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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Marshall Dennehey, P.C.

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street, Suite 600, Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8888, Wilmington, DE 19801

Established: 1995

Practice Areas

  • Accountants' Professional Liability
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Amusements, Sports and Recreation Liability
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • Aviation and Complex Litigation
  • Behavioral Health Risk and Liability
  • Birth and Catastrophic Injury Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Injury Litigation
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
  • COVID-19/Coronavirus
  • Disciplinary Board Representation
  • Electronic Medical Record and Audit Trail Litigation
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
  • General Liability
  • Health Care Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Litigation
  • Lawyers' Professional Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
  • Maritime Litigation
  • Medicare Set-Aside
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • New York Construction and Labor Law
  • Non-Profit D&O
  • Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Litigation
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Privacy and Data Security
  • Product Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
  • Rideshare Liability
  • School Leaders' Liability
  • Securities and Investments Professional Liability
  • Social Services & Human Services Liability
  • Telehealth and Telemedicine
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • White Collar Crime
  • Workers' Compensation

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About Us

Unparalleled Growth

Marshall Dennehey, P.C., was founded in 1962. We are very gratified that our growth, much of which has been client-driven, enables us to make available to our clients more than 500 lawyers working out of 20 offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Florida and New York.

Exclusively Defense

We are exclusively a defense litigation firm with our professional practices encompassing a broad spectrum of litigation matters.

Complex Litigation Experience

Members of our firm have considerable experience handling high-profile and complex litigation, including class actions and mass tort matters.

Regional Presence

The regional presence of our firm affords many advantages to our clients. One client detailed some of these advantages in the publication Of Counsel, where he expressed appreciation of our firm's strategic locations in areas where his company has stores. He praised our ability to handle a wide variety of claims, ranging from fall downs and car damage claims to complex product liability matters. In addition to the six states in which we maintain our offices, we handle many litigation matters in West Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky.

Regional Office Statistics

Nearly 60 percent of our attorneys work in our 19 satellite offices. This statistic underscores the importance of our regional offices to our clients, as well as to our firm. Clients report to us that they are comfortable entering into region-wide arrangements for our representation knowing that we are well staffed in these offices. All of our offices are linked via an Intranet and a firm-wide file management system and library. The attorneys at these locations are native to the area, have a good rapport with and knowledge of local judges and opposing attorneys, and are familiar with the population of potential jurors.

Attorneys Selected by Clients

With more than 500 attorneys on staff, clients have a great deal of legal talent from which to choose. As one of the firm's clients said in Of Counsel, "Their attitude is tremendous. If I say I want a particular attorney on a matter, I have that attorney. If I say I want a conference with the attorney, a conference is arranged."

Minority Hiring

In surveys conducted by The National Law Journal and The Legal Intelligencer, our firm was identified, both on a national and a regional level, as one of the leading large law firms in the categories of minority hiring and advancement. We are especially proud of our minority shareholders and their vitally important roles in the management of our firm.

Peer Ratings

The experience of our firm and our attorneys has been recognized by our peers. At the present time, we have a significantly large number of peer-review rated attorneys as recognized by Martindale-Hubbell, a LexisNexis company. The lawyers of our firm are also recognized in Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys, as published by AM Best Company. We also have in our ranks lawyers who have been elected as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and Fellows of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. In addition, many of our lawyers appear in the Super Lawyers publications in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, New York and Florida. As well, a number of our lawyers have also been listed in Best Lawyers in America.

Regional & National Coordinating Counsel

We are privileged to serve as Regional Coordinating Counsel and National Coordinating Counsel for a number of major corporations.

Internal Auditing

In 1985, the firm started an internal auditing program that draws upon the expertise of former claims managers and senior attorneys. This program received national attention in an article about innovative law firm management practices appearing in The National Law Journal.

Successful Business Model

In an article appearing in The Legal Intelligencer dealing with the challenges and opportunities for insurance defense firms, it was stated that our firm has clearly dominated the Philadelphia marketplace. In support of that statement, it was noted that the firm has grown dramatically in the past decade and has maintained a healthy shareholder-associate ratio. It was further discussed that major insurance carriers are attracted to our firm through its extensive use of technology as well as the numerous offices we have established throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida. A noted legal consultant with Altman Weil, recommended in this article that some other defense litigation law firms "need to adopt the Marshall Dennehey model" in response to the changing needs and expectations of the insurance industry.

