Hopson, Howard B.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Year Joined Organization: 2002

Lawyer Overview

Howard, a shareholder in the firm's Health Care Liability Practice Group, defends individuals and businesses in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania. Howard handles medical and dental malpractice, premises liability, automobile liability, and construction litigation cases.

Howard also serves as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program.

In addition to earning his Juris Doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law, where he was a Senior Editor on Law Review, Howard also possesses his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Howard spent two years working at a civil defense litigation firm where he handled cases in the areas of premises liability, construction defect, and product liability.

Significant Representative Matters

• Defense verdict in a premises liability case. Plaintiff alleged multiple injuries as a result of a slip and fall at defendant's gym. The court found that plaintiff's own negligence barred her recovery.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Dental Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Automobile Liability
• Construction Litigation

West Practice Categories

Premises Liability -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Alcoholic Beverages

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Arbitration Association
• American Bar Association
• Arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star (2007-2008, 2010-2011)

Education

• Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: Law Review, Senior Editor
• University of Pittsburgh, 1996
  M.B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
• Lehigh University, 1993
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science

Address

1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phones

(215) 575-2842

Faxes

(215) 575-0856

Emails

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Websites

http://www.marshalldennehey.com