team-member

Doris Dabrowski

Philadelphia, PA

Licensed for 46 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Employment & Labor

Language

English

About

From initial counseling through appeals, Doris Dabrowski gives personal attention to the legal concerns of individuals, small businesses and professional practices in Pa. and N.J.   Her appellate advocacy set legal precedent in the United States Court of Appeals and the Merit Systems Protection Board.    She is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, National Arbitration and Mediation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.  She draws on her breadth of knowledge of health, disability, employment and elder law as well as civil procedure to help clients achieve their goals through counseling, negotiations, life care planning, alternate dispute resolution processes, litigation and appeals.  

Practices Areas

Employment and labor

Elder Law

Language

English

Contact

1500 Walnut St.Suite 800Philadelphia, PA, 191021500 Walnut St.Suite 800Suite 800Philadelphia, PA, 19102

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Amalia
October 27, 2020

Doris has provided excellent services. The way they greeted me made me feel like a very important client. She is a real professional. She is well informed and smart. She answered all of my concerns about my federal lawsuit. She has been diligent throughout. She negotiated on my behalf and was tough when needed demonstrating professionalism and personal attention to all details of the Agreement. Overall, it was a pleasant experience! I would highly recommend Doris.

Ed
January 15, 2016

Doris did an unbelievable job of helping me. She is very thorough and nonsense and very detailed. I believe she wouldn't take a case unless she thinks she can help someone. I'm very thankful for her help in my matter.

jackie
December 21, 2011

Ms. Doris Dabrowski is very honest, upfront and thorough in her assessment of my situation. She was honest enough to refer me to another exemplary employer attorney to handle a portion of my situation, an unemployment comp benefits situation, since it would have cost her more money to drive the distance for the hearing. How many lawyers would do that? Not only did Ms. Dabrowski refer me to the more local lawyer, but that lawyer, in turn, was as thorough, detailed, dedicated and honest as Doris. I decided not to follow through on my employer situation with Doris, but if I would have, there is no doubt Doris would have done a superb job assisting me either way to determine if I had a case. I felt comfortable and protected by both Doris and her referral attorney Jana Barnett; that hearing assisted by Ms. Barnett was quite favorable given her keen detail and tenacity in protecting and representing her clients.Thank you both so very much for the wonderful devotion and compassion you provide for employees. God bless you.

Joe
September 22, 2010

I received bad fiduciary advice from my penison plan administrator and retired based on this advice. Months after retiring I received my monthly pension plan statement and it was much lower than expected. I knew I needed a lawyer that was an ERISA expert to help me fight the pension determinatiin with my former employer. I found Doris via the internet. We had an initial consultation where I told her I wanted to fight the case but did not want to waste my money if she thought my case did not have merit. After reflection, Doris advised me that she believed my case had merit and I engaged her to help. Doris helped my file an ERISA compliant pension appeal and she wrote an opinion memo to the pension plan administrators. She also worked behind the scenes discussing my case with my former compay's lawyers. In the end, the pension plan administrator found in my favor and my pension amount was significantly increased. I do not believe my former company would have found in my favor if not for the expert assistance provided by Doris Dabrowski. I am very satisfied with Doris's work on my behalf and would be very happy to use her services again and to recommend her to anyone.

Alison
August 11, 2010

I have been a client of Doris Dabrowski for approximately 12 years. She has worked with me on matters including mortgage processing and filing, will and related document preparation, and general legal advice. She is conscientious, well informed, listens to the client's needs, and has reasonable rates. i would recommend her without reservation

anonymous
August 3, 2010

I felt that Doris was very knowledgeable and trustworthy. She gave me information to work on and prepared me for the hearing in the best possible way. She handled my case very well and i was pleased with her service

anonymous
November 19, 2021

Despite sharing detailed documents and information on our needs to Ms. Dabrowski prior to our meeting we felt that she was unprepared. We researched the issues we wanted to discuss and quickly realized she could not provide the legal guidance we needed based on her responses. Her comments about our situation were inaccurate, reinforcing the fact that she had not spent time preparing for our meeting. Despite this, we were charged $350 for a consultation, which we disputed, and were told she was not contractually obligated to prepare in advance or spend any minimum amount of time with us.

Amalia
October 27, 2020

Doris has provided excellent services. The way they greeted me made me feel like a very important client. She is a real professional. She is well informed and smart. She answered all of my concerns about my federal lawsuit. She has been diligent throughout. She negotiated on my behalf and was tough when needed demonstrating professionalism and personal attention to all details of the Agreement. Overall, it was a pleasant experience! I would highly recommend Doris.

Ed
January 15, 2016

Doris did an unbelievable job of helping me. She is very thorough and nonsense and very detailed. I believe she wouldn't take a case unless she thinks she can help someone. I'm very thankful for her help in my matter.

jackie
December 21, 2011

Ms. Doris Dabrowski is very honest, upfront and thorough in her assessment of my situation. She was honest enough to refer me to another exemplary employer attorney to handle a portion of my situation, an unemployment comp benefits situation, since it would have cost her more money to drive the distance for the hearing. How many lawyers would do that? Not only did Ms. Dabrowski refer me to the more local lawyer, but that lawyer, in turn, was as thorough, detailed, dedicated and honest as Doris. I decided not to follow through on my employer situation with Doris, but if I would have, there is no doubt Doris would have done a superb job assisting me either way to determine if I had a case. I felt comfortable and protected by both Doris and her referral attorney Jana Barnett; that hearing assisted by Ms. Barnett was quite favorable given her keen detail and tenacity in protecting and representing her clients.Thank you both so very much for the wonderful devotion and compassion you provide for employees. God bless you.

