Michael D. Donovan

Michael D. Donovan: Attorney with Donovan Litigation Group, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Head Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Notes, "Zoning Variance Administration in Vermont," 8 Vermont Law Review 370. Co-Author: "Preserving Judicial Recourse for Consumers: How to Combat Overreaching Arbitration Clauses," 10 Loyola Consumer L. Rev. 269, 1998. Trial Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1984-1987. Former Vice Chair and Member, National Association of Consumer Advocates.

Areas of Practice (5)

  • Class Actions
  • Securities Litigation
  • Consumer Litigation
  • Banking Litigation
  • Derivative Actions

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Syracuse University, A.B., 1981
Law School Attended:
Vermont Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, New York; 1986, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2011, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2015, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships:
New York State and American (Sub-Committee Chair and Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Philadelphia Bar Association; American Association of Justice; National Association of Consumer Advocates; National Employment Lawyers Association.
Reported Cases:
Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 106 A.3d 656 (Pa. 2014), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 1512 (2016); Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 34 A.3d 1 (Pa. 2011), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 51 (2012); Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., 16 U.S. 1087 (1996); Rossman v. Fleet Bank National Association, 280 F.3d 384 (3d Cir. 2002); Sherman v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., 668 A.2d 1036 (N.J. 1995); Hunter v. Greenwood Trust Co., 668 A.2d 1067 (N.J. 1995); In re Citibank Credit Card Litigation, 653 A.2d 39 (Pa. Super. 1995); Lemelledo v. Beneficial Finance Co., 696 A.2d 546 (N.J. 1997); Moskowitz v. Lopp, 128 F.R.D. 624 (E.D. Pa. 1989); Rosen v. Fidelity Investments, (1995) Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 98,949 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 28, 1995).
ISLN:
907795900

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Fixed Hourly Rates
$800 - $900/hr
Contingency Fee
20% - 40%
Other Information
Free initial consultation, Retainer Fee

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5.0/5.0
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445-287-1498  Phone

610-647-7215  Fax

www.donovanlitigationgroup.com

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