PLW People in the News—Nov. 20, 2018—Thomas, Thomas & Hafer
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer announced the addition of Samuel G. Dunlop as a new attorney to the firm.
November 16, 2018 at 11:30 AM
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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer announced the addition of Samuel G. Dunlop as a new attorney to the firm.
Dunlop is an associate in the Pittsburgh office.
He focuses his practice in the area of general liability.
Dunlop graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a law clerk at Willman & Silvaggio, where he worked primarily on cases involving issues of premises liability, subrogation, and insurance coverage and bad faith.
|Speakers
Daniel E. Cummins of Scranton firm Foley, Comerford & Cummins and Paul Oven of Moosic firm of Dougherty Leventhal & Price presented “The Law Is a Like a Box of Chocolates: A Forrest Gump Themed 2018 Civil Litigation Update.”
The presentation was part of Luzerne County Bench Bar Conference on Nov. 8 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Wilkes-Barre.
Cummins focuses his practice on defending motor vehicle accident liability cases and UIM/UM arbitration matters along with premises liability and products liability cases.
Oven focuses his practice on complex civil litigation including medical malpractice, products liability, insurance bad faith and automobile/trucking cases.
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Ellen Rosen Rogoff served as a moderator at the Society of Professional Women's Safe & Legal Workplaces Leadership Workshop on Oct. 26 in King of Prussia.
Rogoff's panel, “#MeToo, Unconscious Bias and How Companies Are Responding,” discussed how companies are responding to the #MeToo bias, the wage gap, and understanding unconscious bias and how to make a difference.
Rogoff focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and employment law. She regularly represents corporate clients in a broad spectrum of discrimination, sexual harassment, restrictive covenant and termination cases.
Rogoff is also an adjunct professor at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, teaching employment discrimination.
|Announcements
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