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Lenahan & Dempsey, a personal injury firm in Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania, has won millions on behalf of clients who have been seriously injured.

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Lenahan & Dempsey PC

May 18, 2023 09:03 AM

Lenahan & Dempsey has won hundreds of millions of dollars for the injured across all of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania, the Pocono Mountains region and the Allentown/Easton/Bethlehem area.

Our firm has been ranked Tier 1 in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” since 2011 in Northeastern Pennsylvania for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, most recently for 2023 with tier 1 rankings in four specialties. Currently, eight of our attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs for 2023. Two professionals from our firm have been separately honored as Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for Northeastern Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Lenahan in 2013 and Timothy G. Lenahan in 2016.

We are proud to aggressively represent seriously injured clients across all fields of Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation. We also maintain a strong professional interest in Product Liability, Wrongful Death, as well as Car, Truck and Bus Accident cases.

Lenahan & Dempsey has won cases in local courts all the way to the United States Supreme Court (Consolidated Rail Corporation v Darrone). The firm was both trial and appellate counsel in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that helped establish Insurance Bad Faith law in Pennsylvania (Hollock v Erie).

The firm holds a Martindale rating of AV Preeminent.

Lenahan & Dempsey handles civil cases through all phases of litigation, including preparation through negotiation, trial and appeal in state and federal court. The firm's size and resources allow us to work our client's cases to an expeditious conclusion, as evidenced by our high satisfaction rate.

At Lenahan & Dempsey, we also finance Personal Injury cases, paying all expenses needed to take the case to trial or negotiate the appropriate settlement. With a firm our size comes important resources such as medical consultants as well as access to a nationwide network of consultants in fields ranging from Architecture to Zoology. We also maintain a large in-house support staff.

The firm is known for its generous fee-sharing arrangements with referral counsel, and we pride ourselves for maintaining outstanding communication with clients and referral counsel.

To learn more about us, visit www.LenahanDempsey.com or call Attorney Timothy Lenahan, Managing Partner, at 1.888.536.2426.

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