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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) has elevated four lawyers from associate to partner, effective January 1, 2023. Ben Peoples, one of TT&H’s managing partners, observed: “As the firm enters its 46th year in business in 2023, we are proud to elevate this crop of talented lawyers from associate to partner.  These promotions are in recognition… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries McGuire v. City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 26 WAP 2021 Decided: November 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms decision that the City did not have a statutory duty to indemnify police officer. Background In 2012, a sixteen-year-old McGuire and some friends vandalized holiday decorations and created a… read more

This year, TT&H will once again be well-represented within the leadership of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute (“PDI”).  Ryan Blazure, a partner in the firm’s Wilkes-Barre office, will serve as Treasurer of PDI, while Rebecca Sember-Izsak, a partner in the Pittsburgh office, will serve as both Director representing the West District and Chair of the Transportation… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Richard C. DeFrancesco and Shawn M. Brothwell have joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Ambler, PA office.  Rich is a trial attorney who has handled personal injury and insurance claims for the past 20 years.  His practice areas include auto, premises liability, insurance… read more

A TT&H team led by partner, Dan Grill, recently won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County.  Dan and his team represented a family physician who was accused of malpractice in connection with the death of a 52-year-old patient.  The patient died due to a… read more