Partner Warren Voter has been selected a 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer®. He has been selected a Super Lawyer® for 18 years. Super Lawyer® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Sweeney & Sheehan is proud to be a sponsor of the South Jersey Claims Association 2024 Barbara Johnson Golf Outing.
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Elizabeth Dalberth authored an article, Overview of Potential Claims Against Cannabis Businesses, published in the New Jersey Defense Association, Spring 2024, magazine.
Sweeney & Sheehan is pleased to announce that Nicole Cramer has joined the firm. Nicole is a member of the Pennsylvania and Texas bars. She concentrates her practice in product liability, retail and hospitality and general liability.
On April 20, 2024, Partner Lou Vogel presented on a panel at the USLAW Spring Client Conference, Creative Resolution Strategies in Phoenix, Arizona.
Sweeney & Sheehan is pleased to announce that Marcus E. Abramson has joined the firm as an associate. Marcus’ practice includes general liability, premises liability and motor vehicle accidents. His prior experience includes representing insurance carriers in first-party property litigation and pre-litigation advising in claims handling. Not only a great attorney, but a genuinely nice person as he was a Peace Corp Volunteer in Zambia for three years.
Sweeney & Sheehan is pleased and proud to announce the election of Robyn Farrell McGrath as Managing Partner and J. Michael Kunsch as Chief Financial Officer of the Firm, effective April 10, 2024. We thank Warren Voter for his dedicated service as Managing Partner as he turns over the reins of leadership. Warren will remain a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Although new roles for Robyn and Mike, they have been deeply involved in the Firm’s growth and success, each serving on the Firm’s Management Committee for more than 10 years.
January 2024, Partner Christopher J. O’Connell was inducted to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. FDCC is a professional trade association of vetted and premier defense and corporate counsel and industry executives whose vision is to advance and sustain an equitable civil justice system now, and for future generations, through a community and network of trusted, leading and innovative industry legal professionals.
On January 25th, Partner Neal Thakkar prevailed in the New Jersey Appellate Division in New Jersey Manufacturer’s Ins. Co. v. Lallygone L.L.C., in which the Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the action for failure to state a claim, finding that res judicata precluded an insurer from litigating a subrogation action against a contractor where its insured homeowner, after receiving payment from the insurer for a covered loss, sued in his own right for breach of contract and consumer fraud without notifying the insurer, tried the case, and lost. The insurer, unaware of the underlying litigation and its outcome, subsequently filed a subrogation action against the contractor. Although the insurer was never placed on notice of the underlying action, it was nevertheless bound by the no cause verdict against its insured rendered after a full and fair hearing in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Brianna O’Donnell, Esquire joins the Firm as an Associate. She concentrates her practice in general liability, premises liability, and employment matters. During law school, Brianna worked as a legal intern for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Additionally, she worked as a law clerk at a defense firm in workers’ compensation where she assisted in corresponding with clients and provided case valuations.
Zachary S. Edmonds, Esquire joins the Firm as an Associate. Zach focuses his practice in construction defect, professional liability and product liability. An accomplished attorney and an experienced civil engineer, Zach brings great value to our clients in the construction and related industries. In addition, his experience includes fist party property litigation due to fire and weather-related claims and includes many trials to successful verdict.