Mr. Britt is a Of Counsel to the firm and was a founding partner of Britt, Hankins & Moughan. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Britt was an associate, and later, partner, at Duane, Morris & Heckscher.  He was also an associate at Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler and House Counsel at Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company. He is a former president of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.  He has also served as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.  

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1964
Winner, Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition
Member, National Moot Court Team

St. Joseph's University, A.B., International Relations, 1961
Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)


PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Britt, Hankins & Moughan
Founding Partner, Of Counsel

Judge Pro Tempore, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County
1991 - Present

Duane, Morris & Heckscher
Partner, 1973-1992
Associate, 1968-1973

Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, Philadelphia, PA.
Associate, 1967-1968

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company
House Counsel, 1964-1967


AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION

  • Professional Liability
  • Medical and Legal Malpractice
  • Architects and Engineers Malpractice
  • Product Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Casualty Litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Bar Association
    Section on Tort and Insurance Practice
    Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
    Section on Litigation

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
    Section on Civil Litigation
    Section on Environmental Law

  • Philadelphia Bar Association
    State Civil Procedure Committee
    Trustee, Campaign for Qualified Judges, 1989-1990

  • Lawyers Club of Philadelphia
    Executive Board, 1988-1990

  • Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
    Executive Board, 1983-1989, 1992-1993
    President 1988-1989

  • Defense Research Institute
    Pennsylvania Defense Institute
    International Association of Defense Counsel

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Lecturer, Philadelphia Bar Education Center, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Taking and Defending Depositions", June 1996

  • Lecturer, Second Annual Joint Trial Tactics Seminar,
    Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, 1993

  • Lecturer, Philadelphia Bar Education Foundation, Continuing

  • Legal Education Program, "How To Try A Slip-and-Fall Case" November, 1992

  • Lecturer, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, "Management of Pennsylvania Toxic Tort Litigation,"  September 1989

  • Lecturer, Workmen's Compensation Referees, "Hearsay Evidence," September 1989

  • Lecturer, Philadelphia Bar Association Arbitration Seminars, "Damages from a Defense Perspective,"  1989-1995

  • Lecturer, "Reservation of Rights Agreements and Non-Waiver Agreements," Pennsylvania Defense Institute, 1987

  • Lecturer, Philadelphia I Day "Insurance Coverage for Environmental and Toxic Tort Claims,"  1985

  • Lecturer, Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference Record Copy Services Rule, 1983

  • Demonstrative Evidence, 1986

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

  • Adjunct Faculty, Temple University Law School
    Academy of Advocacy, 1994

  • Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Training Program for City Solicitors, 1993

  • Faculty, Comey Institute of Industrial Relations
    St. Joseph's University, 1961-1992

  • Faculty, Philadelphia Bar Association Trial Advocacy Program, 1990

  • Faculty, Pennsylvania Defense Institute Trial Academy, 1989-1992

AWARDS

  • Defense Research Institute Exceptional Performance Citation, 1989

  • St. Joseph's University GEM Award, 2001, presented to an unsung hero in University and Legal Affairs.

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