Thomas Coffey Email & Phone Number

Morristown, New Jersey, US

I have extensive experience handling civil litigation matters, with an emphasis on products liability, premises liability, and professional liability defense of lawyers, engineers, and accountants. I routinely appear in state and federal courts and manage all aspects of litigation from pre-suit planning, fact and expert discovery, depositions, motion.

• Substantial experience in all aspects of civil litigation, including written discovery, document productions, e-discovery, depositions, procedural and dispositive motions, budgeting, case valuations, settlement.
• Defend pharmaceutical client in multimillion-dollar breach of contract dispute;
• Defend property owners in premises liability actions; and
• Defend attorneys against allegations of professional malpractice.

Morristown, NJ, US

• Case management and development skills include: conduct initial client interviews, research potential claims, develop case strategy and budgeting, draft and argue procedural and dispositive motions, prepare company and.
• Second-chair of $22 million arbitration brought against a multinational engineering firm for defective asphalt and construction defect claims involving complex engineering, construction and expert/causation issues..
• Counsel for pharmaceutical manufacturers in defense of product liability litigations involving wide variety of products, including prescription and OTC medications.
• Defend industrial equipment manufacturers against personal injury actions.
• Handle and manage the defense of toxic and environmental tort cases, including asbestos, benzene and other chemicals, in product and premises liability cases from inception to resolution.
• Counsel for chemical manufacturers and industrial equipment and component part manufacturers in premises liability and product cases.

Washington, DC, US

• Researched and drafted memoranda on legislative proposals and judicial decisions.
• Prepared a report on the Navy's procedures for capital cases.
• Participated as non-voting member of the Joint Service Committee.

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