Central Diary System

All of the litigation files entrusted to us are on an electronic diary system that is designed to ensure that action has been taken by the handling attorney on all of his or her files within the past 90 days. Our monthly monitoring of this program discloses a 97-percent compliance rate, and any need for updated attorney reporting or action is immediately addressed. We have further refined this system o provide alerts to our attorneys when a certain percentage of the agreed-to litigation budget has been reached, affording the client and the handling attorney the opportunity to consider the options open to them at that juncture.

Legal Research Supervision

We have a very focused and cost-efficient approach to legal research. Our Manager of Legal Research and Legal Information Services is a practicing attorney well-versed in law firm technology and efficient research techniques.

Measured Performance

It is significant to note that our firm's Case Disposition Program enables us to develop statistics reflecting levels of performance in such areas as case cycle times, indemnity payments made, litigation expenses and case outcomes, which can be broken down by law type and jurisdiction.

Breaking Legal Developments

Since 1992, we have provided our clients with our firm's comprehensive newsletter, Defense Digest. During that time, we have never missed a deadline, ensuring that our clients can consistently rely upon us for advice about legal developments, as well as giving them the benefit of our analysis and practical recommendations. We also advise our clients of breaking legal developments through our quarterly electronic newsletter Law Alerts, and provide our workers' compensation clients with a monthly update, What's Hot in Workers' Comp.

ADR Commitment

We are strongly committed to alternative dispute resolution vehicles. We are an original signatory to the Law Firm Policy Statement of the Center for Public Resources, Inc.'s Initiatives on Alternatives to Litigation.

Published Works

The expertise and professional commitment of our attorneys is evidenced by the fact that they have had hundreds of articles published in such publications as For The Defense, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, The Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, The PLUS Journal, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, The Florida Bar News, New Jersey Law Journal, Hospital & Healthcare News, Daily Business Review, Financial Advisor Magazine, Litigation Management, New Jersey Defense, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, Ohio Lawyer, Orlando Medical News, The Florida Defender, Risk & Insurance and Risk Management. To see more of our published articles, visit our Publications page.

Alternative Fee Arrangements

Significantly, the several large annual contract fee and global contract fee arrangements into which we have entered with some of our larger clients have been renewed on an annual basis, clearly evidencing that these arrangements are beneficial to our clients and sufficiently profitable for our firm. Other forms of alternative pricing are also available.

Additional Locations

  • New Haven, Connecticut
  • Granite Square, Suite 303
  • 700 State Street
  • New Haven, Connecticut 06511
    • Telephone: 203-714-4560
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 2400 East Commercial Boulevard, Suite 1100
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
    • Telephone: 954-847-4920
    • Fax: 954-627-6640
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • 200 West Forsyth Street, Suite 1400
  • Jacksonville, Florida 32202
    • Telephone: 904-358-4200
    • Fax: 904-355-0019
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Landmark Center One
  • 315 East Robinson Street, Suite 550
  • Orlando, Florida 32801-1948
    • Telephone: 407-420-4380
    • Fax: 407-839-3008
  • Tampa, Florida
  • 201 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1100
  • Tampa, Florida 33602
    • Telephone: 813-898-1800
    • Fax: 813-221-5026
  • Mount Laurel, New Jersey
  • 15000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 200
  • P.O. Box 5429 (08054)
  • Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054
    • Telephone: 856-414-6000
    • Fax: 856-414-6077
  • Roseland, New Jersey
  • 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 302
  • Roseland, New Jersey 07068
    • Telephone: 973-618-4100
    • Fax: 973-618-0685
  • Melville, New York
  • 175 Pinelawn Road, Suite 250
  • Melville, New York 11747
    • Telephone: 631-232-6130
    • Fax: 631-232-6184
  • New York, New York
  • Wall Street Plaza
  • 88 Pine Street, 21st Floor
  • New York, New York 10005-1801
    • Telephone: 212-376-6400
    • Fax: 212-376-6490
  • Westchester, New York
  • 287 Bowman Avenue, Suite 404
  • Purchase, New York 10577
    • Telephone: 914-977-7300
    • Fax: 914-977-7301
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 312 Elm Street, Suite 1850
  • Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
    • Telephone: 513-372-6800
    • Fax: 513-372-6801
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • 127 Public Square, Suite 3510
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291
    • Telephone: 216-912-3800
    • Fax: 216-344-9006
  • Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 717 State Street, Suite 701
  • Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
    • Telephone: 814-480-7800
    • Fax: 814-455-3603
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • 100 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 201
  • Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
    • Telephone: 717-651-3500
    • Fax: 717-651-9630
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • The Union Trust Building
  • 501 Grant Street, Suite 700
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
    • Telephone: 412-803-1140
    • Fax: 412-803-1188
  • Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 50 Glenmaura National Boulevard
  • Moosic, Pennsylvania 18507
    • Telephone: 570-496-4600
    • Fax: 570-496-0567

