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Furia and Turner was founded by Edward W. Furia in 1930. The firm specializes in the practice of complex personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability (plaintiff and defense). The firm accepts referral work from other attorneys. The firm also handles uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitration in the surrounding five county area in and outside Philadelphia. The firm carries the distinction as being counsel on the landmark case, Brennan vs. General Accident, which establishes limited scope of Appellate Review in that area. The Firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Probate, Civil Trial, Real Estate. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation and Medical Malpractice.

Reported Cases: Cucchi v. Rollins, Pa. Supreme Court (1991); Brennan v. General Accident, Pa. Supreme Court (1991); Hendrickson v. Rucker, Pa. Supreme Court (1980).

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Negligence, Litigation, Real Estate and Estate Planning, Insurance, Probate Estate Planning, Corporate, Tort and Contract, Real Estate Development and Financing Law, Workers' Compensation, Employment Law, and Criminal Law (DUI).

Representative Clients:

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA
Enerpac, Division of Applied Power, Inc., Butler, WIS
Cleaver Brooks, Division of Aqua-Chem Inc., Milwaukee, WIS
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Order Sons of Italy in America.

References:

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA
Allen Greenberg, Esquire
Enerpac, Division of Applied Power, Inc., Butler, WIS
Cleaver Brooks, Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc., Milwaukee, WIS.
Whyte and Hirschboeck, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Michael T. Hart, Esq.

Rate Information

Free Initial Consultation

Address

1719 Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6109, (Philadelphia Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-985-4500; Toll-Free: 800-203-2725
Fax: 215-985-2824

Website

http://www.furiaandturner.com

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Richard F. Furia (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Chancellor, Justinian Society, 1996-1998. National Orator, Order Sons of Italy in America. Member, The National Italian-American Bar Association. Member: Philadelphia (Member: Professional Guidance Committee; Professional Responsibility Committee; Real Property Section; Co-chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Torts and Insurance Practice; Committee on Products, General Liability and Consumer Law; Trial Techniques Committee; Litigation; Law Practice Management; General Practice) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Real Estate; Insurance; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.Email: Richard F. Furia

James M. Turner, Jr. (Partner) born Darby, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Widener University (B.S., 1979); New England School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Moot Court Board of Directors, 1982-1983; Mugel National Moot Court Competition Recipient, Widener University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement. Member: Widener University Board of Managers, 1979-1981; Widener University Alumni Council, 1994-1996; Central Chester County YMCA Board of Directors. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member, Workers Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Worker's Compensation; Products Liability.Email: James M. Turner, Jr.

OF COUNSEL

Robert S. Esposito (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Instructor: Undergraduate Law Courses, Trusts and Estates, Manor Junior College, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1989—; Pennsylvania Real Estate Fundamentals, Adelphia Real Estate School, Philadelphia, 1989-1990; Principles of Accounting, Temple University, 1980. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. (Also practicing individually in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate; Trust; Real Estate; Business; Civil Litigation.