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Joseph M. Hankins


Mr. Hankins is a shareholder and was a founding partner of Britt, Hankins & Moughan.  He concentrates his practice in the area of civil litigation.  Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Hankins was an associate, and later, partner, at Duane, Morris & Heckscher.  He is a former president of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.  

EDUCATION

Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1974
Research Editor, Temple Law Quarterly

University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1971

St. Joseph's Preparatory School, 1967

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Britt, Hankins & Moughan
Shareholder

Duane, Morris & Heckscher
Partner, 1981 to 1992
Associate, 1974 to 1981

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION

  • Civil Litigation - Casualty Insurance Defense
  • Auto Negligence
  • Civil RICO
  • Construction Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • First Party Insurance Defense
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage Disputes
  • Insurance Guaranty Association Issues
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Exposure Litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

SERVICE TO COURTS

Sits regularly as a Judge pro tem for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

PUBLICATIONS

Pennsylvania Law of Joint Bank Accounts, 47 Temple Law Quarterly 107 (1974)

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, President, 1992-1993; Officer 1990-1992; Executive Committee, 1989-1990, 1995-1996
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute, President, 2001-2002; Officer, Director and/or Committee Chair 1989-2004

LECTURES

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminars: (1) Compulsory Arbitration Seminar Evaluation of Soft Tissue Injuries/Mock Closing Argument, Tri-Annually; (2) Validity of Tort Option Selection Forms, February 14, 1996; (3)Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims - Case Law Update, Octo­ber 28, 1992

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