Products Liability

Joseph M. Marrone, Esquire founded the Marrone Law Firm, LLC in 1993. Since its establishment, Joseph has successfully served as the firm’s Managing Partner. He has worked tirelessly to build his firm from the ground up, developing a reputation for dedication and the willingness to fight for the needs of those he represents. The heart of the Marrone Law Firm, LLC is based in Center City Philadelphia which has allowed Joseph to cultivate a strong foundation in the Philadelphia metro area. In order to better serve clients, Joseph expanded his practice into New Jersey, with an additional office in Cherry Hill. Joseph a native of Philadelphia, received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He went on to pursue his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University. Joseph graduated from law school in 1991, moving on to earn bar admissions in New Jersey (1991), Pennsylvania (1992), and New York (2004). He is also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts of the aforementioned states, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. After graduating from law school, Joseph worked as a political advisor to former Governor of Pennsylvania, Edward Rendell for his mayoral campaign in Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Assistant City Solicitor in the Rendell administration and spent countless hours representing the City of Philadelphia. Over the past two decades, Joseph Marrone has consistently represented clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region in a variety of legal matters. Marrone Law Firm, LLC has developed into a high-end, high-powered litigation firm that focuses on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Joseph has extensive experience and has achieved impressive results trying cases involving catastrophic personal injury, products & premises liability, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful conviction, and civil matters. Additionally, Joseph has a long-standing career as a criminal defense attorney winning many notable verdicts. His legal acumen also extends to representing many prominent clients in the music and film industries. During his professional career, Joseph has taken on a number of high-profile cases resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements. Some of Joseph’s most noteworthy settlements include but are not limited to a $227 million unprecedented settlement for a building collapse case in Philadelphia, a confidential premises liability settlement for $30 million dollars, a $17 million settlement for a medical malpractice lawsuit when a man was admitted to a local hospital for an elective heart procedure which left him permanently incapacitated, a wrongful conviction settlement with the City of Philadelphia for $9.1 million, a $4 million settlement for the estate of a woman that died as a result of hospital malpractice, a $2.9 million settlement for a man who drowned in a New York resort, a $2 million settlement for the estate of a New Jersey State Trooper killed in a car accident, a $2 million settlement against a major casino corporation on behalf of a noteworthy entertainer involved in a limo accident, a $1.5 million settlement following the death of a newborn due to the hospital’s failure to maintain proper records and a $1.2 million verdict in a civil rights lawsuit against an Atlantic City police officer. To review a complete list of Joseph’s verdicts and settlements, visit the Results page on the firm’s website at marronelaw.com. In addition to achieving impressive results for his clients, Joseph was selected as an “Awesome Attorney’” in South Jersey Magazine by reader’s choice in 2014, 2016 & 2017; and as a 2014 “Top Attorney” in Philadelphia Life/Suburban Life Magazine during December 2014. Joseph was also honored by U.S. News and World Report in 2016 -2023 in the category of “Best Law Firms” for the areas of Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation and Plaintiff Medical Malpractice Law. In both 2016 & 2017, The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized his achievements by awarding him the prestigious “10 Best” Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Pennsylvania. Also in 2017, Joseph Marrone was invited for membership to the prestigious “Million Dollar Advocates Forum” in recognition of achieving multiple settlements in excess of a million dollars or more for his clients. Membership in this elite group consists of less than 1% of attorneys in the United States. He has been selected to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best of The Bar” in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 for his pro bono work in the community. In recognition of Joseph Marrone’s efforts in the area of community outreach, he was selected in 2017 to become a member of the Governing Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Philadelphia – Independence Region. This organization is a one-to-one, non-profit, mentoring organization which is making a significant impact on youth in need, nationally. Due to his impressive level of achievement and the incredible amount of respect gained among his peers during his tenure in the legal field, Joseph has appeared numerous times on ABC, CBS, NBC FOX, CBC Toronto, and Court TV as a legal analyst. In addition to television, Joseph has been invited to speak on multiple radio shows including becoming a regular legal contributor on the nationally syndicated, iHeart Radio show, “This Morning – America’s First News with Gordon Deal”, speaking on a variety of legal topics making today’s headlines.

Brett Reynolds has over twenty-eight years of trial experience representing companies and individuals in litigation throughout central and south Texas. He is the President of Brett Reynolds & Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on personal injury litigation including the aggressive representation of clients in transportation and trucking litigation, products liability, auto and premises liability, life, health and accident, property insurance, toxic torts, and oil field accident litigation. Mr. Reynolds holds the highest peer-review rating (AV) as compiled by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation and is admitted to practice in all Texas State Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. He participates in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, San Antonio Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and Texas Bar Foundation, as well as the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas. He was born in San Antonio and raised in New Braunfels, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southwest Texas State University with honors in 1982, followed by a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1985. While in law school, he was awarded a position as an Associate Editor of the Southwestern Law Journal. Mr. Reynolds has tried a variety of complex civil cases before juries in central and south Texas. Before forming Brett Reynolds & Associates in 2011, he was the President of Blakeley & Reynolds, P.C., and a shareholder for eight years at Ball & Weed, P.C., preceded by associate positions there and at the former Groce, Locke & Hebdon, P.C. in San Antonio. His expertise includes post-accident investigations of both first party and third party claims and disputes. He has represented clients in hundreds of successful mediations as well, both during and before litigation.

