Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Leonard B. Edelstein received his bachelor’s degree in English and political science and was a designated "distinguished military graduate" from Pennsylvania Military College (PMC), now known as Widener University, as well as a commission with the United States Army. Rather than going directly into the service, he entered Temple University Law School, where he earned his Bachelor of Law degree in 1965. While in the service (1966 -1968), Mr. Edelstein spent a year in Vietnam as an advisor to the Vietnamese Army in civil affairs and psychological operations. He was promoted to captain while in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star.

After completing his military service, Mr. Edelstein entered the private practice of law. In private practice, he worked on a variety of legal matters; however, his real interest was in the fields of torts, or negligence law. For some time, he defended the interests of insurance companies, whose customers were being sued for their alleged negligence. Later, he began to specialize in bodily injury litigation because he felt that there was a need to represent the claimant’s side. For the past 25 years, he has been specializing in representing victims of negligent acts by others.

Mr. Edelstein is a long-standing member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and is a fellow of the Academy of Advocacy (Temple University School of Law). In addition, Mr. Edelstein is an arbitrator in the Common Pleas Courts of Philadelphia and is an arbitrator and federal court mediator in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Edelstein and his wife Sandra live in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. They have three married sons and six grandchildren.

Areas of Practice

• Bad Faith Insurance
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Toxic Torts
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Animal Bites
• Dog Bites
• Drunk Driver Accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip & Fall
• Premises Liability
• Machine Accidents
• Private and Group Disability Insurance Denial Claims

West Practice Categories

Bad Faith Insurance, Disability, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Common Pleas Courts of Philadelphia (Arbitrator)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Arbitrator / Federal Court Mediator)

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Bronze Star
• Fellow, Academy of Advocacy

Past Employment Positions

• Vietnamese Army in Civil Affairs, Advisor

Education

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965
  LL.B.
• Widener University
  Major: English
  Major: Political Science

Address

123 South Broad Street
Suite 1820
Philadelphia, PA 19109

Phones

(215) 789-9345
(866) 532-2504

Faxes

(215) 731-1146

Emails

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Websites

http://www.law-pa.com
http://www.insurancedisabilitylawyer.com