The show hosts, Patrick T. Doherty, Esq. and professional radio host Joe Dougherty, enjoyed a lively discussion with Mr. Alston. The program discusses unique aspects of ThePhillyLawyers and our legal team—Emmett Madden, Andrew Alston, Megan Harkins, and Mindy Torjman.
Enjoy a listen here to get a sense of how ThePhillyLawyers is different from other law firms.
ThePhillyLawyers brings a personalized approach to client representation. We really get to know our clients. We learn about our clients’ individual, human stories. While our representation is typically sought out after an individual suffers an extreme life event, we dig deeper to understand that one event is not the full story. Our holistic approach means that we walk in the shoes of our clients. We invest time and energy in learning about our clients—their backgrounds, their present conditions, and their future aspirations. What barriers exist and how can we reduce the barriers to get our clients to where they wish to be. We get to know their families, their suffering, their conditions, and we come up with creative ways to help make their lives better. Each of our clients brings a human story. We listen, we ask questions, we investigate. And then we bring our clients’ human story alive through our dynamic and creative representation.
We use our personalized approach to win the highest possible settlements or trial judgments in civil personal injury cases. Similarly, we use this personalized approach to secure justice for our criminally charged clients.
With our client-centered approach, not only do our clients feel seen and understood, but our understanding helps affect the best possible outcomes for our clients. When we think about doctors, we frequently talk about the doctors’ bedside manner. How does the doctor interact with their patients? Does the doctor rush in, do a cursory examination, and then rush to a judgment without ever really listening to his/her patient and learning their history? Does the doctor miss issues or give incorrect diagnoses? Certainly, no patient who wants the best medical outcome should work with a doctor with a poor bedside manner. Similarly, in our legal representation, ThePhillyLawyers prides ourselves on having the best bedside manners. We are relatable and compassionate. We are accessible and trustworthy strategists. We earn our clients’ trust from the beginning, and, after the legal issue is resolved, we have earned our clients’ praise.
ThePhillyLawyers brings persuasive, cutting-edge use of visuals to our client representation. Mr. Alston was also asked to talk about ThePhillyLawyers unique use of visuals in the courtroom. We are the forefront of the persuasive use of visuals. In fact, Mr. Alston is frequently invited to lecture on these topics at legal advocacy programs—such as the National Institute of Trial Advocacy—and various continuing legal education programs and law school trial advocacy programs.
ThePhillyLawyers brings its unique approach of thorough preparation and top-level advocacy to client representation. Another topic explored during the radio program was how clients will do best to hire the most talented and most persuasive attorney rather than the most (paid-for) advertised. The bought-and-paid-for billboard and television advertisements by certain law firms claiming to be the most aggressive or the largest or some other superlatives about the biggest cash recoveries for other clients are ridiculous claims. That is, such claims have nothing to do with helping the individual clients suffering catastrophic personal injuries.
When an injured person is trying to find “the right lawyer” it is very difficult for injured people bombarded by over-advertised personal injury attorneys/firms to really find the right lawyer for them. As the program discusses, an injured person should pause and consider what they really need. That is, what will best serve your individual client interests? A big billboard or television commercial will do nothing to get you what you need. Rather, what a seriously injured client needs is to hire the law firm that will best-know each individual client’s life story and apply the appropriate skills to win the best outcome. The skills needed are high-level legal representation based in thorough preparation, top-quality writing, talented oral advocacy, and persuasive visuals. That intelligent recipe is exactly what ThePhillyLawyers, as a boutique firm, consistently brings to our clients.
Check out our 5-star reviews on Google to get a sense of our satisfied clients. If you, or your family member needs our services, call ThePhillyLawyers today at (215) 884-9300.
Andrew Alston was invited by the Advocacy Program at the Temple Beasley School of Law to serve as a visiting lawyer to deliver a lecture to law students.
His recent lecture was an interactive presentation with a show-and-tell style on the creative use of visuals at trial. He discussed impactful visual technology for lawyers, and he provided an interactive demonstration of sample uses from our real practice. The feedback from attendees shared through the Program Director was that the students loved it.
After developing skills over the years, Andrew is happy to share insight with, and mentor our next generation of lawyers. Thanks to Temple Law and ThePhillyLawyers for this opportunity.
Andrew Alston, of ThePhillyLawyers, is thrilled to have been recently appointed as faculty to the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA).
NITA’s Mission Statement reads “NITA’s team of practicing lawyers, professors and judges from around the nation dedicates its efforts to the training and development of skilled and ethical legal advocates to improve the adversarial system.”
Andrew has served as an instructor with NITA’s programs over the past three years, and he is proud to now be appointed as faculty. Andrew applies his recognized trial skills to clients at ThePhillyLawyers.
Emmett Madden is excited to have been appointed to the Montgomery County Public Defender advisory board. He is hoping to contribute to building a strong public defender office, and helping to raise the standards county wide for public service and criminal defense.
Below is a multi-page article from The Pottstown Mercury:
Advisory-boardEmmett Madden and ThePhillyLawyers partners with Kilkenny Law to chair their newly founded personal injury and civil litigation division.
R. Emmett Madden, Esq., owner and founder of ThePhillyLawyers—the Delaware Valley’s premier Personal Injury and Criminal Defense litigation firm—is excited to announce our partnership with Kilkenny Law.
Mr. Madden will be chairing Kilkenny Law’s newly incorporated Personal Injury Department. Kilkenny Law, which was founded by former Justice Advocate General Officer and current Montgomery County Sheriff, Sean Kilkenny, was traditionally focused on Municipal Law, Zoning, and Land Use litigation. But now, to offer the best representation to injured victims, these two firms are combining their resources and experience.
If you suffered an injury from a large corporation, a trucking accident, a car accident, or professional negligence, call us. We will provide you strong and aggressive representation to maximize your financial award.
ThePhillyLawyers is proud to announce R. Emmett Madden has been named as a 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, an honor received since 2010. After a difficult start to the decade for so many, we are excited for the roaring 20’s to take off in full swing. Emmett is here for you, whatever life hands you next.
ThePhillyLawyers focuses on criminal defense and personal injury.
Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected from more than 70 practice areas and all firm sizes, assuring a credible and relevant annual list.
The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes:
This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania.
ThePhillyLawyers is grateful for this honor.
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.
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. 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 continuing serving those most in need.
