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



Marshall Dennehey

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


620 Freedom Business Center, Suite 405, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Established: 1973

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
  • Catastrophic Claims Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Injury Litigation
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
  • 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 Compliance
  • 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


About Us

In business for more than 60 years, Marshall Dennehey is a leading civil defense litigation law firm that represents, counsels and advises self-insured businesses, insurers and professionals in a wide range of casualty, employment, professional liability, health care and workers’ compensation matters. With nearly 500 attorneys in 19 offices throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, and Florida, we are uniquely positioned to assist clients in both avoiding litigation as well as providing them with a vigorous defense in the event of claims and suits made against them.

There are four major departments within our firm consisting of: Casualty, Workers’ Compensation, Health Care and Professional Liability. Under these four departments are nearly 50 distinct practice groups devoted to virtually every aspect of civil litigation.

The firm is managed by a three-member executive committee consisting of G. Mark Thompson, Esquire, president and CEO; Howard P. Dwoskin, Esquire, Chairman of the Board of Directors; and Craig S. Hudson, Esquire, member of the executive committee. As well, we have an eleven-member board of directors, and each of our offices is staffed by a managing shareholder.

DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND QUALITY CONTROL

Our commitment to client service is evident in the programs we have developed to ensure quality control procedures in the areas of time keeping and measuring productivity.

We strive to remain competitive in the constantly changing market for defense legal services. To that end, we make certain to use associates, paralegals and other legal professionals on appropriate tasks in order to assist our clients in their efforts to contain their litigation expenses. Further, we have been able to create and implement innovative and effective methods of providing cost-effective, quality representation and services for all of our clients.

INTERNAL AUDITING PROGRAM

For more than 30 years, our internal auditing program has distinguished us from other firms. The files of all of our shareholders and associates are periodically audited for quality control purposes, including a review of time keeping and time entry accuracy. These audits also cover administrative and legal functions.

We are fully cognizant that insurers measure the efficiency and quality of work by the length of time that a case is open, so we instruct our attorneys to act in concert with our clients to aggressively handle cases so that they are closed as expeditiously as possible with the best possible result. The frequency of file audits is every seven to nine months.

CASE MANAGEMENT INNOVATIONS

Electronic Diary System - this system ensures that every file entrusted to us receives attention from our attorneys at least every 90 days.

Electronic File Monitoring/Budgets - this program assists lead attorneys in being mindful of litigation expenses incurred when managing their files. For clients that require budgets, a system is in place to notify both the attorney and the claims representative when 75% of the budget has been exhausted. We can, upon client request, make the percentage of the budget threshold lower. This affords the client and the attorney the opportunity to assess the progress of the matter in the context of the budget established.

Roundtable Program - For especially complex and high-exposure cases, we “roundtable” cases, drawing upon the knowledge and wisdom of some of the most highly experienced attorneys within the firm. This process provides our clients with the benefit of multiple viewpoints on the case, often resulting in improved outcomes in line with client objectives. This is a value-added service; while the lead attorney will bill for the roundtable, there is no additional charge from the other participating attorneys.

COMMITMENT TO CYBER SECURITY

Ensuring that the firm’s systems are never compromised is one of our highest priorities. To combat against increasingly complex cybersecurity threats, we perform annual vulnerability security assessments, penetration testing, monthly vulnerability scans, and audit user account access rights regularly. We utilize an activity monitoring software to protect our electronic data, in addition to electronic ethical walls to facilitate appropriate client file access.


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
  • Bank of America Tower
  • 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1900
  • 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
  • 200 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 300
  • 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


Michael L. Detweiler

Shareholder

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Construction Injury Litigation
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Non-Profit D&O
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2003
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education:
  • Dickinson College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1998
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 2002

Special Counsel


Gary H. Dadamo

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • School Leaders' Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education:
  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 2000
  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 2003
  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 2004

Of Counsel


Wendy J. Bracaglia

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1981
Education:
  • Trinity College, B.A., 1977
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1981

R. Anthony Michetti

Chair, Hospitality and Liquor Liability Practice Group

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Premises Liability Defense
  • Automobile Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Health Care Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Lawyers' Professional Liability
  • Catastrophic Claims Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1979
Education:
  • Gettysburg College, B.A., History, 1976
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1979

Senior Counsel


Audrey J. Copeland

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1986
Education:
  • Colgate University, B.A. Economics (cum laude), 1980
  • College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1983

