Michael van der Veen | Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer

Michael T. van Der Veen

Michael T. van Der Veen

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Experience: 30 years

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Main Office

1219 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Office Hours

Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Other Locations

Allentown Office:
609 Hamilton Street
Suite 7
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 215-515-6892
Fax: 215-546-8529

Van Der Veen, O'Neill, Hartshorn & Levin

About Michael

As founder of the firm, Michael effortlessly combines accessibility, experience, negotiation, collaboration, and compassion to achieve results. And he has named partners to the firm who value and demonstrate these tenets as well. He is the rare attorney who excels in both civil litigation and criminal defense. Known for his unwavering commitment to serving as the voice of the victim and advocate for the accused, he has established his reputation by winning multimillion-dollar jury verdicts in State and Federal Courts, as well as winning major criminal trials.

His record of success in both civil and criminal courts includes acquittals in high-profile criminal cases and numerous seven-figure and eight-figure awards for victims. He has saved many corporations from unfair and oppressive government regulation and has won out-right victories for small companies and owners embroiled in complex corporate litigation.

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Experience

Founding Partner

van der Veen, O'Neill, Hartshorn, and Levin

Present

Philadelphia, PA

Admission

Verified New Jersey

1996

Verified Pennsylvania

1995

Education

Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

Master of Laws (Trial Advocacy)

1995

Ohio Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)

1985

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association Attorney Member
    1995 - Present
  • New Jersey State Bar Association Member
    1996 - Present
Honors / Awards
  • Super Lawyer SuperLawyers
    2005 - 2017

Notable Work

Cases

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Highlights of his nearly three decades of legal excellence include:

· A $31.5 million judgment for a client who was rendered paraplegic in a motor crash

· A $10 million settlement for child run over by a tractor-trailer, also involving work with the U.S. Department of Immigration

· A $10 million judgment for an injured bicyclist

· A $4.8 million judgment for an injured bicyclist

· A $4.25 million jury verdict in Federal Court for a man rendered tetraplegic in a crash with a tractor-trailer

· A $3.25 million jury verdict for a nurse who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when a dump truck crashed into her

· A $1.65 million settlement for a man injured in a car crash

· $1.4 million recovered for the widow of a pharmaceutical executive killed in a high-speed motorcycle crash

· A $1.375 million settlement for a 24-year-old man who sustained a head injury after the car in which he was riding in was hit by a SEPTA bus

· A $1.35 million settlement benefiting a young prize fighter hit by a drunk driver

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