Samuel B. Dordick
- $1,200,000,000Partner Jeffrey Goodman leads the way to a record-setting $1.2 billion ...Read Story
- $227,000,000$227 million in damages will be paid to the 19 plaintiffs—including the ...Read Story
- $81,500,000$81.5 Million for Victims of Montana Amtrak DerailmentRead Story
- $17,000,000SMB attorneys achieved a $17M confidential settlement reached on behalf of ...
- $14,932,000Over $14.9M recovered in a confidential workplace wrongful death settlement
- $12,000,000$12 million settlement obtained in a workplace electrocution wrongful ...
- $10,200,000Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky attorneys Larry Bendesky, Robert Zimmerman, ...Read Story
Samuel B. Dordick is a personal injury attorney who focuses on catastrophic injury cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Samuel attended the University of Miami to study biomedical engineering with plans to pursue a career in biotechnology research. These plans changed when Samuel realized that this career path would not allow him to do what he truly enjoyed the most— working with other people and fighting for what is right.
Practice Areas
- Wrongful Death
- Construction Accident & Injury
- Structural Collapses
- Workplace Accidents
- Negligent Security
- Claims Against Alcohol Servers – Dram Shop
- Products Liability
- Sports and Recreational Injuries
- Vehicle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Burn Injury
- Brain Injuries
- Trucking Accidents
- Amputations
- Boating and Maritime Injuries
- Fraternity Hazing
- Train Accidents
After graduating from the University of Miami in 2013, Samuel’s passion for helping others led him to Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, where his family roots trace back over 100 years. While in law school, Samuel excelled in legal research and writing as well as trial advocacy—skills which he now utilizes to effectively advocate on behalf of his clients.
During law school, Samuel joined Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C. as a law clerk. While working as a clerk, Samuel learned to effectively litigate a case from start to finish while zealously representing his clients’ rights. Samuel played a critical role assisting the trial team that achieved the following result:
- $227 million settlement in the Salvation Army Building Collapse litigation—the largest personal injury settlement in Pennsylvania history
In 2016, Samuel returned to the firm full-time following his graduation from law school. As an attorney on the SMB trial team, he worked relentlessly for the following positive results for his clients:
- Record-setting $1.2 billion settlement reached in Surfside Condo collapse litigation
- $17 million confidential settlement reached on behalf of a pedestrian who was struck by a commercial motor vehicle
- Over $14.9M recovered in a confidential workplace wrongful death settlement
- $12 million settlement obtained in a workplace electrocution wrongful death case
- $10.2 million wrongful death settlement against several defendants resulting from a tragic construction accident on a bridge project in Pennsylvania
- $8.85 million settlement for a laborer whose right leg was crushed on a Philadelphia construction site, settled with the work site’s general contractor and two other defendants
- $5 million won in Virgin Islands product liability case against a major automobile manufacturer
- $1,200,000,000Partner Jeffrey Goodman leads the way to a record-setting $1.2 billion settlement in Surfside condo collapse litigation. Read Story
- $227,000,000$227 million in damages will be paid to the 19 plaintiffs—including the loved ones of the seven that died in the June 5, 2013, Salvation Army ...Read Story
- $81,500,000$81.5 Million for Victims of Montana Amtrak DerailmentRead Story
- $17,000,000SMB attorneys achieved a $17M confidential settlement reached on behalf of a pedestrian who was struck by a commercial motor vehicle.
- $14,932,000Over $14.9M recovered in a confidential workplace wrongful death settlement
- $12,000,000$12 million settlement obtained in a workplace electrocution wrongful death case
- $10,200,000Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky attorneys Larry Bendesky, Robert Zimmerman, Jordan Howell and Sam Dordick have secured a $10.2 million settlement against ...Read Story
Honors & Awards
- Named by Peers to the 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
- Named by Peers to the 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2023-2024)
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Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2016
- New Jersey, 2017
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2016
- University of Miami, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2013
Professional Organizations
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association