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| | Address | | 305 North Front Street, 6th Floor | | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 | | (Dauphin Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 999, Harrisburg, PA, 17108 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Administrative and Appellate Practice including Insurance Defense (Casualty, Life, Property and Surety), Negligence, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Toxic Torts, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Transportation, Bonds, Environmental, Labor and Employment Law, Health Care, Construction Litigation and Real Estate Law. | | Year Established: 1977 | Firm Profile:
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP, is a litigation-oriented firm with offices in Harrisburg, Bethlehem, Pittsburgh and Baltimore that traces the roots of its defense litigation practice back more than forty years. The firm is dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective representation of its clients in both state and federal courts and before Pennsylvania and Maryland administrative agencies. We offer services in health care law and medical malpractice, workers' compensation and employment law, insurance coverage and bad faith defense, general liability defense, transportation and motor vehicle law, construction and real estate law, property, premises and products liability, government and municipal liability, civil rights, subrogation actions, administrative agency and appellate practices and a wide variety of other matters involving the representation of individuals, corporations and insurance carriers. | | Firm Size: 52 | Representative Clients:
AIG; ISG, Corp.; The Bloomsburg Hospital; Chambersburg Hospital; Chubb Group Insurance Cos.; Crawford & Company; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Geisinger Medical Center; Guard Insurance Group; Hartford Insurance Group; Kellogg Co.; Kemper National Insurance Co.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Mack Truck Inc.; Medical Protective Co.; Millers Capital Insurance Co.; Mutual Benefit Insurance Company; Nationwide Insurance Co.; Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.; Peerless Insurance; Pennsylvania Medical Society Liability Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania National Insurance Company; Pinnacle Health; The Quaker Oats Company; Sheetz, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Co.; Travelers Insurance Co.; UGI Corp.; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Weis Markets, Inc.; Zurich-American Insurance; Zurich Commercial Insurance. |
Other Office Locations of Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Joseph P. Hafer (Partner) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, PA; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., with distinction, 1966). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Contract Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Joseph P. Hafer | | James K. Thomas, II (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, PA; U.S. District Courts, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of PA; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Grove City College (A.B., 1969); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1972). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Contract Litigation; Bad Faith Litigation. Email: James K. Thomas, II | | Robertson B. Taylor (1936-2007). | | Peter J. Curry (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, PA; 1973, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1969); George Washington University (M.S., Forensic Science, 1975); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1972). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Assistant Attorney General, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, 1977-1978. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Negligence; Personal Injury. Email: Peter J. Curry | | R. Burke McLemore, Jr. (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, PA; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of PA; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of PA and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1977). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Casenote Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to the Hon. John B. Hannum, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA, 1977-1979. Author: "Heart Attacks and the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act," Dickinson Law Review, Fall 1976. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Council, Chairman, 2004); Appointed to PBA Health Care Task Force, 2004. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment Law; Insurance Defense. Email: R. Burke McLemore, Jr. | | Edward H. Jordan, Jr. (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, PA and U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1973; M.S., Public Service, 1975); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1978). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Assistant District Attorney, Dauphin County, 1978-1980. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Negligence. Email: Edward H. Jordan, Jr. | | C. Kent Price (Partner) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, PA; 1978, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of PA; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1967); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1970). Assistant District Attorney, Centre County, 1972-1977. Solicitor, Newberry Township, 1978-1981. Practice Areas: Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: C. Kent Price | | Randall G. Gale (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, PA; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wilkes College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk to the Hon. R. Dixon Herman, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA, 1977-1979. Deputy Attorney General: PA Dept of Justice, 1979-1980; Office of Attorney General, 1981-1985. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Workers Compensation. Email: Randall G. Gale | | David L. Schwalm (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, PA; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1977); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1980). Articles Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to the Hon. R. Dixon Herman, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA, 1980-1982. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Governmental Liability; Insurance Coverage Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability. | | Peter J. Speaker (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, PA; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of PA; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: LaSalle College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1980); Temple University (J.D., 1985). Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of PA, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists. Email: Peter J. Speaker | | Paul J. Dellasega (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, PA; 1977, U.S., District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of PA; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., cum laude, 1973); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1976). Named PA Super Lawyer, 2007. Casenotes Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1975-1976. Contributor, "The Developing Labor Law," (BNA) 1978-1985. Labor Arbitrator, PA Bureau of Mediation, since 1988. Author: Article, "Before you Fire that Troublesome Workers Compensation Claimant," PA Bar Assn Quarterly, Jan. 2004; Comment, "Quo Warranto in Pennsylvania: Old Standards and New Developments," 80 Dick.L.Rev. 218, 1976. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Paul J. Dellasega | | Sarah W. Arosell (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, PA. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A, 1982); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Sarah W. Arosell | | Eugene N. McHugh (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, PA. Education: La Salle University (B.A., 1974); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1977). Regional Counsel, Roadway Express, Inc., 1986-1991. Member, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, 1987-1991. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Eugene N. McHugh | | Stephen E. Geduldig (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, PA; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court, 1999, U.S. District Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of PA; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1982); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985). Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Chair, Transportation & Trucking Sections, 2004, 2005); Deputy Attorney General, Tort Litigation, Office of the Attorney General, 1986-1990. Practice Areas: Transportation; Truck Accidents; Trucking Law; Trucking Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Negligence; Insurance Subrogation. | | Todd B. Narvol (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, PA; 2006, MD; U.S. District Courts, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of PA; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd and 4th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to Honorable J. Andrew Smyser, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1984-1986. Deputy District Attorney, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1986-1994. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Liability Defense; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Investigations; Transportation; White Collar Crime. | | James J. Dodd-o (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, PA; 1986, Maryland; 1987, New Jersey; 1989, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: Bucks County Community College (A.A., 1979); Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1981); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1984-1985); Order of Barristers. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1984-1985. Author, "The Emperor's New Clothes: A Survey of Significant Court Decisions Interpreting PA's Sovereign Immunity Act and It's Waivers," 32 Duquesne Law Review 1, 1993. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Insurance; Medical Malpractice Defense; Negligence. Email: James J. Dodd-o | | Daniel L. Grill (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, PA, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Engineering, 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Named to the "Forty Under 40" list by Central Pennsylvania Business Journal, 2004. Professional Engineer in Training, Illinois, 1987. Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2002. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Liability; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Labor and Employment Law; Environmental Regulation. | | Evan Black (Partner) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, PA and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; 1978, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, NJ; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1967); Syracuse University (J.D., 1973). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. [LT (JAGC), USNR Ret. (active duty) 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Risk Management; Administrative Law. Email: Evan Black | | Kevin C. McNamara (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, PA and U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1994). [Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 1988-1991]. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Kevin C. McNamara | | Brooks R. Foland (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, PA and NJ; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of PA; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A.S., cum laude, 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Honorable Vincent A. Cirillo, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1993-1995. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Defense. Email: Brooks R. Foland | | Joseph A. Holko (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, PA and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); Temple University (J.D., 1982). Lehigh County Bar Association (President, 2005). (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Natural Gas Distribution Defense; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense. | | Francis M. Socha (1953-2005). | | John J. McNally, III (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, PA and U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1984); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member, Trial Moot Court Team. Recipient, Murray S. Love Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Dauphin County Bar Association, President, 2003. Recipient, Angelos Skarlatos Award, 2005. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Real Estate Title Insurance. Email: John J. McNally, III | | Paul R. Walker (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, CA; U.S. District Court, Northern District of CA; 2002, PA, U.S. District Courts, Middle and Eastern Districts of PA; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1982). Formerly with Adams Nye Sinunu Walker LLP. