Law Offices of Popper & Yatvin (Closed)
c/o Weir Greenblatt Pierce LLP
(215) 665-8181
Popper & Yatvin is no longer an operating entity, having ceased doing business at the end of 2020.
WE’VE CLOSED OUR DOORS
After nearly 33 years, Popper & Yatvin closed its doors on December 31st, 2020. Though we were sad to see this day come, we are excited to have entered our next chapters.
Alan Yatvin has joined the law firm of Weir Greenblatt Pierce LLP (WGP) as a partner, where he continues to be available to serve Popper & Yatvin’s clients. Alan chairs the firm’s Civil Rights and Special Education Practice Groups. WGP is a full-service law firm that handles a broad range of legal matters practically, effectively, and economically, for both businesses and individuals. The firm has offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. Alan is based in WGP’s Philadelphia office, 1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107. He can be reached at (215) 665-8181, or through the WGP website.
Howard Popper retired from the practice of law. After nearly four decades as a trial attorney, Howard is spending time with family and his dogs and catching up on some long overdue travel.
Our blog will find a new home on WGP’s website, where Alan continues his observations on legal sundry on the WGP Blog. You can also find Alan on LinkedIn, where he posts his latest news.
We thank all the clients and colleagues who have supported us over the years and trusted us to care for their legal needs. We hope you will continue to reach out to Alan, so that he and WGP can assist you with all you legal needs.



News and Events Archive
- The 2020 list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers includes Alan L. Yatvin of the Philadelphia Law Firm Popper & Yatvin. This is Yatvin’s 17th consecutive year of being honored, having been named a Super Lawyer every year since the program’s creation in 2004.
- Martindale-Hubbell has again in 2020 recognized Popper & Yatvin partners Howard D. Popper and Alan L. Yatvin with the highest possible level of professional excellence – AV Preeminent. This peer review rating reflects a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a 5/5 Legal Ability rating.
- On October 25, 2017, Popper & Yatvin partner, Alan L. Yatvin, addressed law enforcement and civil society representatives from West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal) on police reform experiences and strategies. The program was part of the United States Department of State’s Study Tour to Review Use of Force and De-escalation Training, Enhance Community-policing Practices, and Strengthen Interagency Coordination in the Sahel
- On August 22, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with Popper & Yatvin attorney, Alan L. Yatvin, in M.R. v. Ridley School District, ruling that a parent who seeks retrospective reimbursement to remedy a school district’s failure to honor its obligations under the “stay-put” provisions of the Individual’s with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) is a prevailing party entitled to attorney’s fees. Referring to Yatvin, the Court wrote: “[W]e note that the litigation here was conducted by highly qualified and experienced counsel…” Footnote 9.
- The May issue of The Champion, magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) contains an essay by Popper & Yatvin partner, Alan L. Yatvin: Representing ‘Those People’ Achieves Justice.
- On June 12, 2016, The Inquirer published a commentary by Popper & Yatvin partner Alan L. Yatvin commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Miranda v. Arizona.
- Martindale-Hubbell has recognized Popper & Yatvin partner Howard D. Popper for his 30 years of service to the legal community.
- On April 17, 2015, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter named Popper & Yatvin partner Alan L. Yatvin to the newly created Police Community Oversight Board. The Board was established by the Mayor by Executive Order No. 1-15, in response to the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policy Services (DOJ-COPS) report entitled, “Collaborative Reform Initiative: An Assessment of Deadly Force Policy and Practice in the Philadelphia Police Department” and the Interim Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
- Popper & Yatvin partner Alan L. Yatvin has been elected to a three year term as one of the 18 members of the National Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), commencing January 2015. Read more on our blog.
- The Fall 2014 issue of The Philadelphia Lawyer, the quarterly magazine of the Philadelphia Bar Association, features an article on Popper & Yatvin partner Alan L. Yatvin.
- On November 8, 2014, Alan L. Yatvin was a member of the panel entitled: Ethical Considerations During Pre- Trial Proceedings, at an ethics training by the Association of Defence Counsel Practising Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ADC-ICTY) held an ethics training in The Hague, The Netherlands.
- Alan L. Yatvin was a member of the writing group for Care of Young Children With Diabetes in the Child Care Setting: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association, published September 23, 2014, in the journal Diabetes Care, October 2014 vol. 37 no. 10 2834-2842.
- On August 5, 2014 The Philadelphia Inquirer published an OpEd by Howard Popper — Arrests show need for police oversight
- On April 29, 2014, Alan L. Yatvin was sworn into the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia and assigned as provisional International Co-Lawyer for a confidential suspect under investigation in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
- On April 29, 2014, Alan L. Yatvin gave written testimony on behalf of the American Diabetes Association before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights on “Law Enforcement Responses to Disabled Americans: Promising Approaches for Protecting Public Safety”
- Popper & Yatvin Settles Suit Over Philadelphia Police Shooting of Emotionally Disturbed Man. Alan L. Yatvin was interviewed for a story which played on Philadelphia’s public radio station, WHYY-FM. Click here, then click on the play button ► below the headline to listen to the story.
- Popper & Yatvin obtains $1.8 Million settlement in fatal police shooting. Read about it here.
- On behalf of the American Diabetes Association, Popper & Yatvin partner Alan L. Yatvin, along with Daniel Lorber, MD, presented a training on diabetes at the New York City Police Academy on January 31, 2014. Click here to read more.
- Alan L. Yatvin’s work insuring that police respond appropriately to persons with diabetes is highlighted in the January 2014 issue of the American Diabetes Association’s magazine, Diabetes Forecast. Click here to read the article.