Attorney Armand Della Porta, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, Delaware

Armand J. Della Porta Jr.
Wilmington, Delaware

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phone	(302) 552-4323
fax	(302) 651-7905
email	ajdellaporta@mdwcg.com

Armand J. Della Porta, Jr. graduated from Georgetown University in 1977 with a B.A. in Government. He was selected for Phi Beta Kappa and received the Connecticut Medal for Government. He attended Villanova Law School and graduated in 1980. He clerked for the Honorable Charles A. Lord of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1980 to 1981. He joined Krusen Evans and Byrne in 1981, became a partner in 1986 and was selected to the firm's management committee in 1988. He was a founding partner of Kelley Jasons McGuire & Spinelli in 1989 and started its Delaware office in 1990, which he ran until he left the firm in 2005. He has specialized in the defense of products liability, toxic tort and general negligence cases and has tried over 100 cases to verdict in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and Delaware. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, has written numerous articles for its quarterly publication, Counterpoint, lectured at many CLE and other seminars, and has chaired several of its committees, including Products Liability, Legislative Liaison and Judicial Relations. He is currently Vice President of the Eastern Region. He was selected as a Superlawyer by Law and Politics and Philadelphia Magazine in 2004 and 2005. He has long been active with his alma mater, St. Joseph's Prep, having served as President of the Alumni Board of Governors, co-chair of its annual fundraiser, The Hawktion and is currently a member of its Board of Trustees.

Year Joined Organization:: 2005

Areas of Practice:: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Negligence

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Pennsylvania, 1980; Delaware, 1990; Maryland, 2005; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985; U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1990

Education:: Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1980
J.D.; Georgetown University, 1977
B.A.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works:: Products Liability Update, Counterpoint, Pa. Defense Institute, 1985 to 1995; Recent Developments in Spoliation, Counterpoint, June, 1999; Parks v. Allied Signal, Inc.: The Admissability of Evidence of Plaintiff's Conduct in 402A Cases, Counterpoint, September, 1997; The Product Line Exception to the Law of Successor Liability, Counterpoint, October, 1993; Whether a Person Suffering Allergic Reactions Can Recover Under Strict Liability - A Review of PA & National Law, Counterpoint, January, 1992

Representative Cases:: Kavanagh v. Recaro, 3rd Circuit ( )

Representative Clients:: PMA; Hartford; Travelers; Liberty Mutual

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Insurance Coverage Issues in Auto Cases, December 2000; CLE Seminars on Products Liability, Pa. Defense Institute & Phila. Assn. of Defense Counsel, June 1999, April 1997, October 1996, January 1995, March 1994, August 1992; Preparing Witnesses for Deposition and Trial, December 1998; PA Insurance Law - Bad Faith Claims, September 1994 & 1995; PA and DE Auto and Bad Faith Law, August 1993

Honors and Awards:: Selected as Superlawyer in Pennsylvania 2004, 2005; AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Bar Association, 1981 - Present; Member; Philadelphia Bar Association, 1981 - Present; Member; Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Past Chair, Products Liability and Legislative Committees); VP of Eastern Region; Chair, Judicial Relations Committee; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, 1990 - Present; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Kelley Jasons McGuire & Spinelli, 1989 - 2005; Krusen Evans and Byrne, 1981 - 1989