Personnel Information

Managing Attorney


Sarah B. Cole

Shareholder

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Social Services & Human Services Liability
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
Additional Biographical Details:

The Best Lawyers in America©, Litigation - Insurance (2023); Classes/Seminars Taught: "New Jersey Contractual Indemnity and Additional Insured Issues," Zurich Insurance, April 2015

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
Education:
  • Bryn Mawr College, B.A., 2001
  • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2005

Special Counsel


Ana M. McCann

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2003
  • Delaware
Additional Biographical Details:

Certificate of Achievement - Seminar: HIV/AIDS & The Law

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
Publications:
  • Author: "Delaware Superior Court Finds That No Duty Extends To Spouse/Household Members of Employees Exposed To Asbestos," Defense Digest, March 2008
  • "Delaware's Ban On Court Reporter Contracts," Defense Digest, September 2004
Education:
  • Seton Hall University, B.A., 1996
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2002
Clerkship:
Judicial Clerkship, Superior Court of New Jersey (2002-2003)

Of Counsel


Armand J. Della Porta, Jr.

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
  • General Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1980
  • Delaware, 1990
  • Maryland, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1990
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2004-2005); The Best Lawyers in America©, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2022); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Bankruptcy Trusts and Discovery Issues," Perrin Conferences' Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Litigation Conference, Hockessin, DE, May 2016; "Status of Litigation and Recent Decisions - Filings, Trends, Projections & Pending Litigation in DE, MD, PA and Federal Courts," Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Litigation Conference, February 2015 and Perrin Conferences - Mid-Atlantic Asbesstos Conference, Wilmington, DE, January 2015; "Significant New Case Law in Asbestos Litigation in Delaware," Harris Martin Sponsored Seminar, February 2008; "Asbestos Litigation in Delaware - Past, Present & Future," National Business Institute, December 2007; "Insurance Coverage Issues in Auto Cases," December 2000; "CLE Seminars on Products Liability," Pennsylvania Defense Institute & Phila. Assn. of Defense Counsel, June 1999, April 1997, October 1996, January 1995, March 1994, August 1992; "Preparing Witnesses for Deposition and Trial," December 1998; "Pennsylvania Insurance Law - Bad Faith Claims," September 1994 & 1995; "Pennsylvania and Delaware Auto and Bad Faith Law," August 1993

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute (President, 2008-2009)
  • Defense Research Institute (Atlantic Regional Director, 2015-Present; Delaware State Representative, 2010-2013)
  • Defense Counsel of Delaware (President, 2012-2013)
Publications:
  • Author: "Can Plaintiff Board the Amount of Medical Expenses Billed or Merely the Amount Paid?," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 3, September 2015
  • "Recent Developments in Spoliation," Counterpoint, June 1999
  • "Parks v. Allied Signal, Inc.: The Admissibility of Evidence of Plaintiff's Conduct in 402A Cases," Counterpoint, September 1997
  • "Products Liability Update," Counterpoint, 1985-1995
  • "The Product Line Exception to the Law of Successor Liability," Counterpoint, October 1993
  • "Whether a Person Suffering Allergic Reactions Can Recover Under Strict Liability - A Review of PA & National Law," Counterpoint, January 1992
  • Contributor: "Legal Updates for Toxic Torts Litigation," 2014-Present
Education:
  • Georgetown University, B.A., 1977
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Fraternity Information:
Phi Beta Kappa

