2012 SUPER LAWYERS
Rawle & Henderson LLP is proud to announce that 14 attorneys were named 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics. The process started with thousands of ballots being sent to attorneys in Pennsylvania. Then practice-specific “Blue Ribbon” panels reviewed the selections and listed the nominees with the highest scores. The attorneys chosen represent the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania.
PREMISES LIABILITY/CONSTRUCTION
John H. McCarthy has more than 25 years of litigation experience and focuses his practice on the defense of premises liability and construction accident claims. John is a cum laude graduate of the Villanova University School of Law where he served as an Editor of the Villanova Law Review. He has published numerous articles on developments in premises liability and construction law. John has been rated AV Preeminent by the Martindale-Hubbell Rating for 15 consecutive years. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Rawle & Henderson LLP.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
James C. Stroud has been with Rawle & Henderson for 35 years. He has been recognized as one of Philadelphia’s Top 100 Super Lawyers and he has been recognized as one of the area’s leading attorneys in medical malpractice litigation. He is the Chair of the Medical Malpractice Section and he represents healthcare providers, manufacturers of healthcare products and pharmaceuticals. He also practices aviation and products liability law. A frequent speaker, his recent presentations include legal ethics, catastrophic obstetric injuries and the selection and preparation of expert witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION
Gary N. Stewart is the resident partner in our Harrisburg office. Gary concentrates his practice in the area of commercial motor vehicle defense and has defended trucking cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Vermont. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Rhode Island as well as before the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, the District of Massachusetts, the District of Rhode Island, the District of Connecticut and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First and Third Circuits. In addition to being selected a Super Lawyer this year, Gary has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Timothy J. Abeel has defended transportation companies in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware for more than 30 years. He established Rawle & Henderson’s largest practice group, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Section. Tim was one of the founders of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) and he served as President of TIDA in 2000-2001. From 1994 to 2003, he was a member of the TIDA Board of Directors. His clients include some of the largest transportation companies and insurers of commercial motor vehicles in the United States. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Rawle & Henderson LLP.
ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION & TOXIC TORTS
Peter J. Neeson is Chair of the Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Sections. He has been involved in numerous toxic tort matters in multi-district litigation and class action cases in both state and federal courts, including formaldehyde, multiple chemical sensitivity, sick building, latex glove, benzene, underground storage tank, silica, orthopedic bone screw, asbestos litigation and CERCLA Superfund cases. Peter has been selected as National Coordinating Counsel in the FRT, asbestos, latex glove and PPA drug litigation. In 2007, he served as Chair of TIPS (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association). In 2012 Peter received the prestigious TIPS James K. Carroll Leadership Award. In 2009, he was elected to serve for a three-year term on the National Judicial College’s Board of Trustees and has been appointed Treasurer of the National Judicial College.
Michael D. Heintzman, a partner in our Pittsburgh office, has over 30 years of trial experience and concentrates his practice on toxic tort cases. He has served as national coordinating counsel and national trial counsel in defense of asbestos claims, trying cases to verdict in numerous jurisdictions. He has represented the interests of carriers in Canada and London. He has been an invited speaker at trade groups and Continuing Legal Education seminars, and has presented in house training programs for insurance companies. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and Colorado, as well as before the U.S Supreme Court. Michael was also selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2007 and 2011.
CIVIL LITIGATION
Fred B. Buck has been an active litigator and trial lawyer for over 25 years. He has tried numerous cases in the Courts of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Berks, Bucks, Cumberland, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike and York Counties as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. He has argued appeals in the Pennsylvania Superior Court and has handled appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Maureen E. Daley has more than 15 years of litigation experience and she has successfully litigated cases in the state and federal courts. In addition to an active trial practice, she serves as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, a private arbitrator and mediator. Maureen devotes her practice to the defense of corporate entities, including commercial motor vehicles, products and premises liability and insurance coverage matters. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. She has been admitted pro hac vice in the state of Delaware. Maureen was recognized as a Rising Star in 2007 and was designated as Super Lawyer this year for the fifth straight year.
Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III has extensive experience defending medical malpractice, nursing home liability, pharmaceutical and catastrophic injury cases. He recently obtained a landmark ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a national prescription drug manufacturer. Charles has lectured extensively to attorneys and physicians on the law of medical malpractice. He has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. He was chosen as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for the ninth consecutive year.
Daniel J. Rucket concentrates his practice on general casualty defense litigation, including construction defects, construction site accidents, and premises liability. He graduated from the William and Mary Law School in 1993 and subsequently clerked for the Honorable Albert R. Subers in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Prior to being named Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011 and this year, he was selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
APPELLATE
Carl D. Buchholz, III is Chair of the Maritime, Insurance Coverage and Appellate Sections. His federal appellate practice includes an argument before the United States Supreme Court as well as numerous arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. His state appellate practice includes seven arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as well as numerous arguments before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and Commonwealth Court. In 2006, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Carl to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court designated Carl as Chair of the Disciplinary Board.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Thomas A. Kuzmick is Chair of the Product Liability Section and his practice has concentrated on product liability and catastrophic injury litigation for 30 years. He has tried numerous cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, most of which included damage claims in the seven to eight figure range. Clients regularly retain Tom shortly before trial to defend catastrophic injury cases. He is frequently invited by legal and manufacturing organizations to lecture on product liability litigation. He has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Tom has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for nine consecutive years, 2004-2012. He has been a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee since 1994.
John J. Snyder defends cases involving catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, product liability, general liability and civil rights defense. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. For six years, he was a Hearing Committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He was also liaison counsel to the Medical Care Availability & Reduction of Error Fund (M-Care), formerly CAT Fund, on behalf of physicians in the Philadelphia Phen-Fen litigation. Jack is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. He has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2004.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION & TRANSACTIONS
David Ira Rosenbaum is the Chair of the Commercial Litigation, Employment and Commercial Transaction Practice Groups. He serves as national coordinating counsel for several clients, managing both litigation and transactional matters. David regularly represents clients in commercial litigation involving contractual disputes, partnership/shareholder and governance disputes, restrictive covenants, real estate, health care, government contracts, mortgages, and interpeador actions. His transactional practice includes mergers, acquisitions, business formation, joint ventures, real estate, employment agreements, vendor transactions and government contracts. David also has an active product liability practice and has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Temple University School of Law. David is a Judge Pro Tem in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Counsel.
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