Czap, David P.
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797
Phone: (215) 575-2754
Fax: (215) 575-0856
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Shareholder
Lawyer Overview
Dave, a shareholder in the Casualty Department, concentrates his law practice on products warranty litigation. For the last three years, Dave has provided legal counsel to major automobile manufacturers in the areas of consumer protection and warranty litigation.
In his decade of practicing law, Dave has also gained valuable experience in other areas of the law including, dram shop liability, product liability, slip and fall cases, motor vehicle accidents, trucking litigation, asbestos litigation, and construction law.
American Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major Japanese automobile manufacturer for whom Dave has been representing for three years, recently appointed Dave as their National Discovery Counsel. His role is to facilitate a proposed National Global Discovery Program with regard to any breach of warranty litigation across the country.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, and after graduating from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy, Dave spent the next several years as an entrepreneur in numerous business ventures in California and Georgia. After graduating from Memphis University's Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Dave spent a year working on the Fen-Phen litigation at Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories.
Significant Representative Matters
Areas of Practice
- Product Warranty Litigation
- Product Liability
Representative Clients
- American Suzuki Motor Corp.
- Chrysler LLC
West Practice Categories
Products Liability Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Temple University, Alumni Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Compulsory Arbitration Committee
- Philadelphia County Bar Association
Honors and Awards
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star (2007)
Education
- Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee,
1997
J.D.
Honors: American Juris Prudence Award - Juvenile Law, International Law
Honors: Cali Award - Juvenile Law - Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1987
B.S.
Articles
Published Works
- Facilitating Use of Recreational Land in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, July, 2000
- Pennsylvania's 'Multi-Factor' Approach in Determining Immunity Under the Recreational use of Land and Water Act, Defense Digest, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2000
- Plaintiff's Counsel's Closing Argument Analogy To A 'Drunk' Driving A Truck, Not Prejudicial To 'Funk', Defense Digest, 2007
Office Information
Address
1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797
Phones
(215) 575-2754
Faxes
(215) 575-0856
