Professional Liability Practice Group

The growth, tenacity and creativity of the plaintiffs' bar has ushered in a new wave of matters sounding in professional liability. To meet the needs of our clients, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin has responded with a team of lawyers devoted exclusively to defending professionals. Our Professional Liability Department is broad-based and includes many senior attorneys who have significant experience in the defense of large exposure, politically sensitive and complex cases. An analysis committee examines each case to ensure its proper assignment within our department.

Our Professional Liability Practice Group services a broad client base, including, but not limited to:

° Abstractors
° Accountants
° Actuaries
° Architects
° Broker-Dealer
° Clergy
° Debt Collectors
° Engineers
° Financial Planners
° Financial Professionals
° Financial Services Out servicing Solutions Providers
° Information Technology Advisors
° Insurance Brokers/Agent
° Investment Advisors
° Investment Professionals
° Lawyers
° Mediators
° Mortgage Brokers
° Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Administrators
° Private Trust Companies
° Real Estate Agents and Brokers
° Stockbrokers
° Title Agents
° Travel Agents

We also defend fiduciary liability matters, corporate directors and officers, and ERISA claims. In addition to professional liability matters before state and federal courts, we defend financial planners, investment professionals, brokers and broker-dealers before self-regulatory organizations (SROs). We also handle securities arbitration claims before FINRA, AAA and other SROs. In addition, the Department litigates commercial matters including employment disputes, trade secrets, Bank litigation and surety, fidelity and performance bonds.

Founded in 1961, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin is now the largest law firm in the country devoted exclusively to civil defense litigation. We have over 400 attorneys who staff seventeen offices strategically located throughout Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania servicing all counties within these states.

All offices are centrally linked by state-of-the-art computer networking. Our clients realize added value from our extensive network of offices: travel time is sharply reduced and the attorneys working out of these offices and living in these respective areas are intimately familiar with local practice and enjoy a good rapport with the judges before whom they frequently appear.

Recognizing the need for a cost-effective approach to the defense of professionals, our firm is dedicated to providing our clients with quality, timely, and economical service. We are on the cutting edge in developing innovative and alternative billing practices

We would welcome the opportunity to work with you in handling your professional liability litigation. We are also available to conduct presentations or training seminars at your location, or at one of our seventeen offices. Kindly direct inquiries and referrals to:

Philip B. Toran, Esquire
Director, Professional Liability Department
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner,
Coleman & Goggin
1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797
Direct Dial: (215) 575-2813
Fax: (215) 575-0856
E-Mail: pbtoran@mdwcg.com