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Address
The Beasley Building
1125 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (Philadelphia Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) The Axelrod Firm, LLC is a woman-owned law firm specializing in providing business, non-profit, institutional and individual clients with efficient and cost-effective solutions in the areas of employment, commercial, real estate and bodily injury litigation, appeals, foreclosure, bankruptcy, trust and estate planning and transactional matters. We believe in fighting for what is best for our clients. We get to know our clients -- who they are as people, their businesses, their goals, their concerns and their interests. We listen to what they want and work together to develop a strategy aimed at maximizing results. Every step we take thereafter is designed to effectuate that strategy, and is done in consultation with our clients. Throughout the process, we demonstrate our commitment to our clients' success. That is why our clients are our best source of repeat business. Statement of PracticeBusiness Oriented Practice with an emphasis on non-profit organizations, creditors and title companies, engaged in litigation matters (commercial, corporate, real estate, construction, product and bodily injury defense, and employment), employment practices, workplace investigations, risk-management, corporate law, foreclosures, bankruptcies, real estate transactions, and buy and sell agreements. Individual Oriented Practice with an emphasis on complex personal injury and product liability litigation, trust and estate planning and administration, real estate transactions and professional liability litigation. Administrative Adjudications, Administrative Agency Practice, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Administrative Litigation, Federal Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Professional Licensing, Professional Licensing Regulation, Public Law, Telemarketing Fraud, Telemarketing Law, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Civil Appeals, Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Bankruptcy Chapter 12, Bankruptcy Chapter 13, Bankruptcy Collections, Bankruptcy Litigation, Creditor Bankruptcy, Fraudulent Conveyance, Credit Union Law, Lenders Rights, Business Associations Law, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, Business Organization, Business Torts, Complex Business Litigation, Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Complex Commercial Litigation, Commercial Conveyancing, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Commercial Real Estate Contracts, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Telecommunications Law, Construction Accidents, Construction Arbitration, Construction Claims, Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Insurance Defense, Construction Products Liability, Contractor Performance Bonds, Mechanics Liens, Breach of Contract, Commercial Contracts, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Corporate Contracts, Corporate Fiduciary Law, Corporate Formation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Insurance Defense, Corporate Organization, Corporate Real Estate, Incorporation, Nonprofit Corporations, Professional Corporations, S Corporations, Creditors Rights, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Secured Creditors Rights, Unsecured Creditors Rights, Disability Discrimination, Civil Fraud, Fraud, Mental Health Law, Hospital Liability Defense, Hospital Negligence, Hospital Premises Liability, Affordable Housing, Apartment Projects, Fair Housing, Housing Development, Housing Discrimination, Housing Finance, Low Income Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Senior Citizen Housing, Subsidized Housing, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation, Commercial Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage Defense, Age Discrimination in Employment, Confidentiality Agreements, Covenants Not To Compete, Employer Liability, Employment at Will, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Mediation, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Non-compete Litigation, Non-competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination Defense, Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, Evictions, Landlord and Tenant Law, Lease Terminations, Leasing, Office Leasing, Legal Malpractice, Legal Malpractice Defense, Legal Negligence, Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Negligence, Medication Error, Mental Health Professionals Malpractice, Nursing Liability, Nursing Malpractice, Nursing Negligence, Obstetric Malpractice, Oncology Law, Optometric Malpractice, Orthopedic Malpractice, Pediatric Malpractice, Surgeons Liability, Wrong Site Surgery, Mortgage Bankruptcy, Mortgage Foreclosure, Negligence Defense, Charitable Organizations Law, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Tax Exempt Organizations, Accidents, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bodily Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Electrical Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury Appeals, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Power Line Contact Injury, Severe Burns, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Wrongful Death, Breast Implant Litigation, Manufacturers Liability, Office Equipment Products Liability, Product Defects, Product Failure, Accountants Liability, Accountants Malpractice, Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions, Agents and Brokers Liability, Appraisers Liability, Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions, Architects and Engineers Liability, Design Professionals Errors and Omissions, Design Professionals Liability, Professional Errors and Omissions, Professional Indemnity, Professional Liability Defense, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Conveyancing, Easements, Quiet Title, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Fraud, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Tax Foreclosure, Real Estate Tax Liens, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Title Examination, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Finance, Residential Real Estate Foreclosures, Right of Way Easements, Civil RICO, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Mass Torts, Tort Defense, Tort Liability, Building and Public Safety Codes, Land Development, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Special Districts, Subdivisions, Zoning Law, Zoning Variance. Year Established: 2007
Firm Size: 3
Languages: English and Spanish.
