On October 16, 2021, Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Patrick Sweeney was named First Vice President of the Defense Research Institute during the organization’s annual meeting in Boston. DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Michael Kunsch authored an article, Don’t Be So Forward: A Cautionary Tale for the Digital Age, published in the Fall 2021 edition of the USLAW Magazine. The article explores preserving privileged communications in the digital age. The article is available at the following link: Fall 2021 USLAW Magazine
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Robyn McGrath was elected to the USLAW Network Board of Directors during the Member Meeting at the 2021 Fall Client Conference. For more information about USLAW, visit https://web.uslaw.org/
On September 24, 2021, Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Michael Kunsch will co-moderate a panel discussion, “Global Supply Chains: Were Businesses Asleep at the Wheel at the Beginning of the Pandemic and How to Avoid Similar Issues Next Time,” at the USLAW Fall Client Conference at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Frank Gattuso is moderating a Power Hour Session for the Greater Philadelphia Executive Claims Council on August 19, 2021. The session is titled “The Virtual World and its Effect on Handling and Receiving Claims – Continued Use or Reverting Back?” For more information or to register, click on the following link: GPECC August Power Hour.
In collaboration with the South Jersey Claims Association, Sweeney & Sheehan Associates Jacqueline DiColo and Ryan J. Murphy presented a virtual continuing education course about personal automobile insurance policies for attorneys and insurance adjusters on March 24, 2021.
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Michael Kunsch authored an article with Bert Randall of Franklin & Prokopik, P.C., published in the Spring 2021 edition of USLAW Magazine, assessing the standard of care for claims alleging exposure to Covid-19. The article is available at the following link: Spring 2021 USLAW Magazine
Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Neal Thakkar, along with Benjamin Folkman, Esq., will be teaching a virtual continuing education course on Equine Liability for Lawline, a national CLE provider, on Monday, January 25, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested in attending can sign up through the attached link: Litigating Equine Personal Injury Cases
On October 23, 2020, Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Patrick Sweeney was elected Second Vice-President of the Defense Research Institute. DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
In conjunction with the 2020 USLAW Network Worldwide Virtual Retreat, Sweeney & Sheehan Partner Michael Kunsch gave a Civil Litigation Home Field Advantage presentation, “Strictly Unreasonable: Post-Tincher Product Liability in Pennsylvania.” The presentation is available by clicking on the title in the program via the following link: USLAW Home Field Advantage: Civil Litigation
Sweeney & Sheehan mourns the loss of its founder, Donald J.P. Sweeney, Esquire, on June 8, 2021. He was a proud graduate of St. Athanasius Catholic School, St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Villanova University and Temple Law School. He practiced law for nearly 40 years, and founded Sweeney & Sheehan in 1971. He was active litigator and he specialized in catastrophic product liability cases. Don supported his children's activities, serving as soccer coach at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church and President of the CYO. He was a lector for nearly 48 years and a member of the choir. He was an active supporter of St. Joseph's Prep and was awarded the Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999 and the Rev. Charles Schnorr, SJ '37 Service Award in 2005. He retired from the practice of law in 2004.
Don is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ann, his children, Shannon, Patrick, Daniel, Gerard and Suzanne, and ten grandchildren.
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