Scott Sigman

Current

• Managing Member at Sigman & Rochlin, LLC

Past

• Attorney at Bochetto & Lentz, P.C.
• Assistant District Attorney at Philadelphia District Attorney's Office

Education

• Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
• American University

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Scott Sigman’s Summary

Mr. Sigman has been selected as a "Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine for 2005 through 2008 and as a “2006 Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer. Currently, at Sigman Law, LLC, Mr. Sigman concentrates his practice in the areas of complex civil and criminal litigation, catastrophic injuries, election law, defamation, fraud, civil RICO, drug forfeiture, and white-collar criminal defense.

Prior to founding Sigman & Rochlin, LLC, Sigman was an attorney at Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. Prior to that, Mr. Sigman was an Assistant District Attorney with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office where he was assigned to the Narcotics Division (in 1999) first as a Law Intern and then as a Prosecutor. Mr. Sigman was specially assigned to criminally prosecute Philadelphia’s most serious drug offenders from pre-arrest to post-conviction, litigate the forfeiture of the offender’s real estate through a quasi-civil forfeiture hearing and litigate civil actions against some of Philadelphia’s worst nuisance bars. Mr. Sigman was also the Weed & Seed Prosecutor for North Philadelphia. Recently, Mr. Sigman prosecuted Pennsylvania’s very first Weapons of Mass Destruction case. During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Sigman tried hundreds of cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Mr. Sigman is admitted to Practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the United States District Courts of New Jersey, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of New York, and Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Sixth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

Currently, Mr. Sigman serves as immediate past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association, as Treasurer of the Lawyers Club of Philadelphia, as Vice President of the Weed & Seed Board, and as an Executive Board Member of the Temple Law Alumni Association.

Scott Sigman’s Specialties:

Sigman is the founding member of Sigman & Rochlin, LLC, concentrating in the areas of complex civil and criminal litigation, catastrophic injuries, election law, defamation, fraud, RICO, drug forfeiture, and white-collar criminal defense. The practice is dedicated to civil and criminal litigation in State and Federal Court. Currently, Mr. Sigman serves as Immediate Past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association and as Treasurer of the Lawyers Club of Philadelphia.

Scott Sigman’s Experience

• Managing Member

  Sigman & Rochlin, LLC

  (Law Practice industry)

  March 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Mr. Sigman concentrates his practice in the areas of complex civil and criminal litigation, catastrophic injuries, election law, defamation, fraud, civil RICO, drug forfeiture, and white-collar criminal defense. He has been selected as a "Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine for 2005 through 2008 and as a “2006 Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer.
  
  Mr. Sigman is admitted to Practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the United States District Courts of New Jersey, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Northern District of New York, and Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Sixth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Sigman is also a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Associations, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Temple Law Alumni Association, Temple American Inn of Court, Lawyers Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Society, Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, Justinian Society, World Affairs Council, Friends of the American Red Cross, Pen & Pencil Club, Pyramid Club, Variety Club, Vesper Club, District Attorneys’ Alumni Association, and National and Pennsylvania District Attorneys Associations.
  
  Mr. Sigman has served as a CLE lecturer on the use of technology in the courtroom, criminal law and procedure, election law, and prosecuting felony drug cases for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute, National Black Prosecutors Association, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Sigman is also a regularly featured guest on Eleanor Dezzi’s “Voices of the Village” on 900 AM WURD, ESPN Radio 920 AM, and “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle” on CN8 as a criminal law correspondent.

• Attorney

  Bochetto & Lentz, P.C.

  (Partnership; Law Practice industry)

  July 2005 — March 2009 (3 years 9 months)

  Prior to founding Sigman Law, LLC, Sigman was an attorney at Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. where he concentrated his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, catastrophic injuries, election law, defamation, fraud, Civil RICO, and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Sigman has been selected as a "Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 and as a “2006 Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer.
  
  Mr. Sigman is admitted to Practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the United States District Courts of New Jersey, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Northern Districts of Ohio and New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Sixth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

• Assistant District Attorney

  Philadelphia District Attorney's Office

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  May 2001 — July 2005 (4 years 3 months)

  Mr. Sigman was an Assistant District Attorney with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office where he was assigned to the Narcotics Division since 1999, first as a Law Intern and then as a Prosecutor. Mr. Sigman was specially assigned to criminally prosecute Philadelphia’s most serious drug offenders from pre-arrest to post-conviction, litigate the forfeiture of the offender’s real estate through a quasi-civil forfeiture hearing, and litigate civil actions against some of Philadelphia’s worst nuisance bars. Mr. Sigman was also the Weed & Seed Prosecutor for North Philadelphia. Recently, Mr. Sigman prosecuted Pennsylvania’s very first Weapons of Mass Destruction case. During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Sigman tried hundreds of cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Scott Sigman’s Education

• Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

  JD , Law , 1998 — 2001

  Mr. Sigman was the Day Division Commencement Speaker and on the 2001 Dean’s Honor List. Mr. Sigman was also winner of: the Barrister’s Award in Trial Advocacy I and II, Best Paper in Admiralty Law, and the Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer, P.C. Award in Trial Advocacy. Additionally, Mr. Sigman was awarded Distinguished Class Performance in the following classes: Trial Advocacy I, Legal Decision Making, Contracts I, Property, Sales, and the Federal Defenders Clinical.

