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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

425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 302, Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Established: 1993

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
  • Wilmington, Delaware
  • Nemours Building
  • 1007 North Orange Street, Suite 600
  • P.O. Box 8888 (19801)
  • Wilmington, Delaware 19801
    • Telephone: 302-552-4300
    • Fax: 302-552-4340
  • 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
  • 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


Justin F. Johnson

Shareholder

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: "Risk Management Rounds in Anesthesia," MDAdvantage, March 17, 2015

Memberships:
  • American, New Jersey State (Medical Malpractice Committee) and Essex County (Joint Committee of Medical Association) Bar Associations
  • American Society for Pharmacy Law
  • Central Illinois Pharmaceutical Association
Education:
  • Drake University, B.S., 1986
  • Pace University School of Law, J.D., 1989

Born: 1963

Special Counsel


Eric L. Grogan

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education:
  • Princeton University, B.S.E. (magna cum laude), 1988
  • Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, J.D., 1992

Pauline F. Tutelo

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1996
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Publications:
  • Author: "Construction Defect Litigation Begins With Authority To Sue," The Legal Intelligencer, August 6, 2013
Education:
  • Brandeis University, B.A. English (cum laude), 1992
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1996

Jonathan G. Williams

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1980
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Memberships:
  • American Arbitration Association (No-Fault Advisory Council, 2002-2003)
Publications:
  • Author: "Not In An ASC, You Don't!," Defense Digest, Vol. 27, No. 2, March 2021
Education:
  • Hobart College, B.A., 1973
  • University of New Hampshire School of Law, J.D., 1980

Senior Counsel


Maura Waters Brady

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Memberships:
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
Publications:
  • Author: "The Continuing Evolution of Derivative Claims," Defense Digest, Vol. 28, No. 12, December 2022
Education:
  • Georgetown University, B.A., 1978
  • Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Arthur D. Bromberg

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1979
  • New York, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

Memberships:
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., 1972
  • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1979

Howard Mankoff

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
  • Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
  • Lawyers' Professional Liability
  • Accountants' Professional Liability
  • Disciplinary Board Representation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1985
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; New Jersey Super Lawyer (2006, 2008); Classes/Seminars Taught: "What Insurance Claims Professionals Need in Order to Make the Process More Effective," December 2011; "Risk Management Seminar," CNA, 2003; "School Bully Laws"; "Trends in Directors and Officers Litigation"; "Counsel Fee Exposure in Employment Litigation"; "Electronic Discovery Issues"; "Mock Trial of Employment Suits"

Memberships:
  • American and New Jersey State Bar Associations
  • Professional Liability Underwriters Society
  • Richard J. Hughes Inn of Court
Publications:
  • Author: "Land Use Litigation - Trends, Exposures and Moral Hazards," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 2016
  • "Electronic Discovery: The Final Frontier," Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2005
  • "Revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Create New Problems for Defendants," Defense Digest, Fall 1994
Education:
  • American University, B.A. (cum laude), 1978
  • Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, J.D., 1981

Born: 1956

Wendy H. Smith

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; New Jersey Super Lawyer (2006-2009, 2018; Top 50 Female Lawyers, 2006-2007); New Jersey Top Rated Lawyer (2012-2013); New Jersey's Women Leaders in the Law (2013)

Memberships:
  • American, New Jersey State, Bergen County and Essex County Bar Associations
  • New Jersey Defense Association
Education:
  • Smith College, A.B., 1978
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1981
Clerkship:
Law Secretary, Hon. Charles R. DiGisi, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1981-1982

Born: 1957

Resident Shareholders


Gregory C. Bartley

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1990
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: Presentation on Permanent Total Disability, Law Practices and Methods, and Ethics Covering Rules of Professional Conduct, Mt. Arlington Workers’ Compensation Court Law Day, April 2019; "New Jersey Workers' Compensation," North Jersey Claims Association, Spring 2014

Memberships:
  • West Hudson Bar Association (Vice-President, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000)
Education:
  • Eastern New Mexico University, B.S., 1985
  • Creighton University School of Law, J.D., 1990
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Hon. John A. McLaughlin, J.S.C. of N.J. (1990-1991)

Born: 1961

Christopher B. Block

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Amusements, Sports and Recreation Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1996
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

