12 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Philadelphia

Jacobs & Comerota suits people who want to know the fee before they sign anything. Its website publishes the contingency terms: one third of a settlement reached without a lawsuit and 40 percent if a suit has to be filed. The firm concentrates on vehicle accidents, including bus, motorcycle, pedestrian and Uber or Lyft crashes, plus dog bites, falls and workplace injuries. Same-day consultations run by phone or video from a smartphone. Clients can set its published fee against other quotes before committing.

KaplunMarx suits injured people who need help getting treatment while the claim moves forward. The firm takes only injury and accident cases, from SEPTA and rideshare crashes to construction falls, birth injuries and elder abuse. Its staff connect clients with medical providers, including people without health insurance, and the team works in Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. The Philadelphia office is on South 8th Street near Independence Mall. Someone without coverage after a crash can get care arranged early instead of putting it off.

Gibbons Legal suits clients who want to reach their lawyer outside office hours. Each client gets the lead attorney's cell phone number, and founder Tom Gibbons runs the firm from One Commerce Square on Market Street. The case list covers car, SEPTA, rideshare and ATV accidents, construction injuries, spinal cord damage and nursing home abuse. Free downloadable guides explain how to pick a lawyer and how Pennsylvania's limited tort option affects car accident claims. Drivers unsure what their insurance choice means can read up before the first call.

This small practice works for people who want one lawyer to deal with from start to finish. Jeffrey Penneys runs it from South Broad Street, handling car, truck, motorcycle and bicycle crashes, SEPTA accidents and slip-and-fall claims. Consultations are free and can happen by phone, video or in person, and the attorney offers to travel to clients who cannot reach the office. Clients choose how closely they follow settlement talks, which suits both those who want a say and those who want the claim off their hands.

The Levin Firm fits clients who want the lawyer they first meet to stay on the case. The attorney at the free consultation handles the file through to the end, and calls go to that lawyer rather than a paralegal. Cases range from car, bus, train and SEPTA accidents to brain injuries, nursing home abuse and defective products. The Philadelphia office is on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, with others in Feasterville, Norristown and Atlantic City. Clients get continuity with one attorney who knows every detail of the claim.

Kwartler Manus suits clients who want a larger team and a quick start without an office visit. Retainer agreements are signed electronically, and the firm introduces each client to an attorney and support team within 24 hours. Beyond car, truck and food delivery crashes, it handles negligent security, amusement park and cruise ship injuries, plus mass torts over products such as CPAP machines and hair straighteners. The Philadelphia office is on Walnut Street. People hurt by a product can find individual and mass tort work under one roof.

The Pearce Law Firm suits people who cannot easily get to an office after a crash. If an injury keeps a client home, the firm arranges to meet them where they are, and consultations also run by phone or video. Founder Edith Pearce stays involved in each case. Beyond car and truck collisions, it handles e-bike, scooter and moped crashes, uninsured motorist claims, burns and electrocution. Offices are on Walnut Street and in Cherry Hill. Riders hurt on lightweight vehicles will find those cases listed explicitly.

Zafran Law Group fits families dealing with serious medical injuries rather than minor collisions. Its case list leads with medical malpractice, birth injury, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries, and extends to dram shop claims against bars that served a drunk driver. The Philadelphia office is on Locust Street, with others in Blue Bell, Voorhees, Newark in Delaware and Hunt Valley in Maryland. Consultations are free and fees depend on a recovery. Cases that cross state lines can stay with one firm.

The Law Offices of Eric A. Shore suit injured people whose accident also affects their ability to work. Alongside car, truck, motorcycle, train and fall cases, the firm handles Social Security Disability, workers' compensation and long-term disability claims. Its lawyers appear in courts in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and in Camden County. The office is on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, with a second in Cherry Hill. Someone facing months off work can keep the injury claim and any benefits case with one firm.

Freundlich & Littman suits clients whose injury overlaps with an insurance or property dispute. Alongside car, bus, rideshare and construction injury cases, the Walnut Street firm handles bad-faith insurance claims and damage to rowhomes caused by construction next door. Initial case reviews are done by an attorney rather than a call-center screener. Each accepted case gets a lead attorney and a dedicated team. Homeowners and drivers facing a denied claim can take both problems to one firm.