Representative Clients:The Salvation Army, Centro NP, LLC
Conestoga Bank
The Abstract Co.
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Greentree Mortgage Co.
Landmark Legal Solutions
LJR Investments, LLC
Open World Language Institute.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
AddressThe Beasley Building
1125 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107, (Philadelphia Co.)
PhonePhone: 215-461-1770
Fax: 215-238-1779
Website
http://www.theaxelrodfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sheryl L. Axelrod (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, Economics, 1990); Temple University School of Law (J.D. 1993). Vice President, Temple Law Alumni Association. Articles: "Brief of Northwest Airlines, Inc. In Opposition to the Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Grimes v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.," Aviation Litigation Reporter 18 (October 17, 2000); "Response of Defendant, Macrotech Fluid Sealing, Inc. to Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion for New Trial Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 and Evidentiary Hearing," Aviation Litigation Reporter 17 (July 27, 1999); "Growing up with Nathan," short story, paid by publisher (1990). Recipient, Moot Court Honors Program. Winner, Samuel J. Polsky Moot Court Competition, 1992. Member: Gloucester County and Philadelphia (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2000-2003) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors and Title Companies; Engaged in Litigation Matters; Employment Practices; Workplace Investigations; Risk-Management; Corporate Law; Foreclosures; Bankruptcies; Buy and Sell Agreements; Individual Oriented Practice; Complex Personal Injury; Product Liability Litigation; Trust and Estate Planning and Administration; Real Estate Transactions; Professional Liability Litigation; Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Federal Administrative Law; Judicial Review; Professional Licensing; Professional Licensing Regulation; Public Law; Telemarketing Fraud; Telemarketing Law; Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA); Civil Appeals; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 12; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy; Fraudulent Conveyance; Credit Union Law; Lenders Rights; Business Associations Law; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation; Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Telecommunications Law; Construction Accidents; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Products Liability; Contractor Performance Bonds; Mechanics Liens; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Insurance Defense; Corporate Organization; Corporate Real Estate; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Disability Discrimination; Civil Fraud; Fraud; Mental Health Law; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Premises Liability; Affordable Housing; Apartment Projects; Fair Housing; Housing Development; Housing Discrimination; Housing Finance; Low Income Housing; Multi-Family Housing; Senior Citizen Housing; Subsidized Housing; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Mediation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Non-Compete Litigation; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Legal Malpractice; Legal Malpractice Defense; Legal Negligence; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Failure to Diagnose; Medical Negligence; Medication Error; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Oncology Law; Optometric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Mortgage Bankruptcy; Mortgage Foreclosure; Negligence Defense; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Breast Implant Litigation; Manufacturers Liability; Office Equipment Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Agents and Brokers Liability; Appraisers Liability; Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions; Architects and Engineers Liability; Design Professionals Errors and Omissions; Design Professionals Liability; Professional Errors and Omissions; Professional Indemnity; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Conveyancing; Easements; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosures; Right of Way Easements; Civil RICO; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Building and Public Safety Codes; Land Development; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Special Districts; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variance.Email: Sheryl L. Axelrod
OF COUNSELChristopher F. Stouffer (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1970); Temple University (J.D., 1975). Chair, Board of Directors, Carelink Community Support Services. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Subsidized Housing; Real Estate.Email: Christopher F. Stouffer
Robert S. Cohen (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, Pennsylvania; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1957) Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, 1976-1983 and Chair, 1980-1983, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Hearing Committee. Chair, Philadelphia Junior Bar Conference, 1963-1964. Member, Lawyer Referral and Information Service, 1973-1998. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, 1957-1959]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; General Business Law.Email: Robert S. Cohen
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