Dan Purtell is a Philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney who focuses
his practice on liability cases against negligent Pennsylvania nursing homes,
hospitals and assisted living facilities. Dan has successfully won cases from
throughout the state and serves all of Pennsylvania.
Dan Purtell is a Philadelphia native. A 1998 graduate of La
Salle College High School, attorney Dan Purtell has deep roots in the
Philadelphia area. After La Salle, Dan attended Penn State University for his
undergraduate degree and returned to Philadelphia to attend Temple University
Beasley School of Law.
During his time in law school at Temple, Dan was an active
member of Temple’s nationally recognized Trial Advocacy Program. He continues
to serve the people of Pennsylvania from his ‘home base’ of Philadelphia.
Attorney Dan Purtell is dedicated to achieving results on
behalf of his wrongfully neglected clients and their family members. Mr.
Purtell has tried more than 25 cases to verdict with hundreds of cases
resolving at mediation or arbitration. His trial-ready reputation assists in
his goal to maximizes his clients’ case value.
Attorney Purtell has specific experience with nursing home
negligence lawsuits and routinely attends national trial lawyer conferences to
discuss cutting edge litigation techniques dealing with this sub-specialty.
Philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney Dan Purtell has successfully recovered
millions of dollars for victims of abuse, neglect and negligence across the
state of Pennsylvania.
Attorney Purtell has received significant recognition for
his years of hard work representing clients in Pennsylvania.
Dan has been named by the National Trial Lawyers as one of
Pennsylvania’s Top 40 under 40 lawyers. Dan has also been named a ‘Rising Star’
by Super Lawyers in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Dan Purtell is heavily engaged in the Pennsylvania legal
community, where he continues to hone his skills as an advocate. Dan is a full
board member of both Philadelphia Trial Attorneys Association (PTLA), and
Pennsylvania Association of Justice (PAJ), as well as an active member of
Temple Inn of Court Pennsylvania Bar Association and America Association of
Justice (AAJ). Dan Purtell is a named partner at McEldrew Young Purtell where
he focuses his practice on representing victims of corporate wrongdoing, negligence
and abuse. Dan is also Of Counsel at Senior Justice Law Firm where he has a
strategic emphasis on representing victims of nursing home abuse and neglect
across the state of Pennsylvania.
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or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
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respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
