Michael S. Saltzman

Michael S. Saltzman is a partner in the firm's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. He concentrates his practice in insurance coverage and defense, commercial litigation, construction, contracts, surety, trucking and products liability. He has appeared before trial and appellate courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in addition to federal courts in both states.

Mr. Saltzman is a member of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. Mr. Saltzman is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. He serves on the ABA's Surety and Fidelity Committee along with the Defense Research Institute's Surety and Fidelity Committee. He is also a member of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Defense Research Institute. He is a fellow at the Temple University Academy of Advocacy. Mr. Saltzman is also a member of the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society and the Council on Litigation Management.

Mr. Saltzman frequently serves as Judge Pro Tempore, Settlement Master and Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. He is a frequent lecturer at the Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Company's annual claims seminar on issues of bad faith litigation and is a frequent speaker at seminars dealing with litigation of insurance-related issues.

Mr. Saltzman received a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University, an M.A. from Villanova University and a J.D. from Rutgers University-Camden.

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267.519.6830
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267.519.6801
E-mail
msaltzman@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Pennsylvania State University, B.A.,1972
• Villanova University, M.A., 1975
• Rutgers University-Camden, J.D., 1986

Admitted to Practice

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, District of New Jersey

• Defense Research Institute
• Surety and Fidelity Committee
• Council on Litigation Management
• Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
• American Bar Association
• Surety and Fidelity Committee
• Louis D. Brandeis Law Society
• Philadelphia Bar Association

• Member, Supporter, Basketball Coach Upper Dublin Athletic Association
• Member, Supporter and Photographer Upper Dublin High School Football Booster Club

• Presenter, "Initial Investigations of a Catastrophic Trucking Case," Lorman Trucking Seminar, May, 2008
• Presenter, "Handling Insurance Coverage Issues," Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), April, 2008
• Presenter, "Benefits of Mock Trials," Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), April, 2008
• Author, "The Changing Law of Claims Against Performance Bonds," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, March, 2008
• Presenter, "Insurance Bad Faith Issues," NBI, February, 2008
• Presenter, "Preparing for Litigation of Bad Faith Claims," PAMIC, April, 2007
• Presenter, "Insurance Coverage Issues and Bad Faith," Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), April, 2006
• Author, "Ethical issues for lawyers Engaged By Insurance Carriers To Represent Those Carriers' Insureds," September, 2005
• Presenter, "Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice," National Business Institute (NBI), September, 2005
• Presenter, Handling Bad Faith Claims, Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), April, 2005
• Presenter, "Claims handling Update," Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (PAMIC), April, 2004
• Author, "Bonding Companies Not Liable for Consequential Damage," The Legal Intelligencer, 5/10/02
• Presenter, "The Use of the Unfair Claims Protection Act and Regulations in Bad Faith Cases," PAMIC, April, 2002
• Author, "Ruling Leaves Bonding Companies Uncertain Regarding Consequential Damages," The Legal Intelligencer, December, 1996