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General Defense
Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North, Ltd.
1601 Market Street, Suite 3400
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Telephone: 215-587-9400
Fax: 215-587-9456
E-Mail: dmvn@dmvnlaw.com
www.dmvnlaw.com


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(Haddonfield, NJ Office: 80 Tanner Street, 08033)
     (Tel: 856-429-6331)
     (Fax: 856-429-6562)
(Media, PA Office: 103 Chesley Drive, Suite 101, 19063)
     (Tel: 610-892-2732)
     (Fax: 610-892-2926)
Established: 1986
Product Liability, Professional Liability, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, General Defense, Employment Practices Liability, Governmental Defense, Subrogation, Environmental/Toxic Defense, Environmental/Toxic Insurance Coverage, Admiralty

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
ACE USAAdmiral Insurance Company
Crum & Forster InsuranceFederal Insurance Company
Harleysville Mutual Insurance CompanyThe Peninsula Insurance Company
Regis Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Company Clients
Evenflo Company, Inc.Sun Refining and Marketing Company

Personnel Information
Firm Members
FRANCIS J. DEASEY — 1950 — Canisius College, B.A., 1972; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1977 — Fellow, The Academy of Advocacy — Admitted to Bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania — Member American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia (Trial Advocacy Program) Bar Associations; Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Society; Vessel Owners and Captains Association; Temple Inn of Court; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society - E-Mail: fjdeasey@dmvnlaw.com
HARRY G. MAHONEY — 1949 — Saint Joseph's University, A.B., 1971; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1974 — Admitted to Bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court — Member American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations; Fellow, The Academy of Advocacy; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel - E-Mail: hgmahoney@dmvnlaw.com
GERALD J. VALENTINI — 1962 — University of Delaware, B.A., 1984; Whittier Law School, J.D., 1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1989, California; 1990, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit — Member American, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles County and Philadelphia Bar Associations, State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel - E-Mail: gjvalentini@dmvnlaw.com
JAMES W. DALY — 1956 — University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1978; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1982 — Admitted to Bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit — Member American, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: jwdaly@dmvnlaw.com
JANE A. NORTH — 1966 — King's College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1988; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania — Member American, Delaware County and Philadelphia Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: janorth@dmvnlaw.com
HENRI MARCEL — 1961 — Saint Joseph's University, B.A., 1983; Villanova University, B.S., 1986; Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania — Member Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: hmarcel@dmvnlaw.com
Associates
CARLA P. MARESCA — 1970 — Villanova University, B.A., 1991; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, New York; New Jersey; 1996, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey — Member American, Pennsylvania, New York State and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: cpmaresca@dmvnlaw.com
JOHN MORGENSTERN — Lehigh University, B.A., 1994; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1997; Judge Advocate General's School Army (TJAGSA), 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, New Jersey; Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania — Member New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Defense Research Institute - E-Mail: jmorgenstern@dmvnlaw.com
CHRISTOPHER G. MAVROS — 1977 — University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1999; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; New Jersey — Member American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: cgmavros@dmvnlaw.com
WARD A. RIVERS — 1959 — Widener University, B.A., 1988; M.A., 1994; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: warivers@dmvnlaw.com
CHRISTOPHER C. NEGRETE — 1975 — The University of Tennessee, B.A., 1986; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: ccnegrete@dmvnlaw.com
STEPHEN J. PARISI — 1973 — Gettysburg College, B.A., 1995; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: sjparisi@dmvnlaw.com
MICHAEL J. HINKLE — 1976 — Washington College, B.A., 1998; Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, J.D., 2001 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, New Jersey; Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: mjhinkle@dmvnlaw.com
ANDREW B. ADAIR — Hamilton College, B.A., 1989; Tulane University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1995, Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: aadair@dmvnlaw.com
THOMAS C. GALLAGHER — LaSalle College Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1971; Drexel University, M.S.P.A., 1974; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1991, New Jersey; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court — Member Delaware County Bar Association - E-Mail: tgallagher@dmvnlaw.com
SHERYL BROWN — Marywood University, B.A., 1987; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 1990 — Admitted to Bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1991, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania — Member Philadelphia and Delaware County Bar Associations; Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Court - E-Mail: sbrown@dmvnlaw.com
MICHAEL F. SCHLEIGH — University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1998; Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2001; Temple University Beasley School of Law, LL.M. (Trial Advocacy), 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2002, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit — Member American, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State, Philadelphia and Delaware County Bar Associations; Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts - E-Mail: mschleigh@dmvnlaw.com
MATTHEW J. JUNK — Bucknell University, B.A. (cum laude), 1995; The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit — Member Philadelphia Bar Association - E-Mail: mjjunk@dmvnlaw.com
JORDAN NAMEROW — The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 2001; Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey — Member American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: jnamerow@dmvnlaw.com
ATHENA O. PAPPAS — State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A. (cum laude), 2002; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; 2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania — Member Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: apappas@dmvnlaw.com
OBINNA I. ABARA — Temple University, B.B.A., 2003; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania — Member American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations - E-Mail: oabara@dmvnlaw.com
PATRICK G. FINLEY — Boston College, B.A., 1998; Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2009, Pennsylvania - E-Mail: pgfinley@dmvnlaw.com
PETER R. KULP — West Chester University, B.A. (cum laude), 1998; Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Pennsylvania; 2007, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: pkulp@dmvnlaw.com
RUFUS A. JENNINGS — Drexel University, B.S., 1999; Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit - E-Mail: rajennings@dmvnlaw.com
KEVIN M. DURKAN — The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 2002; The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; New Jersey; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - E-Mail: kmdurkan@dmvnlaw.com


 

 

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