Gary Hunter Email & Phone Number

Gary Hunter joined German, Gallagher & Murtagh in August 1986. He is a Partner and the Chairman of the Workers' Compensation and Employment Practice Groups. These practice groups have a national self-insured client base, representing a number of the largest employers throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including several Fortune 500 companies. In addition, the practice represents national insurance carriers and third-party administrators. Gary graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in 1983.German Gallagher & Murtagh is a full-service law firm headquartered in Philadelphia. Since its formation in 1980, GGM has grown steadily in terms of size, fields of substantive practice, and stature in the legal community. The attorneys in the firm have diverse supplementary professional backgrounds and experience that greatly assist them in handling specialized areas of the law. GGM practices in the areas of Casualty Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employment and Labor Law, Environmental Law and Toxic Torts, Governmental Liability and Civil Rights, Healthcare, Insurance Law and Coverage, Medical Liability, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Transactional Law, and Transportation and Trucking. Since its inception, GGM has emphasized the necessity of having strong trial experience as well as the ability to resolve lawsuits effectively out of court.

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  Partner And Chairman Of Workers' Compensation And Employment Practice Groups

  German, Gallagher & Murtagh

  Aug 1986 - Present - Greater Philadelphia Area

  Gary spearheads the Workers' Compensation and Employment practices at GGM, overseeing a group of seven expert attorneys. He has developed a national self-insured client base, representing clients in retail, transportation, school districts, support services, and pharmaceuticals.GGM represents insurance carriers and self-insured corporations in workers' compensation matters at all levels of administrative and appellate proceedings. The firm's attorneys will often visit the workplace to become familiar with the conditions and to conduct an investigation of witnesses and supervisors. Every effort is made to engage the appropriate expert witnesses at an early stage in the litigation so that hearings and depositions may be promptly completed without unnecessary continuances and delays. German, Gallagher & Murtagh's attorneys regularly represent clients in disputes involving sex, age and race discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, defamation, breach of employment contracts and tortious interference with contracts. The firm is actively involved in providing advice to clients on the rapidly changing legal landscape in this area. GGM specializes in handling the entire spectrum of employment law claims, including compliance with statutes such as ERISA, COBRA, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, the firm is requested by clients to assist in drafting and implementing various employment policies, which are required in today's workplace.