THE FIRM
A solo practice with the experience of a much larger firm.
The Law Offices of Joel B. Albert, P.C. is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey practice serving small businesses, real estate owners, professional firms, and individual clients — with more than thirty years of transactional, advisory, and litigation experience.
Why clients work with us
Big-firm experience, solo-practice attention
Joel B. Albert spent eight years with an established Philadelphia firm before opening his own practice. Clients get the depth of that background applied directly to their matters — without partner-rate overhead, junior-associate handoffs, or the layers of process a larger firm builds in.
Built around small business
Many of our clients do not need a full-time in-house attorney but do need consistent, reliable legal counsel. We structure engagements — monthly retainer, project-based, or hourly — around what makes sense for the business and the work involved.
Direct communication
Clients work with Joel directly. There are no associates handing off matters and no surprises about who is handling the work. Calls are returned. Emails are answered. Advice is delivered in plain English with the practical trade-offs explained.
Cross-disciplinary perspective
Real estate, business transactions, employment, insurance coverage, and civil litigation overlap constantly in the life of a small business. Having one attorney who understands all of those areas means fewer gaps, faster answers, and more coherent advice than coordinating among separate specialists.
PRACTICE AREAS
At a glance
— Outsourced general counsel for small and mid-sized businesses
— Real estate transactions and litigation (commercial and residential)
— Business contracts, formation, and corporate governance
— Employment law and workplace policies
— Insurance coverage disputes, including bad faith claims under 42 Pa.C.S. § 837
— Commercial litigation and dispute resolution
— Mergers, acquisitions, and business sales
— Licensing, compliance, and risk management
ABOUT JOEL
Joel B. Albert, Esq.
Joel B. Albert (PA Attorney I.D. No. 59472) is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His practice focuses on transactional real estate, business and corporate matters, and related civil litigation. Before founding the Law Offices of Joel B. Albert, P.C., he practiced for eight years with a Philadelphia firm representing insurers, corporations, and private clients.
Joel works directly with each client. He approaches matters as a business advisor first — framing legal questions in terms of cost, exposure, and decision-making — and as a litigator when negotiation will not get the right result.
30+
Years of practice in PA & NJ
8
Years at an established Philadelphia firm before going solo
1
Attorney handling your matter from start to finish
LOCATION
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
The firm is based in Bala Cynwyd (adjacent to Philadelphia). Meetings are by appointment, in person, by phone, or by video conference. The firm serves clients throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and on select engagements nationally and internationally.
To discuss a matter, call 484-562-0473 or email joel@albertlaw.com.