Attorneys

Prior to founding Axler Goldich, Mr. Axler was a partner at Donovan Axler LLC, a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ class action litigation firm, where he litigated numerous class action cases, including consumer, antitrust, employment and environmental actions, and was appointed lead counsel or co-lead counsel to represent plaintiff classes in numerous class actions.

Some of Mr. Axler’s representative class and collective action settlements include Sonoda v. Amerisave Mortgage Corp., No. 11-1803 (N.D. Cal); Smith v. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc., et al., No. 10-10 (N.D. Cal.); Ryals v. Hireright Solutions, Inc., No. 09-625 (E.D. Va.); and Murray, et al. v. Accor North America, Inc., et al., 2:15-cv-04907 (E.D. Pa.).

A sample of Mr. Axler’s reported decisions include: Brown v. Access Midstream Partners, L.P., No. 3:14-591, 2015 WL 5829755 (M.D. Pa. Sept. 30, 2015); Haber v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 14–0169, 2014 WL 2921659 (E.D. Pa. June 27, 2014); Little v. Louisville Gas and Electric Co., 33 F. Supp. 3d 791 (W.D. Ky. 2014); Little v. Louisville Gas and Electric Co., --F.3d--, 2015 WL 6646984 (6th Cir. 2015); Newton v. Savit Collection Agency, No. 09-4911, 2011 WL 6724034 (D.N.J. Dec. 21, 2011); and Sonoda v. Amerisave Mortgage Corp., No. 11-1803, 2011 WL 2653565 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 6, 2011).

PRACTICE AREAS

• Class Action
• Consumer Protection
• Products Liability
• Whistleblower
• Mass Tort Litigation

EDUCATION

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
• University of Pittsburgh, B.A. in English

PUBLICATIONS

• Survey of State Class Action Law (ABA 2012-2015) (co-author of Pennsylvania chapter);
• Pennsylvania Consumer Law (Bisel 2012-2014) (author of usury chapter);
• The Explosion & Evolution of Class Action Law (PBI 2004) (co-author).

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Ohio (Inactive)
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

After spending that considerable time representing large corporations, Mr. Goldich switched sides to represent consumer plaintiffs in class action and mass tort litigation and subsequently founded Axler Goldich LLC, a class action and personal injury firm devoted to helping consumers, employees, and investors from all across the nation who have been harmed by corporate negligence or wrongdoing.

At Axler Goldich, Mr. Goldich maintains a robust practice focusing on class action, consumer protection, products liability, qui tam/whistleblower and mass tort litigation. He routinely represents consumers and families in class-action cases against corporate defendants such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, financial institutions, and national and international corporations in a variety of industries. A small sample of some of Mr. Goldich's current representative matters include, but are not limited to, co-lead or other leadership roles in In re Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Match Pay-Per-View MDL litigation (MDL No. 2639, 2:15-ml-02639-RGK), In re Seagate Technologies Litigation, No. 5:16-cv-00523-RMW (N.D. Cal.), Livi, et al. v. Hyatt Hotels Corp., et al., No. 2:15-cv-05371-CDJ (E.D. Pa.), and Q+Food, LLC et al v. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc., No. 14-cv-060460MAS-DEA (D. N.J.).

Mr. Goldich has received numerous peer based awards and industry recognition. He was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Mr. Goldich was also recently selected for membership in The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers of Pennsylvania for the year 2017. In 2013, Mr. Goldich was selected by The Legal Intelligencer as one of Pennsylvania's top 38 lawyers under the age of 40. Mr. Goldich's commitment to pro bono work was acknowledged in 2008 and 2010, as he was listed in the annual “Pro Bono Honor Roll” and named an "Unsung Hero" by The Legal Intelligencer for his work on behalf of indigent clients.

In accordance with his philanthropic interests, Mr. Goldich is a member of the Board of Directors in several organizations including his service as Secretary of the Board of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and on the Board of Directors of the Elmwood Park Zoo. Furthermore, he has an extensive history of volunteer work with organizations such as Children's Crisis Treatment Center, where he has served in numerous leadership capacities.

Mr. Goldich is also active in numerous bar associations and was appointed to the Federal Practice and Court Committees of both the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, is an active member of the American Bar Association, and the Montgomery Bar Association. He is also a member of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of the U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Class Action
• Consumer Protection
• Products Liability
• Whistleblower
• Mass Tort Litigation

EDUCATION

• Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D.
• University of Arizona, B.A.

PRESENTATIONS AND/OR PUBLICATIONS

• To Bundle or Not to Bundle: Public Company Strategies in Packaging Corrective Disclosures in Press Releases, ADLAW By Request, 18 July 2008
• Charter Service: How The New Rule Impacts You, Mass Transit, 9 May 2008
• The Federal Transit Administration Releases Its Final Rule on Charter Service, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 17 March 2008
• Mortgage Lenders And Servicers Should Evaluate And Streamline Their Pre-Foreclosure Notice Procedures to Avoid Pitfalls, 67 Consumer Fin. L. Q. Rep. 178 (2013).
• FRCP Amendments Could Change Discovery As We know It, Law360 Expert Analysis Section, 4 June 2013
• Differing Opinions From PA On FRCP Amendments, Law360 Expert Analysis Section, 19 Feb 2014

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Member of the Board of Directors at Elmwood Park Zoo, October 2013 - Present
• Secretary, Board of Directors at Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, September 2013 - October 2017
• Co-Chair, 2015 Solas Awards Host Committee, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
• Co-Chair, 2014 Solas Awards Host Committee, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
• Roundup Host Committee, Children's Crisis Treatment Center

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• State of New Jersey
• 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
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Federal Practice Committee, Rules Sub-Committee
• Philadelphia Bar Association, Business Litigation, Securities Regulation, and Federal Courts Committees, Rules Sub-Committee
• Montgomery Bar Association, Trial Lawyers
• Conference on Consumer Finance Law
• World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
• Historical Society of the U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Pennsylvania

HONORS & AWARDS

• Named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, 2013
• Selected as a Super Lawyers Pennsylvania Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2013-2018
• Selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers of Pennsylvania, 2017
• Awarded title of “Unsung Hero” for Pro Bono work, The Legal Intelligencer, 2010
• Recognized by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for contributions to the Prisoner Civil Rights Panel, 2007
• Selected by Suburban Life Magazine and Philadelphia Life Magazine as a 2015 Top Lawyer, December 2015