Paul B. Himmel
Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Freedman & Lorry, P.C.
Practice areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1990
Education: Villanova University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026 Call today:
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Workers’ compensation attorney Paul B. Himmel is a partner at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, law firm of Freedman & Lorry, P.C. For more than three decades, he has been helping those suffering from workplace injuries throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey navigate through the complex workers’ compensation system. He has also litigated a number of products liability, medical malpractice and other personal injury cases in state and federal courts.
Mr. Himmel has been certified as a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law specialist by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section. Since beginning his career, he has dedicated himself to representing the interests of hardworking people. A professional and compassionate attorney, he answers all his clients’ questions, and is honest and upfront regarding the whole process and possibilities of the outcome.
An attorney in active practice, Mr. Himmel holds memberships in organizations such as the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the American Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Committee, and the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. He has co-presented in the Philadelphia Bar Association on “Termination Following a Work Injury.”
In addition to being listed among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania by The National Trial Lawyers, Mr. Himmel has a “Superb” Avvo rating. He has been recognized as Martindale-Hubbell Notable* by his peers. PhillyLabor.com added him to the Who’s Who in Injury & Injured Workers Advocacy list in 2017.
Upon completing his undergraduate studies at Emory University, Mr. Himmel obtained his Juris Doctor from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He devotes part of his time to serving as a fund counsel for Laborers District Council, Plasterer Tenders and Laborers Health and Welfare Plan.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1990, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.freedmanlorry.com/attorney-profiles/paul-b-himme...
Bar / Professional Activity
- Board of Directors, Fair Housing Rights Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania (PHRC).
- Member, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1990
- Member, National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania
- Member, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
- Member, American Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1990
- State of New Jersey, 1990
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Certified Specialist in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section in Workers’ Compensation Law - 2020 - 2025, 2025
Pro bono / Community Service
- Fund Counsel, Laborers’ District Council Plasterers, Tenders & Laborers’ Health and Welfare Fund, 2024
Educational Background
- Emory University, B.A., 1987, 1983-1987
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Co-Presenter, Termination Following a Work Injury, Philadelphia Bar Association, April 7, 2017, Co-Presenter, Termination Following a Work Injury, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2017
Honors
- Awarded PhillyLabor Who’s Who in Injury and Injured Workers Advocacy List for 2017
- Chosen by National Trial Lawyers as Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, 2017
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Excellent worker's compensation attorney on behalf of injured workers.”
“I have practiced against Paul Himme, Esquire for 34 years as a trial attorney. Mr. Himmel is an excellent attorney. He is integrous and extremly dedicated to his role as an advocate.”
“I have worked with Attorney Himmel numerous times over the years. Regardless of the case, he is a zealous advocate for his clients and professional and courteous opponent.”
“I have had the pleasure to have cases with Attorney Himmel for many years. I have found him to be courteous, professional and knowledgeable in every situation. More importantly, Attorney Himmel provides his clients the utmost respect and advocacy possible. I wholeheartedly recommend Attorney Himmel for SuperLawyers and hope he gets the recognition he deserves.”
“Paul Himmel is a very competent and capable attorney. He is very professional in all his interactions with counsel and with the Court. He is an exceptional lawyer and should be on your Super Lawyer list for 2024.”
“Paul is a fine attorney who is an expert in his field, with a strong sense of caring about his clients. He is respected by Judges and opponents alike. I am happy to recommend him as a Super Lawyer.”
“A very competent attorney, knowledgeable about the law and highly professional.”
“Paul Himmel is the most dedicated, knowledgeable and skillful workers compensation attorney I've had the pleasure of observing in action.”
“Paul is an exceptional attorney, with unparalleled commitment to his clients. He is an example of the type of attorney we should all strive to become.”
“I have never known a harder working, exceptional workers' compensation attorney than Paul Himmel.”
Office location for Paul B. Himmel
1601 Market Street
Suite 1550
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-931-2550
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026