  Activities and Societies:

  Mr. Sigman received his law degree in 2001 from Temple University where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal.

• American University

  BA , CLEG: Communications, Law, Economics, and Government , 1994 — 1998

  In 1993, served as an intern for United States Congressman Curt Weldon (PA-7), Washington, D.C., where Mr. Sigman served on the Congressman's Congressional Fire Services Institute and was responsible for monitoring various legislation, summarizing legislation and assisting in the drafting of the Congressman's position papers.
  
  In 1995, served as an intern for United States Congressman Jon D. Fox (PA-13), Washington, D.C., where Mr. Sigman was responsible for receipt of initial constituent contact, routed information and mail, monitored various legislation, summarized legislation and assisted in the drafting of the Congressman's position papers.
  
  In 1998, served as an intern to the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C., where Mr. Sigman provided support in the Press Office of the Communications Department. Developed press releases, informational (“Get Out the Vote”) and campaign radio and television (GOP TV) announcements, and overall constituent education.

  Activities and Societies:

  Mr. Sigman received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government from The American University in Washington, D.C. in 1998. Dean’s List Fall and Spring Semesters: 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Additional Information

Scott Sigman’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Scott Sigman’s Interests:

MR. SIGMAN'S PUBLICATIONS: Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, Temple University, Fall 2000 and Spring 2001; Community Aided Prosecution in the Weed & Seed Site: A Success Story, Weed & Seed Insights, United States Department of Justice Executive Office of Weed & Seed, 2004; A Prosecutor’s Tool to Better Quality of Life and Combat Drug Nuisances in the Weed & Seed Site, Weed & Seed Insights, United States Department of Justice Executive Office of Weed & Seed, 2004; Philadelphia’s Ultimate Weapon in Fighting the War on Drugs, At Issue, Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Summer 2004; Weapons of Mass Destruction, At Issue, Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Winter 2005; Asset Forfeiture Takes a Front Seat in Philly, Weed & Seed Insights, United States Department of Justice Executive Office of Weed & Seed, 2005; The War on Drugs Faces a Budget Crunch, At Issue, Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Fall 2005.

Scott Sigman’s Groups:

ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS: 26th Police District Advisory Council, American Bar Association, Assn of Trial Lawyers of America, District Attorneys’ Alumni Association, Free and Accepted Masons, Friends of the American Red Cross, National District Attorneys Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (2006 Leadership Class), Pennsylvania Bar Association (YLD Zone Chair), Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Pennsylvania Narcotic Officers Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Bar Association (YLD Immediate Past Chair), Philadelphia East Division Crime Victims Services, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Preservation Alliance, Pyramid Club, Temple American Inn of Court, Temple Law Alumni Association, The Justinian Society, The Lawyers Club of Philadelphia (Treasurer), Louis Brandeis Law Society, The Pennsylvania Society, The World Affairs Council, Philadelphia Weed & Seed Program (Vice President), Variety Club, Vesper Club, and Young America PAC.

•    American University Alumni
•    Temple University Alumni Group
•    Philadelphia Networking Group
•    Temple University Beasley School of Law Alumni
•    Temple Law School
•    District Attorney Alumni - Philadelphia, PA
•    ISLAW - Italian Speaking Lawyers Around the World

Scott Sigman’s Honors:

CLE COURSES: Using Trial Technology in a Jury Trial, Philadelphia Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference, November 6, 2004. Course Planner and Instructor: Scott P. Sigman; Using Trial Technology in a Jury Trial, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Course Planner and Instructor: Scott P. Sigman; Criminal Law & Criminal Procedure, Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division “The People’s Law School,” 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Course Planner and Instructor: Scott P. Sigman; Direct & Cross Examination with Technology, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute “Top Gun Drug Prosecution Course,” November 15, 2004; Drug Diversionary Programs in the U.S., National Black Prosecutors Association 2005 Annual Conference, August 18, 2005. Course Planner and Instructor: Scott P. Sigman. CERTIFICATIONS: Top Gun: Undercover Drug Law Enforcement Training, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA; Basic Clandestine Laboratory Safety; Booby Traps in Drug Houses.

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