Of Counsel
Philadelphia Office
Phone: 215-854-0658 ext. 8702
Fax: 215-854-8434
Education
B.A. Pennsylvania State University, 1982
J.D. Temple University School of Law, 1985
Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania, 1985
New Jersey, 1989
Areas of Practice
Litigation:
Practice Description
Tim McGowan joined the firm in 1991, following seven years as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia. His practice is focused on product liability defense, with particular expertise as trial counsel in asbestos and other mass tort litigation.
Tim has obtained over one hundred defense verdicts as lead or sole trial counsel in courts throughout the country. He has tried cases in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Indiana, Michigan, Maine, Massachusetts, California, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin. His work in this area has included successful defense of punitive damage claims, catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters.
In addition to his active trial practice, Tim spends considerable time on witness development and general litigation strategy for a broad range of clients. He is a frequent lecturer at various national conferences and seminars relating to asbestos trial practice, medicine and state of the art.
Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Publications
Authored “Defending the Lung Cancer
Case” in the Source Book on Asbestos Diseases, Peters & Peters 2001
Martindale
Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV
