Franklin R. Strokoff
Groen Strokoff O'Neill, LLC 1650 Arch Street Suite 1904 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury visit website
Biographical Information
Franklin R. Strokoff, Esq. | Groen Strokoff O’Neill, LLC
Franklin R. Strokoff is a nationally known trial lawyer with numerous court victories, including a $3.146 Million Jury Verdict, the largest reported premises liability verdict in the State of Pennsylvania in 2020 and a $1.75 Million jury verdict, the 2nd highest verdict for an intersectional motor vehicle case in the State of New Jersey in 2014.
Franklin is a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. Franklin has been listed as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Pennsylvania and New Jersey every year since 2014 and has been selected to the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel since 2015. He has a Superb 10/10 Avvo rating and is a certified Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ compulsory arbitration program.
Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, Franklin understands the importance of hard work, dedication and giving back to the community. These values, combined with a passion for competition, give Franklin an edge in the courtroom, greatly benefiting his clients. Franklin and his clients work as a team and form close relationships that continue well beyond the conclusion of their case.
While attending East Pennsboro High School, Franklin was captain of the football and wrestling teams, and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Following graduation, Franklin played NCAA Football at Albright College and was a team captain his senior year. In 2003, Franklin graduated from Albright with a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology. Franklin attended Delaware Law School, where he was captain of the rugby team and earned his law degree in 2006.
Franklin started his career as a defense lawyer working on behalf of insurance companies. After witnessing how injured victims were often treated, Franklin decided to use his skills, and knowledge of how insurance companies do business, to help injured clients in need. Before founding Groen Strokoff O’Neill, LLC, Franklin worked for a Prominent Philadelphia Injury Law Firm.
Franklin is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
Pennsylvania, 2006
New Jersey, 2007
New York 2015
United States District Court, Eastern District of P.A., 2007
Education
Delaware Law School, J.D., 2006
Albright College, B.A, 2003
Honors & Awards
Mr. Strokoff has been selected to both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists every year since 2015. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Rising Stars are those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Mr. Strokoff has also been named a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association, a Top 40 Litigation Lawyer in the State of PA by the American Society of Legal Advocates and has a Superb 10/10 Rating by Avvo.
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Association for Justice
The New Jersey Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Verdicts & Settlements
Notable verdicts and settlements:
$3.146 million jury verdict in Philadelphia on behalf of a 79-year-old woman who was injured as the result of a fall inside a movie theatre. **Largest reported premises liability verdict in Pennsylvania in 2020.***
$1.75 million jury verdict on behalf of a car crash victim that underwent shoulder surgery and suffered a cervical spine injury. *** Second highest reported jury verdict for an intersectional motor vehicle case in the State of New Jersey in 2014.***
$1.6 million recovery for a client who suffered head injuries in a premises liability case against a corporate defendant.
$1.3 million settlement on behalf of a Philadelphia citizen that fractured his skull as the result of a slip and fall on ice. ** 4th largest reported settlement in the State of Pennsylvania in 2017.**
$900,000 global recovery for clients who suffered injuries in a New Jersey motor vehicle crash.
$800,000 settlement on behalf of a Philadelphia car crash victim that underwent an anterior cervical decompression and fusion and posterior cervical decompression and fusion. ** 7th largest reported settlement in the State of Pennsylvania in 2017.***
$785,000 settlement on behalf of a toddler that suffered serious burns at a daycare in Philadelphia.
$750,000 settlement on behalf of a client that injured his hand and fingers in a bicycle crash.
$504,711.08 verdict in New Jersey on behalf of a 34-year-old woman that slipped and fell on black ice and suffered spine injuries.
Numerous confidential settlements
*Prior results do not guarantee any future recovery. Results vary depending on the specific case and many circumstances.*