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The Philly Lawyer is a public intake desk. A person sends the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers the matter to a lawyer who handles that work. A message does not hire a lawyer, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and is not legal advice.

How to use the automated intake assistant and public guide connection. Chat is not legal advice and does not send a referral request.

A Philadelphia lawyer is the advocate people send for when the case is hard: sharp, aggressive, and in it to win. The name stuck after Andrew Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, defended printer John Peter Zenger in New York in 1735. Zenger was charged with libel for criticizing a royal governor. Hamilton told the jury the words were true. The jury acquitted him. The Philly Lawyer is a public intake desk. A person sends the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers the matter to a lawyer who handles that work. A message does not hire a lawyer, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and is not legal advice.

Every kind of case the desk accepts, grouped as criminal, accidents, injury, medical, family, work, and civil.

Original notes on local reports and lawsuits people are already searching, each with a form for a similar situation. The local list refreshes daily.

Public listings the desk is watching.

The intake form. Name, email, case type, place, and what happened.

Attorney advertising. A message is not a hiring and not legal advice.

What the form collects and where the message goes.

Human-readable map of every standing page.

Arrests, investigations, summonses, and open criminal cases. The desk reviews the court and the next date before anyone is hired.

A DUI stop creates a criminal case and a license problem at the same time. Send the citation, the county, and the first date.

Possession, delivery, and possession-with-intent cases. The county and whether anyone is in custody decide who can take the file.

Firearm possession and related charges. Write down the statute if it is on the paperwork, the county, and the next listing.

Assault and terroristic-threat cases, including fights that started as something else. Say if there is also a protection order.

Retail theft, burglary, robbery, and related property charges. The grade of the charge and the county matter first.

A detainer or a probation violation hearing. Send the judge, the county, and whether the person is already locked up.

Requests to clear or limit an old record. The outcome of the old case and the county decide whether it can be filed.

Charges against a minor. Say the county, whether the case is still in juvenile court, and the next date.

Cases in federal court, including investigations that have not been charged yet. Name the district if you have it.

Car crashes, insurance calls, and injuries. Send the date, the city, and whether an insurer has already called.

Crashes with a tractor-trailer or another commercial truck. The company name and the state where it happened matter.

Motorcycle crashes. Say who was riding, the city, and whether anyone went to a hospital.

A person hit by a vehicle while walking or crossing. The city, the date, and the hospital are enough to start.

Bicycle crashes with a car, truck, or another rider. Say the road and whether a police report exists.

Crashes involving Uber, Lyft, or another rideshare, as a passenger or another driver. Name the company.

Bus crashes, including SEPTA and school buses. Government vehicles can have shorter deadlines, so say who operated the bus.

Crashes where the other driver left. A plate, a description, and whether you have your own insurance are the first facts.

Injuries that are not a criminal charge. The desk sorts the place and the type of injury, then refers the matter.

Falls in a store, on a sidewalk, or on someone else's property. The address and whether a report was written matter.

Dog bites and other animal attacks. Say the town, whether you know the owner, and whether you were treated.

A death that a family believes was caused by a crash, a fall, or medical care. This page is an intake note, not a prediction of what a case is worth.

Head injuries after a crash, a fall, or an assault. Symptoms are sometimes delayed. Say the date and the hospital.

Back, neck, and spinal injuries after a crash or a fall. Say whether surgery has been discussed.

Injuries on property someone else controls: bad stairs, poor lighting, ice that was left, or a broken railing.

Injuries on a construction site. Say the contractor if you know it, and whether a workers' compensation claim has been opened.

Injuries from a product that broke or was unsafe. The product name and the date are enough for a referral.

Reports of sexual assault. If you are in immediate danger, contact the police. A message here is a request for a referral, not an investigation.

Care that a person believes was negligent. The hospital or doctor, the state, and the rough dates are enough to route it.

Injuries to a parent or a child around labor and delivery. Name the hospital and the date. Do not send full records in the first message.

Neglect, falls, or bedsores in a nursing home or assisted living. The facility name and the town are the starting facts.

Family cases need a lawyer in the county where the case is filed. Send the county and the next date.

Divorce and separation. The county where someone lives, and whether a case is already filed, decide the referral.

Custody schedules, emergency petitions, and hearings. The county and the next date matter more than the long history.

Support orders, modifications, and contempt hearings. Send the county and the next listing.

Protection-from-abuse petitions and hearings. If you are in danger now, contact the police. Say the county and the hearing date.

A firing, unpaid wages, or discrimination. The employer, the state where you worked, and the last day of work are the first facts.

Injuries at work and claim petitions. Say the employer, the date of the injury, and whether a claim number exists.

An injury at work when it is not clear whether it is a compensation claim, a negligence claim, or both. Describe the job and the injury.

Someone sued you, or you need to sue someone, and it is not a criminal case. Send the court name and the deadline on the first page.

An insurer that denied, delayed, or underpaid a claim. The company name and the date of the loss are enough to start.

Eviction, habitability, and security deposits. The county and the next court date decide who can appear.

Probate, a disputed will, or an estate that needs to be opened. The county where the person lived is the first fact.

People around Philadelphia are already looking this up. If a similar criminal defense matter happened to you, send the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers it to a lawyer who handles that work. This note is not a claim that anyone here is involved in the reported story.

People around Philadelphia are already looking this up. If a similar criminal defense matter happened to you, send the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers it to a lawyer who handles that work. This note is not a claim that anyone here is involved in the reported story.

People around Philadelphia are already looking this up. If a similar criminal defense matter happened to you, send the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers it to a lawyer who handles that work. This note is not a claim that anyone here is involved in the reported story.

People around Philadelphia are already looking this up. If a similar medical malpractice matter happened to you, send the place and what happened. The desk reads it and refers it to a lawyer who handles that work. This note is not a claim that anyone here is involved in the reported story.

The City of Philadelphia’s case against CVS, Albertsons, and Acme is going to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on whether opioid injuries can be a public nuisance.

A West Philadelphia renter sued Willow Bridge and RealPage under the city’s ban on algorithmic rent setting. Related suits name other large managers.

A class case dismissed in Pennsylvania is on appeal. Four individual bettors’ suits were moved from Philadelphia state court into federal court in September 2026.

On October 1, 2026, the court upheld the sovereign-immunity cap after a SEPTA bus injured Hayley Freilich in a Center City crosswalk. The stipulated verdict was $7 million. The cap cut it to $250,000.

The five facts that let this desk decide who should call you back, without a long story.

This desk takes every kind of case and connects it with a lawyer who handles that work.

A short list to use on the call back, whoever the lawyer turns out to be.