Top Rated Workers' Compensation Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

As a senior shareholder at Freedman & Lorry, P.C., Paul. B. Himmel manages the firm’s workers’ compensation department and assists employees in Philadelphia County and throughout southeastern Pennsylvania who have been injured while on the job or who developed an illness after being exposed to dangerous substances in the workplace. Mr. Himmel’s experience with these types of matters is reflected in his certification by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section as a specialist in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law, and he is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Committee. In addition to workers’ compensation cases, Mr. Himmel's understanding of the litigation process allows him to assist Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents with product liability claims, medical malpractice complaints and a wide range of personal injury matters. He has experience in bench trials, jury trials and arbitration proceedings.

After earning his bachelor’s degree at Emory University in 1987, Mr. Himmel attended what was then known as Villanova University School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1990. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, Mr. Himmel is a member of several legal groups, including the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Himmel's background in workers' compensation law led to his appointment as fund counsel for a major Philadelphia area trade union's health and welfare fund. Highly regarded by his fellow professionals, Mr. Himmel has received a "Superb" rating from his peers through Avvo and a Notable* rating from his peers through Martindale-Hubbell.

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