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| | Address | | 2000 Market Street, Suite 2803 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 | | (Philadelphia Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Billet & Connor, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Rights, Employee Benefits, ERISA, General Practice, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Personal Injury, Airplane Crash Litigation, Managed Care Litigation, Automobile Accidents, Sexual Abuse, Workers Compensation, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance and Bad Faith, Life and Health Insurance, Property Insurance, Alcoholic Beverages, Business Law, Class Actions, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Medical Malpractice, Litigation, Products Liability, Resorts and Leisure, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Election Law. | | Year Established: 1991 | Firm Profile:
We are a full-service litigation firm. The firm's principal office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. We practice throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey in all state and federal courts, at both trial and appellate level, and before administrative bodies such as the Department of Insurance, the Human Relations Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Utilities Commission. | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
American Hardware Insurance Co.; AT&T; Best Buy Co.; Burns & Wilcox; Cambridge Integrated Service Group; CNA Insurance Companies; Colony Ins. Group; Coregis; Crawford and Co.; Crusader Ins Co.; CVS; Delair Group, Inc.; Dr. Pepper/7-Up; Eckerd Corp.; Emergency-One, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Federal Signal Corp.; Foremost Insurance Co.; Frontier Insurance Co.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Graybar Electric; Grosfillex, Inc.; Hermitage Insurance Co.; Hortica; Intex Corp.; Kemper Ins. Co.; Lucent Technologies; Lumber Insurance Co.; Lumbermen's Underwriters Alliance; Microflex; Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.; Network Adjusters; Penske Truck Leasing Co.; Professional Insurance Underwriters, Inc.; PRS Group; Public Storage; Reliant American Ins. Co.; Rheem Manufacturing Co.; SICO, Inc.; The Sports Authority; State Auto Insurance Co.; Swiss Re; Trinity Industries, Inc; Tyco International; Underwriters at Lloyd's, London; United National Group; U.S. Adjustment; Universal Underwriters Group; USF Insurance Co.; Utica First Insurance Co.; Vanliner Ins. Co.; Vericlaim; Zurich Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
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Visa | | William M. Connor (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Temple American Inn of Court, 2003-2004. Judge Pro Tem, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 2003—. Formerly with Korn, Kline & Kuttner. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Labor Law Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices; Risk and Insurance Management Society; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Lawrence v. Aubrey Freight Lines, Inc., 1986 WL 4802 (E.D. Pa. 1986); Fleming v. U-Haul Company of Philadelphia, 1987 WL 7385 (E.D. Pa. 1987) order modified in Fleming v. U-Haul Company of Philadelphia, 1987 WL 9296 (E.D. Pa. 1987); McBride v. Microdot Salaried Employees Pension Plan, 1989 WL 107023 (E.D. Pa. 1989); Ferrara v. Berlex Laboratories, Inc., 732 F. Supp. 552 (E.D. Pa.) aff'd 914 F.2d 242 (3d Cir. 1990); Special Counsel v. Eidmann, 49 M.S.P.R. 614 (MSPB 1991); Eidmann v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 976 F.2d 1400 (Fed. Cir. 1992); Mellon v. Barre-National Drug Co., 18 Pa. D.&C. 4th 321 (Pa. Com. Pl. 1993) aff'd 431 Pa. Super. 175, 636 A.2d 187 (1993) alloc. denied 538 Pa. 658, 648 A.2d 789 (1994); Pearson v. Flex-Mor Industry Ltd., 1994 WL 603156 (E.D. Pa. 1994); Britamco Underwriters, Inc. v. Stokes, 881 F. Supp. 196 (E.D. Pa. 1995); River Thomas Insurance Company v. 5329 West, Inc., 1995 WL 241490 (E.D. Pa. 1995); Savage v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Pension Plan Guide (CCH) P 23924T, 1996 WL 434288 (E.D. Pa. 1996); Savage v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Pension Plan Guide (CCH) P 23938F, 1997 WL 587343 (E.D. Pa. 1997) aff'd 162 F.3d 1151 (3d Cir. 1998); Apalucci v. Agora Syndicate, Inc., 145 F.3d 630 (3d Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation; Product Liability; Liquor Liability; Labor and Employment; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: William M. Connor | | Robert D. Billet (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, January 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1991, Maryland. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1980); Temple University (J.D., 1983). Judge Pro Tem, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 2003—. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Risk and Insurance Management Society; National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania v. Lexington Ins. Co., 815 F.2d 890 (3d Cir. 1987); McDonnell Douglas Truck Services, Inc. v. Motor Masters Warehouse, Inc., 1990 U.S. Dist. Lexis 294 (E.D. Pa. 1990); Cesario v. Philip Morris, Inc., 1991 U.S. Dist. Lexis 11154 (E.D. Pa. 1991); Polymer Dynamics, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 1991 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1620 (E.D. Pa. 1991); McDonnell Douglas Truck Services, Inc. v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., 1992 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1712 (E.D. Pa. 1992); Acker v. Sico, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis (E.D. Pa. 1994); Marino v. Sports Authority, 940 F. Supp. 792 (E.D. Pa. 1996); Estate of Earp v. Doud, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 759 (E.D. Pa. 1997); Estate of Earp v. Doud, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1118 (E.D. Pa. 1997); Estate of Earp v. Doud, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 14904 (E.D. Pa. 1997); Estate of Earp v. Doud, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6702 (E.D. Pa. 1997); Tara M. v. City of Philadelphia, 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12180 (E.D. Pa. 1998); Tara M. v. City of Philadelphia, 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12184 (E.D. Pa. 1998); Legion Indemnity Co. v. CareStat Ambulance, Inc., 152 F. Supp.2d 707 (E.D. Pa. 2001); Hackett v. Mac & Sam, Inc., 54 Pa. D. & C.4th 569 (Del. Co. Court of Common Pleas 2001); Berg Chilling Systems, Inc. v. Hull Corp., 70 Fed. Appx. 620 (3d Cir. 