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Rawle & Henderson Partner John McMeekin Appointed to American Bar Association’s 2024-2025 Governing Council for the Center for Innovation Philadelphia, PA (August 28, 2024) – John C. McMeekin II was appointed by American Bar Association (ABA) President William R. Bay to serve on the 2024-2025 Governing Council of ABA’s Center for Innovation. Mr. McMeekin has many years of service with the ABA, and is currently a member of the House of Delegates and a past Chair of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). Established in 2016, The Center for Innovation was created to encourage changes in the legal profession that improve the affordability, effectiveness, accessibility and delivery of legal services in the United States and around the world. For more information about the ABA Center for Innovation, visit https://lnkd.in/ee-q-rrn

Hackensack Partner Floyd Cottrell Participates in Middlesex County Bar Association’s 2024 Truck Litigation Trial Skills Series Hackensack, NJ (September 6, 2024) – Hackensack Partner Floyd Cottrell will participate in a panel discussion on pre-suit strategies presented by the Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA) on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. As a highly accomplished and respected defense attorney who previously participated in similar MCBA Continuing Legal education programs, Mr. Cottrell was once again asked to share his insights and perspectives in a part of the MCBA’s Truck Litigation Trial Skills series. Each session will be held at the MCBA’s office at 87 Bayard Street in New Brunswick, NJ, and can be attended in person or remotely via Zoom. Three CLE credits are available for each session, including certified civil trial credits. One can attend the entire series or individual sessions. To register for the event, visit https://lnkd.in/egYc_3A9

Philadelphia Partner Zachary Rubinich Begins Tenure as Chair of American Bar Association TIPS Committee for 2024-2025 Philadelphia, PA (September 4, 2024) – Philadelphia Partner Zachary M. Rubinich has become the Chair of the Litigation and Trial Practice Committee of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). The ABA’s Litigation and Trial Practice Committee provides its members with a platform for business and professional development.  Mr. Rubinich has been an active ABA member for many years and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the TIPS Workers’ Compensation Committee, a post he’s held from 2015 through the present. In addition, he serves as Vice-Chair of the ABA Standing Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, beginning in 2017 to the present. https://lnkd.in/eHB6A3Vd

Partner William Spiegel Leads New York Trial Team to a Decisive Defense Verdict for Oral Surgeon Client New York, NY (August 12, 2024) – Rawle & Henderson’s Dental Professional Liability practice group, led by partner William (Bill) Spiegel, obtained a decisive defense verdict for their oral surgeon client in Bronx County, New York. After a 6-day trial, the jury deliberated for only 15 minutes to decide all counts in favor of Rawle’s client! The plaintiff asked for $1 Million in damages…and got zero $$. Bill was ably assisted by Of Counsel Elisa Karnis. And paralegal Lissette Lopez, secretary Joselyn Lopez and summer legal intern Reina Lau provided incredible trial support. https://lnkd.in/eRPShQFe About Rawle & Henderson LLP: Founded in 1783, Rawle & Henderson has been recognized by the American Bar Association as the oldest law firm in continuous practice in the United States. With 10 offices in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, its more than 100 lawyers represent the interests of corporations, businesses, individuals and their insurers. For more information, visit http://www.rawle.com

Zachary Rubinich Obtains Dismissal of Workers’ Compensation Claim in Pennsylvania Zachary M. Rubinich, a Partner in Rawle & Henderson’s Philadelphia office, successfully defended a workers’ compensation claim after discovering and presenting evidence that the employee’s claimed injury was not work-related. During the discovery process, Mr. Rubinich uncovered a hospital Emergency Room physician’s note indicating that employee’s ankle injury was not a work-related injury. Mr. Rubinich’s argument that the employee changed her story regarding the alleged date of injury and alleged mechanism of injury was found persuasive by the Judge. Perhaps most importantly, the Judge relied upon surveillance videotape evidence of the employee walking for an extended period, standing, driving and climbing up and down stairs without any difficulty or distress, which directly contradicted the employee’s testimony of alleged ongoing disability from the ankle injury. https://lnkd.in/e2JkGMrK

Congratulations to Rawle & Henderson LLP's London Practice Group partners Sheila O'Donnell & Cathy Walto for another win for the Excess & Surplus Lines Market!

Philadelphia Partner Zach Rubinich has written another WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ALERT: Prohibited Self-Referrals to Pharmacies In a recent case, 700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (State Workers’ Insurance Fund), the Commonwealth Court addressed the issue of unlawful self-referrals for prescriptions. To read the entire ALERT, visit https://lnkd.in/epgMzXkw