News & Events

Jay A. Hamad, shareholder and co-chair of the Maritime Litigation Practice Group in the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Marine and Insurance Claims Association (MICA). Mr. Hamad’s position is effective immediately and has no term limit.

Through this very difficult time, and in response to emerging and uncertain legal developments arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Marshall Dennehey has assembled a firmwide, multidisciplinary task force to advise, address and support your legal and business concerns.

We have developed sector-specific teams to provide you with advice in areas of real-time concern. Our COVID-19 task force comprises department and practice group lead attorneys who are highly experienced in the many areas where coronavirus litigation is already being discussed, including:

In an effort to keep pace with client needs in the evolving health care environment, Marshall Dennehey has launched four new practice groups: Behavioral Health Risk and Liability; Electronic Medical Record and Audit Trail Litigation; Emergency Medical Services; and Telehealth and Telemedicine.

Marshall Dennehey announced today that Colleen M. Bannon, Esq., former Director of Human Resources, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the firm, succeeding Liz Brown who is now Senior Advisor of Operations Management until her retirement at the end of the year. Additionally, former Director of Finance, Frank S. Stransky, CPA, has been named the law firm’s first-ever Chief Financial Officer. The firm also welcomes Karen Williams, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, as its new Director of Human Resources.

Veteran New Jersey trial attorney Leonard C. Leicht has joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin’s Roseland office as a shareholder in the Casualty Department. Highly accomplished in the arena of trucking and transportation litigation, he will continue to focus on commercial motor vehicle matters, as well as personal injury, employment law, civil rights, and other general and professional liability matters.

Brandon J. Jordan, associate in the Workers’ Compensation Department at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been selected to join  the Widener University Commonwealth Law School Dean’s Diversity Board.  This advisory board oversees the diversity initiatives of the law school and advises the Dean, Director of Admissions, and other school departments on executing initiatives related to bringing greater diversity to the school and legal profession.