Bio
Joel H. Feigenbaum is an Associate in the Firm's Casualty Litigation Department and Hospitality & Retail Practice Group. He defends clients in matters involving general and premises liability, negligent security, foodborne illness, and liquor liability claims. His clients include a variety of hospitality and retail industry clients, including hotels/motels, restaurants, franchisors/franchisees, retail chains, and resorts. He also works with a variety of insurers and third-party administrators in defense of clients.
In 2020, Mr. Feigenbaum was named by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star in the category of Personal Injury. For information about these selections and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and lists methodologies, click here.
Mr. Feigenbaum is an experienced litigator and manages cases from inception to trial/arbitration. This includes preparing/answering discovery and pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, witness preparation, depositions, and settlement negotiation. He has first-chair trial experience and has arbitrated cases throughout eastern Pennsylvania and in federal court. Prior to joining Post & Schell, he worked as an associate attorney with a regional defense firm.
Education
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J.D., Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2013
Managing Editor, University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review,
Editor, University of Miami Clinician -
B.A. in History, Cum Laude, University of Richmond, 2010
President, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society
Bar Memberships
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Representative Matters
- Secured summary judgment for an event organizer where multiple participants on a chartered motor coach trip were stabbed and contractual safety terms allegedly breached.
- Secured defense verdict and a finding of fact that plaintiff was a “jump-in” and not the true driver in an auto accident where no independent witnesses/surveillance existed.
Selected Publications
- "Bill of Costs: Who Gets Paid When No One Wins?," The Legal Intelligencer (August 14, 2017) (reprinted in Counterpoint, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, October 2017)
- "Discoverability of ‘Private’ Facebook Photographs in Personal Injury Suits," American Bar Association's Litigation Committee Newsletter (Summer 2015)
News & Insights
Education
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J.D., Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2013
Managing Editor, University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review,
Editor, University of Miami Clinician -
B.A. in History, Cum Laude, University of Richmond, 2010
President, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society
Bar Memberships
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey