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Address
209 State Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 (Dauphin Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.5
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(Main Office) Schmidt Kramer, P.C., was established in March of 1983 as a successor to Charles E. Schmidt, Jr., P.C. The firm has evolved over the past 25 years from a general practice firm to a practice devoted entirely to personal injury and civil litigation work. The firm now primarily handles plaintiff's personal injury claims. The principal areas of expertise are in the fields of automobile negligence, medical malpractice, product liability, insurance and professional liability. The firm has experience in national multi-district litigation involving breast implants and albuterol. The firm operates in all Pennsylvania counties. The firm's principal presence is in those counties within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The firm has extensive trial and appellate experience. In addition, attorneys are admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Statement of PracticeAuto Accidents, Tractor Trailer Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Birth Injury, Premises Liability and Accidents, Defective Products, Construction Accidents, Drug Injuries, Defective Medical Device, Fire and Burn Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death. Firm Size: 8
Charles E. Schmidt, Jr. (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1969); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1974). Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1991-2000. Special Master for Matrimonial Litigation, Dauphin County, 1981-1992. Lecturer: Malpractice Avoidance Seminar, PBA, July 1997; Fundamentals of Running a Law Office Seminar, PBI, October 1997. Issues in Legal Malpractice, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Nov. 1989 and 1990; Evidence Statewide Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April, 1990 and Aug. 1994; Damages, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, March 1995; Essentials of PA Practice/Civil Discovery, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August, 1996; Malpractice Avoidance, Pennsylvania Bar Association, July 1997; Successfully Litigating the Automobile Accident Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February and March, 1996; Litigation Slip and Fall Cases, Dauphin County Bar Association, January, 1996; Successfully Litigating the Auto Accident Case, Oct. 1999; Essentials of Pennsylvania Practice, Oct., 1999; New Medical Malpractice Act, April 11, 2002. Ethical Considerations in Today's Practice, 1992. Member, 1985-1991 and Chairman, 1989-1991, Hearing Panel of Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee. Member: American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors); Central Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (President). [1st Lieut., Field Artillery, U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. (Certified as Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: Charles E. Schmidt, Jr.
Gerard C. Kramer (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., Political Science, 1982); University College, Oxford University, England; Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1985). Pi Gamma Mu. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University. Lecturer: "Use of a Forensic Pathologist in a Pedestrian/Auto Accident Case-A Case Study," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; "Source of Information in Breast Implant Cases," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1992; "Preparing and Trying a Slip, Trip and Fall Personal Injury Case," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1996; "Premises Liability," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Auto Law, Practice Tips and Techniques," Thwarting Limit Tort Coverage, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Damages: Tactics in Personal Injury and Death Cases," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2001. Past Chairman and Member, Board of Directors, Chairman, Golf Tournament Committee and Member, Programs and Services Committee, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania. Member: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: Gerard C. Kramer
Scott B. Cooper (Member) born Manhasset, New York, March 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1996, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member, Widener Journal of Public Law. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Property I, 1990. Lecturer: "Auto Law: Practice Tips," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, 1999. Course Planner Writer and Lecturer: "How to Defeat the M.I.S.T. Defense," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Auto Law: Strategies to Win," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Damages: Tactics in Personal Injury and Death Cases," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2001-2002; "Auto Law: Practical Tips," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2001; "Can You Successfully Sue the State and Local Government?" Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002; "Auto Law Ethics and Trial Tips," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2002; "The New Joint and Several Liability Law," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2002. Author: "Secret Video: How to Find Hidden Videotape and Documents," Ronca, J. and Cooper, S., The Barrister, Vol. XXVII, No. 3, 27-30 (Winter 1997); "Joint Tortfeasers: How to Maximize Your Client's Recovery," Cooper, S., The Barrister, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, 29-31 (Winter 1999); "Local Agencies," Cooper, S., The Barrister, Vol.30, No.2, 9-12 (Winter 2000). Member: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors; Past Chair, New Lawyers Section; Member: Membership Committee; Education Committee; Long Range Planning Committee). Reported Cases: Rupert v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, 781 A.2d 132 (Pa. 2001). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Medical Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Insurance.Email: Scott B. Cooper
Todd D. Getgen (Member) born Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1993); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Dauphin County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Negligence; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Products Liability.Email: Todd D. Getgen
Terry S. Hyman (Member) born April 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1968); Temple University (M.S.Ed, 1981); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Woolsack Society. Member: Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1989).
——————————Melissa Leininger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A., English, 2002); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Trial Advocacy Honor Society. Member: Dauphin County (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and Pennsylvania (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability.Email: Melissa Leininger
Tom Cook (Associate) admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1978). Author: "Workers Compensation Stree Claims: Remedial Intent and Restrictive Application," Notre Dame Law Review, 1987; "The Cook Report," WC Newsletter, 1991. Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers Compensation, 1987-1991. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability.Email: Tom Cook
Joe Chapman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Eastern Nazarene College (B.A., History, 1995); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Former: Member, Distribution Committee, Union County United Way; Officer and Member, Board of Directors, Mifflinburg Buggy Museum. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Pennsylvania Association for Justice.Email: Joe Chapman
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