphia’s recent record settlement of $227 million in the Salvation Army Building Collapse. Emmett is also proud of his work on behalf of the poor and disenfranchised as a volunteer at Ayuda Christian Legal Clinic in North Philadelphia and serves as a part-time Public Defender in Montgomery County.”
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.
ThePhillyLawyers is honored to receive this award once again and we look forward to continue serving those most in need.
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!
R. Emmett Madden, Esquire is proud to announce his recent appointment by Chairman Josh Shapiro to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). The PCCD is a group of Pennsylvania’s top experts on criminal justice issues including judges, justices, police chiefs, and heads of many of the most important criminal justice agencies (probation officers, district attorneys and public defenders). The Crime Commission makes recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding important issues facing all citizens.
Topics currently being reviewed or discussed by the PCCD:
1. Body Worn Cameras (BWC’s) for Law Enforcement.
The Commission is studying the use of BWC’s by law enforcement and making recommendations about when these videos should be given to defense attorneys and defendants. Some questions include: When, if ever, can these videos be released to the public? And do such cameras and videos coincide with Pennsylvania’s relatively strict privacy laws? The Commission hopes to make recommendations for their use statewide. (more…)
Philadelphia is the land of lawyers. Arlo Guthrie famously sang about the legendary Philadelphia lawyers in his song Philadelphia Lawyer. Looking in the Webster’s Dictionary for the definition of “Philadelphia lawyer” one sees the reputation that Philadelphia has for tenacious and creative lawyers. So in the city of so many lawyers how does one find the best? Intelligence and creativity are essential elements of any lawyer. New studies published in both The New York Times and Bicycling Magazine suggest that if you want a smart and creative lawyer with a finely-tuned brain, then you want a cyclist.
Bicycling Magazine recently cited a study finding those with greater leg power sustained their cognitive ability and brain health far longer than their weaker-legged counterparts. The New York Times examines a recent study showing that exercise not only improves one’s cognitive abilities, but can change the brain, making it stronger. (more…)
