Alan F. Galerman
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Galerman Law Group
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1987
Education: Widener University – Delaware Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2027 Call today:
267-465-6371
The Galerman Law Group
1515 Market StSuite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19102 Visit website
Serving clients with enthusiastic zeal across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding region, Alan F. Galerman has left no stone unturned in providing them with the compensation they deserve for their pain and suffering due to the actions of a negligent party. The founder of The Galerman Law Group, he is well-equipped to handle cases pertaining to motor vehicle accidents, truck collisions and slip-and-falls, as well as workers’ compensation law, among many others.
Mr. Galerman completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University, where he graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance. He went on to attend the Widener University School of Law, where he honed his shrewd legal acumen and talents through his participation in myriad on-campus activities. He received his Juris Doctor in 1987, and in the same year, he obtained his license to practice law in Pennsylvania.
A consummate professional through and through, Mr. Galerman does not shy away from difficult challenges, and he revels in the opportunity to help his clients overcome their contentious legal woes with confidence and grace. For his many contributions to his legal community in his 35-plus years of service, he has been inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been selected to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys. Furthermore, he was also named a Top Lawyer in Pennsylvania by the Legal Network.
Within his legal community, Mr. Galerman maintains longstanding relationships with the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: ClaimantFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
First Admitted: 1987, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://afglegal.com/alan-f-galerman/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Pennsylvania Arbitration Committee
- Pennsylvania State Civil Rules Committee
- Association of Trial Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- State of Pennsylvania, 1987
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Herniated lumbar disc, no surgery - $95,000
- Premises Liability - Slip and fall ice/snow, broken ankle - $95,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Herniated cervical disc, herniated lumbar disc - $430,000
- Workers’ Compensation Case - Employee sustained finger, elbow and shoulder injury; no surgery required - $300,000
- Motor Vehicle Liability - Finger crushed and partial amputation of fingertip by closing of vehicle trunk - $300,000
- Slip and Fall / Premises Liability - Slip and fall upon ice on sidewalk, fractured leg requiring surgical intervention - $167,500
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Fractured arm, requiring surgical intervention, herniated disc - $380,000
- Motorcycle / Premises - Motorcyclist struck depression in roadway caused by prior construction; knee injury requiring surgical intervention - $140,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Knee injury requiring surgical intervention - $230,000
- Premises Liability - Minor - Minor child sustained laceration requiring multiple sutures to leg resulting in scarring - $85,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Wrongful Death - $450,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Two broken ribs; torn medial meniscus; no surgery - $125,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Knee injury requiring surgical intervention - $200,000
- Workers’ Compensation Case - Employee sustained multiple herniated disc in work related incident - $187,500
- Workers’ Compensation Case - Employee sustained herniated disc in work related incident - $175,000
- Workers’ Compensation Case - Employee sustained herniated disc in work related incident - $117,000
- SEPTA Passenger Accident - Severe prior disc degeneration exacerbated requiring surgical intervention - $200,200
- Motorcycle Accident - Motorcyclist forced to lay down bike; wrist fracture with surgical intervention - $280,000
- Motorcycle Accident - Motorcycle struck by vehicle, two herniated discs - $150,000
- Workers’ Compensation Case - Injury resulting in death of employee - $110,000
- Motor Vehicle Accident - Three car collision, loss of an eye - $1,750,000
Educational Background
- Temple University, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate, 1984
Honors
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member, 2010
- 35 Year Anniversary Award for serving the community and showing that one can deliver and be relied on when needed.
- Martindale Hubbell Award for Very High Rating in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, 2023
- “Best Attorney” Lifetime Charter Member
- In August 2013, June 2015 – 2020, Named a Top Lawyer in Pennsylvania by the Legal Network.
- Selected to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2023
Office location for Alan F. Galerman
1515 Market St
Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 267-465-6371
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2027