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Product Liability; Environmental. Email: Robert D. Billet | | David S. Senoff (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1992). Moot Court Honor Society; Tau Epsilon Rho Law Society. Executive Editor, Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review. Author: "Insidious Tort Reform," The Verdict, Volume 2006-2007, Issue 2; "Recent Ruling is Bad News for Bad Faith Litigation," The Legal Intelligencer, September 27, 2004; "An Anticipated Decision with Far-Reaching Results," The Legal Intelligencer, June 30, 2001; "Recent Decisions Make ERISA's Hottest Issue Even Hotter?" The Legal Intelligencer, September 22, 2003; "ERISA and Bad Faith: Strange Bedfellows or a Perfect Match?" The Legal Intelligencer, September 12, 2002; "Journalists' Privilege Challenged in Philadelphia," First Amendment & Media Litigation, Summer 1994. Co-Author, with Andrew S. Kessler: "Discovery in a Managed Care Case," The Summons, April 2000; "Fighting Your Managed Care Company," People's Medical Society Newsletter, June 1999. Member, Temple American Inn of Court, 2000-2001 and 2003-2004. Judge Pro Tem, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 2003—. Division Committee Member, Philadelphia Democratic Executive Committee, 2002—. Formerly with: Goldstein Kessler & Senoff, P.C.; Kessler Senoff, LLP. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Reported Cases: Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Babayan, 430 F.3d 121 (3d. Cir. 2005); Britamco Underwriters, Inc. v. Stokes, 881 F. Supp. 196 (E.D. Pa. 1995); River Thames Insurance Company v. 5329 West, Inc., 1995 WL 241490 (E.D. Pa. 1995); Ginsberg v. Independence Blue Cross, 26 Employee Benefits Cas. 1529, Pension Plan Guide (CCH) P 23973V, 2001 WL 267874 (E.D. Pa. 2001); Snook v. Penn State Geisinger Health Plan, 241 F. Supp. 2d 485 (M.D. Pa. 2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Election Law. Email: David S. Senoff | | —————————— | | Margaret M. Harrington (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1993); Temple University (LL.M., 1997). Brehon Society. Moot Court Judge, Widener University School of Law. Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program, Widener University School of Law, 1998; Paralegal Program, Philadelphia Community College, 2000-2003. Arbitrator, Philadelphia. Member: Philadelphia, Camden County, Burlington County, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Liquor Liability; Construction Defects. Email: Margaret M. Harrington | | Scott F. Griffith (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., English, 1987); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Commonwealth v. McGill, 574 Pa. 574, 832 A.2d 1024 (2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Scott F. Griffith | | Russell S. Massey (Associate) born Havertown, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Russell S. Massey | | Matthew W. Birk (Associate) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Florida (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Florida Journal of International Law. Title Standard Editor, University of Florida Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Roger E. Vinson, 1998-2000. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation; Class Action Defense; General Liability Defense. Email: Matthew W. Birk | | Richard C. DeFrancesco (Associate) born Bayside, New York, April 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1998); Villanova University (J.D., 2001). Co-Author: with Walter J. Timby III: "Remedies and Violations of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law," Pennsylvania Bar Institute Annual Auto Law Update, 2000. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard C. DeFrancesco | | J. Martin Futrell (Associate) born Wilmington, North Carolina, June 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina; 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1990); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1994); Temple University (LL.M., Trial Advocacy, with honors, 2000). Moot Court, Wake Forest University School of Law. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation. Email: J. Martin Futrell | | J. Fred Lorusso (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Boston College (B.S., Finance & Marketing, 1999); Temple University (J.D., 2003). Formerly with Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, P.C. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: J. Fred Lorusso | | Lauren C. Fantini (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2001); Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2004). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Young Lawyers Division. Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith(40%); Complex Personal Injury(30%); Class Actions(25%); Medical Malpractice(5%). Email: Lauren C. Fantini | | Jonathan C. Springer (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., English, 2001); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Brenon Law Society. Recipient, Law Faculty Scholarship. Member, Temple Law Review. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Jonathan C. Springer | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Traci Kovach Email: Traci Kovach | Other Office Addresses:
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office: Cherry Hill Plaza, 1415 Route 70, Suite 309, 08034. Telephone: 856-427-4300. Fax: 856-427-0227.
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