William D. Marvin - Attorney Profile

2001 Market Street 29th floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Phone: (215) 567-3500
Toll Free: (888) 375-7600
Fax: (215) 567-6019
Email: wmarvin@cprlaw.com

William D. Marvin (1951-2010)

Biographical Information:

William Marvin's experience in state and federal courts includes major jury trials, arbitrations and mediations, extensive briefing at all levels and oral arguments in all Pennsylvania appellate courts. Mr. Marvin has achieved ground-breaking precedents in the fields of insurance law, bad faith and consumer rights.

William also has extensive experience in prosecuting class actions. He led a team that obtained judicial approval for a $40 Million settlement against a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and has directed massive document production and reviews, using his expertise in electronic technology. Consumer rights, prescription drugs, and insurance practices are frequently the subject of his class action work.

Mr. Marvin has been using computer technology in legal practice since 1981. He developed and administered systems for case and document management, class action administration, document discovery, electronic research and document generation and automation. He has also presented several seminars on internet law and related topics.

Practice Areas:

• Personal Injury, Class Actions & Civil Litigation

Bar Admission:

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1981
• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
• United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• Temple University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981
• Deep Springs College, Temple University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978

Community and Bar Association Activities:

• Member, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations
• Member, the American Association for Justice
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Webmaster, http://philatla.org)
• Vice-chair, Montgomery Bar Association Intellectual Property and Communications Law Committee (1999)
• Past-president, Old York Road Little League, Cheltenham Township.

Notable Writings:

• Author, "Chartan and Its Progeny: Did Section 1736 of the MVFRL Limit Stacking?",
• Pennsylvania Insurance Law Journal, Vol. I, No. 31 (Feb. ‘92).