Litigation in Pennsylvania, as elsewhere in the United States, is an expensive proposition. Lawyers in Philadelphia and other cities in Pennsylvania usually work on an hourly billing rate, and can charge anything from $200 to $500 an hour or more. On the other hand, SDD Global prefers to work on a flat-fee basis, although we give our clients the option of choosing the hourly fee structure as well. If the client prefers an hourly billing method, our hourly rates are very competitive, especially compared to the rates of lawyers in Pennsylvania. The large difference in rent for office space, our low operating costs, and the much lower living costs in India allow SDD Global to keep its rates vastly lower than those of U.S. lawyers. As a direct result of the lower expenses all around, SDD Global is able to charge its clients in Pennsylvania a fraction of the legal fees that a client would pay a typical Pennsylvania law firm or attorney. By the same token, Pennsylvania attorneys and law firms can benefit tremendously by utilizing our services to cut costs and get and maintain clients that are looking for increased value for their legal budget.

SmithDehn LLP, the parent law firm of SDD Global, has a long association with the media and entertainment industry in the United States and the United Kingdom. SmithDehn has assisted media companies on matters relating to films with controversial themes, which required extensive legal analysis in established and emerging areas of the law.

Pennsylvania has a respected film industry, and Philadelphia has been the location of many big-budget studio productions, as well as independent features and documentaries. SmithDehn, along with SDD Global, can provide excellent legal support and assistance to both large studios and independent filmmakers at highly competitive rates.

SDD Global Solutions has extensive experience in the legal system of Pennsylvania. For example, SDD Global provided support to a Pennsylvania law firm in an ongoing litigation related to an insurance claim against a title insurer. We assisted in the drafting of various documents relating to the claim, including responses to preliminary objections raised by the various defendants.

The attorneys at SDD Global are involved not just in litigation, but also in providing legal support relating to transactional issues throughout the United States, including Pennsylvania. An Indian software company located in Pennsylvania, hired SDD Global to facilitate the termination of one of its executives, who also was based in Pennsylvania. The team at SDD Global researched various issues relating to contract law, employment law and tort law in Pennsylvania. This helped the software company to ease the employee out without any legal issues.

SDD Global has also conducted extensive research for a Fortune 100 company relating to Pennsylvania law. The research was in the areas of choice of laws, contract law, and tort law including fraud and defamation. SDD Global also conducted similar research for a major media company.

SDD Global also conducted research into the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and its application in Pennsylvania. A major manufacturer required research into the state application and enforcement of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, and engaged the team at SDD Global to ensure that the research was conducted in a timely manner for a fraction of the cost of a Pennsylvania law firm or attorney.

The American Bar Association understands the economic advantages of legal process outsourcing and expressed this understanding in its Formal Opinion 08-451, dated August 5, 2008, titled Lawyer's Obligations When Outsourcing Legal and Nonlegal Support Services. (The full text of the opinion can be found here.) The ABA blessed the outsourcing trend as "a salutary one for our globalized economy." The opinion stated that outsourcing "affords lawyers the ability to reduce their costs and often the cost to the client to the extent that the individuals or entities providing outsourced services can do so at lower rates than the lawyers' own staff." The ABA also said outsourcing created new opportunities for smaller firms to handle larger matters.

All in all, the advantages of legal process outsourcing for attorneys and clients located in Pennsylvania are extensive. We at SDD Global Solutions stand ready to provide the best, high-quality and cost-effective legal solutions to Pennsylvania people and corporations.