Litigation Management Institute, Graduate 2019 (CLMP); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Emerging Claims Against Home Inspectors," Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, March 9, 2022; "Casualty Claims Investigation," CLM Claims College School of Casualty Claims - Level 1, Virtual, 2021; "Civil Litigation State of Affairs - The Impact of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey & What's Next," Marshall Dennehey Client Webinar, May 2021; "Casualty Claims Evaluation," CLM Claims College School of Casualty Claims - Level 1, Virtual, 2020; "Anatomy of a Real Estate Transaction: How Actions of Participants Give Rise to Claims, Client Presentation, July, 2019; "Defending Real Estate Agents, Title Agents and Home Inspectors," PLDF Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 2018; "Expert Witnesses - Using New Jersey Court Rules To Your Advantage," National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, November 2015; "Top Ten Ways to Keep Your PL Claims Professional Happy," PLDF Annual Conference and CLE/CLU Presentation, Washington, DC, September 2014; "Ethical Claim Negotiations," CEU Institute, Parsippany, NJ, January 2014; "Primer on Claims and Risk Management Issues for Real Estate Agents and Home Inspectors," PLDF Annual Conference and CLE/CEU Presentation, Chicago, IL, October 2013; "Liabilities and Obligations for Real Estate Professionals," Lorman Education Services, September 2012

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations
  • Professional Liability Defense Foundation (Director of Membership Development)
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Publications:
  • Author: "Guide To Expert Testimony in Malpractice Cases Against Real Estate Professionals," New Jersey Law Journal, October 21, 2019
  • "Playing Outside: NJ Landowners' Liability Act Protects Personal Injury Defendants," New Jersey Law Journal, September 18, 2014
Education:
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1993
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1996

Alicia L. Calaf

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2005
Additional Biographical Details:

New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star (2009-2019); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Bad Faith Litigation," Client Seminar CE Course, 2015

Publications:
  • Author: "Indemnification and Contribution: Avoiding The Expense Of An Affidavit Of Merit In Third Party Actions," Defense Digest, 2010-03, Vol. 16, No. 1
Reported Cases:
Studio 45 Discotheque, Inc. v. City of Union City, 2008 WL 583795 (App. Div. 2008)
Education:
  • Lehigh University, B.A. (with honors), 2001
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2004
Clerkship:
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Alexander Waugh, Jr. and Hon. Hector Rodriguez, NJ Superior Court, Middlesex County, Civil Division
Language:
  • Spanish

Julie B. Dorfman

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Maritime Litigation
  • General Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Automobile Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2010
  • New York, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2010
Additional Biographical Details:

New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star (2018-2020); Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch©, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2021-Present; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Tort Immunity in Community Associations," Marshall Dennehey Client Presentation, May 2020; "New Jersey Sidewalk Liability: A Defense Lawyer's Guide," Marsahall Dennehey Seminar, 2015

Memberships:
  • American Bar Association
Reported Cases:
Dotter v. A&P, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 928 (App. Div. April 23, 2019); Visconti v. Lake Wallkill Cmty., 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2502 (App. Div. Oct. 4, 2017)
Education:
  • University of Maryland, B.S., 2007
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2010

Robert T. Evers

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:

The Best Lawyers in America©, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2023; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Mock Trial: A Continuing Education Program for Physicians and Trial Attorneys," MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey, presented to medical malpractice defense attorneys, April 2018; "Risk Management Rounds in Anesthesia," MDAdvantage, March 17, 2015; "Mock Trial: A Continuing Education Program for Physicians and Trial Attorneys," MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey, Presented to Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys, March 2013-2019; Presentation to incoming residents at UMDNJ/Strafford, New Jersey Regarding Responsibilities to Patients, Pitfalls of the Medical Legal System and Tips for Avoiding Medical/Legal Issues, Strafford, NJ, 2009-2019; "The Medical Malpractice Case: The Not So Bad Basics," MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey, Presented to Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys, November 2011; "Fundamentals of Pre-Trial Practice (Defense of Medical Negligence Cases)," MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey, Presented to Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys, May 2009

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State (Medical Malpractice Committee) and Essex County Bar Associations
Education:
  • Monmouth College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1987
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1990
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Hon. Nicholas G. Mandak, Assignment Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County

Born: 1965

Ida M. Fuda

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Setting the Strategy Stage: When to Deny and Fight a Workers’ Compensation Claim," Marshall Dennehey Webinar, October 30, 2020

