Daniel Feldman’s first experience with an attorney left him soured. The former Cornell University Medical School researcher was told his qui tam whistleblower case alleging the school improperly used grant money wasn’t worth his time and aggravation, nor those of the New York attorney he had approached. Feldman was uncertain about pursuing a case he strongly believed in after what he called an “awful first legal experience.” But when he came across Salmanson Goldshaw, his views changed — and so did the outlook of his case.

In nearly a decade working with Feldman, the two-man Philadelphia labor and employment firm Salmanson Goldshaw has provided the type of personal care and attention to detail that can be difficult to find at larger firms, Feldman said. Both of the firm’s founding shareholders, Michael J. Salmanson and Scott B. Goldshaw, have worked at big firms and know the good and bad that come with the territory. Salmanson said he’s worked with partners who didn’t have a firm enough grasp on the details of a case to respond to the unexpected.