The Delaware Valley's Business Advocate

Carl L. Engel, Esq.

Carl Engel is an experienced commercial litigator who has advocated on behalf of numerous business clients before state and federal courts and arbitration panels. He spent the first decade of his career representing major corporations and big businesses in lawsuits and arbitrations at two nationally renowned law firms in Center City, Philadelphia. He handled hundreds of business lawsuits during that time, ranging from heated partnership disputes to complex insurance-coverage litigation.

In 2022, he founded The Engel Law Firm, with the purpose of bringing that same sophisticated legal counsel to family-owned businesses and start-ups. He has tried dozens of cases and has made countless arguments before the courts, and he is willing to litigate aggressively to protect his clients' interests.

When he is not practicing law, Carl enjoys spending time with his family and friends and translating literature. He is an active member of St. Malachy Roman Catholic Parish in North Philadelphia and Friends of the Wissahickon, as well as a proud supporter of the Free Library of Philadelphia and Catholic Relief Services. He is fluent in Portuguese and Russian.

While in law school, Carl was named a Fellow of the Rubin Public Interest Honor Society on account of his having worked hundreds of hours pro bono on behalf of Face to Face, a legal-aid clinic located in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood.

Representative Matters

Trial victory on behalf of a business executive who was sued by his employer’s creditor after his signature was forged on a loan guarantee.
Trial victory on behalf of a construction company whose refuse-management contractor sued it for nonpayment, even though the contractor had failed to make scheduled pick-ups.
Arbitration victory on behalf of a commercial landlord whose tenant refused to pay rent and common expenses after discovering that another tenant had negotiated a more tenant-friendly lease.
Successful appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court of a trial judge’s erroneous decision to hold a real-estate developer personally liable for construction defects, even though he had signed the governing contracts as an officer of his development company.
Successful opposition to an insurance carrier’s appeal to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals of a trial court’s decision to hold it responsible under a commercial-general-liability policy for windows and doors that had malfunctioned and allowed water intrusion at a real-estate development project.
Successful negotiation at mediation of a dispute between business partners who, without adhering to corporate formalities, each had made emergency repairs to the business’s property following a hurricane, and could not agree on the amounts to be reimbursed to each person.

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., Trial Advocacy, 2013
Columbia University, Columbia College, B.A., Economics, 2008

Admissions

Pennsylvania state courts
New Jersey state courts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Publications

Andrade, Mário de. Macunaíma: The Hero Without Any Character. Translated by Carl L. Engel, King Tide Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
Belyaev, Alexander. Professor Dowell's Head. Translated by Carl L. Engel, King Tide Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2021)

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