Joseph G. McHale
Associate

(610) 395-5903 (phone)
(610) 395-7097 (fax)

Lehigh Valley Regional Office

JOSEPH G. McHALE, originally hired as an associate in the Philadelphia Office, transferred to the Allentown regional office in 2005. Mr. McHale dedicates his practice to defense of clients in complex civil litigation in matters involving Motor Vehicle and Premises Liability, Insurance Coverage, Uninsured and Underinsured and Insurance Bad Faith.

Mr. McHale has extensive civil litigation experience having successfully tried major civil trials to verdict and Arbitrations in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Mr. McHale has successfully argued appellate cases in Pennsylvania and Vermont.

Mr. McHale has been a faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and National Business Institute and frequently lectures Insurers on the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Bad Faith and Premises Liability.

Mr. McHale has a BV Peer Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell indicating high to very high legal ability and very high adherence to ethical standards.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Defense
Motor Vehicle
Premises Liability
Insurance Coverage
Motor Vehicle Insurance
Insurance Bad Faith

Bar Admissions

1993 Pennsylvania
1990 Vermont

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for District of Vermont
U.S. District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania
US. District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

1990
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
J.D.

1984
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.S. Public Service

Affiliations

Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Bucks County Inn of Court
Philadelphia Bar Association

Presentations

Faculty Member Pennsylvania Bar Institute on Premises Liability, 2001

Faculty Member National Business Institute on Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Issues, 2006

Lectured at training Seminars to The Hartford, MetLife, ACE, Maryland Casualty, Travelers and Shelby Insurance Company on matters including the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Insurance Bad Faith and Premises and Motor Vehicle Liability