Phil serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee, which is the governing body of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. Phil also serves as the Director of the Professional Liability Department and is also a member of the firm's Board of Directors. In his capacity as Director of the Professional Liability Department, Phil is responsible for the oversight of 11 separate practice groups and approximately 150 attorneys throughout all of the firm's offices. In 1980, Phil began his career at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin as a law clerk. He is a 1978 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Drew University. Following earning his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Drew University, Phil received his Juris Doctorate in 1981 from the Temple University School of Law. In addition to his duties and responsibilities at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Phil is also active in various organizations, including the Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) and the Philadelphia Bar Association where he received the distinction of being appointed by the Chancellor to serve as a representative to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates. Phil has the distinction of being named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer starting in 2005 to present in the area of Civil Litigation Defense. His legal acumen and accomplishments have resulted in Phil being named to Best Lawyers in America starting 2005 to present in the area of Professional Malpractice law. Year Joined Organization: 1981 Published Works: Tort vs. Contract -- What's In A Name? Circumventing the Statute of Limitations in Accounting Malpractice Cases, (Co-author), Defense Digest, Spring, 1993 Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA For Investments Made to ESOPs, (Co-author), Defense Digest, October, 1995 Litigation Without Damages: A New Twist To The Damage Element Of Tort Actions, (Co-author), Defense Digest, May, 1996 The Supreme Court Impacts Fiduciary Duty Under ERISA, (Co-author), Defense Digest, Vol. 2, No. 6, 1996 Defining 'Fiduciary' Under ERISA, (Co-author), The Legal Intelligencer, May 5, 1994 What Continuing Obligations Does A Referring Doctor Have To A Patient?, Defense Digest, Oct. Vol. 5, No. 5, 1999 Professional Liability Law: Leading Lawyers on Strategies for Minimizing Risk and Increasing Success in Professional Liability Suits - Chapter - "Avoiding a Professional Liability Suit", Inside the Minds, Asporte Books, September, 2005 Minimizing Insurance Liability - Chapter "Responding to Recent Trends in Insurance Liability", Co-Author with Eric A. Fitzgerald - Inside the Minds, Asporte Books, February, 2009 Growth of Mold Litigation & Insurance Agent Liability, Co-Author with William K. Conkin, Agents of America eBook Chapter, January, 2010 Classes/Seminars Taught: Semi-annual Legal Malpractice Conference, American Bar Association Honors and Awards: Best Lawyers in America® (2001-Present) AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2005-2011) Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association, Litigation Section Pennsylvania Bar Association Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) Philadelphia Bar Association, Representative to the PBA House of Delegates American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section American Bar Association, Legal Professional Liability Subcommittee |