Joe
September 22, 2010

I received bad fiduciary advice from my penison plan administrator and retired based on this advice. Months after retiring I received my monthly pension plan statement and it was much lower than expected. I knew I needed a lawyer that was an ERISA expert to help me fight the pension determinatiin with my former employer. I found Doris via the internet. We had an initial consultation where I told her I wanted to fight the case but did not want to waste my money if she thought my case did not have merit. After reflection, Doris advised me that she believed my case had merit and I engaged her to help. Doris helped my file an ERISA compliant pension appeal and she wrote an opinion memo to the pension plan administrators. She also worked behind the scenes discussing my case with my former compay's lawyers. In the end, the pension plan administrator found in my favor and my pension amount was significantly increased. I do not believe my former company would have found in my favor if not for the expert assistance provided by Doris Dabrowski. I am very satisfied with Doris's work on my behalf and would be very happy to use her services again and to recommend her to anyone.

Alison
August 11, 2010

I have been a client of Doris Dabrowski for approximately 12 years. She has worked with me on matters including mortgage processing and filing, will and related document preparation, and general legal advice. She is conscientious, well informed, listens to the client's needs, and has reasonable rates. i would recommend her without reservation

anonymous
August 3, 2010

I felt that Doris was very knowledgeable and trustworthy. She gave me information to work on and prepared me for the hearing in the best possible way. She handled my case very well and i was pleased with her service

anonymous
November 19, 2021

Despite sharing detailed documents and information on our needs to Ms. Dabrowski prior to our meeting we felt that she was unprepared. We researched the issues we wanted to discuss and quickly realized she could not provide the legal guidance we needed based on her responses. Her comments about our situation were inaccurate, reinforcing the fact that she had not spent time preparing for our meeting. Despite this, we were charged $350 for a consultation, which we disputed, and were told she was not contractually obligated to prepare in advance or spend any minimum amount of time with us.

Amalia
October 27, 2020

Doris has provided excellent services. The way they greeted me made me feel like a very important client. She is a real professional. She is well informed and smart. She answered all of my concerns about my federal lawsuit. She has been diligent throughout. She negotiated on my behalf and was tough when needed demonstrating professionalism and personal attention to all details of the Agreement. Overall, it was a pleasant experience! I would highly recommend Doris.

Ed
January 15, 2016

Doris did an unbelievable job of helping me. She is very thorough and nonsense and very detailed. I believe she wouldn't take a case unless she thinks she can help someone. I'm very thankful for her help in my matter.

jackie
December 21, 2011

Ms. Doris Dabrowski is very honest, upfront and thorough in her assessment of my situation. She was honest enough to refer me to another exemplary employer attorney to handle a portion of my situation, an unemployment comp benefits situation, since it would have cost her more money to drive the distance for the hearing. How many lawyers would do that? Not only did Ms. Dabrowski refer me to the more local lawyer, but that lawyer, in turn, was as thorough, detailed, dedicated and honest as Doris. I decided not to follow through on my employer situation with Doris, but if I would have, there is no doubt Doris would have done a superb job assisting me either way to determine if I had a case. I felt comfortable and protected by both Doris and her referral attorney Jana Barnett; that hearing assisted by Ms. Barnett was quite favorable given her keen detail and tenacity in protecting and representing her clients.Thank you both so very much for the wonderful devotion and compassion you provide for employees. God bless you.

Joe
September 22, 2010

I received bad fiduciary advice from my penison plan administrator and retired based on this advice. Months after retiring I received my monthly pension plan statement and it was much lower than expected. I knew I needed a lawyer that was an ERISA expert to help me fight the pension determinatiin with my former employer. I found Doris via the internet. We had an initial consultation where I told her I wanted to fight the case but did not want to waste my money if she thought my case did not have merit. After reflection, Doris advised me that she believed my case had merit and I engaged her to help. Doris helped my file an ERISA compliant pension appeal and she wrote an opinion memo to the pension plan administrators. She also worked behind the scenes discussing my case with my former compay's lawyers. In the end, the pension plan administrator found in my favor and my pension amount was significantly increased. I do not believe my former company would have found in my favor if not for the expert assistance provided by Doris Dabrowski. I am very satisfied with Doris's work on my behalf and would be very happy to use her services again and to recommend her to anyone.

Alison
August 11, 2010

I have been a client of Doris Dabrowski for approximately 12 years. She has worked with me on matters including mortgage processing and filing, will and related document preparation, and general legal advice. She is conscientious, well informed, listens to the client's needs, and has reasonable rates. i would recommend her without reservation

anonymous
August 3, 2010

I felt that Doris was very knowledgeable and trustworthy. She gave me information to work on and prepared me for the hearing in the best possible way. She handled my case very well and i was pleased with her service

anonymous
November 19, 2021

Despite sharing detailed documents and information on our needs to Ms. Dabrowski prior to our meeting we felt that she was unprepared. We researched the issues we wanted to discuss and quickly realized she could not provide the legal guidance we needed based on her responses. Her comments about our situation were inaccurate, reinforcing the fact that she had not spent time preparing for our meeting. Despite this, we were charged $350 for a consultation, which we disputed, and were told she was not contractually obligated to prepare in advance or spend any minimum amount of time with us.