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James T. Moughan


Mr. Moughan is a Shareholder and was a founding partner of Britt, Hankins & Moughan.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, commercial and class action litigation.  Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Moughan was an associate, and later, partner, at Duane, Morris & Heckscher.  Mr. Moughan began his legal career as a clerk for The Honorable John B. Hannum, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

EDUCATION

Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Editor, Temple Law Review, 1979-1980
Staff Member, Temple Law Review, 1978-1979

Drexel University, B.S., cum laude, Business Administration, 1975

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Britt, Hankins & Moughan
Shareholder

Duane, Morris & Heckscher
Partner, 1988-1992
Associate, 1982-1987

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable John B. Hannum, 1980-1982

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION

  • Class Action Litigation
  • Casualty and Personal Injury Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • 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

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Section on Civil Litigation
  • Philadelphia Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

Note, "The Judiciary As A Public Employer Under The PERA,"
52 TEMP. L.Q. 773 (1979)

LECTURES

  • Do's and Don'ts of Presenting Your Ortho Expert, Presented at "Orthopedics for Trial Lawyers" on behalf of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, May 15, 2006.
  • The 8th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, Presented on behalf of the American Conference Institute, April 18-19, 2002
  • Automobile Act Seminar - Presented on Behalf of the Center for Legal Education, May 1, 1996
  • Defense Counsel - The Next Bad Faith Target? - Presented at the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, June 14, 1994
  • The Verbal Threshold - Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, April 6-7, 1994
  • Act 6 - Motor Vehicle Update - Presented at "Medical and Legal Prospectives" Annual Seminar, September 21, 1993
  • §8371 and UM Claims - Other Act 6 First and Third Party Issues - Presented at the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, June 22, 1993
  • Act 6 - Motor Vehicle Update - First & Third Party Issues Pennsylvania Defense Institute/Philadelphia Claims Forum Seminar, February 19, 1993
  • Personal and Advertising Injury Liability Insurance Coverage Issues, Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Seminar, October 31, 1991
  • Recent Developments in Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Practice and Procedure, Professional Education Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association Boutique Lecture Series, October 10, 1991

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