Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller memorializes and misses founding shareholder Daniel Segal, who passed away on January 8, 2026. Dan was 79 years old.
Dan co-founded the firm in 1994 with colleagues Mark Aronchick, Bill Hangley, David Pudlin and John Summers. Dan chaired Hangley Aronchick’s litigation department for many years, mentoring generations of trial lawyers and helping to build a culture dedicated to providing the highest quality of representation while maintaining the warm, personal relationships that clients value—an enduring legacy that continues to guide the firm.
Known for his sharp intellect and towering courtroom prowess, Dan handled complex trial and appellate level matters throughout his career. He excelled in civil litigation, including First Amendment, intellectual property, health care, professional ethics, education, civil rights, securities, antitrust, academic research misconduct, and employment.
Dan received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Yale University, his Master of Science degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and his law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. From 1975 to 1976, Dan served as law clerk to the Honorable Thurgood S. Marshall, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
His many leadership roles in the community included presidency of Juvenile Law Center, the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, Akiba Hebrew Academy, and Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania Hillel Foundation; chairmanship of Philadelphia Soviet Jewry Council; vice-presidency of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia; and membership on New Israel Fund’s International Board. Dan brought his keen legal mind to the classroom, teaching constitutional law at Penn Law.