M. Scott Gemberling | Attorney
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About M.
For nearly 30 years, Scott has focused a significant portion of his practice on the defense of liquor liability and significant exposure excess insurance claims. Scott has tried over 100 cases to verdict, many involving dram shop cases.
In addition to his law practice, Scott has lectured extensively to various claims and trial lawyer associations concerning liquor liability and other topics. He serves as the National Litigation Coordinator for high exposure liquor liability, professional liability and excess claims for a number of national insurance companies. He has actively defended liquor liability claims in a variety of jurisdictions including Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, among others. Scott travels extensively throughout the United States mediating significant exposure liquor liability and excess claims in his role as national counsel at the request of his clients.
Since 1995, Scott has served on the faculty of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute for its annual Tort Law Update Program lecturing attorneys concerning subjects including dram shop liability and the admission of evidence of alcohol in civil cases. As well, Scott has served as a Judge Pro Tem in Delaware County (1997-2002), Co-Chairman of the Delaware County Civil Trial Practice Committee (1998-2002) and served as a member of the Delaware County Judicial Advisory Committee. He also serves as both Coordinator and Faculty for a Pennsylvania Bar Institute sponsored Dram Shop Liability Seminar presented every two years since 1999.
Scott graduated from Clarion State University in 1974, completed masters credits toward a Master of Psychosocial Science at The Pennsylvania State University from 1976 through 1978. He concluded his legal education at Widener University School of Law in 1981. Scott began his career with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin as a law clerk in 1979 and continued employment with the firm following his admission to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1981.
Significant Representative Matters
Admission
Indiana
2009
Education
The Pennsylvania State University
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Highlights
Pharmaceutical Product, Bad Faith Insurance, Transportation & Shipping, Construction, Government Agencies, Civil Rights; Corporate; Securities; Professional Malpractice; Constitutional Law; Workers' Compensation; Personal Injury; Intellectual Property; Products Liability; Toxic Mold & Tort; Admiralty & Maritime; Real Estate; Aviation; Leisure; Mental Health; Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance; State and Local
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