Carol serves as special counsel, dedicated to legal research and writing for the firm's Appellate and Post-Trial Advocacy Practice Group. Her areas of practice include product liability, premises liability, personal injury defense and toxic tort. Carol's practice focuses on conducting research and drafting substantive motions and briefs for senior attorney's throughout the firm on a variety of legal issues at various stages of litigation.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Carol worked as a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where she drafted memoranda of law and opinions on legal issues including habeas corpus, civil rights, employment, bankruptcy, securities and tax law.
Carol graduated from California State University, San Marcos, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She subsequently attended American University, Washington College of Law, where she obtained her juris doctor, cum laude in 2001. While attending law school, she taught legal research and writing and served as a member of the American University Law Review.
Past Employment Positions
· United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Legal Division, 2001 - 2005
Associations & Memberships
· Pennsylvania Bar Association
· Philadelphia Bar Association
Year Joined Organization: 2005
Publications
Addressing Malfunction Theory for First Time in 20 Years: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in Product Liability Case Based Upon Malfunction Theory
Defense Digest Article · March 1, 2010
Pennsylvania -- Product Liability, Key Points: To make out a prima facie case under the malfunction theory where a product has performed successfully in the years leading up to the alleged "malfunction," a plaintiff must adduce some..., Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 1, March 2010