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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Jonathan A. Hogins has joined the firm’s Richmond, Virginia office as a member of the general liability practice group.  Jonathan comes to TT&H with significant civil litigation experience, both in state and federal court.  Prior to joining TT&H, Jonathan defended governmental entities in cases involving… read more

In April 2021, the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act was enacted with an effective date of July 1, 2022. In addition to creating an intermediate appellate court (the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals) below the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (previously the only appellate court in the state), the statute also reorganized the… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is excited to announce that Cameron P. Kockler has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Pittsburgh, PA office.  Prior to joining TT&H, Cameron served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph C. Adams of the York County Court of Common Pleas.  Thereafter, he represented the… read more

Attorney Joshua Bovender, a partner in the firm’s Harrisburg office, recently obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial in Chester County.  This is the second trial in the past year where Josh’s jury returned with a defense verdict in under 20 minutes.  The case involved a classic “he said, she said” auto accident. Plaintiff… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Gitelman v. Wilkinson United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53750 Decided: March 24, 2022 An injured party has no right to sue the insurer of an alleged tortfeasor unless a provision of the policy or statute creates such a right. Background… read more