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Joseph S. D'Amico Jr. - Allentown, PA
645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800 Allentown, PA 18101
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Allentown Civil Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Joseph S. D’Amico’s success as a trial attorney is built on a foundation of responsiveness to client needs and desires, preparedness, organization and an aggressive but professional demeanor. Mr. D’Amico has tried over 20 jury trials to verdict throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Additionally he has tried hundreds of non-jury trials, arbitrations and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings in numerous venues.
Mr. D’Amico’s trial and appellate experience and practice encompasses commercial and construction litigation, professional negligence litigation involving insurance/producer issues, together with real estate litigation, eminent domain, personal injury defense, and select workers’ compensation defense. Mr. D’Amico counsels his clients on risk management and assessment. He has also been selected by judges and former adversaries to act as a mediator or arbitrator to resolve disputes.
About Joseph S. D'Amico Jr.
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Trial and Appeals
Representative Cases
- S.D. Bowers Inc. v. National Bank of the Commonwealth, 404 Pa. Super 512, 591 A2d 324 (Pa. Super 1997)
- Atiyeh v. Bear, 456 Pa. Super. 458, 690 A.2d 1245 (Pa. Super. 1997)
- Patient Transfer Systems, Inc. v. Patient Handling Solutions, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7648 (E.D. Pa. 2000)
- Dolfman v. Cedar Fair, L.P., et al., 648 Fed. Appx. 285 (3d Cir. 2016)
- Sears v. 69th Street Retail Mall, L.P. , 126 A.3d 959 (Pa. Super 2015)
- Torchia v. Cedar Fair, L.P., 71 D&C 4th 534 (Leh. Cty. 2004)
- American Rock Mechanics, Inc. v. Abbonizio Contractors, Inc., 887 A.2d 322 (Pa. Super. 2005)
- Olexa v. DeSales University, 78 D&C 4th 171 (Leh. Cty. 2005)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1989
- Florida, 1993
- New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Defense Institute
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Bar Association of Lehigh County, 2010 - 2012 (Bench Bar Conference Committee Chair)
- New Jersey Bar Association
Pro Bono Activities
- Lehigh Country Club, Board of Governors, 2017-Present
- Via of the Lehigh Valley, Former Board Chairperson, Board and Finance Committee Member, 1995-2009
- Berkleigh Country Club, Board of Governors, 2000-2007; Club President, 2003-2005
Education
- The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1989
J.D.
Honors: Woolsack Honor Society - Robert Morris College, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 1986
B.S.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Business Administration
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
645 West Hamilton StreetSuite 800 Allentown, PA 18101
Fax
- 610-797-6663
Office Hours
8:30 - 5:00 (M-Th); 8:00 - 4:30 (F)
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- Via Founders’ Award
- Peacemaker Award – given by leading National Insurance Broker to outside counsel; First attorney in the nation to have been honored three times.
- Bar Association of Lehigh County, President’s Legal Eagle Award 2009 for outstanding service to the Bar Association
- Martindale Hubbell Lawyers’ Rating “AV® Preeminent™,” highest professional ranking
- Named a “Select Lawyer” in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, General Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Law, and Workers Compensation Law, 2014
- Named a “Select Lawyer” in General Civil Litigation, 2015
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