For the first seven years of his legal career, Philip maintained a general civil trial practice, concentrating on personal injury defense and commercial litigation. In personal injury cases, he defended businesses and individuals facing claims involving premises liability, products liability, motor vehicle accidents, and general negligence. His commercial litigation work included defending businesses against allegations of breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and insurance coverage disputes. In 2008, Philip shifted his practice away from representing corporations, insurance companies, and insureds, turning his focus to family law. Since that time, he has handled hundreds of family law cases, addressing matters such as divorce, the modification and enforcement of divorce decrees, paternity actions, termination of parental rights, domestic adoptions, grandparent access, premarital agreements, and separation agreements. Philip’s background in civil litigation, combined with his deep understanding of procedural and evidentiary rules, allows him to effectively advocate for clients when family law disputes require courtroom litigation. Philip earned his law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2001, after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Houston-Downtown in 1998. He has remained active in his community, coaching boys' basketball teams and mentoring Plano middle school students through the annual Collin County Mock Trial competition. Philip is married to Kelly Moore, and together they are raising three children in a blended family. Having experienced divorce personally, Philip recognizes the importance of delivering meaningful results for his clients while minimizing unnecessary conflict in their lives. For divorce legal help in Collin County, Denton County, and Dallas County, contact Frisco family law attorney Philip W. Moore at 214-764-8033.

John J. Kahn, Jr. practices in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Law. As a personal injury lawyer, Mr. Kahn has handled a variety of personal injury cases including automobile/truck accidents, industrial/offshore/railroad accidents, daycare injury cases, wrongful death cases, toxic torts, prescription drug cases, products liability cases, birth injuries, and premises liability cases. As a criminal defense attorney in Pearland and the Houston area, Mr. Kahn deals with all Felonies and Misdemeanors for both adults and juveniles including DWI, drug crimes, sex crimes, assaults, thefts, burglary, and probation violations. Mr. Kahn graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA and then attended South Texas College of Law where he graduated with his juris doctorate in 2001. That same year, he was admitted to practice law in Texas. Mr. Kahn is a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, National College for DUI Defense, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the Christian Trial Lawyers Association.

Rachel Rojas is an attorney at TorHoerman Law who specializes in product liability and pharmaceutical litigation. A Corpus Christi, TX native, Rachal moved cross-country to attend Columbia University in New York City and completed a bachelor’s degree in political science. Before law school and after graduating from Columbia, she worked on both sides of civil litigation as a paralegal for a plaintiff’s asbestos law firm and a corporate defense firm.

At Purvis Gray Thomson, LLP, we are committed to improving the lives of our clients by providing them with dedicated, tenacious legal advice and counsel during some of the most difficult times in their lives. There are several keys to our effective approach and our strong track record of client satisfaction.

Nick Deets has been a partner with Hovde Dassow + Deets in Indianapolis since 2001. His primary areas of practice are personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death. He has tried more than 80 jury trials to verdict. Nick was named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2010, Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, in 2018, and Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice, in 2020. He has been recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Magazine every year since 2006 and has been listed in Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, every year since 2010. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Litigation Counsel of America, and is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Tor Hoerman is a nationally recognized attorney who has served in the field for more than twenty-five (25) years. He is most well-known as the founder of our personal injury law firm, TorHoerman Law (THL). Having garnered success leading the pharmaceutical branch at the Simmons firm, Tor amicably decided to split from Simmons in 2009 and start his own pharmaceutical and personal injury practice called TorHoerman Law, LLC (THL). After negotiating the terms of the split, Tor struck a deal that allowed him to bring his entire staff from Simmons to his new practice, which summed up to more than 25 lawyers and staff members.

Randall Winton of Winton Law provides legal services throughout Nashville, Davidson County, Williamson County and Middle Tennessee for a variety of clients in the following areas: Business Formation, Corporate Governance, Bankruptcy, Taxation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Contract Law, Domestic Law and general legal services in Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding areas. You can expect timely service, representation at a fair price, a sympathetic ear and our full attention and dedication to providing you with the very best advice and legal representation we can offer. With many years of professional experience as an attorney, CPA, MBA and CFO and officer of several businesses, we offer a unique understanding of a broad range of issues for both business and individual clients.

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury Born to Cuban and Colombian parents, Cassandra “Cassie” Lombard was raised in South Florida and is fluent in Spanish. She attended the University of Miami, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2010. While there, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and graduated in the top five percent of her class. She was also a member of the prestigious University of Miami President’s 100. She then attended the University of Miami Law School, graduating in 2013 Magna Cum Laude. She was also on the Inter- American Law Review during this time. Cassie began her internship with Gordon & Partners in 2012. One year later, she joined the firm’s Broward County office as an associate attorney. Cassie is currently a trial lawyer who has devoted her professional life to representing injured individuals in litigation. Cassie began her career at the firm handling all types of personal injury cases. In 2017, Cassie was trial counsel in a motor vehicle case where she obtained a verdict that was listed as one of Florida’s Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in Florida. In 2017, Cassie began working exclusively in the firm’s tobacco litigation division. During this time, Cassie has been on trial teams that have received seven and eight figure verdicts including one that was named in the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2018. During her free time, Cassie enjoys spending time with her family. Below is a list of recent verdicts that Cassie has been involved in: Duignan vs. R.J. Reynolds and Phillip Morris: $26,750,000.00 Coyne v. R.J. Reynolds: $17,589,233.00 Burgess v. R.J Reynolds: $3,000,000.00 Garcia v. Rance & X-Ray Copy Service Inc.: $254,461.00