On the Pulse...A Profile of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Office

Marshall, Dennehey has had an office in Harrisburg for over 20 years. The Harrisburg office has grown consistently with the growth of the firm and the expanding number of clients we serve. The office moved six years ago from a downtown location to a more suburban location, which permits our lawyers to more easily travel to the ten counties in the office's principal service region.

The fourteen lawyers in the Harrisburg office, along with three litigation paralegals, handle matters in the federal and state court venues in the south central Pennsylvania region. Our attorneys also handle matters pending before a variety of Commonwealth boards and agencies which are located in the Commonwealth's capital city. Consistent with the firm's commitment to providing top quality legal representation within distinct practice groups, the Harrisburg office has dedicated attorneys in the Healthcare, Professional Liability, Workers' Compensation and Employment and Casualty Departments. Indeed, each of these departments within the Harrisburg office has at least a shareholder and an associate or more handling cases within the discipline.

Craig Stone is a shareholder in this office who concentrates his practice in the defense of medical negligence claims. Craig has over twenty-five years of experience in this area and has represented hospitals and physicians in south central Pennsylvania throughout his career. Craig is widely recognized as an accomplished trial lawyer. He also lectures to both the legal and medical communities on issues related to the defense of medical negligence cases and risk management matters arising in the medical community.

Matthew Owens is a shareholder whose practice involves a substantial focus on the defense of civil rights, municipal liability and public officials' errors and omissions matters. Matt has tried many civil rights cases to verdict, principally in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is active in a variety of defense groups and particularly the Defense Research Institute as it pertains to the defense of civil rights and municipal liability matters.

Sharon O'Donnell is a shareholder in the office who handles a variety of professional liability matters with an emphasis on the defense of employment cases, as well as the defense of alleged malpractice matters brought against attorneys, accountants, brokers and other professionals. Sharon has substantial trial experience in the federal and state court systems and handles matters before the EEOC and PHRC as well. In addition, Sharon routinely provides counsel to a variety of clients with needs in the employment law concentration, including the larger school districts in south central Pennsylvania.

Kacey Wiedt is a shareholder who focuses his defense efforts exclusively on workers' compensation matters. Kacey is an active member of the workers' compensation defense bar and the Harrisburg Claims Association. He is often invited to provide advice, seminars and tutorials to employers in south central Pennsylvania as part of an ongoing effort to more effectively defend workers' compensation claims. Each of the three attorneys in the Worker's Compensation Department - Kacey Wiedt, Shannon Fellin and John Swartz - have more than ten years experience exclusively in this area.

Timothy McMahon is a shareholder and the managing attorney of the Harrisburg office. Tim joined the firm in 1987. He handles a variety of complex casualty matters ranging from products and liquor liability, to trucking and transportation cases. In addition, he handles and has tried professional liability cases representing physicians, hospitals, attorneys, accountants and others. Tim is an AV rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell who has also been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2005 and 2006. He is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Professional Liability Committee and regularly participates in the presentation of the malpractice avoidance seminars that the Committee provides to the various sixty-seven counties in Pennsylvania.

Christopher Reeser is a shareholder in our Casualty Department who concentrates his practice exclusively on the defense of casualty matters ranging from products liability, premises liability and motor vehicle litigation. Chris has tried cases in both federal and state jurisdictions, as well as arbitrations and mediations.

Marshall, Dennehey's Harrisburg office, with its central location and staff of experienced and dedicated attorneys, shareholders and associates alike, has long prided itself on providing cost-effective, high-quality legal representation to the firm's clients in south central Pennsylvania. Inquiries concerning the services offered by the firm through the Harrisburg office should be directed to Timothy J. McMahon via e-mail at tjmcmahon@mdwcg.com or by telephone at (717) 651-3505.

*Tim is a shareholder and the managing attorney of the firm's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office. He can be reached at (717) 651-3505 or tjmcmahon@mdwcg.com.

Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2010