James D. Cella
Partner

(215) 299-4330 (phone)
(215) 299-4301 (fax)

Philadelphia, PA Office

JAMES CELLA, a partner in the Philadelphia office, focuses his practice in insurance defense claims. His major areas of concentration include bad faith, first party, third party and uninsured/underinsured litigation. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania.

In 1997, Mr. Celia gave a lecture titled “Civil Litigation Update” to the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. The following year he spoke on “Overcoming the MIST Defense” to the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Cella graduated from Temple University in 1985 with a degree in Criminal
Justice. He earned his J.D. from Widener School of Law in Delaware in 1990. Mr. Cella is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations. He also belongs to the Pennsylvania Defense Institute.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury -- Defense
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Insurance Law
Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

1992 Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

U.S Supreme Court
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Education

1990
Widener University School of Law
Wilmington, DE
J.D.

1985
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
B.A.
Major: Criminal Justice

Publications

Overcoming the Mist Defense
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers

Civil Litigation Update
Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Representative Clients

Nationwide Insurance Company
Erie Insurance Company
Harleysville Insurance

Representative Matters

First Oak Brook v. Comly Holding Corp., 93 F.3d 92
3rd Circuit, 1996