Thomas F Reilly

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A Regional Litigation Firm

Founded in 1921, Swartz Campbell has provided defense litigation services to insurers and self-insureds throughout the eastern United States. Corporations, governmental entities and multi-national insurance companies are among the representative clients of the firm. With over 120 attorneys in 14 offices, we represent defendants in a vast array of litigated matters. Specialized practice areas have been developed within the firm thereby providing excellent representation for all clients in all areas of litigation.

Swartz Campbell attorneys are recognized as leaders in their fields, having the respect of their opponents and the judiciary alike. Often, our attorneys are at the forefront of developing areas of the law, participating in cases of first impression or providing testimony before the Legislature. Our attorneys are routinely requested to speak at seminars designed to educate attorneys and members of the insurance industry. In addition, we are involved in numerous professional organizations, occupying positions of leadership. At the core of our values is prompt and efficient service to our clients. At Swartz Campbell, Our Clients are Our Partners.

Thomas F Reilly
Swartz Campbell LLC
2 Liberty Place - 28th Floor
50 S 16th St #28
Philadelphia PA 19102-2519
Tel: 215 299-4313
Fax: 215 299-4301
E-mail: treilly@swartzcampbell.com

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

THOMAS F. REILLY graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in 1969, St. Joseph’s University in 1973 and Temple University School of Law in 1977. He served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Lord of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1977 until 1978. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Reilly was a founding partner and shareholder of Gallagher, Reilly and Lachat in 1982 and remained a partner and shareholder until 2000. Since then, he has been a partner with Swartz Campbell LLC, where he is involved primarily in the defense of serious personal injury matters for insurers and self-insureds and commercial litigation for private industry. His personal injury cases primarily involve products liability, construction accidents, commercial premises liability, dram shop liability, commercial vehicular liability and private vehicular liability.

Mr. Reilly is a member of the Philadelphia and American Bar Associations (Section of Litigation, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section), the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice.

Mr. Reilly has a keen interest in trial advocacy, having received a Diploma in Teaching Advocacy Skills from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in March of 1997. Since 1995 he has been on the faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's MidAtlantic Deposition Program, Taking and Defending Depositions, at Temple University School of Law. He was also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in September of 2000 and recertified in 2005 and 2010.

In 2006, Mr. Reilly was initially named a Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2006.

Areas of Practice
* Product Liability
* Premises Liability
* Construction Accidents
* Insurance
* Vehicular Liability