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Transportation. Email: Paul R. Walker | | John Flounlacker (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, PA. Education: York College of Pennsylvania (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1986); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Widener University School of Law, 1994. Practice Areas: Negligence; Motor Vehicle Law; Insurance Defense; Transportation. Email: John Flounlacker | | Thomas P. McGinnis (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, PA and U.S. District Court, Western District of PA; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1995, WV and U.S. District Court, Southern District of WV; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA and U.S. District Court, Northern District of WV; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). First Vice-President and Membership Chair, Western PA Chapter of Federal Bar Association, 2004. (Resident, Pittsburgh Office). Practice Areas: Civil Rights Litigation; Labor and Employment Law Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas P. McGinnis | | Arthur K. Hoffman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, PA. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1975); George Washington University (J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America; Prosecuting Attorney, Health-Related Licensing Boards, 1981-1985, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Duane Morris, LLP (Associate, 1985-1990; Partner, 1990-2002). Practice Areas: Nursing Home Law; Professional Licensure; Long Term Care Law; Guardianship; Healthcare Law; Civil Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Product Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Suzanne B. Merrick (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, PA and U.S. District Court, Western District of PA; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1986). Member: Allegheny County and Federal Bar Associations. (Resident, Pittsburgh Office). Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Municipal Law; Employment Discrimination; Insurance Defense. | | John T. Huskin, Jr. (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, CA; 1994, PA. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1983); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1990). Formerly with Mullen & Filippi, San Francisco. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Subrogation; Labor and Employment Law. Email: John T. Huskin, Jr. | | James A. Tinnyo (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, PA; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1992, District of Columbia and MD. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1982); George Washington University (J.D., 1985). Content Review Editor, "Workers' Compensation," Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia, Volumes 54 and 55, 2006 Edition. Author: Articles: "PA Workers Compensation Law: The Impact of the Acme Markets Decision-Revival of a Forgotten Defense," PA Law Weekly, March 2003; "PA Workers Compensation Law: A New Requirement for Establishing Causation in Off-Premises Injuries," Pa. Bar Association Quarterly at 75 Pa Bar. Association Quarterly 80, April 2004. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. | | Paul J. Crooks (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, PA; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of PA. Education: University of Kent, England (B.A., 1986); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Comparative Law. (Resident, Pittsburgh Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Paul J. Crooks | | Stephanie L. Hersperger (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, PA; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Juniata College (B.A., 1993); The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1996). The Woolsack Society. Appellate Moot Court Board, Dickinson School of Law (1995-1996); Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (1995-1996). Comment, A Point Source of Pollution Under the Clean Water Act: A Human Being Should be Included: published in the Winter 1996 issue of The Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. Recipient, Cali Excellence for the Future Award for Insurance. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Transportation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Stephanie L. Hersperger | | Hugh P. O'Neill, III (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, NJ; 1994, PA, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA, U.S. District Court, District of NJ and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2001, U.S District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: University of Scranton (B.A., 1990); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Author, Article, "The Effect of E-Health on Substantive Medical Malpractice Law," DRI Newsletter, Summer 2003. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Hugh P. O'Neill, III | | W. Darren Powell (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, PA; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: California University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1989); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense. Email: W. Darren Powell | | Laura J. Herzog (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, MA; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of MA and U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit; 1991, PA and NJ; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with honors, 1981); Boston University (J.D., 1984). Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. Staff-Editor, Boston University International Law Journal (1983-1984). Law Clerk, Superior Court of New Hampshire (1984-1985). (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Administrative Agency Practice. Email: Laura J. Herzog | | Shawn P. Phillips (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, PA and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA. Education: Moravian College (B.S., cum laude with honors, 1986); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, Charles Albrecht Award. Member: Northampton County and Monroe County Bar Associations. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense. | | Marc A. Moyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, PA. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1986); Northwestern University (J.D., 1995). Duane Morris, LLP, 1995-2002. [U.S. Army, Capt. Ret., 1986-1992]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Administrative Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Licensing; Nursing Home Law; Long Term Care. | | Gordon A. Einhorn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, CA; 1990, PA; 1991, DC. Education: Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1975); University of Southern California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1988). Editor and Board Member, Hale Moot Court Honors Program, 1987-1988. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Chair, Committee on Animal Law, 2006—). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Motor Carrier Liability. | | Michael H. Burgoyne (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S.M.E., 1980); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1986). Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society for Testing and Materials. Managing Editor, University of Baltimore Law Forum, 1985-1986. (Resident, Baltimore, Maryland Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Lead Paint Poisoning. Email: Michael H. Burgoyne | | Jamie L. DeSisto (Partner) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1994); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1997). (Resident, Baltimore, Maryland Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. | | ASSOCIATES | | Michele J. Thorp (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, PA; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of PA; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1990); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Automobile Liability; Property Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Civil Rights Defense. Email: Michele J. Thorp | | James T. Weikel (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Ohio University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, Chimes Junior Honorary. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. (Resident, Pittsburgh Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: James T. Weikel | | Daniel G. Snyder (Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, PA. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Health, Policy & Administration, 1990); Widener University (J.D., 1994). (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. | | Mark J. Powell (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, PA. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., Political Science, 1998; J.D., 2001). Recipient, Marlyn E. Lugar Scholarship. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Subrogation; General Liability Law. Email: Mark J. Powell | | Jody A. Mooney (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, PA; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Allentown College of St. Francis De Sales (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); Temple University (J.D., 2001). Alpha Sigma Lambda. Recipient, Best Paper Award in Labor Law. Distinguished Class Performance in Constitutional Law. Law Clerk to the Hon. Arnold Rapoport, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; General Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Jody A. Mooney | | Katherine E. Bavoso (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, PA and NJ. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2002). Symposium Articles Editor, Dickinson Environmental Law Review. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Katherine E. Bavoso | | Crystal H. Clark (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, PA; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of PA and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Clarkson University (1997); University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Author: "Clearing the Smoke," Pennsylvania State International Law Review, Spring 2002; "Before You Fire That Troublesome Worker's Compensation Claimant," Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, January, 2004; "A Reminder Regarding an Employee's Right to Inspect Their Own Personnel File," Law Weekly, November 2004. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Defense; Liability Defense; Civil Rights Defense. Email: Crystal H. Clark | | Karin Romano Galbraith (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, PA and U.S. District Court, Western District of PA. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1995); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Pittsburgh Office). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Management Employment Law; State and Local Government Law; Municipal Law; Litigation and Appeals; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Karin Romano Galbraith | | Scott D. McCarroll (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, PA. Education: Indiana University of PA (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylania State University (J.D., 2004). Woolsack Society. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense. | | Bernard T. Kwitowski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, PA. Education: Slippery Rock University (B.A., 2001); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Bluebook Editor, Widener Law Review. Member: Northampton County Bar Association. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: General Liability Defense. | | Jason C. Giurintano (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2002, PA. Education: Shippensburg University (B.A., 1997); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: General Liability Defense. | | Carrie E. Smyth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., Social Work, 1998); Temple University (M.S.W., 2001); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Dauphin County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Carrie E. Smyth | | Corey J. Adamson (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, PA. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense. | | Randy S. Metz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Universite de Paris, Sorbonne (Completed Cours de Langue et de Civilization Francaise de la Sorbonne, 1992); Butler University (B.A., History, with high honors, 2002); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2005). (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Randy S. Metz | | Joseph F. Kulesa (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 2000); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Maritime Law Association of the United States. Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, 2003-2005; Member, National Admiralty Moot Court Team; Award, Albert P. Blaustein Memorial Award (legal writing). Technical and Professional License, USCG Master (limited). PADI Rescue Diver. Author, "Paradise Lost: The Impact Of The Changed Country Conditions In Post-Soviet Ukraine On Pending Religious Asylum Proceedings In The United States". Member: American Bar Association (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Vice-Chair, 2005-2007, Chair, 2008, Admiralty and Marine Law Committee). (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Commercial Law; Litigation. | | Kathryn A. Williams (Associate) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with honors, 1983); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1987). University Scholars. Previously with: Stevens & Johnson; Roeger, Walker, Cassel & Holko; Stonelake and Toolan. (Resident, Bethlehem Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Office: CrownPointe Corporate Center, 3101 Emrick Boulevard, Suite 310, 18020. Telephone: 610-868-1675. Fax: 610-868-1702.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, Suite 1150, 15219. Telephone: 412-697-7403. Fax: 412-697-7407.
Baltimore, Maryland Office: The Sophmar Building, Six East Mulberry Street, 21202. Telephone: 410-752-0075. Fax: 410-752-4744.
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