Founder and Principal Attorney, Mark F. Seltzer & Associates

Of Counsel
Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Practice Areas
Disability Insurance Law
Physician Disability
Professional Disability
Insurance Law
Insurance Bad Faith

Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania, 1976

Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Other State and Federal Courts by Pro Hac Vice

Law School
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA,
Juris Doctorate, 1976

College
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, 1972

Professional Associations
Philadelphia Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
American College of Legal Medicine
Director, Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Founding Member, International Disability Insurance Society
United Policy Holders
Contributing Editor, Physician's News Digest
Past Member, Board of Directors, Israeli Bonds Foundation, Young Leadership Section
Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation
Ruth Fox Memorial Endowment Fund
Formerly involved with Tay Sachs Foundation

Publications
Books
"Health Care Professional Impairment," American College of Legal Medicine Textbook, LEGAL MEDICINE, 8th Edition, 2010.
"Health Care Professional Impairment," American College of Legal Medicine Textbook, LEGAL MEDICINE, 7th Edition, 2007.
"Health Care Professional Impairment," American College of Legal Medicine Textbook, LEGAL MEDICINE, 6th Edition, 2004.

Articles  Click Here to Read Mark's Articles
"Refinancing" Your Disability Insurance Claim, Physician's News Digest, 2010
“Disability Insurance - Subjective Claims" Physician's News Digest, August 2009
“Disability Insurance: Does the Loss of Your License Disable Your Claim?," Physician's News Digest, November 2008
“The Legal Disability Defense in Disability Insurance Claims," M.D. News, August 2008
“Disability Issues Confronting Female Physicians,” M.D. News, May 2008
The Aging Physician: Making your Disability Insurance Policy Work (When You Can’t)
(Part III – How today’s disabled physicians can effectively protect their benefits.)  M.D. News, April 2008
The Aging Physician:Making your Disability Insurance Policy Work (When You Can’t)
(Part II – The Insurers Strike Back: What to expect from your Disability Insurer when filing a claim.) M.D. News, March 2008
The Aging Physician: Making your Disability Insurance Policy Work (When You Can’t)
(Part I – Identifying Work-Related Conditions) M.D. News, February 2008
Is Your Disability Insurance Claim Disabled? M.D. News, January 2008
Disability Insurance Claims: 12 Ways of Business, Physician's News Digest, December 2007
ERISA LTD CLAIMS: Tug of War Continues, Physician's News Digest, May 2007
"Own Occupation" In Disability Insurance Claims, Physician's News Digest, April 2006
Disability Insurance Claims: Protecting Your Asset (Part II), FYI - The Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association Publication, November 2005
Disability Insurance Claims: Protecting Your Asset (Part I),  FYI - The Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association Publication, August 2005
ERISA Preemption of the Pennsylvania Bad Faith Statute, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
Disability Insurance Bad Faith, Physician's News Digest, July 2005
Engaging Your Disability Insurance Company,  Dentistry Today, June 2005
Appropriate Care in Disability Insurance, Physician's News Digest, May 2004
ERISA and Long-Term Disability Claims, Physician's News Digest, November 2003
Physician Disability Insurance Benefits Update, Physician's News Digest, March 2002
Protecting Your Disability Insurance Benefits, Physician's News Digest, March 2001

Speaking Engagements
Lecturer
Legal Matters, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association;
Seminar Instructor, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Souderton, Pennsylvania.
Guest Speaker, Sullivan County, New York and Fallsburgh, New York Chambers of Commerce.

Speaker
"Disability and Liability Issues for Professionals in Recovery," International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000;
"Physician Disability: Treatment, Insurance and Conflict," American Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001;
"Physician Health: Impairment and Restoration," Annual Conference for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 2001;
"Disability Claims & The Impaired Professional," International Conference on Addictions, presented by Council on Substance Abuse, Montgomery, Alabama, 2002;
"Physician Disability and Disability Insurance Issues," American Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002;
"Disability Issues," International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous Annual Conference, Palm Springs, California, 2002;
"Physician Disability: Treatment, Independent Evaluation, Insurance and Conflicts," International Conference on Physician Health sponsored by the American Medical Association and Canadian Medical Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2002;
"Professional Re-Entry Issues," International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous Annual Conference, Mobile, Alabama, 2003;
"Disability Insurance and the Impaired Professional," Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003;
"Disability Insurance Law", Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 2005;
"ERISA Preemption", Insurance Bad Faith, presented by Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005;
"Addiction and Disability Insurance Claims", International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous Annual Conference, Palm Springs, California, 2005;
"Legal Issues in Recovery", Arizona Medical Professionals Group Annual Conference, Sedona, Arizona, 2006;
"Healthcare Professional Impairment: Medical and Legal Aspects," Annual Conference for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2008;
"Treating the Addicted Health Care Professional - Assisting Treatment With Disability Insurance," American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008;
"Professional Liability and Impairment," Federation of State Physician Health Programs Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2009

Awards & Honors

Selected as "Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2010

Recipient, Certificate of Merit and Commendation, U.S. Congress;
Recipient, Certificate of Merit and Commendation, New York State Senate;
Recipient, Certificate of Merit and Commendation, New York State Assembly;
Recipient, Certificate of Merit and Commendation, New York State Legislature and Sullivan County, New York Chamber of Commerce.