David J Colleran

David J Colleran

also known as Dave Colleran

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 26 years

Medical malpractice Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

2005 Market Street., Suite 1940, Philadelphia, PA

About David

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice 80%

David Colleran handles all forms of medical malpractice case, including birth injuries, cerebral palsy, delay in diagnosis, surgical error, pathology error, radiology error, etc. Every year, David tries many medical malpractice cases to verdict in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

27 years | 150 cases

80%
Personal Injury 20%

The main focus of David Colleran's personal injury practice is on premises liability (slip and fall, trip and fall, defective stairway, defective railing, construction sites), and automobile liability (all forms of automobile and trucking accidents, distracted driving, drunk driving, etc).

27 years | 75 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

33%-40%


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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 26 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1999

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 26 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1999

Administrative - Not Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

The Colleran Firm

2005 Market Street., Suite 1940, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

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Posted by Kim | September 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Medical Malpractice

Highly Skilled Medical Malpractice Attorney

My husband and I hired David Colleran to represent us in a medical malpractice suit. We found David to be professional, experienced, and extremely knowledgeable. I consider myself to be very fortunate to have had David at the helm when my husband died before the case was settled. With his experien...ce, discernment, and patience, David was able to negotiate our case to a successful settlement.

Posted by Stan | August 02, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly Recommend

David, and everyone I dealt with at the Colleran firm were fantastic, never failing to treat my case with the utmost professionalism. From initial consultation to successful resolution, they always kept me informed of developments throughout the process. I've dealt with many attorneys for various rea...sons in the past, but never been so favorably impressed. If anyone needs an attorney to litigate, or negotiate, on their behalf, I'd tell them to call the Colleran firm, and ask for David, before anyone else.

Posted by Sally | July 31, 2015 | Medical Malpractice

Excelllent Medical Malpractice Attorney

David Colleran represent us in a medical malpractice case. He did an excellent job. He was extremely thorough and professional in all of our dealings with him. Mr. Colleran kept us informed during the trial and proceedings. I don't think we couold have had a better attorney. We would highly rec...ommend Mr. Colleran. We were assigned a rather "old school" judge who limited how evidence could be presented. Mr Colleran did the extra work to make sure the jusry understood our circumstances.

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2008

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2007

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2006

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

1999 - Present

Trial Attorney, The Colleran Firm

1999 - 1999

Clerkship, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Honorable John P. Fullam

Associations

1999 - Present

Philadelphia Bar Association

Member

1999 - Present

Pennsylvania Association For Justice

Member

1999 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

$4 Million Verdict for Slip & Fall Victim

$4,329,000 recovery for Plaintiff

$1.5 Million for Misdiagnosed Bacterial Infection That Lead to a Stroke

Won $1,500,000 for client

Jury Rules Doctor Negligent in Wrongful Death

$345,357 won for the deceased's estate

Conlon v. TransNational, LLC

$3,600,000 verdict for plaintiff

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Education

1999

Villanova University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

Villanova University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

Villanova Guest Professor

Intersection of Health and Law

Languages

English

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