Howard B. Hopson
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Howard, a shareholder in the firm's Health Care Liability Practice Group, defends individuals and businesses in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania. He handles medical and dental malpractice, premises liability, automobile liability and construction litigation cases. Howard also serves as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program.
In addition to earning his juris doctor from the Dickinson School of Law, where he was a senior editor on Law Review, Howard also possesses his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Howard spent two years working at a civil defense litigation firm where he handled cases in the areas of premises liability, construction defect and product liability.
Significant Representative Matters
Defense verdict in a premises liability case. Plaintiff alleged multiple injuries as a result of a slip and fall at defendant's gym. The court found that plaintiff's own negligence barred her recovery.
Areas of Practice
Education
Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1999 J.D.
Honors: Law Review, Senior Editor
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996 M.B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1993 B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science
Areas of Practice
Education
- Lehigh University (B.A., cum laude, 1993)
- University of Pittsburgh (M.B.A., 1996)
- Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1999)
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- U.S District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2000
Associations & Memberships
- American Arbitration Association
- American Bar Association
- Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Honors & Awards
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2007-2008, 2010-2011