Philadelphia Area Litigation and Negotiation Lawyer
Helping to Bring Positive Results and Closure To Families
In every position she held as an educator, especially in the adolescent day treatment center, attorney Sarah B. Dragotta was the person called upon in every situation to resolve the differences between the parents and the schools. In a center that served multiple school districts in multiple counties, many issues could have grown well out of proportion. It was Ms. Dragotta's strength of character and empathy with people that would persuade all parties to reconcile.
For example, one of her most recent accomplishments is a source of pride for Ms. Dragotta. In a contentious matter, the United States District Court for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals appointed her as pro bono counsel for mediation in a civil rights case involving a disabled high school student. In addition:
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Ms. Dragotta has litigation experience that includes the suburban counties and in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (PCCCP) in both arbitration and jury trials, A recent accomplishment includes attorney Dragotta's assistance with her colleague in PCCCP. Ms. Dragotta was second chair in a complex medical malpractice wrongful death case that resulted in a jury verdict for her client. That success must be measured in this climate where medical malpractice jury verdicts in Philadelphia in 2009 had a 78% rate for defense verdicts.
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Attorney Sarah Dragotta has successfully negotiated for clients in labor and employment. In addition, she has successfully resolved a discrimination claim during discovery (after the deposition of the human resources director) in a case in the Eastern District in Pennsylvania. She also successfully argued at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in mediation in Philadelphia for a former client who was called "stupid" by an employer because of a handicap.
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Ms. Dragotta's understanding of real estate matters extends to assisting her collegue with his corporation in the purchase of Franklin Day Nursery in South Philadelphia. That center is considered to be the oldest operating child care center in Philadelphia. She was honored to be the "first" director of the center for a six-month period under the new private ownership. During that purchase, Ms. Dragotta assisted her colleague during the transition with the new and present director while mantaining compliance operating the center.
So, when attorney Sarah B. Dragotta is asked what type of law she practices, she answers that she has a boutique firm. Yes, she assists clients with matters that may not directly involve education, such as a family matter that involves divorce or a business matter that involves a contract when two parties are at polar opposites. It is the same strength of character and her empathy with people that she learned in her years as an educator that brings about amicable resolutions in a legal context.
For more information or to schedule a consultation with Ms. Dragotta at her Glenside, Pennsylvania, office, contact her today.
Law Office of Sarah B. Dragotta
101 N. Easton Road, Suite 202
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: 215-887-2770
Toll-free: 888-EDLAWPA (335-2972)
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The Law Offices of Sarah B. Dragotta in Glenside, Pennsylvania, provides assistance to clients in education law, Constitutional law, and select personal injury claims, serving clients throughout an area including Philadelphia and the Suburban Counties, including Abington, Jenkintown, Willow Grove, Elkins Park, Warrington, Hatboro, Huntingdon Valley, Horsham, Rockledge, Doylestown, Norristown, Lansdale, Warminster, Ambler, Lehigh Valley, and communities throughout Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Northampton, and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania.