Publications:
  • Author: "Perception, An Expansion of the Scope of the Law Against Discrimination," New Jersey Defense Association Newsletter, Spring 2015 and Defense Digest, Vol 18. No 4., December 2012
  • "Ambiguous Insult Insufficient to Establish a Claim Under the New Jersey LAD," Defense Digest, September 2011
Education:
  • The College of New Jersey, B.A., 2001
  • Pace University School of Law, J.D., 2004

Ryan T. Gannon

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2008
  • New York, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2008
Additional Biographical Details:

New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014-2022; Classes/Seminars Taught: "New Jersey Case Law Update," Health Care Law Seminar, Marshall Dennehey, November 9, 2016

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and Passaic County Bar Associations
Publications:
  • Author: "New Jersey's Appellate Division Alters the Landscape of Nursing Home Litigation," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 3, September 2015
Education:
  • University of Maryland, B.A., 2005
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2008

Timothy J. Jaeger

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Injury Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Memberships:
  • American and New Jersey State Bar Associations
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • New Jersey Defense Association
Publications:
  • Author: "Nielsen v. Walmart Continues Expansion of Commercial Landowner's Duty of Care in Premises Liability Cases," Defense Digest, Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2013
Education:
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1985
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1988

Julia A. Klubenspies

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1994
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

BV Distinguished® by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "In a Case With Multiple Defendants, What Issues Arise in Dealing With a Settling Co-Defendant?," New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar, New Brunswick, NJ, November 3, 2018; "Civil Implications of Sexual Contact with a Patient,: Marshall Dennehey Health Care and Health Law Seminar, November 9, 2017; "The Use of Medical Literature at Trial," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education 21st Annual Medical Malpractice Update, New Brunskwick, NJ, November 4, 2017; "Analyzing Medical Records," NJICLE, NJ Law Center, March 21, 2017; "Analyzing Medical Records," NJICLE, Fairfield, NJ, January 22, 2015; "How to Obtain, Offer and Exclude Evidence," MD Advantage Insurance Company, October 2010; "Fundamentals of Trial Techniques (Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases)," Presented to Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys, Hyatt Regency, New Jersey 2008

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and Union County Bar Associations
Publications:
  • Co-Author: "Civil Implications for Medical Practitioner of Sexual Contact with Patient," New Jersey Law Journal, May 15, 2017
  • Author: "Prescribing High Potency Medication To A Known Drug Abuser: Is The Doctor Liable For Resulting Injuries?," Defense Digest, Vol. 20, No. 1, March 2014 and New Jersey Defense Association Digest, Fall 2015
Education:
  • The University of North Carolina, B.S. (cum laude), 1987
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1994

Leonard C. Leicht

Co-Chair, Trucking & Transportation Practice Group

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • General Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • Supreme Court of the United States
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Transportation Law, 2008-Present; New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005-2022; Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2009-2010 and 2012-2014; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Rules of the Trucking Industry: Staying on Track!," Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA) Annual Conference - Virtual, June 24, 2021; "Confronting the Creative Plaintiff in Trucking and Transportation Litigation," AM Best Insurance Law Podcast, February 9, 2021; "Do Not Be a Victim - Lessons Learned from the Pilot Flying J Rebate Scheme," Transportation and Logistics Council Annual Meeting, 2014; "Distinguishing Between Lease and Sub-Hauler Agreements - How to Minimize Carrier Liability," Transportation and Logistics Council Annual Meeting, 2012

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and Essex County Bar Associations
  • Transportation and Logistics Council
  • New Jersey Defense Association
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
Certifications:
  • Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
Reported Cases:
Spigai v. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., No. A-4242-16T4, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 81 (App. Div. Jan. 11, 2019); Department of Cmty. Affairs v. Hansen House, LLC, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2190 (App. Div. 2017); Somers v. Home Props. Regency Club, LLC, 2011 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2375 (App. Div. 2011), certif. denied, 209 N.J. 98 (2012); Dique v. NJ State Police, 603 F.3d 181 (3d Cir. 2010); Nevins v. Muldoon, 2008 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1413 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 197 N.J. 13 (2008); Curley v. Klem, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8606 (D.N.J. 2006), aff'd, 499 F.3d 199 (3d. Cir. 2007); Johnson v. Braddy Trucking, 376 N.J. Super. 215, 890 A.2d 944 (App. Div. 2005), aff'd, 186 N.J. 40, 869 A.2d 964 (2006)
Education:
  • Rutgers University, B.A., 1983
  • Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, J.D., 1986

