Michael is an experienced, well-respected litigator and trial attorney. Call today 215-515-7182!
Michael is an experienced, well-respected litigator and trial attorney.
He concentrates his practice in litigation, specifically personal injury matters including wrongful death and catastrophic injury, as well as a wide range of complex municipal matters. He also currently serves as the Solicitor to the Montgomery County Controller.
Born in lower Bucks County, Bristol, Pa, Michael learned to value both hard work and education from his mother, who taught at Pennsbury for 40 years and his father who was a laborer and roofer. Michael’s father immigrated here from Calabria, Italy, where most of his relatives still live in a small southern town named Pedivigliano. Clients benefit from his perfect mix of real-world and legal experience. Prior to returning to school for law, Michael worked for several years with troubled teens in and around Philadelphia. Helping families at their darkest times inspired him to return to school to become an attorney.
Following a two year clerkship with the esteemed President Judge Alex Bonavitacola, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Michael defended businesses, insurance companies and municipalities. He argued before the Delaware Supreme Court (making new law on indemnification), as well as the Federal Courts under zoning and land use statutes representing local townships/zoning boards. This experience directly benefits the clients he now represents, because he has been on “both sides of the fence” and understands how insurance companies, municipalities and their attorneys review and handle matters.
Michael has since spent over 20 years focusing on litigation, 8 of those years litigating high profile matters and representing catastrophically injured victims while employed at one of the largest personal injury firms in Pennsylvania, the renowned Anapol Schwartz in Philadelphia. Lawyers across Pennsylvania rely on a book that Michael co-authored, “Library of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Forms.” Michael has litigated several trials around Pennsylvania, as well as multiple seven figure verdicts and settlements, (including 2011 PA Top Jury Verdicts, #11, Legal Intelligencer).
Languages spoken
English, Italian
Rudolph Clarke, LLC (offices in Bucks and Montgomery County)
350 Sentry Parkway East
Building 630, Suite 110-A
Blue Bell, PA, 19422
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Trevose, PA, 19053
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Phoenixville, PA, 19460
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341 West State Street,
Media, PA, 19063
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | Active | 2000 | 03/31/2022 |
PA | Active | 1998 | 07/01/2022 |
Legal answers | 8 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Who's Who in American Law | Who's Who In American Law | 2018 |
Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Pennsylvania, 2017 | American Society of Legal Advocates | 2017 |
Lifetime Member: Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum | Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2015 |
2014 Invitation for Top 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award | American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys | 2014 |
Forum, Membership Invitation, Sept. 2011 | Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2011 |
Top 100 Lawyers, Invitation for membership, Nov. 2013 | The National Trial Lawyers | 2010 |
Who’s Who:Executives/Professionals; Honors Edition, 2008/2009 | Cambridge Who’s Who | 2009 |
Rising Star | Pennsylvania Super Lawyers | 2008 |
Democrat of the Year | Democratic Committee, Abington-Rockledge | 2008 |
Continental Who’s Who Registry, 2006-07 | Continental Who’s Who Registry | 2006 |
Who's Who, American Law Students | Who's Who In American Law | 1999 |
Certified Arbitrator | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Compulsory Arbitration Program | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Solicitor | Montgomery County Office of the Controller | 2016 - Present |
Partner | Rudolph Clarke, LLC | 2014 - Present |
Solicitor | Montgomery County Prothonotary's Office | 2014 - 2016 |
Partner | Ostroff Injury Law | 2011 - 2014 |
Associate | Anapol Schwartz | 2003 - 2011 |
Associate | Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Ltd | 2000 - 2002 |
Law Clerk for the Honorable Alex Bonavitacola, President Judge | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas | 1998 - 1999 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Bucks County Bar Association | Member | 2014 - Present |
Manorlu Pool | Board Member | 2012 - Present |
Montgomery County Bar Association | Member | 2011 - Present |
Abington-Rockledge Democratic Committee | Chairman | 2007 - Present |
American Bar Association | Advisory Panel | 2007 - Present |
New Jersey State Bar Association | Member | 2000 - Present |
Pennsylvania Bar Association | Member | 1998 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Philadelphia Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Justinian Society of Lawyers | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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ALM Legal Publications | Library of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Forms | 2010 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Widener University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1998 |
Temple University School of Law, Rome | Summer Session Abroad, 1996 | 1996 |
Pennsylvania State University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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United Railroad Workers | Profile of Creosote | 2007 |
Temple Adult Learning | Mock Trial | 2005 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Kaufman v. Donagal Mutual Insurance | Total recovery: $872,000 |
Limited Tort (auto) | $1.95 million settlement (2011 PA Top Jury Verdicts, #11, Legal Intelligencer) |
Defamation Matter | 6 figure settlement following jury selection |
Auto/Ostensible Agency | Settlement: $1.75 million |
Medical Malpractice | Settlement: - $1.5 million |
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Karl Myers, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 2, 2014
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Michael is a tireless advocate for his clients.
Eric Frost, Litigation Attorney on Apr 16, 2014
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I highly recommend Michael. He is a tireless advocate for his clients.
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Andrew Braunfeld, Personal injury Attorney on Feb 3, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. I have known Michael from cases we were involved in together. He is knowledgeable, professional and thorough. I am considerably older than Michael, and I do not suffer younger lawyers lightly as a rule. He gets it.
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