Frank Baker is a litigation and trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience. He concentrates his practice in the defense of casualty, product liability and professional liability matters. He will partner with you to understand your litigation objectives and get them accomplished economically. Frank will assist in the prompt investigation and evaluation of the case and work with you to establish or update your reserves, and if early resolution is not feasible, he is prepared to take the case through alternative dispute resolution or trial.
Frank's effectiveness as a trial lawyer has earned him the highest professional rating from his peers, AV Preeminent by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. He tries cases in the areas of product liability, professional liability, premises and motor vehicle liability, construction defects and injuries, fires and toxic torts. Product manufacturers, major retailers, transportation companies, municipalities and various professionals, among others, have benefited from Frank's significant experience as a trial lawyer. With over 30 years in practice, he has defended hundreds of casualty cases and served as lead trial counsel in dozens of jury trials.
Frank is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova School of Law. He served as a law clerk to a trial judge. He is actively involved in civic activities in the Lehigh Valley, where he lives and works.
Honors & Awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Year Joined
1995
Results
Dog attack claim lacks “bite.”
General Liability
July 25, 2019
We obtained summary judgment in favor of our homeowner clients in a case involving an alleged “attack” by our client’s dog. As the plaintiff walked past the client's property on a public sidewalk, the dog ran out to the edge of the sidewalk barking loudly. The plaintiff became startled and stepped back, falling into the street and sustaining a seriously displaced left distal radius fracture that required open reduction and internal fixation.
Thought Leadership
A Chink in the Armor of Workers' Compensation Immunity: Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds Narrow Exception to Workers' Compensation Immunity
Allentown
General Liability
Workers' Compensation
September 1, 2009
Pennsylvania - Civil Liability In a recent Pennsylvania Superior Court case, which can be found at 2009 Pa. Super 73; 971 A.2d 1280, the court ruled that the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act ( Act ), 77 P.S. Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 3, September 2009
Classes/Seminars Taught
Various lectures to insurance industry groups on premises liability, auto liability and product liability