Debra M. Marcus

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Defending the Professional License: A Guide to Handling State Board Matters," Marshall Dennehey Trends in Health Care and Health Law Seminar, May 5, 2022

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and Union County Bar Associations
Education:
  • Boston University, B.S., 1985
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1988

Sara W. Mazzolla

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Amusements, Sports and Recreation Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2012
  • New York, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2012
Additional Biographical Details:

New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021-2022

Memberships:
  • American, New Jersey State, New York State, Essex County and Morris County Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute (Trucking Law)
  • Partners for Women and Justice
  • The International Amusement & Leisure Defense Association
Education:
  • Drew University, B.A., 2002
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2012

Patricia M. McDonagh

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
  • Premises and Retail Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1993
Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and Essex County Bar Associations
Publications:
  • Author: "New Jersey Supreme Court Holds that Evidence of an Insured's Uncompensated Medical Expenses Falling Between the Insured's Selected PIP Coverage and the Statutory Maximum PIP Coverage of $250,000 Is Inadmissible," Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith, March 28, 2019
  • "New Jersey Environmental Insurance Law: The Battle Over Coverage Between Insurers and Policyholders, Arising from 'Owned Property Exclusion' Clauses in CGL Policies," Defense Digest, Fall 2004
  • "Are E Mails Privileged?," For The Defense, November 2000
Education:
  • Fairfield University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1990
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1993

Born: 1968

Rachel Ramsay-Lowe

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2009
  • New York, 2010
Additional Biographical Details:

The Network Journal "40 Under Forty" (2018); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Strategies to Limit Exposure and Minimize Risk," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022; "Workers' Compensation Winter Roundup," Graham Company Webinar, December 15, 2020; "Legal and Legislative Updates," National Business Institute New Jersey Workers' Compensation Fundamentals, December 3, 2019; "Mini Med School for Attorneys," National Business Institute, October 29, 2019; "How Medical Marijuana Is Impacting Workers’ Compensation," Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 24, 2019

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State (Executive Committee Workers’ Compensation Section) and New York Bar Associations
  • Justice James H. Coleman Jr. New Jersey Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, Essex/Union
Publications:
  • Author: "Idiopathic Conditions: Are These Types of Claims Compensable?," Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2017
  • "Proposed Changes to Guidelines for Medical Provider Claims in New Jersey," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2015
Education:
  • Stetson University, B.A., 2002
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2008

Josie A. Scanlan

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Maritime Litigation
  • Product Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2009
  • Pennsylvania
Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch©, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2021-2023

Publications:
  • Author: "Emerging Liability Theory Provides New Defense for Premises Cases - The Ongoing Storm Doctrine," Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2019
Education:
  • Lafayette College, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2005
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2009

Matthew S. Schorr

Assistant Director, Casualty Department

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Maritime Litigation
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Health Care Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1991
  • New York, 1992
  • Pennsylvania, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:

Litigation Management Institute, Graduate 2013 (CLMP); AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; New Jersey Super Lawyer (2011); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Autonomous Vehicles: The Rise of the Machines - Moderator," ILG Virtual Conference, March 25, 2021; "Negligent Security: Foreseeable Crime - Believable Risk - Moderator," ILG Virtual Conference, March 22, 2021; "Impact of Long Shore and New York Labor Law, the Jones Act and McBride Decision on Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law," Navigators Insurance Marine Department, April 2015; "New Jersey Contractual Indemnity and Additional Insured Issues," Zurich Insurance, April 2015; "Advanced Trial Strategies," National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, December 2014; "Know Before You Go," CLM Claims College - Property School, Faculty, Philadelphia, PA, September 2014; "Transportation Claims and Recovery," Travelers Insurance, April 2013; CLE Seminar: "Settlements and Releases," June 5, 2009

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations
  • Insurance Law Global (Casualty and Auto/Motor Committees, 2020-Present)
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Certifications:
  • Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court (2005)
  • Certified Proctor in Admiralty (1996)
Education:
  • State University of New York at Albany, B.A. (cum laude, Dean's List), 1988
  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1991
Honors:
Leonard F. Manning Scholar

Born: 1966

Sunny Marie Sparano

Vice Chair, Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation Practice Group

