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Timothy George Lenahan
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Biography
Timothy G. Lenahan is Managing Partner at Lenahan & Dempsey, PC and devotes his practice to assisting those who have been injured. He has been designated by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
Named by Best Lawyers In America as their Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year (2015-2016 Scr/WB/AEB/Poconos), Timothy Lenahan is listed by Best Lawyers in America in two separate categories, Personal Injury and Insurance (Plaintiff's counsel), designations he has held every year since 2008.
Timothy Lenahan holds highest possible Martindale rating of AV Preeminent. He served as both trial and appellate counsel on the groundbreaking Pennsylvania Insurance Bad Faith case of Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc). The case helped establish the obligation of insurance companies to treat their customers fairly when making a claim.
Among other honors, Timothy Lenahan has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate since 1988, a designation held by fewer than 4% of practicing attorneys. The National Board of Trial Advocacy has also certified him as a Certified Pretrial Advocate since 2012. Attorney Lenahan has also been named a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer”, as published in Philadelphia Magazine, every year since 2005.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Insurance
50%
46 years
Personal Injury
50%
46 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 44 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1981
No misconduct found
Location
Lenahan & Dempsey, P.C.
116 N Washington Ave, Scranton, PA, 18503-1800
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Experience
Honors
2016
Best Lawyer, Commercial Litigation & Personal Injury, Best Lawyers in America
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2009
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2008
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
Work Experience
1980 - Present
Managing Partner, Lenahan & Dempsey, PC
1990 - 1994
Lecturer, Penn State Univeristy
1984 - 1987
Lecturer, Marywood University
Associations
2016 - Present
United WayChair
2016 - Present
Pennsylvania Association For JusticeMember
2010 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationCommittee on Civil Rules
1981 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1980 - Present
Lackawanna County Bar AssociationMember
2012 - 2016
National Board of Trial AdvocacyPretrial Advocate
2010 - 2015
Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc.Board Member
1998 - 2016
Lackawanna County CourtSpecial Trial Master
1988 - 2016
National Board of Trial AdvocacyMember
1980 - 2016
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc)
PA Supeme Court Win
Hollock v Erie, 2004 Pa. Super. 13, 842 A.2d 409 (2004)(en banc)
PA Supeme Court Win
Education
1980
St. Marys University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1978
University of Scranton
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2016
CJA Trial Advocacy Series
Opening Statements
2013
Penn State School of Law Negotiation Marathon
Negotiation
2010
Negotiation Marathon
Negotiation
2009
The Dispute Resolution Institute
Personal Injury Potpourri
2009
Pennsylvania Association For Justice
Insurance Bad Faith
2008
Committee for Justice for All
Insurance Bad Faith
2007
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Insurance Bad Faith
Publications
1991
For The Defense (TACDL)
"Panic Free Final Preparation for Trial"
1985
Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Guide
Workers Compensation
1979
St. Mary's Legal Research Journal
Editor
Languages
English
Spanish