Alan Denenberg
PARTNER
Years Practicing: 37
Brief Overview:
While at Law School Alan started the Sports and Entertainment Law Society with Guest Lecturer Charles Barkley. He was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, Phi Delta Phi-Legal Honor Fraternity and Note and Comment Editor of the Delaware Law Review of Corporate Law where he published an article entitled “Corporate Drug Testing: Private Employers’ Right to Test,”, 12 Del J. Corp., L. 3 , 1987. Upon graduation he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Murray Goldman of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. After completing his clerkship, Alan worked for the City of Philadelphia Law Department where he rose to the level of Chief Assistant City Solicitor. He Represented the City of Philadelphia and its various departments, including police, fire, prison, water, and streets in defending personal injury and civil rights lawsuits. After leaving the City Law Department Alan returned to the firm of Abramson & Denenberg, P.C. to work alongside his father and brother and is now a partner. He has lectured on Advocacy Skills for the Young Lawyer and served as a Judge in the NITA trial advocacy program for the last 10 years.
Alan is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey admitted to the following Courts:
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of PA.
- United States District Court for the Middle District of PA.
- United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit
- United States District Court for District of New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Practice Areas:
- Civil Rights
- Liquor Liability
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Police Brutality
- Prison Suicide
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Product Liability
- Slip and Fall
- Dog Bites
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admission(s):
- December 1988
- Pennsylvania, 1988
- New Jersey, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- National Police Accountability Project
- Phi Delta Phi
Education
- Delaware Law School, Wilmington, Delaware
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence cum laude – 1988
- Honors: Moot Court Honor Society
- Honors: Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Vice President
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi – Legal Honor Fraternity
- Law Review: Delaware Law Review of Corporate Law, Note and Comment Editor
- The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1985
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Alpha Kappa Delta: Sociology Honor Society
Published Works
- “Corporate Drug Testing: Private Employers’ Right to Test,”, 12 Del J. Corp., L. 3 , 1987
Classes/Seminars
- “Advocacy Skills for the Young Lawyer”,, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Fun Fact people may not know about you:
Alan enjoys playing tennis, traveling and spending quality time with his wife and relaxing “down the shore”. He is usually seen with his dog Ruby at his side both at work and at play. He is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan and has seen the Boss too many times to count and as far away as Amsterdam. When relaxing, he enjoys shows like Law and Order, CSI and Judge Judy.