McKenzie, Thomas

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Updated 1/3/2012

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin

1845 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phone: work(215) 575-3562

Fax: fax(215) 575-0856

Contact Us

http://www.marshalldennehey.com

Summary
Qualifications
Articles
Office Information

Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Year Joined Organization: 2005

Lawyer Overview

Tom provides legal counsel to product manufacturers, store franchisors, and various casualty litigation defendants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He defends clients on a variety of matters, including products liability, civil rights, premises liability, and automobile accidents (uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist). Tom has also handled breach of contract, Federal Employer Liability Act, and toxic torts claims.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Tom was an associate for five years at the firm Bodell Bove Grace & Van Horn, where he handled primarily construction litigation, but he also handled premises, automobile, and products liability cases.

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

Significant Representative Matters

Represented paver in a negligence action whereby elderly woman fell in parking lot and claimed hazardous condition. Jury concluded no defect in pavement. Verdict for defense.

Summary judgment granted in case claiming negligent maintenance of a door.

Summary judgment granted in case claiming negligent maintenance of a sidewalk.

Dismissal for Prejudicial Late Joinder in a FELA claim, where the original defendant alleged products liability and negligence claims against client/corporation.

Dismissal of a fire loss claim based on theories of product defect and construction defect.

Successfully argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court which affirmed trial court's ruling.

Summary Judgment granted in a slip and fall claim for plaintiff's failure to articulate the mechanics of the fall in a manner that suggested the fall was due to the alleged defect.

Dismissal at trial of a multiple plaintiff automobile claim based on the failure of all plaintiffs to pass the limited tort threshold.

Dismissal at trial of a slip and fall claim for plaintiff's repeated discovery violations.

Summary Judgment granted in a wrongful death product liability suit for plaintiff's failure to provide evidence to establish that a tractor was defective when it left the hands of the manufacturer.

Areas of Practice

Product Liability
Civil Rights
Premises Liability
Automobile Accidents

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Premises Liability -- Defense, Products Liability Law

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1999
New Jersey, 1999
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1999
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

Brehon Law Society
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association

Honors and Awards

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

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999
J.D.
Loyola College of Maryland, 1995
B.A.
Major: Political Science

Articles

Published Works

Spoliation Plaintiffs Hold Onto Your Products!, Defense Digest, September, 2006

Office Information

Address

1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phones

(215) 575-3562

Faxes

(215) 575-0856

Emails

Websites

http://www.marshalldennehey.com

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