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Practice Areas: Plaintiff Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Auto Negligence, Truck Wrecks

Additional Information: John M. Dodig is an experienced trial attorney representing plaintiffs in various types of complex litigation, including medical negligence, product liability, construction accidents, consumer class actions, motor vehicle accidents and civil rights claims. Attorney John Dodig has successfully obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in several cases, including a $31,000,000 jury verdict on behalf of an individual injured as a result of a dangerous highway, $20,000,000 birth injury claim involving a brain-damaged child, a $13,275,000.00 recovery for a worker injured in a construction accident and a $11,000,000.00 recovery for an individual injured in a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Dodig regularly handles personal injury matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as several other states.

Mr. Dodig received his Bachelor of Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his law degree from Nova University. He also received an LLM in Trial Advocacy from Temple University.

Mr. Dodig was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association in 2006 and 2007. He is a frequent lecturer in courses designed to teach practicing lawyers practical skills, such as trial advocacy. He has also served on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Attorney Dodig was born in Saugerties, New York. He spends considerable time in both Harrisburg and Washington, participating in efforts to defeat tort reform and preserve the rights of innocent victims to be compensated for their losses. In June 2004, Mr. Dodig was awarded the President’s Award by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, in recognition of his work protecting the rights of innocent victims and maintaining their access to the court system.

In a landmark decision, John Dodig successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that municipalities should be held responsible if police are negligent during high-speed police chases. Jones v. City of Philadelphia. 700 A.2d 417 (Pa. 1997). Mr. Dodig has successfully handled numerous automobile accident cases involving high-speed police chases that have resulted in serious injuries and death. Mr. Dodig is often consulted by other automobile accident attorneys in Philadelphia because of his expertise in this area of the law, and is regularly asked to represent clients on a referral basis. Mr. Dodig has lectured to automobile accident attorneys on the topic of police pursuits and governmental and municipal liability. He has also been contacted by the Philadelphia Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, The Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly for expert opinion and analysis in this area of the law.

Recognized for five consecutive years by Philadelphia Magazine as a “Super Lawyer” in Pennsylvania, including recognition as one of the top 100 “Super Lawyers” in Philadelphia, as well as Pennsylvania.

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Firm Members: Jason Daria Reginald Streater