Attorney Profiles
Bradley D. Remick Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Shareholder | |
| phone | (215) 575-2762 |
| fax | (215) 575-0856 |
| bdremick@mdwcg.com | |
Brad concentrates his practice on the defense of complex products liability cases for small, medium and large (Fortune 500) manufacturing companies and their distributors. He has defended the manufacturers of tools, electrical components, scaffolding and lifts, tires, paint, automatic doors, machinery, backhoes and other heavy industrial equipment. He has also defended manufacturers of complex heat exchangers, chemical pumping systems and other industrial systems.
Brad is national counsel to a company which designs and manufacturers thermal fluid heaters and boilers. His background in fire fighting has given him additional insight into the defense of cases on behalf of manufacturers of electrical components, electricians and others alleged to have started fires.
Brad is a supervising attorney in the firm's Product Liability Practice Group. As such, he fields questions from attorneys throughout the firm regarding substantive legal issues relating to products liability. Brad also manages junior associates in the development of their practices.
Brad is also a nationally certified fire fighter, who serves the Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department), with over 25 different certifications.
Significant Representative Matters:
Certifications:
National PROBOARD Firefighter I Certification, 2007
National PROBOARD Firefighter II Certification, 2009
Pennsylvania State Firefighter I Certification, 2007
Pennsylvania State Firefighter II Certification, 2009
Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Fire Academy:
Introduction to the Fire Service, 2006
Fireground Support, 2006
Exterior Firefighting, 2007
Interior Firefighting, 2007
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy:
Fireground Support, 2006
Exterior Firefighting 2007
Interior Firefighting 2007
Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A. 2008
Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008
FEMA/National Fire Academy:
Certification: Firefighter Safety - Calling the Mayday
Pennsylvania State Fire Marshall's Office:
Arson Investigation and Scene Preservation for First Responders 2009
American Red Cross:
Certified: CPR/AED, 2006, 2007; First Aid Certification
Certified: CPR/AED for Healthcare Providers 2009
FDNY (Fire Department of New York) Special Operations Symposium 2010
FDNY (Fire Department of New York ) Fires and Emergencies Symposium 2011
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission:
Water Rescue for the First Responder Awareness Level Certification 2009
Ice Rescue Awareness Level Certification 2010
Ice Rescue Operations Level Certification 2010
Ice Rescue Technician Level Certification 2010
Bucks County Community College:
Natural Gas, Propane, Carbon Monoxide Seminar, 2007
Attack and Backup Lines Seminar, 2007
Lockout/Tagout Seminar, 2007
Ladder Company Review Seminar, 2007
Search and Rescue Seminar, 2007
Highway Safety Seminar, 2008
Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A., 2008
HAZMAT Awareness, 2008
HAZMAT Operations, 2008
Fire Behavior Seminar, 2008
Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008
Rope/High Angle Rescue I, 2009
HAZMAT Operations Refresher, 2010
NFPA 1006 Core Requirements for Technical Rescue Technician, 2011
Montgomery County Community College:
Fire Service Instructor 1, 2011
Montgomery County Fire Academy:
Basic Vehicle Rescue Awareness Level, 2007
Basic Vehicle Rescue Operations Level, 2007
Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician Level, 2007
U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Emergency Management Institute:
IS-00100 (Incident Command System)
IS-00200 (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents)
IS-00700 (National Incident Management Systems - NIMS)
IS-00800.A (National Response Plan - NRP)
IS 300 (Incident command) 2009
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Center for Special Operations and Training:
ICS 300-Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents 2009
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1988
- Areas of Practice:
- Products Liability Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1987
- New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1987
- Education:
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania,
1987
J.D. - Kenyon College,
1984
B.A.
- Published Works:
- Articles in DRI Semi-Annual Newsletter, Defense Digest, Lift Equipment Magazine, Lift Leader Magazine
- Malfunction Theory Defense Refinements, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993
- Claim Against Defective Pitcher, Strikes Out, Defense Digest, Fall, 1993
- Pulling Away from the Wreckage, Defense Digest, Spring, 1994
- Walton v. Avco: The Fun, and the Duty, Never Stops, Defense Digest, January, 1995
- Calling All Aerial Lift Operators: It's Folly to Ignore Safety Features, Lift Equipment, Apr-May, 1995
- Post Sale Duty to Warn Doctrine and Product Liability Law, Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept, 1995
- Congress Works to Reform Product Liability Law, Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept, 1995
- The Rental Defense: How To Help Protect Your Company During An Accident-Related Lawsuit, Lift Equipment, January, 1999
- Top-Notch Testimony: Five Lessons For Hiring An Expert Witness Lift Equipment, Lift Equipment, June-July, 1999
- Is Seeing Believing? Manipulation of Digital Images, Hand and Power Tools, Spring, 2000
- Informing the End User: Sending Safety Improvement Notifications Helps Product Liability Suits, Lift Equipment, June-July, 2000
- Pennsylvania Products Liability Handbook, 2001; 2003
- Hey Arnoldy!! The Superior Court Says OSHA Preempts State Tort Law (Sometimes), Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December, 2007
- Trial By Fire, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Winter, 2008
- Pixel This: A Photographer Switches to Digital, Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine, Summer, 2009
- How To Start A Technical Rescue Program, edit/photographs, FireEngineering Magazine, September Issue, 2009
- Out of the Frying Pan... Strictly Speaking, DRI Happenings, May 2011, Vol. 8, Issue 2
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Investigation of Industrial Fires, NYC 2011
- Law for Non-Lawyers, Temple University Fox School of Business, September 2011
- DRI Products Liability Conference - Co-Chair Hand and Power Tool SLG 2011
- DRI Products Liability Conference - Dealing with Foreign Manufactured Products 2011
- 2010 DRI Products Liability Conference, Avoiding the Obvious During Trial
- 2010 DRI Products Liability Conference, Hand and Power Tool Special Litigation Group
- Law 101 - Legal Basics for Non-Lawyers, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2009, 2010
- The Rise and Fall of a Mental Health Monster, August 2008
- From China and Beyond, Mealey's Product Recall Conference, Washington, DC, December 2007, Co-Chair
- Liability Concerns in the Real World, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2007
- Legal Process, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2006, 2007
- Selection and Retention of Experts, DRI Annual Products Liability Conference, 2004
- The Exportation of American Cultural Norms and the Geopolitical Symbiology Thereof, Temple University, December 2004
- Taking and Defending Depositions, Lorman Educational Services, 2003; 2004; 2005
- Negligence in the Hospitality Industry, Temple University, 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005
- Tort Law for Non-Lawyers: Depositions, Liability and Negligence Issues, Temple University Graduate School of Tourism and Hotel Management
- Instructor, Products Liability
- Taking Depositions in Pennsylvania, Lorman Educational Services, August, 2002
- Honors and Awards:
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2008-2011)
- PVLA Certificate of Merit (1987, 1988)
- Outstanding Contribution Award, Insurance Society of Philadelphia (1999)
- Recipient of National Geographic/NEH Scholarship for archaeological work in Central America (1983)
- AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- Volunteer of the Week, Main Line Times, July 31, 2008
- Board of Directors, Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company
- National Liberty Museum Public Service Heroes Awards of Valor, PECO Volunteer Firefighter Award (2010)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) elected 2011
- American Chemical Society, 2011
- Council on Litigation Management 2011
- Defense Research Institute
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Products Liability Committee
- PVLA
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Firefighter, Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department); Board of Directors 2009
- Member, Southeastern Montgomery County Technical Rescue Taskforce









