Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, founded in 1960, has realized substantial growth in response to our continually expanding client base.

We are exclusively a defense firm, and our professional practices encompass a wide spectrum of litigation matters.

We are over 400 attorneys strong and have eighteen offices strategically located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Florida, and New York.

This distribution of attorneys and offices provides our clients with access to statewide or regional representation coupled with strong, accessible, and experienced centralized management.

We are proud of the remarkable level of our internal stability, ensuring file handling continuity.

Surveys of the nation's largest firms consistently show our firm to be a leader in minority hiring and advancement as measured by the number of African-American partners and associates in our ranks.

Our expertise is evidenced by the fact that many of our attorneys have had books, chapter contributions, monographs, and articles published in their practice areas.

The members of our firm are quite active and play leadership roles in numerous professional, charitable, community, and business associations.

We are on the cutting-edge of alternative billing arrangements.

Inquiries concerning our firm should be directed to our President and CEO, Thomas A. Brophy, Esq., whose number is (215) 575-2748. His fax number is (215) 575-0856, and his email address is tabrophy@mdwcg.com. His address is 1845 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Newspaper Reporter Not Required To Disclose Source in Defamation Case, Even When Violation of Grand Jury Secrecy Is Alleged
Susan L. DiGiacomo, March 25, 2009
In Castellani v. The Scranton Times, 956 A.2d 937 (Pa. 2008), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was faced with a situation which brought into conflict two long standing rules of law: the Shield Law and the Grand Jury Act.

Federal Civil and Criminal Agency Investigations May Proceed Against Individuals or Corporation Simultaneously and Agencies May Share Information
Susan L. DiGiacomo, March 25, 2009
Corporate clients should be aware that parallel investigations may be conducted and the information may be shared between the civil and criminal investigating agencies. An important decision was announced in the Ninth Circuit earlier this year regarding parallel criminal and civil investigations.

IREs at Issue Again!
Michele R. Punturi, March 25, 2009
Since the introduction of Act 57 to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, the workers' compensation arena has been faced with interpreting it as it pertains to Impairment Rating Evaluations (IREs).