Attorney Profiles

G. Jay Habas serves as the Managing Attorney of the Erie office of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. The areas of the law he is most active in are employment law, workers' compensation and professional liability. To date, he has represented employers in litigation, and employment matters in over 300 cases. He has handled over 700 workers' compensation cases and defended professional liability cases for 22 years.

Jay has represented small, medium, and large businesses, service agencies, and public entities in employment-related litigation at administrative proceedings and in state and federal courts. He is also experienced in employment law matters on behalf of employers, including cases involving civil rights, discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and workers' compensation. He has also represented insurance agents and brokers, real estate professionals, attorneys, accountants, and health care professionals in professional liability claims.

Jay has taken 10 cases to trial, all of which were tried to a jury. He obtained eight defense verdicts, and the other cases ended in a verdict or settlement favorable to his clients.

Jay has spoken on employment- and litigation-related topics to various industry, professional, and employer groups. He is actively involved in a number of professional organizations in his areas of expertise, including the Lake Erie Claims Association, Insurance Club of Erie, the Human Resource Management Association, and the Pennsylvania Self-Insurers' Association.

He attended Gannon University in Erie, where he received the college's highest honor for a graduating senior, the Medal of Honor. Jay graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1985, where he was on the staff of the Notre Dame Journal of Legislation.

Following graduation from law school, Jay worked for national and regional defense law firms on complex personal injury litigation, including medical and professional malpractice, products liability, premises liability, catastrophic incidents, and employment litigation.

Jay is involved in various community organizations, including the Insurance Club of Erie County, the Human Resource Management Association, St. Jude Church, American Inns of Court, Erie Club, and the Erie County Bar Association.

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