About Us
Providing Bankruptcy And Personal Injury Services In Media, PA, Rising Sun, MD & Staten Island, NY
MICHAEL ALAN SIDDONS, J.D., LL.M (Taxation)
230 N. Monroe Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
(610) 255-7500-office
(610) 514-5904
Email: msiddons@siddonslaw.com
AVVO RATED "SUPERB 10.0 OUT OF 10.0."
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL AV-RATED
PROFILE/SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Over 20 years of experience. Martindale-Hubbell AV “Preeminent” rated attorney. AVVO rated 9.2 out of 10.0 “Superb.” Over 10 years of experience. Primary area of concentration involves Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Business Law, Litigation and Taxation.
About the Firm
The Law Offices of Michael Alan Siddons, Esquire has been meeting the legal needs of individuals, municipalities, companies and professionals for almost twenty years. Mr. Siddons has earned the Martindale-Hubbell legal ability rating of AV, signifying very high to preeminent- the highest rating available, AVVO rated “Superb” 10.0 out of 10.0 and is the recipient of the American Institute of Bankruptcy Attorney “2014 10 Best Bankruptcy Attorneys in Pennsylvania for Client Satisfaction Award.” Our firm has offices strategically placed throughout the region to serve the interests of our clients throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and New York. We have the resources of a big firm with the talent and experience responsive to your needs. Our firm concentrates its practice in the following areas: bankruptcy, personal injury, business law, real estate, commercial litigation, wills, trusts and estates, and taxation.
The firm has represented a wide range of clients, including public government, banking institutions, fortune 500 companies, real estate developers, financial institutions, property management companies, secured and unsecured creditors of all types, lessors, lessees, buyers and sellers of real-estate, equipment and other personal property, executives and management of companies, parties to all types of executory contracts with debtors, plaintiffs and defendants in a multitude of litigation.
The Law Office of Michael Alan Siddons, Esquire provides cost-effective and efficient legal representation. We welcome the opportunity to assist you in resolving your legal matters.
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Education & Achievements
- Master of Laws- Taxation
Villanova University School of Law-August, 2005 - Juris Doctor
Widener University School of Law-December, 2001 - Bachelor of Arts-American Studies
Pennsylvania State University-May, 1998
- Pennsylvania, U.S. Federal Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Federal Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Federal Court Western District of Pennsylvania;
- New Jersey, U.S. Federal Court District of New Jersey;
- Maryland, United States District Court District of Maryland;
- New York, United States District Court Eastern District of New York
- United States Tax Court
- United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.
- Represented Blockbuster, Inc. with regard to litigation of defaulted commercial leases, (pre-bankruptcy).
- Represented U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance in U.S. Federal District Court in replevin matters.
- Represented New York State Liquidators Office to execute on $30 Million Dollar Judgment in Pennsylvania against former principles of looted Nassau Insurance Company.
- Represent Wentworth Property Management in litigation to compel specific performance of property management agreement.
- Represent Chrysler Financial Services against debtor’s declaratory judgment action.
- Represent Pennoni, Inc. as collections counsel for over $1 million dollars of defaulted engineering contracts.
- Represent Wilkinson Associates, Inc. as collections counsel for over $500,000 dollars of defaulted engineering contracts.
- Represent Advanced Geoservices Corp as collections counsel.
- Successfully argued over 600 property assessment appeal cases before the assessment appeal boards of Southeastern, Pennsylvania.
- Represented disabled homeowner involved in a mortgage foreclosure matter that resulted in a favorable confidential settlement against the FDIC as receiver of Washington Mutual Bank, in a removal action to U.S. Federal Court.
- Successfully negotiated several multi-million dollar Marcellus Shale gas leases throughout North-Central Pennsylvania.
- Defended Mid-West compounding pharmacy in U.S. District Court of New Jersey breach of pharmaceutical licensing agreement and patent infringement case.
- Represented the City of Philadelphia with regard to the collection of the Philadelphia Tax Lien Securitization of 1997.
- The Law Office of Michael Alan Siddons, Esquire: Media, Pennsylvania 2013-Present.
- Principal- Area of concentration: Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Business Law, Litigation and Taxation.
- American Bar Association: Member
- Philadelphia Bar Association: Member
- Delchester Wildlife Conservation Group, Ltd : West Chester, Pennsylvania June 2006- Present.
President - Safari Club International: Delaware Valley Chapter
President-Board of Directors - Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Pro Bono Attorney
- Knights of Columbus Old Bohemia
Council
- 2009 Recipient of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, “Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono Representation Award.”
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
- AVVO rated “Superb 10.0 out of 10.0”
- 2013 Top Rated Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Attorneys: Selected by ALM for inclusion in the March 2013 issues of The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal as among 2013 Top Rated Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Attorneys.
- 2013 Philadelphia’s Top Rated Lawyers. Selected by ALM for inclusion in the December 2013 edition of Philadelphia’s Top-Rated Lawyers.
- Author, “I Just Received a Marcellus Shale Gas Lease Proposal…Now What?” (December, 2009)
- Author, “Home Improvement Contractors Beware”- Margolis Edelstein (January, 2010)
- Panelist, “Marcellus Shale Workshop” sponsored by Penn State Coop and Advanced GeoServices Corp., Williamsport, PA. (April, 2010)
- Author, “Is Your Independent Contractor an ‘Employee’?”- Margolis Edelstein (February, 2011)
- Author, “The Importance of Business Succession Planning”-Margolis Edelstein (April, 2011)
- Author, “Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law-An Update”- Margolis Edelstein (June, 2011)
- Panelist, Business Succession Planning, sponsored by Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and Creative Financial Group, Delaware County Community College (June, 2011)
- Author, “Avoiding Preference Litigation in Collection Matters”-Margolis Edelstein (July, 2011)
- Author, “The Truth on Tax Resolution Companies and IRS Offers-In-Compromise”-Margolis Edelstein (July, 2011)
- Panelist, “BOOT CAMP: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures”-National Business Institute, Philadelphia, PA. (February, 2012).
- Tab ContentRepresented Blockbuster, Inc. with regard to litigation of defaulted commercial leases, (pre-bankruptcy)
- Represented U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance in U.S. Federal District Court in replevin matters.
- Represented New York State Liquidators Office to execute on $30 Million Dollar Judgment in Pennsylvania against former principles of looted Nassau Insurance Company.
- Represent Wentworth Property Management in litigation to compel specific performance of property management agreement.
- Represent Chrysler Financial Services against debtor’s declaratory judgment action.
- Represent Pennoni, Inc. as collections counsel for over $1 million dollars of defaulted engineering contracts.
- Represent Wilkinson Associates, Inc. as collections counsel for over $500,000 dollars of defaulted engineering contracts.
- Represent Advanced Geoservices Corp as collections counsel.
- Successfully argued over 600 property assessment appeal cases before the assessment appeal boards of Southeastern, Pennsylvania.
- Represented disabled homeowner involved in a mortgage foreclosure matter that resulted in a favorable confidential settlement against the FDIC as receiver of Washington Mutual Bank, in a removal action to U.S. Federal Court.
- Successfully negotiated several multi-million dollar Marcellus Shale gas leases throughout North-Central Pennsylvania.
- Defended Mid-West compounding pharmacy in U.S. District Court of New Jersey breach of pharmaceutical licensing agreement and patent infringement case.
- Represents the City of Philadelphia with regard to the collection of the Philadelphia Tax Lien Securitization of 1997.