Dawn Segal: Segal is excellent in assisting
women dealing with issues such as
social and economic legal problems.
Dawn Segal has assisted black women to be respected for their unique identity among the good tenants of Philadelphia history. Segal, a licensed attorney serving Pennsylvanians and New Jersey residents, has long been interested in saving the black neighborhood from ruthless people that exploit renters in Philly.
Segal has long understood that often courts fail to separate the difference between black women who have fallen on hard times based on no fault of their own, and issues that are relevant to any community like drugs and intentional refusal to pay rent. Black women, regardless of having children or not, face the most disparities in evictions and home foreclosures.
Dawn has a winning experience as a Philadelphia lawyer understanding clearly civil court language that is critical to legal cases and decisions for black women who are truly at a disadvantage. Segal is for just causes for men as well.
But speaking about women for the time being, Segal has been a practicing attorney for close to 25 years, trying cases in Philadelphia and the neighboring counties. She has handled personal injury lawsuits arising out of homeowner's claims, and has pushed for more awareness about depriving black women of proper access to the court system and the problem of lack of respect for all women. Segal, who has handled all aspects of municipal litigation including personal injury, contracts, land damage and federal civil rights, is well-known for speaking out against actions that violate the principles of equality before the law and due process under the rule of law.
Today black women in particular face a real dilemma finding lawyers who are employed on salary solely to provide legal assistance to qualifying low-income clients. In fact, while it is truly necessary to provide some level of legal aid to persons otherwise unable to afford legal representation in general, the very existence of good legal representation for low-income families might be gone. Dawn has also been known to step up and assist black women who would be at a disadvantage in situations in which the state or a wealthy individual took them to court.
Beyond the courtroom, Segal was an Acting Judge in Philadelphia for several years. Fighting discrimination, Dawn has volunteered for Women Against Abuse representing battered women, especially helping black women, and then served on the Women Organized Against Rape board, first as personnel director and then president for 5 years.
Segal also supports service to young people in Philadelphia. And she has studied at Temple University School of Law, which allowed her to acquire numerous skills in workshops for people interested in court issues. Dawn Segal, Esquire is running as a Democratic Candidate for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 19, 2009. I think that a Philadelphia best choice for Municipal Court Judge is Dawn Segal. She has the experience and the credentials to serve Philadelphia women and all Philadelphians.
