Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy is a Plaintiff Personal Injury Law Firm. Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy was established in 1972 as McArdle, Caroselli, Laffey & Beachler to represent injured individuals and their families throughout the Western Pennsylvania area. While initially known for its expertise in the then developing field of workers' compensation in Pennsylvania, the firm branched into complex third party occupational disease claims, filing some of the first third party claims for asbestos and silicosis lung disease claims in the country. The firm has developed to become a full service plaintiff personal injury litigation and appellate practice firm. The firm has an established reputation as one of the premiere plaintiff personal injury firms in Western Pennsylvania and is the only Western Pennsylvania based law firm to have eight attorneys named in "The Best Lawyers in America" publication. Major complex personal injury claims are frequently referred to the firm by other members of the Bar, both locally and nationally. The firm has frequently served as local counsel or co-counsel in joint ventures with other firms in Pittsburgh-based litigation in both state and federal courts. The founding partner, William Caroselli, is a past president of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The founding partner, Ed Beachler, is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Other members of the firm had held leadership positions in the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association). Further information regarding the firm can be found at www.cbmclaw.com. Timothy Conboy serves as the administrative partner and referral counsel liaison to discuss referral matters with other attorneys.

Statement of Practice

Plaintiff Personal Injury, Civil Trial Practice. Negligence, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation Law, Toxic Torts including Mesothelioma, Asbestos and Benzene, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Appellate Practice, Casinos and Gambling, Commercial Law, Construction Litigation, Consumer Law, Insurance, Litigation, Professional Liability, Railroad Law, Torts and Transportation.

Address

1500 Walnut Street, Suite 507
Philadelphia, PA 19102, (Philadelphia Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-609-1350
Fax: 215-609-1351

Website

http://www.cbmclaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBER OF FIRM

David S. Senoff (Partner) 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. Excess Verdict Bad Faith, THE VERDICT, Volume 2007-2008 Issue 4: Did Mishoe Misstep by Denying Right to Jury Trial? THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER, June 17, 2003. 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—. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Listed: Pennsylvania Rising Star 2005-2007; Pennsylvania Super Lawyer 2008-2009. 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); Rivers Thames Insurance Company v. 5329 West, Inc., 1995 WL241490 (E.D. Pa. 1995); Ginsberg v. Independence Blue Cross, 26 Employee Benefits Cas. 1529, Pension Plan Guide (CCH) P23973V, 2001 WL267874 (E.D.Pa. 2001); Snook v. Penn State Geisinger Health Plan, 241 F.Supp. 2d 485 (M.D.Pa. 2003), Fox v. AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co., 2009 US Dist. LEXIS 13781 (E.D.Pa.2009); Pa Orthopaedic Society v. Independence Blue Cross, 885 A.2d 542 (Pa.Super 2005); GE Lancaster Investments LLC v. American Express Tax & Business Services, 920 A.2d 850 (Pa. Super 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Class Action and Complex Litigation ; Medical Malpractice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Election Law.Email: David S. Senoff

ASSOCIATES

Lauren C. Fantini (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2001); Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(30%); Medical Malpractice(5%); Insurance Bad Faith(40%); Class Actions(25%).

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). Member: Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.