The firm received a "Tier 1" ranking, which was the result of "a combination of clients' impressive feedback [and] the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have" for the firm.
The firm had two awards cited in the "Top Pennsylvania Verdicts of 2012" report, as compiled by VerdictSearch and distributed by The Legal Intelligencer, the country’s oldest law journal.
Considered LCD's most prestigious award, it is bestowed annually on a long-term supporter of the charity who has shown exceptional dedication to the organization.
Duffy illustrated how the credibility and control theme played out by discussing a recent case involving the emergency room at Temple University Hospital that he successfully tried to a $21 million verdict.
Duffy + Partners founder Tom Duffy recently met with former president Bill Clinton at a Philadelphia area political fundraiser. Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
A former security guard at a port in Delaware County received $3 million from a trucking company whose tractor trailer ran over her leg and foot and $750,000 from the entities that owned and operated the port.
A powerful networking hub for Philadelphia’s top trial lawyers, the group is accredited by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a provider of Continuing Legal Education and sponsors a popular Luncheon Lecture Series and numerous seminars of interest.
The law firm of Duffy + Partners has funded a fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children that will support the efforts of the Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) and its Medical Legal Partnership (MLP).
ALM Media's special report on the Top Pennsylvania Verdicts for 2011 recognized Duffy + Partners' $21,000,000+ verdict in Campbell v. Temple University Hospital as the 5th largest verdict of the year in the commonwealth.
