About Joshua Gayl

Joshua Gayl is an attorney at MyPhillyLawyer (Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman, P.C.) handling plaintiff's personal injury, product liability, premises liability, construction litigation, estate litigation, estate planning and administration, and commercial litigation. A Philadelphia native, he began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph D. O'Keefe, Administrative Judge of the Philadelphia Orphans Court, and has practiced at firms of various sizes and in in-house roles. Before law school, he sold cars at the Philadelphia AutoMall and worked as a sportswriter. He volunteers with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, supporting attorneys and law students facing mental-health, addiction, or ethical challenges.

Practice areas

Education

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
LL.M. in Taxation, magna cum laude; Certificate in Estate Planning

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (volunteer)
Beth Tikvah B'Nai Jeshurun Synagogue — Board of Directors
Colonial School District Education Foundation — Board of Directors
Theatre Horizon — past President and founding Board member

Awards & recognition

2025 Philadelphia Inquirer Philly Favorites
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
National Trial Lawyers Top 100

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Philadelphia firms

Kline & Specter, PC
Kline & Specter, PC
$8 billion · A $8 Billion Risperdal Verdict in Philadelphia, Then a Judge Cut It to $6.8 Million
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
$1.2 billion · $1.2 Billion Settlement for 98 Victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Surfside, Florida
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
$160 million · U-Haul Pays $160 Million After Overfilled Propane Tank Kills Food Truck Owner and Her Daughter
Ross Feller Casey
Ross Feller Casey
$85 million · $85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
Anapol Weiss
Anapol Weiss
$1.6 billion · 104 Women Win $1.6 Billion Against Long Island Pediatrician Stuart Copperman