Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller has made a rare lateral hire, bringing on a seasoned litigator from Pepper Hamilton.

Joseph C. Crawford, whose practice focuses in part on representing law firms, joined Hangley Aronchick as a shareholder Monday, departing Pepper Hamilton after 13 years. Formerly a partner at Wolf Block, Crawford started his law firm career at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, where he practiced law from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.