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2000
  • New York, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2001
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®; New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star (2010-2013); The Best Lawyers in America©, Litigation - Construction (2023); Classes/Seminars Taught: "Survival and Revival - How the Construction Industry is Embracing Change to Overcome Recent Challenges," ILG Virtual Conference, March 24, 2021; "Construction Defect Litigation in New York and New Jersey," Client Webinar, December 2020; "Leveling the Playing Field To Avoid Problems Down the Road on Construction Projects," West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar, May 2017; "If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Sue: Why Products Claims in Construction Defect Cases Are Not Easy Money," West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar, May 2016; "Statute of Repose and PREDFDA in New Jersey Construction Defect Law," Construction Defect Claims Manager Association, March 2013; "Construction Defect in the State of New Jersey," Construction Defect Claims Managers Association, March 2013

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State, New York State and Essex County Bar Associations
  • Women's Law Caucus (1997-2000; President, 2000)
  • Women's Construction Litigation Alliance (Regional Associate, Northeast Region)
Publications:
  • Regular Contributor, Case Law Alerts, 2011-2012
  • Co-Author: "If You Build It, They Will Sue," New Jersey Law Journal, March 27, 2006
  • "If You Build It, They Will Sue: Construction Defect Litigation In The Garden State And The Trend Of Alternative Dispute Resolution," Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 4, December, 2005
Education:
  • Seton Hall University, B.A. Political Science, 1997
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2000

Michael R. Speer

Co-Chair, Automobile Liability Practice Group

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
  • Product Liability
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Additional Biographical Details:

Classes/Seminars Taught: Several Seminars Given to Insurance Claim Professionals in Areas of New Jersey Tort Claims Act, New Jersey No-Fault Act, Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Medical Malpractice Defense

Memberships:
  • New Jersey State, Essex County and Union County Bar Associations
  • American Inns of Court
Publications:
  • Author: "New Jersey Supreme Court Ratifies New Medical Judgment Charge," Defense Digest, Apr. Vol. 6, No. 2, 2000
  • "The Relationship Between the Handling Attorney and the Claims Professional in Auto Liability," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 1, March 2016
Education:
  • Kean College of New Jersey, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1986
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Clerkship:
Law Clerk, Hon. Carol A. Ferentz, Presiding Civil Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Part, Newark, NJ (1989-1990)

Born: 1964

David G. Tomeo

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1989
  • Pennsylvania, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Additional Biographical Details:

AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

Education:
  • Montclair State University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1986
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1989

William F. Waldron, Jr.

Roseland, NJ

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
  • Disciplinary Board Representation
  • Non-Profit D&O
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1993
Additional Biographical Details:

AV Distinguished® by Martindale-Hubbell®; Classes/Seminars Taught: "Ethics for Professional Engineers," American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2021 Annual Meeting, Fairfield, NJ, October 2021 and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2021 Fall Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, September 19, 2021; "Critical Considerations for the A/E Firm," Client Webinar, July 2020; "Protecting Your Practice-Managing Your Risk of Being Sued," New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, February 4, 2016; "Top 5 Concerns for Design Professionals," Client Seminar, February 3, 2016; "New Jersey Architects, Engineering & Construction Defect Issues," Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, July 2015; "Risk Strategy," Joint Meeting of the NJSPLS North Jersey Chapter and the Engineers and Surveyors Association of Bergen Passaic, May 2015; "Things You Never Learned in School About Working as a Designer: From Social Medical Liability to Site Safety," American Institute of Architects Convention, June 2014; "Minimizing Risk and Avoiding Consequences as a Design Professional in the State of New Jersey," July 2009

Memberships:
  • Middlesex County Bar Association
  • New Jersey Defense Association
Publications:
  • Author: "On 20th Anniversary, Affidavit of Merit Statute Gets New Direction," New Jersey Law Journal, March 28, 2016
  • "Considerations for Collecting Your Fees Without Opening the Flood Gates of Litigation. The Importance of Maintaining Your Professional Liability Coverage," A&E Newsletter: The Marquis Messenger, Autumn 2010
  • "Limitation of Liability: The Message In The Text Of The Trial Court's Holding in West Essex v. CDT is No Laughing Matter," A&E Newsletter: The Marquis Messenger, Summer 2009
Education:
  • University of Scranton, B.A., 1990
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1993
Clerkship:
Clerk, Hon. Lawrence A. Eleuteri, Sr., Presiding Judge Civil Division, Burlington County, New Jersey

Born: 1968

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