Biography

Warren E. Voter is an AV Preeminent-rated attorney who practices exclusively in defense oriented property and casualty litigation with a concentration in fire loss, product liability, catastrophic loss, medical hardware, toxic and mass tort, premises/liquor liability and general casualty. In addition, he frequently serves as monitoring and coverage counsel for excess carriers and regional trial counsel and national coordinating counsel for a number of product manufacturers and their insurers. He has extensive experience trying cases involving fire and explosion loss, power woodworking equipment, hand tools, industrial machinery, consumer and recreational products, and premises and operations claims against recreational businesses and venues and non-profits, including sexual abuse claims. Warren is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. He is the Past Chair of the USLAW Product Liability Practice Group and served as a Director on USLAW’s Board. Warren has served as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for eighteen years. Warren is the Firm’s former Managing Partner and continues to serve on the Firm Executive Committee as President.

Education

Pennsylvania State University — B.S., Business Management
Villanova University School of Law — J.D.

Bar Admission

• Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Significant Reported Decisions

• Petrucelli v. Bohringer & Ratzinger, 46 F.3d 1298 (3rd Cir. 1995)
• Hamilton v. Emerson Electric Co., 133 F. Supp. 2d 360 (M.D. Pa. 2001)
• Nesbitt v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 415 F. Supp. 2d 530 (E.D. Pa. 2005)

Recent Speaking Engagements

• Event Data Recorders:  Practical and Legal Issues, Client Presentation, New Jersey
• Foreign Manufacturers – You Can Run But You Can’t Hide (Or Can You?), Personal Jurisdiction After Daimler, Presentation to USLAW Clients, Chicago, Illinois
• Pennsylvania Products Liability After Tincher v. Omega Flex, Presentation to James River Insurance Co., Richmond, Virginia
• Lithium Ion Batteries and Fire Causation, USLAW Exchange – Complex Tort & Product Liability, Columbus Ohio
• Pennsylvania Products Liability After Tincher v. Omega Flex, Presentation to Hartford Insurance Company, Virtual
• Pitfalls and Practicalities of Handling U.S. Claims for Foreign Insureds, USLAW Client Conference, Montreal, Canada
• Taming the Reptile (Or, Don’t Feed the Lizard), Presentation to Select Underwriters and Claims Personnel, Lloyd’s of London, London, UK
• Avoiding the Second Burn: Strategies for Successful Fire Scene Investigation, USLAW Client Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Managing the Media in the Aftermath of a Catastrophic Event, USLAW Client Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Post-Sale Design Changes in American Product Liability Law, Presentation to Select Underwriters and Claims Personnel, Lloyd’s of London, London, UK
• Distributor/Manufacturer Liability: Who Bears the Risk, USLAW Client Conference, Dana Point, California