Practice Areas - Construction Law
- Professional Liability
- Products Liability
- Insurance Coverage
| - Premises Liability
- Nursing Home Liability
- Environmental Law
- Employment
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| University | Kean College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1978 |
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| Law School | Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, New Jersey; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Philadelphia (Assistant Secretary, 2005—; Secretary, State Civil Litigation Section, 2005—; Co-Chair, State Civil Committee, 2004; Member, Board of Governors, 2001-2003) and Pennsylvania (Co-Chair, Commission on Women, 2004—; Member, House of Delegates, 2004) Bar Associations; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel; The Forum of Executive Women; J. Willard O'Brien Inn of Court (President, 2004—); Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
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| Biography | Semi-Finalist, Reimel Moot Court, 1980. Member, Villanova Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Workers' Compensation/Retrospectively Rated Workers' Compensation, New Trends Seen For Lawsuits Against Brokers, TPA's and Insurers Arising Out of Claim Handling and Reserving"; "How Medical Device Manufacturers Can Limit Lawsuits," Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine, May 1993 issue; "Training, Safety, and the Law: Considerations for the Metal Stamping Industry on Avoiding Lawsuits," Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International Pressworking Division, Spring of Stamping Quarterly, 1993; "Admissibility of State of the Art Defense: Manufacturer's Expertise May No Longer Be Allowed in the Courtroom," Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, October 1988 issue; "Constitutional Law: Privacy: Invasion of Privacy Justified Where Hospital Records Are Sought for Grand Jury Investigation," 29 Vill.L.Rev. 499 (1981). CLE Presenter: "On Trial With Judge Brody," 1997; "Insurance and Contract Issues," Annual City of Philadelphia Seminar; Four Seminars held by PBI/PBEC on the new "Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence"; Seminar on the "Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence," 1998.
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| Reported Cases | PMAIC v. LB Smith, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 2003. |
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| ISLN | 902756142 |
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