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An Emmy Award-winning former news anchor and investigative reporter, Dave Frankel turned his attention to law after enjoying a broadcast news career that spanned more than 25 years. While he began his legal career representing broadcasters and other creative professionals as an attorney with Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP in Philadelphia, Dave's dedication to the needs of children and their families led to the launch of Frankel & Kershenbaum in 2009. While continuing to represent members of the media, Dave spends much of his time advising his clients on special education issues, bullying, civil rights, and personal injury.
Dave’s special needs education work includes legal counseling and representation for parents, federal and state litigation, due process hearings, discipline matters and a wide range of related legal needs. His children-centered personal injury practice is designed to protect kids who suffer birth injuries, school and playground injuries, injuries caused by restraint devices, assaults, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, sexual assault and head injuries. Dave is also passionate about protecting the Constitutional rights of children when they are faced with bullying, racial, sexual, religious or other discrimination, disabilities, First Amendment violations or other civil rights infringements. Similarly, he handles civil rights matters, including harassment and discrimination, for children and adults.
Dave has served as an adjunct professor of contract drafting at Villanova University School of Law and currently sits on the Alumni Advisory Board of the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. Not surprisingly, his passion for public service focuses on education and the needs of children: he is actively involved with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and serves as the host for Alex’s Original Lemonade Stand each June and the auctioneer for the Lemon Ball in January. Dave helped establish the Magnolia School for Autistic Children, and served on the boards of directors of Leadership Philadelphia and the Radnor Educational Foundation.
As a broadcast news professional, Dave was a well-known investigative reporter, weatherman and news anchor. He is perhaps best known as Philadelphia’s CBS-3 News Anchor and 6-ABC’s weather anchor. Dave represents broadcasters, journalists and other creative professionals in every aspect of their careers, from contract negotiation, analysis and review to performance coaching. Dave has extensive experience at every level of the television industry, from local news to the national networks, and has negotiated both personal services contracts and collective bargaining agreements. He has also defended publishers and broadcasters to protect their First Amendment right to publish and broadcast the news. As a former reporter, Dave knows how the media works - from the inside! Dave's media background and extensive contacts in newsrooms from coast to coast are invaluable to his business clients. When news reporters call them, they call Dave. Dave's unique experience as a lawyer and a former reporter give his clients the edge and insight they need when dealing with the news media. And when the courts of law and public opinion collide, Dave's there to counsel his clients and help them navigate through those two equally dangerous minefields.
Dave is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is a 2006 cum laude graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. In 2010, 2011and 2012, he was recognized by Thomson Reuters, published annually in Philadelphia magazine, as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star. Dave lives in Delaware County with his wife, Marjie. They have three children. Education
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 2006
- Dartmouth College, B.A., 1979
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2006
- United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006
- United States District Court of New Jersey, 2006
- United States District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2011
Experience
- Frankel & Kershenbaum, LLC, Founding Member, 2009-Present
- Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, Litigator, 2006-2009
- ESPN, Freelance Reporter, 2005-2006
- CBS-3, News Anchor, 1997-2001
- 6-ABC, Weather Anchor, 1989-1997
- 6-ABC, Investigative Reporter, 1984-1989
- WSVN-TV Miami, News Reporter, 1982-1984
Professional Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006-Present
Honors
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Thomson Reuters published annually in Philadelphia Magazine, 2010 - 2012
- Philadelphia Magazine Best of Philly® Weatherman, 1990
- Emmy® Awards, 1984
Publications
- “2010 Special Needs Law Update,” MetroKids, January 2011
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Practice AreasEvents & Presentations- Caring Bunny
March 24, 2013 - Dave Frankel will be serving as the master of ceremonies for Villanova Law School Alumni Awards program.
- Dave Frankel interviewed by NBC 10 in investigative report about possible unlawful restraint of autistic student in Bucks County school.
August 6, 2012 - Dave Frankel to Present at Lehigh University's 40th Education Law Conference on the Subject of Social Media Use in Special Education
May 11, 2012 - Josh Kershenbaum and Dave Frankel to Present Seminar on Special Education Law at the Jewish Learning Venture's Inclusion Conference
April 29, 2012 - Dave Frankel and Josh Kershenbaum Lead Full-Day Training on School Bullying and the Law at the 2012 National Conference of the Counsel of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) in Miami, FL
March 9, 2012 - Special Education Law Firm Frankel & Kershenbaum to Sponsor and Participate in Walk Now for Autism Speaks
September 24, 2011 - Special Education Law Boot Camp
January 29, 2011 - Bullying, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., 2011
- Representing Talent in Television and Media, U.S. Sports Film Festival CLE, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa, 2008
- Attorneys' and Reporters' Ethical and Effective Communications, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., 2007
News- Phillies recognize Autism Awareness Month at ballpark
- Frankel & Kershenbaum Wins Firstrust Bank's Philly's Business First Award - Firm will Donate $10,000 Prize to Autism Speaks.
- Back on Campus to Experience Road Not Taken
- 2013 Bureau of Autism Services Family and Individual Mini Grants
- FRANKEL & KERSHENBAUM WELCOME LEAH SNYDER BATCHIS AND CHRISTI LEWIS
- FRANKEL & KERSHENBAUM WELCOMES JENNIFER NESTLE AND AMBER KILLEEN
September 18, 2012 - Josh Kershenbaum Discusses Proposed Changes to DSM Autism Definition with WHYY's Taunya English
January 24, 2012 - New Jersey Allows Children With Special Needs to Bring Service Animals to School
- Independent Evaluations: Parents have no practical way to assert their legal right to an outside evaluation if they disagree with the school district's assessment."
January 11, 2012 - Sen. Harkin Introduces Keeping All Students Safe Act
December 16, 2011 - U.S. Department of Education Issues Comprehensive Report on State Bullying Laws and Policies
December 6, 2011 - Interactive Autism Network (IAN) Launches Survey on Bullying and Autism
October 19, 2011 - Isakson Amendment Discriminates Against Students With Disabilities
October 18, 2011 - Dave Frankel Profiled in Delaware County Daily Times
October 10, 2011 - Special Education Law Firm Frankel & Kershenbaum Supports Autism Speaks and Autism Advocacy throughout the Delaware Valley
September 28, 2011 - 2010 Special Needs Law Update
January 1, 2011 - Frankel & Kershenbaum Speak About Special Education Law on 98.1 WOGL & WHYY's Voices in The Family
August 14, 2010 - Dave Frankel Hosts Alex's Lemonade Stand
June 28, 2010 - Frankel & Kershenbaum Named 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
June 28, 2010 - Gay Parents in Pennsylvania Finally Get Equal Status in Custody Cases
February 5, 2010
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