Tom Brophy is the President Emeritus of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin having served as President and CEO from 2005 to 2017.
With more than 35 years of experience in the legal profession, Tom remains constantly aware of changes in the business and legal community and continues to counsel and guide clients through this ever-changing landscape.
Over the years, Tom has defended hundreds of matters on behalf of corporations, individuals and insurance companies involving a wide range of legal issues including product liability, premises liability, liquor liability and health care liability matters. Tom has lectured extensively throughout the state on the practice of civil defense litigation.
Tom is a former chair of the Federal Practice Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association. He is actively involved with the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and the Defense Research Institute. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Society of Philadelphia for six years. Tom has served as a Trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nine years.
Tom served as the President of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation in 2017 and 2018 and continues to serve as a Trustee of the Bar Foundation and PBF Holdings. PBF Holdings is seeking to build an Equal Justice Center in Philadelphia to house the various service organizations that serve the poor, the disenfranchised, and those unable to afford legal services. Tom also served a two year term as the President of The Lawyers' Club of Philadelphia in 2016 and 2017
Honors & awards
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, The Legal Intelligencer
2019 William J. OBrien Distinguished Service Award, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, Pennsylvania Defense Institute
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
2001-Present
Attorneys Listed by Best Lawyers in America
- Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
2001-Present
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
2005-2019
Year joined
1979
Thought Leadership
A New Year, A New Era of Leadership at Marshall Dennehey: Thomas A Brophy Steps Down After 13 Years at the Helm; G. Mark Thompson is Firms New President & CEO
January 16, 2018
Thomas A.
Marshall Dennehey Selected a 2018 Best Law Firm in Multiple Practice Areas by U.S. News - Best Lawyers
November 1, 2017
Marshall Dennehey has been selected a 2018 Best Law Firm in multiple practice areas, both nationally and across numerous regions of the country. The rankings, which are presented in Tiers, are compiled annually by U.S.
Fifth Times The Charm: Marshall Dennehey Top Scorer in Philadelphia Business Journals 2017 Best Places to Work Program
August 11, 2017
For the fifth year running, Marshall Dennehey was selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Philadelphia region's Best Places to Work and the firm received the top score in the Extra Large Company categor
Law360 Names Marshall Dennehey A Best Law Firm For Female Attorneys
July 28, 2017
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a Best Law Firm For Female Attorneys by Law360 and its 2017 Glass Ceiling Report.
Seventy-One Attorneys Selected to the 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
May 12, 2017
Seventy-one attorneys from the Pennsylvania offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2017 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.
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Message from the Executive Committee
Philadelphia - Headquarters
December 4, 2017
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 4, December 2017By Thomas A. Brophy, Esquire, President and CEO Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 4, December 2017. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Sailing to Distant Shores
Philadelphia - Headquarters
January 25, 2017
Message from the Executive Committee
Philadelphia - Headquarters
September 1, 2016
By Thomas A. Brophy, Esquire, President & CEO
A Message from the Executive Committee
Philadelphia - Headquarters
December 1, 2015
By Thomas A. Brophy, Esquire, President & CEO Defense Digest, Vol 21, No. 4, December 2015
A Message from the Executive Committee
Philadelphia - Headquarters
March 1, 2015
There Has To Be a Better Way Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015
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