Insurance Real Estate
Resume:
Dan McGannon, Esquire
Kennett Square, PA 19348
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Saltz Polisher P.C., Wayne, PA August 2011 – April 2012
Insurance Defense
Associate Attorney
• Prepared and responded to all forms of written discovery including interrogatories, request for production of documents and request for admissions in products liability, premises liability and auto accident cases
• Reviewed and analyzed extensive documents produced in discovery including business records, employment policies, medical records and witness statements.
• Drafted answers, complaints, preliminary objections and summary judgment motions in both state and federal court regarding premises liability, product liability and employment defense actions
• Negotiated case settlements on behalf of insurance carrier clients
• Attended and conducted depositions
• Conducted extensive legal research for premises liability, product liability, employment discrimination and automotive accident cases
• Prepared numerous liability assessment reports to insurance carriers
• Conducted extensive legal research on substantive defenses to premises liability, products liability, employment defense and state and federal procedure issues
Law Offices of Tom Mohr, West Chester, PA June 2009 – August 2011
Real Estate Law
Legal Intern/Associate Attorney
• 2nd chair at trial in commercial non-disclosure
o Cross examination of plaintiff’s expert witness
o Direct examination of witnesses
• Conducted/Defended depositions in residential & commercial non-disclosure, Adverse Possession and Mechanic’s Lien Cases
• Prepared written discovery including interrogatories, request for production and request for admission in non-disclosure claims, boundary disputes and trespass/ejectment cases
• Extensive client communication
• Represented clients in landlord-tenant arbitrations
• Represented consumer clients in debt collection actions
• Represented client in traffic violations
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Chester County Bar Association – Young Lawyers Division
• Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce
o Future Leaders of West Chester
GRADUATE EDUCATION
Widener University School of Law, DE J.D. awarded May 2010
Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Honors Fraternity
Relevant Coursework: Corporate Finance, Business Organizations, Insurance Law, Trial Methods, Pre-Trial Methods
Achievements: Certificate of Achievement for Pre-Trial Methods
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Shippensburg University B.A. awarded May 2007
Major: Psychology
Minors: Political Science & Philosophy
Publications: Research Article published in Eastern Psychological Association 2004 Edition; Research Assistant to Dr. Angela Bartoli
Activities: Psi Chi Honors Fraternity, Psychology Club
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