Born: 1955

Senior Counsel


Kevin J. Connors

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
  • Product Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1982
  • Delaware
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: Strict Liability, Motor Vehicle, and Pennsylvania and Delaware Insurance Law (1990-2007)

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
  • Defense Counsel of Delaware
  • Delaware Claims Association
  • Trial Attorneys of America
  • Defense Research Institute
Publications:
  • Author: "Delaware Premises Liability," Defense Digest, Vol. 18, No. 3, September 2012
  • "The Admissibility of Vehicle Photographs and the Correlation of Minimal Damages with Minimal Injuries," Defense Digest, Vol. 9, No. 4, December, 2003
  • "Note, Commonwealth v. Bussey," 26 Villanova Law Review 205, 1981
Education:
  • University of Virginia, B.A. (with high distinction), 1977
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1981
Law Review:
Villanova Law Review (Staff Member, 1979-1980; Articles Editor, 1980-1981)
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Honorable John J. McNeilly, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware (1981-1982)
Language:
  • German

Born: 1955

Resident Shareholders


Tracy A. Burleigh

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Injury Litigation
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
Additional Biographical Details:

The Best Lawyers in America©, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2022-2023); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Legal Issues in NY CT FL & DE," Marshall Dennehey Client Presentation, February 16, 2023; "General Overview of Delaware UM/UIM Law and Recent Statutory Updates," Marshall Dennehey Client Presentation, March 2014; "Delaware Auto Law," Marshall Dennehey Client Presentation, July 2008

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
  • Defense Counsel of Delaware
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1988
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Honors:
Dean's List; Certificate of Achievement, Secured Transactions

Born: 1967

Benjamin K. Durstein

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2013
Additional Biographical Details:

Delaware Today Magazine, Top Lawyer, Workers' Compensation Employer Defense November 2022; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Strategies to Limit Exposure and Minimize Risk," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022; "Dos and Don’ts in the Practice of Workers Compensation," Delaware State Bar Association William D. Rimmer Workers' Compensation Seminar 2022, Wilmington, Delaware, May 3, 2022; "Are You Coming or Going – Do You Know Your Course and Scope?," Marshall Dennehey Webinar, October 26, 2020

Memberships:
  • Delaware Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Section)
  • Delaware Claims Association
  • Randy J. Holland Delaware Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 2007
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2012

Thomas J. Gerard

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 1991
  • Maryland, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1991
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: "Workers' Compensation," Widener University School of Law, 1993

Publications:
  • Author: "Bad Faith Failure to Settle: When Does the Clock Start Ticking in Delaware?," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 2016
Education:
  • C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, B.A., 1981
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1990
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Hon. Henry du Pont Ridgely, President Judge & Hon. Myron T. Steele, Superior Court (1990-1991)
Honors:
Wapner Neuman Award for Oral Advocacy, Widener University

Born: 1958

Bradley J. Goewert

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
  • Product Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Florida, 1988
  • Pennsylvania, 2001
  • Delaware, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2002
Additional Biographical Details:

Delaware Today Magazine, Top Lawyer: Healthcare Liability, November 2019, Healthcare Law, November 2020, Medical Malpractice Defense November 2022; AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Successful Medical Malpractice Suits," NBI Seminars, May 2007; "Medical Evidence in Delaware Courts," NBI Seminars, August 2005; "Risk Management Issues Associated with Pressure Sores," HCI National Risk Management Conference, 2001; "Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Florida," NBI Seminars, 1995; "The Tortoise and The Hare: Can the Slow Pace of Law Keep up with the Fast Pace of Computers?," Association for Systems Management, 1993

