Attorney Profiles
Timothy J. Hartigan King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
| Shareholder | |
| phone | (610) 354-8280 |
| fax | (610) 354-8299 |
| tjhartigan@mdwcg.com | |
Timothy provides legal counsel to insured individuals and corporations who are defendants in claims primarily arising in the areas of premises liability, products liability, construction defects, and auto liability. Tim also represents homeowners sued for alleged failure to disclose pre-sale conditions of their homes to buyers, a practice area referred to as real estate sellers disclosure liability. He has defended claims on behalf of companies in slip and fall cases, manufacturing design and defect cases, and failure to warn cases.
To date, Tim has tried roughly a dozen cases to verdict in both state and federal courts in Pennsylvania. Hundreds more have been handled to a successful conclusion through public and private arbitration forums Tim regularly serves as an arbitrator on a variety of cases in both Montgomery and Delaware Counties.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Tim was an associate for three years in the law firm of Kelly, McLaughlin and Foster, after working for two years at the law firm of Margolis Edelstein. At both firms, Tim primarily handled premises liability and automobile liability matters for the insurance company clients' policyholders. Tim also maintained a solo practice focusing exclusively on automobile and casualty subrogation for nearly eight years for over a dozen different insurance company clients.
Tim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Rutgers School of Law. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Achievement in the study of Torts while matriculating at Rutgers School of Law.
Significant Representative Matters
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2004
- Areas of Practice:
- Premises Liability
- Automobile Liability
- Construction Defect Liability
- Residential Real Estate Sellers Disclosure Liability
- Education:
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey,
1992
J.D. - University of Pennsylvania,
1982
B.S.
Major: Economics
- Published Works:
- The (Rarely Heard) Other Voice In The Courtroom, Defense Digest, 2004
- Limit Those Claims: Applying the 'Gist of the Action Doctrine' to Remove Negligence, Fraud, Common Law Contribution and Indemnification Claims, Defense Digest, 2008
- Representative Clients:
- State Farm Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Lexington Insurance Company
- The City of Philadelphia
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Panelist, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education program, Philadelphia's Compulsory Arbitration Program, 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Montgomery County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1992 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Kelly, McLaughlin, Foster, Bracaglia, Daly, Trabucco & White, LLP
- Margolis Edelstein
- Timothy J. Hartigan, Attorney At Law, P.C.
- Law Offices of Stewart Crawford, P.C.