T. Kevin FitzPatrick

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1990
Education:
  • University of Scranton, B.S., 1981
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 1984

E. Chandler Hosmer

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education:
  • Bucknell University, B.A., 1975
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1978

J. Bruce McKissock

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Aviation and Complex Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1970
Education:
  • Dartmouth College, A.B., 1966
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1969

Edward J. Tuite

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1981
Education:
  • Saint Joseph's University, B.S., 1978
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Resident Shareholders


Jason Banonis

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Health Care Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • Class Action Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2000
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2018
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2023
Education:
  • Bucknell University, B.S., 1994
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1999

Carolyn B. DiGiovanni

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1987
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1984
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1987

Maureen P. Fitzgerald

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Employment Law
  • Accountants' Professional Liability
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
  • School Leaders' Liability
Admitted
  • Illinois, 1991
  • Pennsylvania, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Education:
  • University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. Accounting, 1987
  • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1991

Joan Orsini Ford

Co-Chair, Birth and Catastrophic Injury Litigation Practice Group

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Birth and Catastrophic Injury Litigation
  • Long-Term Care Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988
Education:
  • La Salle University, B.A., 1984
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1986

Michele P. Frisbie

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Amusements, Sports and Recreation Liability
  • Non-Profit D&O
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1996
Education:
  • Saint Joseph's University, B.A. (cum laude), 1993
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1996

Brent A. Green

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Fraud/Special Investigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989
Education:
  • Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1985
  • Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, J.D., 1988

Timothy J. Hartigan

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Real Estate Errors & Omission Liability
  • Product Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993
Education:
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1982
  • Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, J.D., 1992

Joseph L. Hoynoski, III

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2009
Education:
  • Temple University, B.B.A. (cum laude), 2001
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2004

Stephen G. Keim

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Product Liability
  • General Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Consumer Financial Services Litigation & Compliance
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2010
  • New Jersey, 2018
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2015
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2018
Education:
  • Kutztown University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 2002
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2009

Gregory J. Kelley

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1993
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.S. Business Admin., 1982
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1992

Christin L. Kochel

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2008
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2015
Education:
  • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, B.A. (cum laude), 2004
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2007

Michele A. Krengel

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Property Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2006
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education:
  • Tufts University, B.A. (cum laude), 2003
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2006

Paul F. Laughlin

Co-Chair, Behavioral Health Risk and Liability Practice Group

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
  • Behavioral Health Risk and Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • White Collar Crime
  • Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1990
Education:
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1987
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1990

Edward J. McGinn, Jr.

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Injury Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • General Liability
  • Catastrophic Claims Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2012
Education:
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1981
  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1984
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, LL.M. (with honors), 1998

Michael S. Miller Jr.

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • Construction Injury Litigation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2012
Education:
  • West Chester University, B.S., 2005
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2010

Donna M. Modestine

Assistant Director, Health Care Department

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Behavioral Health Risk and Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1997
Education:
  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1992
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1997

Anthony Natale, III

Co-Chair, Medicare Set-Aside Practice Group

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Medicare Set-Aside
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1991
Education:
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1988
  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1991

Wendy R.S. O'Connor

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Product Liability
  • General Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • Hospitality and Liquor Liability
  • Health Care Liability
  • Long-Term Care Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1989
  • New Jersey, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2008
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
Education:
  • Mount Holyoke College, A.B. (magna cum laude), 1986
  • Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1989

Jacqueline M. Reynolds

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Health Care Liability
  • Premises and Retail Liability
Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1996
  • Pennsylvania, 1997
Education:
  • Cedar Crest College, B.A., 1990
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1996

John R. Riddell

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Trucking and Transportation Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Rideshare Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1984
  • New Jersey
Education:
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1981
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1984

Mark T. Riley

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Property Litigation
  • Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Aviation and Complex Litigation
  • Premises and Retail Liability
  • General Liability
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1996
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.S. Accounting, 1984
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1987

Francis X. Wickersham

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1989
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.A., 1986
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1989

A. Judd Woytek

King of Prussia, PA

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • Pennsylvania, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Education:
  • Ursinus College, B.A., 1992
  • Widener University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1995

Resident Associates


  • Michael R. Duffy
  • Nicholas Fonner
  • Kevin M. Majernik
  • Robert A. Morton, IV
  • Gabor Ovari
  • Vanessa M. Ruggiero

(See profile under Philadelphia, PA for additional information)

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