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| | Address | | 527 Plymouth Road, Suite 416 | | Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462 | | (Montgomery Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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John A. Gallagher, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Employment Contracts, Family and Medical Leave Act, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Job Hunting, OSHA Compliance, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Dog Bites, Head and Spinal Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Natural Disasters, Nursing Home Abuse, Railroad Accidents, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death. | Firm Profile:
Philadelphia Employment Lawyer. | | Firm Size: 1 | Rate Information:
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Visa | | John A. Gallagher (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey. Education: West Chester University (B.A., 1985); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Senior Case and Note Editor, New England Law Review, 1990-1991. New England Scholar, 1989, 1991. Author: "In Wake of the Exxon Valdez: Murky Legal Waters of Liability and Compensation," 25 N. Eng. L. Rev. 571 (1990); republished at 5 Nat'l. Ins. L. Rev. 261 (1991), annotated in the AALS Section on Remedies Newsletter, Fall, 1991; "Work Related Injuries: A Legal Tarpit," Benefits and Compensation Solutions, September 1995 at 44-46; "The Equal Opportunity Statement," Hiring and Discharge Compliance Rep., Vol. 2, No. 2 (1998); "Paid Versus Unpaid Leave," Hiring and Discharge Compliance Rep., Vol. 2, No. 4 (1998); "Five Essential Handbook Policies," Hiring and Discharge Compliance Rep., Vol. 2, No. 10 (1998); "Seven Steps to Buying Computer Software," Newsletter of Independence Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators, 2000. Member: Montgomery County (Chairman, Employment Law Committee, 2006, 2007; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2004), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: 146 Montgomery Investors, LP v. Parke Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Inc., 2005 WL 2562910 (Phila.Com.Pl. 2005) (granting petition of medical practice to transfer venue from Philadelphia to Montgomery County in real estate dispute); Karedes v. Gannett Company, Inc., et al, 423 F.3rd 107 (2nd Cir. 2005) (obtaining reversal of decisions dismissing libel and defamation claims on behalf of public figure); Northwestern Human Services v. Panaccio, 2005 WL 1353609 (E.D. Pa.) (obtaining dismissal of civil RICO action against accountant); Singley v. Villanova Univ., 851 A.2d 200 (Pa. Super 2004) (granting University's petition to transfer venue from Philadelphia to Delaware County in personal injury matter); John L. Karedes v. Colella, 100 N.Y.2d 45, 760 N.Y.S.2d 84, 790 N.E.2d 257 (2003) (highest State Court in New York reversing appellate decision and reinstating trial court finding that municipal contract valid and enforceable); In Re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, 61 Pa. D&C 4th 147 (2003) (certifying class action in industrial fire case); Gemini Business Machines v. Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, 140 M.C.L.R. 53 (October 1, 2002) (vacating $1.2 million jury verdict and ordering new trial); Louis J. Karedes v. Village of Endicott, 297 A.D.2d 413, 746 N.Y.S.2d 96, (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., Aug 01, 2002) (affirming trial court's decision holding "midnight hour, lame duck" municipal contract binding on successors and thus valid and enforceable); In re Asousa Partnership, 264 B.R. 376 (Bankr.E.D. Pa., Jul 02, 2001) (examining abstention doctrine and remanding case back to state court); John L. Karedes v. Colella, 187 Misc.2d 656, 722 N.Y.S.2d 714, (N.Y.Sup., Feb 15, 2001) (successful mandamus action against Mayor and Village declaring municipal contract valid and enforceable); Grimm Bros. v. R & R Properties, Inc., 137 Montg.Co.L.R. 229 (2000), aff'd Dec. 1, 2000 (striking mechanic's lien); Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau v. VSI, 28 F. Supp. 2d 947 (E.D. Pa. 1998) (partially granting motion to dismiss and examining effect of limitation of liability clause on commercial contract as well as Pennsylvania's tortious interference with contractual relations doctrine); Bethel v. McAllister Brothers, Inc., 81 F.3d 376 (3d Cir. 1996) (in case involving libel/drug testing, court upheld trial court's decision to grant new trial on basis of fraud). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Disability Benefits; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Contract Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Covenants Not To Compete; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination; Noncompete Litigation; Harassment; Family and Medical Leave Act; Fair Labor Standards; Personal Injury; Overtime; Sarbanes-Oxley; Employment Contracts; Employee Benefits; Human Resources; Job Hunting; OSHA Compliance; Auto Accidents; Dog Bites; Head and Spinal Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Natural Disasters; Nursing Home Abuse; Railroad Accidents; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Trucking Accidents; Wrongful Death. |
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