PHILADELPHIA INJURY LAWYERS P.C. $500 SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST 2026

Philadelphia Injury Lawyers P.C. are known for getting substantial court judgments for accident victims. We want to help future personal injury attorneys with their education costs by offering an annual $500 scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded based on an essay competition with a topic focused on personal injury.

Qualifications
The scholarship opportunity is open to undergraduate students wishing to go to law school sometime in the future and current graduate/law students. All applicants must be actively enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate, graduate, or law school program.
All essays should contain the author’s name, address, phone number, current major, and college.
All essays must be emailed to phillyinjuryscholarship@mail.com
All entries must be in .pdf format

2026 ESSAY TOPIC
Different states have different laws regarding the maximum amount that can be awarded from tort claims.
To what extent, if any, should settlement awards be capped in personal injury cases? Is there a compromise that can be reached between punitive damages and the defendant’s economic wellbeing, or should an injury’s severity be the only factor when determining a settlement award?

Guidelines
Use a maximum of 1500 words.
Specifically answer the question(s) provided.
Use case law and online articles to support your answer
Proper spelling, grammar, and citations should be used.
Any submissions will be scanned for AI and plagiarism.