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| | Location: Suite 700, Scranton Electric Building, 507 Linden Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1666, (Lackawanna Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trials and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Trucking Accidents, Dog Bites, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Commercial Law, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Negligence and Workers Compensation Law. Corporate and Business Law, Wills and Probate and Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1956 | Firm Profile:
The Law Firm has the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers Directory. | | Firm Size: 5 | Representative Clients:
Wal-Mart; Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Cos.; Travelers Insurance Co.; State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.; Prudential Property and Casualty Co.; Grocers Insurance Co.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Delta International; Farmer's Fire Insurance Co.; Medical Protective Co.; Foremost Insurance Co.; MEDMARC; Tuscarora Wayne Insurance Co.; Pennsylvania Medical Catastrophic Loss Fund; Progressive Insurance Co. | Reference:
Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank, Scranton, Pa. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Gomer W. Morgan (1890-1969). | | Carlon M. O'Malley, Sr. (1905-1978). | | John W. Bour (1908-1999). | | Joseph E. Gallagher (1917-2000). | | Timothy E. Foley, Esq. (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; United States Supreme Court; United States Appeals Court for the Third Circuit; United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in New Jersey. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1968); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board of Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: Lackawanna County (Former President) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Automobile/Trucking Insurance Defense; UM/UIM defense; Insurance Coverage Questions/Litigation; Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Subrogation; Premises Liability Defense; Property and Casualty Defense; Products Liability Defense; Commercial Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Appellate Practice. | | Sal Cognetti, Jr. (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; United States Supreme Court; United States Appeals Court for the Third Circuit; United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; United States Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in Pennsylvania. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1970); Georgetown University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Recognitions: Selected a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" for his outstanding achievement in the legal field; Selected as Preeminent Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell. Other Distinctions: Judge(2000-2003)/ President Judge (2003-2004), Court of Judicial Conduct Member, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2006 to present). Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association). (Also Member of 3C Law). Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Automobile/Trucking Cases; UM/UIM Cases; Insurance Coverage Questions/Litigation; Bad Faith; Premises Liability; Commercial Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Sal Cognetti, Jr. | | Thomas P. Comerford, Esq. (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in New Jersey. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1984); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also Member of 3C Law). Practice Areas: Automobile/Trucking Cases; UM/UIM Cases; Insurance Coverage Questions/Litigation; Bad Faith; Insurance Subrogation; Premises Liability; Property and Casualty; Products Liability; Commercial Liability; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability. | | Vincent S. Cimini (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; United States Appeals Court for the Third Circuit; United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.S. cum laude, SJLA Honors Program, 1987); The Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1990). Former Assistant City Solicitor of the City of Scranton. Member, City of Scranton Board of Ethics, 2001-2002. Member: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association). (Also Member of 3C Law). Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Automobile/Trucking Cases; UM/UIM Cases; Insurance Coverage Questions/Litigation; Bad Faith; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. | | Daniel E. Cummins (Partner) born East Orange, New Jersey, January 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in Pennsylvania; All trial and appellate state courts in New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., English, cum laude, 1990); The Dickinson School of Law (of the Pennsylvania State University) (J.D., 1993); University of London, Faculty of Laws, London, England (1993). Law Clerk to Hon. Harold A. Thomson, Jr., President Judge of Pike County Court of Common Pleas, 1995-1997. Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania State University Paralegal Studies Program, 2001. Pennsylvania Law Weekly Columnist on Pennsylvania Civil Litigation Matters. First Place in 2005 and 2006 for Weekly Newspapers Category in Schnader Print Media Awards. Listed in 2005-2006 "Honors Edition" of The United Who's Who Registry. Listed in 2008 Cambridge's Who's Who. 2005 Honoree of Lawyer's On the Fast Track. 2007 Super Lawyer-Rising Star. Frequent course planner and presenter of various Pennsylvania civil litigation CLE courses. Member: Lackawanna County, Pike County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Orzel v. Morgan, No. 03-CV-4929 (Lacka. Co. Feb. 4, 2008); Bremer v. Pprudential, 2004 WL 1920708 (M.D.Pa. August 18, 2004); Sekol v. Albrecht, 2001 WL 1179417 (Lacka.Com.Pl. 2001) aff'd 832 A.2d 552 (Pa.Super. 2003); Bowersox v. Progressive, 781 A.2d 1236 (Pa.Super. 2001) appeal denied 806 A.2d 857 (Pa. 2002). Practice Areas: Automobile/Trucking Insurance Defense; UM/UIM defense; Insurance Coverage Questions/Litigation; Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Subrogation; Premises Liability Defense; Property and Casualty Defense; Products Liability Defense; Commercial Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Appellate Practice. Email: Daniel E. Cummins |
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