Memberships:
  • Pennsylvania and Delaware State (Health Law & Litigation Sections) Bar Associations
  • The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
Publications:
  • Author: “Important Distinctions for the Statute of Limitations in a Medical Negligence Case in Delaware,” Defense Digest, Vol. 27, No. 4, September 2021
  • "Further Limiting the Collateral Source Rule in Delaware," Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2017
  • "A Second Bite at the Apple, Superior Court Appears to be Making it Harder to Defend Defense Verdicts," Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Vol. 27, Februrary 23, 2004
  • "Annual Survey of Florida Tort and Insurance Law," The Advocate, No. 1, February 1992 and 1993
Certifications:
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocates
  • Board Certified Specialist, Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar
Education:
  • University of South Florida, B.A., 1984
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 1988

Born: 1962

Lisa M. Grubb

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Litigation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2008
Publications:
  • Author: “The New Superior Court Rule 16.1: The Revamping and Reviving of an Old ‘Favorite’,” Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2018
Education:
  • Elon University, B.A., 2002
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2005

Thomas J. Marcoz, Jr.

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2002
  • Delaware, 2011
Additional Biographical Details:

Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing, University of Pittsburgh, 2001-2002; Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2008); Delaware Today Magazine, Top Lawyer: Healthcare Law, November 2020, Medical Malpractice Defense, November 2022; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Common Errors in Medication Administration and Charting Issues, Milford Center-Genesis Healthcare Organization," May 2011; "Health Law Course for Legal Nurse Consultants," University of Delaware, 2008-Present

Memberships:
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Defense Section)
Publications:
  • Co-Author: "EHR Report: Medical Legal Issues Regarding Electronic Medical Records," Internal Medicine News, November 2013
  • Author: "No Prior Order, No Civil Contempt," Defense Digest, Vol, 12, No. 3, September 2006
Education:
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.S.N., 1998
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2002
Fraternity Information:
Phi Gamma Delta
Honors:
CALI Award Winner; Esther F. Teplitz Award Winner

Aaron E. Moore

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Lawyers' Professional Liability
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
  • Disciplinary Board Representation
  • Non-Profit D&O
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2003
  • Delaware, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2021
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Proving a Case Within a Case in Legal Malpractice Actions," PLDF Annual Meeting, September 2018; "Developments in Lawyer Liability in Pennsylvania & New Jersey," Client Seminar, March 2017; "Professional Liability - Issues for Attorneys," Client Seminar, June 2016; "Virtual Law Office and Interstate Practice of Law," National Business Institute, April 2015

Memberships:
  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Professional Liability Defense Federation
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Publications:
  • Author: "LPL Claims Without Privity: Support for a Bright Line Rule," Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, Fall 2018
  • "Proving The 'Case-Within-A-Case' Standard," For The Defense, April 2018
  • "Common Evidentiary Issues at Trial," Pennsylvania Civil Trial Practice, 2017-2018
  • "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to the Dragonetti Act," Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
  • "An Argument Against Imposing Liability Against Attorneys for Aiding and Abetting Their Client's Breach of Fiduciary Duty Under Pennsylvania Law," Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 4, December 2011
  • "Former Phillies Tyler Green Thrown A Curve On Appeal For Legal Fees," Defense Digest, September 2007
  • "Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Motion For Relief From Judgment of Non Pros Lacks Merit," Defense Digest, March 2007
  • Reviewing Author: "Demonstrative Evidence at Trial," Pennsylvania Civil Trial Practice, 2017-2018
  • "Responsive Pleadings," Pennsylvania Civil Pre-Trial Practice, 2017-2018
  • Co-Author: Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Handbook, 2017 Edition & 2019 Edition, Published by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
  • Regular Contributor: MDWC&G Case Law Alerts
Education:
  • Millersville University, B.A. Political Science, 1987
  • Temple University, M.A., 1995
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2003
Honors:
Legal Research and Writing, Trial Advocacy

Keri L. Morris-Johnston

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employment Law
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:

