Thomas P. Wagner, shareholder in the Philadelphia office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named the 2018 Personal Injury Litigation, Defendants, "Lawyer of the Year" in Philadelphia by Best Lawyers in America©.

Best Lawyers began designating "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal practice areas in 2009. Only a single lawyer in each legal practice specialty per designated metropolitan area is selected, based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments. The designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

Mr. Wagner is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in both the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania. He concentrates his practice on the defense of casualty and product liability cases, as well as transportation industry litigation. His clients include well-known national retailers, hotel companies, product manufacturers, and one of the largest transit authorities in the United States. He has successfully represented these and other clients in a host of catastrophic loss cases.

A graduate of Fairfield University and St. John's University School of Law, Mr. Wagner is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®, and he has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2004. In the Super Lawyer balloting, Mr. Wagner was twice voted by his peers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania. Among his numerous professional memberships, he is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, and a former President of the Temple American Inn of Court.

About Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, founded in 1962 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading civil defense litigation law firm that represents and advises insurers, self-insured businesses and professionals in a wide range of professional liability, casualty, health care, employment and workers' compensation matters. With 500 attorneys in 20 offices throughout PA, NJ, DE, OH, NY & FL, Marshall Dennehey is uniquely positioned to assist clients in both avoiding litigation, as well as providing them with a vigorous defense in the event of claims and suits made against them. For more information, please visit www.marshalldennehey.com.