Michael F. Barrett, the Firm's
Managing Shareholder, combines his lifelong interests
in trial law and medicine to champion the cause of medical
malpractice victims and to raise the level of care
provided by healthcare providers.
Mr. Barrett also concentrates his practice in the broad
spectrum of civil litigation—including civil
rights—and professional negligence. He is a
1981 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania
and a 1984 graduate of the Villanova University School
of Law. His Court admissions include:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- District of Columbia
- United States District Court, Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- United States District Court, District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Long active in professional practice associations, he
frequently participates as a lecturer and presenter at
various seminars. He is President Elect of the Philadelphia
Trial Lawyers Association for 2007-2008. He also serves
on the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Board of
Governors, is a former Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar
Association's Medico-Legal Committee, and formerly served
as Chairman of a Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary
Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Barrett is also a member of the Association of Trial
Lawyers of America and of the American, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Bar Associations. He is an appointed Judge
Pro Tempore of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia
County and is a Group Captain and Master of the Villanova
University School of Law Inns of Court.
Mr. Barrett has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super
Lawyer for 2005, 2006 and 2007 by his peers. He also has
received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest
ranking, and is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the
National Board of Trial Advocates. Mr Barrett is the 2006
recipient of the President's Award from the Philadelphia
Trial Lawyers Association.
Besides his involvement in the law and the legal community,
Mr. Barrett is active in a number of charitable organizations.
He is former legal counsel to Har Zion Temple of Penn
Valley, PA where he currently serves on the Board of Directors.
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