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Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.Share Holder
Timothy D. Rau
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Timothy D. Rau

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1650 Arch Street, Suite 2110, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Insurance Law and Litigation and Toxic Tort

About Timothy D. Rau

Timothy D. Rau is a Shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of asbestos, civil litigation, general liability, insurance defense, Jones Act, and maritime law, with a particular emphasis in toxic tort law.

Mr. Rau has worked in Philadelphia for the last 25 years as an attorney who has primarily handled the defense of cases filed in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York through all phases of litigation. He has extensive experience handling matters from intake through discovery, expert witness development, trial, and post-trial motions. Matters he has handled include those involving complex allegations related to latent diseases from toxic exposures, product liability claims against manufacturers, wrongful death claims, injuries caused by premises owners, and general negligence claims. A member of The Maritime Law Association of the United States (“MLA”), Mr. Rau has defended claims based on vessel seaworthiness, Jones Act, cargo loss, and property damage. He also routinely sits as an arbitrator and volunteers as a Judge Pro Tem for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County to assist other attorneys in resolving their cases.

Professional Accomplishments

•The Best Lawyers in America since 2025: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants •Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Rising Stars 2008

Publications

•“Liability for Replacement Parts in a Post-Tincher World” (Author), The Legal Intelligencer - Products Liability Supplement, 1/26/2016, p. 6

Community

•Ironbridge Charity Group (Board of Directors)

Press Releases

8/21/2025 Press Releases

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Award Recipients

8/15/2024 Press Releases

Forty-Six Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients

 

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Areas of Law

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    • Insurance Law and Litigation
    • Toxic Tort

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Defense verdict in wrongful death case in Philadelphia County which it was alleged that the plaintiff/decedent's esophageal cancer
    subsequent death was caused by his exposure to asbestos
    Defense verdict after two phases of a reverse bifurcated trial in Philadelphia County where the plaintiff was found by the jury to have asbestosis, but Mr. Rau's client's product was found to have not caused the plaintiff's disease
    Defense verdicts in two cases tried simultaneously where the plaintiffs each alleged they had contracted symptomatic asbestosis as a result of exposure to asbestos
    Marine vessel negligence verdict affirmed on appeal: Kindermann v. Cunningham, 2015 Pa. Super. 30
    Experience for the past 15 years in the h
    ling of marine
    maritime cases, including Jones Act cases, toxic exposures involving seamen, cargo loss claims as subrogor
    subrogee,
    barge loss property damage claims
    H
    led matters involving premises liability at ports
    property damage claims related to construction activities including a case involving property damage at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where the alleged damages exceeded $50 million
    Defended cases involving personal motor craft liability
    product liability including a case which involved two fatalities
    H
    led lawsuits for injuries which occurred aboard commercial entertainment vessels including claims related to defects on the vessel
    one claim for liquor liability which resulted in a plaintiff who was a quadriplegic as a result of the client's alleged liability
    Premises liability verdict in Philadelphia where the plaintiff alleged permanent injury
    total disability from work after a fall on the property owned
    managed by Mr. Rau's client. After dem
    ing in excess of $2.5 million prior to trial
    alleging over $1 million in past
    future wage loss, the jury awarded the plaintiff less than $100,000.
  • Additional Links
    https://www.dmclaw.com/attorneys/timothy-d-rau/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    New Jersey Bar Admission
    New York Bar Admission
    Pennsylvania Bar Admission
    United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    1999, New Jersey
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •The Maritime Law Association of the United States

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Rutgers University School of Law - Camden
    Class of 1999
    J.D.
    Other Education
    James Madison University
    Class of 1996
    B.A. cum laude
    English, minor in Business

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    Yes, Timothy D. Rau is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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    Timothy D. Rau is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. has 194 attorneys at this location.
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    Timothy D. Rau attended Rutgers University School of Law - Camden.

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