The Best Lawyers in America©, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2023); Delaware Today Magazine, Top Lawyer: Workers' Compensation for Employers, November 2020, Workers' Compensation Employer Defense, November 2022; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Considerations Surrounding a Discharge," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022; "A State-By-State Guide to Avoiding Attorneys' Fees and Sanctions," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022; "Ethics and the Practice of Workers' Compensation," Delaware State Bar Association William D. Rimmer Workers’ Compensation Seminar 2022, Wilmington, DE, May 3, 2022; "Workers' Compensation Winter Roundup," Graham Company Webinar, December 15, 2020; "Understanding the Debate with the ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation," Marshall Dennehey Webinar, October 27, 2020; "Subsequent Injury and Successive Carrier Liability," Holland Inns of Court, October 13, 2020; "Ethical Considerations During COVID-19," Delaware State Bar Association, September 15, 2020; "Pot For Pain," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 25, 2018; "Ingredients for Successfully Defending Claims for Work Injuries at Home," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017; "Defense Counsel Wish List," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2016; "Put Me In Coach: Top 10 Opportunities in Claims and Litigation Management," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015; "Employment Law Update and Workers' Compensation Basics," Delaware State Dental Society, Dover, DE, March 19, 2015; "Case Law Update," Delaware State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Seminar, January 21, 2015; "Navigating The Bermuda Triangle: The Intersection of Workers' Compensation, FMLA and ADA, Roadmap to Success - Understanding Workers' Compensation," Marshall Dennehey Seminar, October 24, 2013; "Prevailing Wage Law in Delaware," April 2005

Memberships:
  • Delaware State (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section) and Pennsylvania State Bar Associations
  • Associated Builders and Contractors (Associate Member, Legislative and Legal Rights Committee)
  • Randy J. Holland Delaware Workers' Compensation Inn of Court
Publications:
  • Author: "New EEOC Procedures for the Release of Position Statements" and "EEOC Lawsuits Challenge Sexual Orientation Discrimination as Sex Discrimination," Legal Updates for Employment Law, May 2016
  • "Workers' Compensation Benefits and Unemployment Compensation Benefits - Are Injured Workers Entitled to Both?," Defense Digest, Vol. 20, No. 3, September 2014
  • "Delaware Whistleblowers' Act Applies to Constructively Discharged Employees?," Defense Digest, Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2012
  • "Updates To Delaware's Workers' Compensation Statute," Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 2007
  • Regular Contributor: Case Law Alerts, 2011-Present
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1998
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2003

Joshua D. Scheets

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2006
  • Delaware, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2017
Additional Biographical Details:

The Best Lawyers in America©, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2023)

Publications:
  • Author: "Bare with Me: The Effect of Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc. on Equipment Defendants in Asbestos Litigation in Pennsylvania," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015
Education:
  • Drew University, B.A., 1998
  • Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, J.D., 2006
Law Review:
Rutgers Law Journal (Articles Editor, 2005-2006)

Kristopher T. Starr

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2000
  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2001
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2007
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: "Pearls and Pitfalls of Social Media for Nurses," Nursing 2022 Podcast, October 28, 2022

Memberships:
  • Delaware State Bar Association
Certifications:
  • Post Masters’ Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Delaware, 2014
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.S.N., 1996
  • University of Delaware, M.S.N., 2007
  • Delaware Law School of Widener University, J.D. (cum laude), 1999

Douglas T. Walsh

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • General Liability
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2004
  • New Jersey
Memberships:
  • American and Delaware State Bar Associations
Education:
  • Rutgers University, B.A., 1999
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2004
Law Review:
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 2002-2004
Clerkship:
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable William L. Witham, Jr., Superior Court of Delaware, 2004-2005

Linda L. Wilson

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Medicare Set-Aside
Admitted
  • Delaware, 1993
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: "Advanced Workers' Compensation," Sterling Education Services

Memberships:
  • American and Delaware State Bar Associations
Publications:
  • Author: "Attention, Contractors! That Subcontractor You Are Thinking of Using Might Cost You Much More Than You Anticipate," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 2016
  • "Special Delaware Workers' Compensation Alert - Preauthorization Needed for Non-Certified Provider," What's Hot in Workers' Comp, November 22, 2013
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.S., 1987
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1993
Honors:
Phi Delta Phi Honor Society

Born: 1965

Lorenza A. Wolhar

Wilmington, DE

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • Delaware, 2000
Publications:
  • Author: "The Delaware Rule for Prejudgment Interest Not Affected Apportionment of Fault," Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 4, December 2008
Education:
  • Wilmington College, B.S.N. (magna cum laude), 1995
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude, Dean's List), 2000

Born: 1970

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