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Laughlin, Paul F.

Name:Laughlin, Paul F.
Practice In: Business Law ,Corporate ,Civil & Human Rights ,Civil Rights ,Criminal ,White Collar Crime ,Employment ,Estate ,Lawsuit & Dispute ,Litigation ,Real Estate ,Construction
Law Firm: Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Location:1495 Valley Center Parkway Suite 350
Bethlehem, PA 18017
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Fax: (484) 895-0208
http://www.marshalldennehey.com
 

Paul F. Laughlin is a shareholder in the Bethlehem office of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. While Paul began his career as a prosecutor, in recent years he has focused his professional efforts on matters including medical/professional liability defense, corporate/commercial litigation, construction/real estate litigation, and civil rights litigation.

An active trial attorney, Paul has tried over 100 cases to a jury verdict. He has successfully defended countless professional liability matters, including a high percentage of medical malpractice matters and numerous legal malpractice cases. He has represented physicians, physician groups, nurses, psychiatrists, hospitals and long-term care facilities in medical liability matters and attorneys, law firms, and real estate agents in professional liability actions. He has also represented builders and contractors in construction cases, as well as government agencies in civil rights cases.

He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a business editor of The American Criminal Law Review. He then began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office where, as a member of the Homicide Unit, he was entrusted with significant cases including numerous capital murder prosecutions. Paul was also selected to serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney to assist in the coordination of a joint federal and local arson task force which culminated in the successful investigation and prosecution of the Quaker Lace Factory Arson, which was subsequently selected as a model for arson investigations and prosecutions nationwide.

Paul maintains an active role in the community and has served as a member of the Advisory Board for the Lehigh County Office of Children and Youth.

Significant Representative Matters:

  • Secured defense jury verdict in medical liability case involving brain injury allegedly caused by forceps, with damages projected by economists in excess of $50 million.

  • Secured summary judgment in favor of client in a case involving an accident resulting in paralysis of a child. The verdict against remaining parties exceeded $30 million.

  • Obtained favorable development in juris prudence related to venue in medical professional lawsuits and in particular leading to removal of a Lehigh County health care providers from courts in Philadelphia.
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