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Mary C. Doherty 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate
phone (215) 575-2884
fax (215) 575-0856
email mcdoherty@mdwcg.com

Mary C. Doherty concentrates her practice on the defense of casualty and product liability cases. In particular, Mary handles manufacturing defect, design defect and failure to warn cases against medical device manufacturers in both state and federal courts. Mary also handles premises liability and casualty cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Mary gained valuable litigation experience as an associate in the class action group of a Philadelphia defense firm. While attending Villanova University School of Law, Mary was a member of the Moot Court Executive Board and won two national awards for her legal writing skills, including Best Brief in the National Juvenile Law Competition and Second Place Brief in the National Product Liability Competition. Mary also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Carolyn Engel Temin, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, during her second year at Villanova.

Mary currently serves on the editorial board of Young Lawyer, a publication of The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest daily legal newspaper in the United States. In addition, Mary is a member of the American Cancer Society Philadelphia Chapter of the Women's Board Center City Corps. and volunteers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

Significant Representative Matters


  • Represented home inspection company in matter where Plaintiff homebuyer purchased property with existing termite damage and sought to recover the significant costs incurred in repairing the property, as well as various other related costs and expenses. Plaintiff's claims against the inspection company included breach of contract, fraud and intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and violation of the home inspection law. Obtained summary judgment on all claims against home inspection company, including claims of co-defendants.

  • Obtained dismissal of case pending in federal court where plaintiff allegedly sustained brain injury following incident at sports facility. Plaintiff failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted.
  • Year Joined Organization:
    2007
    Areas of Practice:
    Product Liability (Medical Devices)
    Casualty Liability
    Premises Liability
    Bar Admissions:
    Pennsylvania, 2004
    New Jersey, 2004
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006
    U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2008
    Education:
    Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2004
    J.D.


    Franklin & Marshall College, 2001
    A.B.
    Major:  Government


    Published Works:
    Ninth Annual National Juvenile Moot Court Competition Winning Brief: In re Guardianship of Gary G., Sam Endicott et al. v. Jimmy Gaines, Mary C. Doherty & Martha F. Reilly, 4 Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy 1 (2004)


    Honors and Awards:
    Winner Best Brief - National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition


    Second Place Brief - National Products Liability Moot Court Competition


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    American Bar Association


    Association of Trial Lawyers of America


    Pennsylvania Bar Association


    Pennsylvania Defense Institute


    Philadelphia Bar Association


    Past Employment Positions:
    Rawle & Henderson


    Swartz Campbell


    Languages:
    French

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