Andrew R. Duffy

Drew excels at representing catastrophically injured individuals and their families in construction/workplace accident cases, product liability cases, professional malpractice, and other preventable cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and around the country. He has successfully handled high-profile and high-stakes cases involving major collapses, falls from steel, scaffolding, and roofs, industrial plant accidents, fires, defective products, gas explosions, tractor-trailer/automobile accidents, and other life-changing events. Practice Areas Construction Accident & Injury Products Liability Burn Injury Spinal Cord Injuries Aerial Lift/Scissor Lift Accidents Brain Injuries Structural Collapses Train Accidents Crane Accidents and Tip-Overs Amputations Wrongful Death Sports and Recreational Injuries Industrial Accidents Claims Against Alcohol Servers - Dram Shop Civil Rights Workplace Accidents Drowning Accidents Electrical Injury Trucking Accidents Aviation Accidents Drews legal talent and outstanding results for his clients have been recognized by the most prestigious legal organizations. Drew was named the Best Lawyers in America 2025 Product Liability Litigation -Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year for all of Philadelphia. Only one plaintiffs lawyer in Philadelphia was honored with this selection. Drews outstanding trial skills have been nationally recognized. Drew has been admitted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). Formed in 1954, the IATL is recognized as the most prestigious organization of plaintiff and defense trial lawyers in the world. Through an extremely rigorous vetting process, which includes both peer and judicial review, the IATL offers invitation-only admission to certain truly elite trial lawyers who have achieved a career of excellence, demonstrated superior trial skills, and possess outstanding character, absolute integrity and consummate professionalism. The IATL limits Fellowship to only 500 active trial lawyers in the United States. Drew joined SMB President Robert J. Mongeluzzi and managing shareholder Larry Bendesky as the only other SMB trial lawyers to receive this tremendous honor. Drew has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list since 2010. He is also rated AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating, by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell attorney peer review process. Drew was also named one of the Top 100 lawyers in Pennsylvania and Top 100 lawyers in Philadelphia by Super Lawyers. Drew has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC, KYW, Fox News, CNN, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other news outlets to act as a legal expert and/or to discuss cases he is handling. Drew has achieved numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, including:$160 million in a food truck propane tank explosion with over $69 million going to his severely burned client;$150+ million recovery in connection with a major transportation/maritime disaster;$124 million verdict in a wrongful death/murder case;$48 million confidential settlement in connection with a factory explosion;$24 million recovery in a construction fall case (one of the largest recoveries for a single construction worker);$17 million settlement in the Philadelphia Duck Boat tragedy;$16.3 million settlement for a union Ironworker whose leg was amputated because shoring failed at a Philadelphia construction project; and$15.5 million verdict for a worker burned when a crane ed high-voltage power lines. Drew has established a proven track record of multimillion-dollar recoveries in highly complex cases. He is extremely proud that his efforts have helped those who need it most-catastrophically injured victims and their families. Drew was recently President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association-an organization that champions the rights of injured victims. Drew also has a distinguished military service record, serving as a senior defense attorney for the Navy Judge Advocate Generals Corps (JAG Corps). In recognition of his JAG Corps trial skills, Drew was presented the New York City Bar Association Award for Trial Advocacy. Andrew Duffy discussing the largest contested verdict in Pennsylvania history with the press. Andrew Duffy, Robert Mongeluzzi, and Robert Zimmerman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky discussing the largest contested verdict in Pennsylvania history with the press on the courthouse steps. SMB Attorneys Field Questions at Duck Boat Crash Press Conference Andrew R Duffy, with Robert J. Mogeluzzi and Jeffrey P. Goodman, update the press on the tragic Ride the Ducks accident. The survivors are scarred for life. Attorneys for victim of Barclay Friends fire seek justice for family Photo Credit: ABC6 Action News At a Wednesday afternoon press conference in Center City, attorneys Robert Mongeluzzi and Andrew Duffy said that Barclay Friends fire suppression system failed the night of the Nov. 16 fire and the sprinklers did not activate. Andrew Duffy, Lawyer for Deadly Duck Boat Disaster Victims Quoted Andrew R. Duffy says of the deadly Duck Boat disaster, When then sink quickly, they pull passengers down with then because the canopy itself entraps them and doesnt allow them to escape. Andrew R. Duffy speaks on behalf of his client at press conference. Andrew R. Duffy speaks on behalf of his client at press conference. 12345