Timothy G. Lenahan

Timothy G. Lenahan

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008
Awarded Practice Areas
Insurance Law Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Awarded Practice Areas
Insurance Law Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Works at
Lenahan & Dempsey PC

8 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Attorney Timothy G. Lenahan is managing partner of Lenahan & Dempsey, P.C. He has been named to Best Lawyers In America® and by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania. Timothy Lenahan devotes his practice exclusively to the representation of injured parties, including insurance coverage, first and third party bad faith, auto, medical malpractice and product liability and more. He is licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania local and state courts, as well as the U.S. Middle District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Attorney Timothy Lenahan was trial and appellate counsel in the landmark bad faith case, Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted, 903 A.2d 1185 (Pa. 2006).
Works at
Lenahan & Dempsey PC

8 Best Lawyers awards

Lenahan & Dempsey PC logo

Locations

Education

  • St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1980

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Insurance Law, Northeastern Pennsylvania (2026)
  • Insurance Law, Northeastern Pennsylvania (2024)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Allentown (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Bad Faith
  • Coverage
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Awards in Brief
  • Attorney Lenahan has been an "AV" preeminent rated attorney in Martindale Hubbell since 1987 (the highest possible rating). He has been a board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) since 1988.

Case History

Cases
  • Background in Brief
Timothy Lenahan has been named to Best Lawyers In America® and by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania. He was trial and appellate counsel in the landmark Insurance Bad Faith case, Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted, 903 A.2d 1185 (Pa. 2006).
  • Hollock v Erie - PA Insurance Bad Faith Case
Attorney Timothy Lenahan was trial and appellate counsel in the landmark bad faith case, Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc), appeal dismissed as improvidently granted, 903 A.2d 1185 (Pa. 2006).

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