Principal and Chair, Casualty Litigation Department
Member, Firm Board of Directors
Phone: 215-587-1107
Fax: 215-587-1444
daltschuler@postschell.com
Possesses extensive trial experience in the area of casualty litigation including products liability, motor vehicle liability, construction defect/injury, and toxic tort liability.
Daniel S. Altschuler is a Principal and Chair of the Firm’s Casualty Litigation Department and a Member of the Firm's Board of Directors. He has extensive trial experience in the area of casualty litigation including products liability, motor vehicle liability, construction defect/injury, and toxic tort liability.
Mr. Altschuler's practice involves cases with complex fact patterns, catastrophic circumstances and injuries, and significant financial and reputational exposure. These include cases involving child safety issues, negligent supervision/abuse allegations, hazardous and toxic substance exposure, and fatalities.
His clients include regional health systems, durable medical equipment (DME) manufacturers, national non-profits, commercial transportation and trucking companies, public utilities, dialysis providers, security companies, and large sports and entertainment venues. He formerly served as National Coordinating Counsel for Toxic Tort cases for a Fortune 500, national food and facilities services provider.
Mr. Altschuler defends a variety of non-profit human services organizations and child care facilities in cases involving highly-sensitive and tragic circumstances and trauma. He maintains contact with leading child safety and trauma experts that are used in these matters.
His experience in this area includes:
Mr. Altschuler has successfully argued cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He serves with the Investigative Division of the Judicial Commission of Selection and Retention of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Since 2004, Mr. Altschuler has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by his peers as published by American Lawyer Media and Philadelphia Magazine. The Best Lawyers in America™ recognized Mr. Altschuler in its 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 editions in the Product Liability Litigation - Defendants category. In 2022, Mr. Altschuler was named by City & State Pennsylvania to its Law Power 100 list. For information about these selections and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and lists methodologies, click here
