Emmanuel Iheukwumere
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Emmanuel Iheukwumere
Biography
Emmanuel is the founder and Managing Share Holder of Emmanuel Law Firm, LLC, ("ELF"), which aggressively fights for, and has recovered millions of dollars for victims of medical negligence, and of other serious and catastrophic injuries on a contingency fee, no recovery, no fee basis. Potential cases at ELF are investigated and reviewed for merit with highly qualified medical experts, including Ivy League trained physicians and professors. Before ELF, he was a partner with the renowned Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm of Eaton & McClellan where he honed his skills as a trial attorney before juries, judges, mediators, and arbitrators. He also has experience working as a defense attorney, and as a law clerk to a trial judge, where he assisted the judge with drafting judicial opinions. Emmanuel's strong belief in fighting for victims of negligent conduct is reflected both in his litigation approach, and in his dozens of published legal journal articles spanning decades, which cover various areas of life, including informed consent in medical treatments, roles of HMOs and hospitals in patient care, judicial independence in the fight for justice, importance of equality and justice for all, and effects of political corruption on societal progress. Emmanuel graduated with highest honors (summa cum laude) from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he later taught a course in products liability and medical malpractice as an Adjunct Professor of Law for more than a decade. Emmanuel also earned a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Ivy League Cornell University. Emmanuel is on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Editorial Board of the Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine, formerly serving as the Editor-in-Chief. He was on the Board of Governors of both the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Fees
- Free Consultation - There is no cost to speak with attorneys at my firm Emmanuel Law Firm, LLC, which focuses on medical malpractice/hospital/physician/nursing negligence/catastrophic injury/wrongful death litigation.
- Contingent Fees - contingency fee, no recovery, no fee basis for all matters. No fees for all costs of investigations for merit, and for litigation unless there is a financial recovery for the client.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Professional Experience
Member, and formerly on the Board of Governors. Pennsylvania Bar Association
Year: Current
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Member, and formerly on the Board of Governors. Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Year: Current
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Formerly on the Board of Trustees. Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Year: Current
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Former Adjunct Professor of Law for more than a decade. Temple University Beasley School of Law
Year: Current
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Board of Directors. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.
Year: Current
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Elder, and on Session. The Presbyterian Church of Willingboro.
Year: Current
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Editorial Board, and former Editor-in-Chief. The Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine.
Year: Current
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Professional Associations
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, formerly known as the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Member, and formerly on the Board of Governors. (Current)
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Member, and on the Board of Directors. Former Parliamentarian (Current)
Philadelphia Bar Association Member, and on the Editorial Board of the Philadelphia Lawyer, with previous service as the Editor-in-Chief. (Current)
American Association for Justice (Current)
American Bar Association (Current)
National Bar Association (Current)
District of Columbia Bar Association (Current)
Barristers Association of Philadelphia (Current)
Pennsylvania Bar Association Member, and formerly on the Board of Governors. (Current)
Publications
Title VII, Affirmative Action, and the March Toward Color-blind Jurisprudence(with Prof. Philip Aka). 11 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 1 (Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review). (2001)
Punitive Damages in Pennsylvania: Is Gross Negligence Enough? 69 Pa. Bar. Ass’n. Q. 180(PA Bar Association Quarterly). (October, 1998)
Mentoring Law Students as a Means to Improving Diversity in the Field. The Legal Intelligencer. (May 22, 2009)
Diversity Divergence: Justice’s Concurrence on School Diversity Critical to Equal Opportunity in Education. The Philadelphia Lawyer. (2008)
Tort Reform Voir Dire Questions in Medical Malpractice Cases. The Practical Litigator (American Bar Association Journal). (May, 2007)
Judicial Independence and the Minority Jurist: The Shining Example of Chief Justice Robert N.C. Nix, Jr 78 Temple. L. Rev. 379. (2005)
Commentary: In Honor of Late Chief Justice Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. The Legal Intelligencer(Philadelphia, PA) (August 12, 2005)
Commentary: Practicing Law in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Legal Intelligencer (Philadelphia, PA). (January 21, 2005)
Doctor, Are You Experienced? The Relevance of Disclosure of Physician Experience to a Valid Informed Consent. 18 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol’y 373(Catholic University of America Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy). (2002)
Application of the Corporate Negligence Doctrine to Managed Care Organizations: Sound Public Policy or Judicial Overkill? 17 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol’y 585(Catholic University of America Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy). (2001)
Commentary: Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.: A Primus Inter Pares Among Barristers. The Legal Intelligencer(Philadelphia, PA) (April 8, 2005)
Admissibility of Scientific Evidence Under Pennsylvania Law: An Excursion Through the Frye Test)(with Craig L. Thorpe, Esquire,). 71 Pa. Bar. Ass’n. Q. 103(PA Bar Association Quarterly). (July, 2000)
Prescription Drugs Liability in Pennsylvania: Is Strict Liability Dead? 70 Pa. Bar. Ass’n. Q. 135(PA Bar Association Quarterly). (July, 1999)
HIV Positive Medical Practitioners: Legal and Ethical Obligations to Disclose. 71 St. John’s L. Rev. 715 (1997)
Education
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania B.A. (1990)
Honors: Summa cum laude(highest honors).
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Temple University Beasley School of Law J.D. (1995)
Year: 1995
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Cornell University Certificate in Conflict Resolution, School of Industrial & Labor Relations.
Year: 2020 - 2020
Certifications
- Fellow of the Academy of Advocacy: Temple University Beasley School of Law
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