Richard A Jaffe


Attorney Credentials

Selected as a SuperLawyer Within the Last Three Years
Rating of Excellent or Superb from AVVO.com
Listing on BestLawyers.com

Law Offices of Richard A Jaffe, LLC
Two Penn Center, Suite 1922
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102

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Phone
(215)496-9607

Fax
(215)496-9609

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Fee Information

All Matters handled on a Contingent Fee Basis
Workers Compensation 20 %
Social Security 20 %


Attorney Profile


Attorney Bio

One of Philadelphia’s best‑known and well‑respected Workers’ Compensation attorneys, Richard A. Jaffe has been representing injured workers and other disabled individuals for over 28 years. He concentrates his practice on Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane Law School, he is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He started the firm in 1994 and since then has aggressively fought for the rights of the injured worker in hundreds of cases in the Southeastern Pennsylvania area. He is an active member of the Workers’ Compensation Section of PaAJ, is a Sustaining Member of NOSSCR, and is on the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group for 2005‑2014. Effective May 1, 2013 Richard is Certified as a Specialist in the Practice of Workers Compensation Law by the PA Bar Association’s Section on Workers Compensation as Authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Richard has been named to the PA Super Lawyer list 9 years in a row between 2006-2014.

Richard was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the fields of Workers Compensation

Specialties: Concentrate my practice on PA Workers Compensation Claims and Social Security Disability claims in PA and NJ. Effective May 1, 2013 I am Certified as a Specialist in the Practice of Workers Compensation Law by the PA Bar Association’s Section on Workers Compensation as Authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme

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Bar Information


Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania 1985
New Jersey 1986
E.D. PA 1988

Bar Associations

WILG Board of Directors 2005-2015
PA Bar Assoc
Pa Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow

Bar Certifications

Certified as a Specialist in the Practice of Workers Compensation Law by the PA Bar Association's Section on Workers Compensation as Authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court effective May, 2013