Attorney Profiles
Francis X. Wickersham King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
| Shareholder | |
| phone | (610) 354-8263 |
| fax | (610) 354-8299 |
| fxwickersham@mdwcg.com | |
Frank Wickersham's career with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin began in 1992. Since then, he has devoted his practice to representing employers from many different industries in a variety of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation claims. Over the years, Frank has successfully defended construction companies, food service companies, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, retail stores, and supermarkets in workers' compensation cases ranging from hearing loss due to exposure to occupational noise to psychiatric injuries from abnormal working conditions, injuries from contact with toxic chemicals in the workplace, and fatalities.
Frank's many articles on important Pennsylvania workers' compensation cases frequently appear in well-known employer publications, such as the A.M. Best Insurance Digest, Counterpoint, and the Pennsylvania Self Insurers' Association Newsletter. He is a writer and editor of the firm's What's Hot In Workers' Compensation, a monthly update on significant developments in Pennsylvania workers' compensation law. Frank has also given numerous presentations and seminars on critical developments in Pennsylvania workers' compensation law to various employer and insurance industry groups, as well as to his colleagues in the legal profession.
Frank received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University in 1986. He then attended the Widener University School of Law and obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1989. In law school, Frank was a staff writer for the Delaware Law Forum and was selected to sit on its editorial board.
Frank is an active member of the workers' compensation sections of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations. He also has a long association with the Upper Merion Lacrosse Club as a member of their Board, as well as with the King of Prussia Soccer Club, where he has served as a soccer coach in the boys travel soccer program for many years.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1992
- Education:
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware,
1989
J.D. - Villanova University,
1986
B.A.
- Published Works:
- Act 44 and Pre-Amendment Injuries: Banic Breaks the Mold, P.S.I.A. Workers' Compensation Newsletter, March 1996
- Lykins: The Supreme Court Eliminates Unemployment Compensation Credit for Pre-Act 44 Injuries, Counterpoint, January 1999
- Decisions Impact Workers' Comp Benefits: Court Focuses on Release Agreement, Length of Employment, The Legal Intelligencer, March 2001
- Independent Contractor or Employee: Supreme Court Rolls Over Controversial Commonwealth Court Decision Holding That Federal and State Motor Carrier Regulations Require Finding of Employment, Defense Digest, Vol. 7, No. 2, April 2001
- What's Hot in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation, 2002 to the present
- Special Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law Alerts, 2006 to the present
- Critical Case Summaries, Pennsylvania Self Insurers' Association Newsletter, 2006 to 2008
- Digest of Insurance Law, Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation, Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, 2007 to the present
- Ask an Expert, Pennsylvania Self Insurers' Association Newsletter, January 2009
- Legal Updates, Pennsylvania Self Insurers' Association Newsletter, 2009 to the present
- Representative Cases:
- School District of Philadelphia v. WCAB (Hennegan), 751 A.2d 729 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2000)
- McKinney v. WCAB (Decision Data), 752 A.2d 928 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2000) (rev. per curiam, 770 A.2d 326 (Pa. 2001))
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Career Day, Upper Merion Middle School, 2011
- Case Law Update, Broadspire and Glaxosmithkline, 2010
- Navigating the Workers' Compensation Court Room, Berkley Midatlantic Group, 2010
- How to Distinguish Between ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Actions, Wegmans, 2009
- Record Retention and E-Discovery, The Addis Group, 2009
- Legal Updates: A Survival Guide, Pennsylvania Self-Insurers' Association Annual Meeting, 2008
- Impact of New Vocational Regulations on Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Claims Handling, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, 2007
- Impact of New Vocational Regulations On Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claims Handling, Cambridge Integrated Services, 2007
- The Do's and Don'ts of Utilization Reviews, Montgomery Bar Association, 2007
- Career Day, Upper Merion Middle School, 2005
- Law Day, Caley Elementary School, 2002
- Law Day, Caley Elementary School, 2001
- Ethical Considerations in Workers' Compensation, Montgomery Bar Association, 2000
- The Interplay Between Workers' Compensation and Liability, Insurance Society of Philadelphia, 1999
- Act 57 and its Impact On Workers' Compensation Litigation, Pottstown Hospital, February 1998
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Law Offices Of John Paul Curran, Esquire, Philadelphia, 1990 - 1992
- FELA personal injury firm, Associate Attorney









