Atty. Gerald A. Connor
Gerald (Jerry) A. Connor represents clients confronted with all types of casualty litigation, ranging from automobile and general liability claims, to products liability, construction litigation, and workers’ compensation claims.
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Gerald A. Connor is a Partner based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, practicing at Margolis Edelstein. Their practice focuses on business, ip, bankruptcy, workers comp, and construction. Educated at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor, 1989). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Professional Affiliations •Pennsylvania Defense Institute, member •Pennsylvania Bar Association, member •Lackawanna County Bar Association, member •Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, arbitrator. Serands clients in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Gerald (Jerry) A. Connor represents clients confronted with all types of casualty litigation, ranging from automobile and general liability claims, to products liability, construction litigation, and workers’ compensation claims
- Jerry also has extensive experience in commercial litigation, intellectual property issues, municipal claims, employment law, credit reporting matters and equal credit opportunity matters
- Jerry’s practice also includes defending and advising insurance carriers in uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, bad faith matters, first-party benefits, and coverage matters
- He has a first-hand understanding of bad faith law and prevention, having worked as in-house corporate counsel with a national multi-line insurance carrier for a number of years prior to joining Margolis Edelstein
- In this role, Jerry gained an intimate knowledge of all aspects of the insurance industry, including good-faith claims handling and investigation, claims policy development and training, and bad-faith avoidance
- Jerry has had the unique experience of being deposed on a number of occasions throughout the United States in bad-faith and coverage matters
- This first-hand knowledge and insight is invaluable in his defense and counseling of insurance carriers
- In his workers’ compensation practice, Jerry represents employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators in a broad range of workers’ compensation claims before workers’ compensation boards and courts throughout Pennsylvania
- He has extensive experience handling workers’ compensation matters across multiple industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and retail
- Jerry’s expertise includes thorough investigation of workplace injuries and careful review of medical evidence and expert reports with the goal of minimizing exposure for his clients
- In addition, he is well-versed in challenging the eligibility of claims, particularly when questions arise about the work-related nature of an injury or the severity of the employee’s condition
- Jerry has handled dozens of trials to verdict in the state and federal courts, and is also active at the appellate level
- Throughout his career, he has successfully resolved hundreds of casualty matters through arbitration and mediation
- He also lectures to clients and organizations on a variety of topics, including workers’ compensation, bad faith, automobile litigation, legal ethics, and the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law
- Honors •AV Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated Articles & Publications 2026 Increase in the Pennsylvania Average Weekly Wage Hands-Free Law Goes Into Effect in Pennsylvania on June 5, 2025 Does Pennsylvania Law Allow Employers to Reverse a Mistaken Acceptance of a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
- Direct Deposit of PA Workers’ Compensation Payments 2025 Increase in the Pennsylvania Average Weekly Wage 2024 Increase in the Pennsylvania Average Weekly Wage Commonwealth Court: Pay for Employee’s Medical Marijuana Pennsylvania’s New Autonomous Vehicle Law Takes Effect in 2023 2023 Increase in the Pennsylvania Average Weekly Wage 2022 Increase in the Pennsylvania Average Weekly Wage Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Announces Increase in the Average Weekly Wage Pennsylvania Governor Suspends Portions of Section 413 of the Workers’ Compensation Act Top Ten OSHA Standards Most Violated by Employers for Fiscal Year 2019 Speaking Engagements •“Medicare Liens, Set-Asides, and Medicaid Liens for Paralegals” Institute for Paralegal Education, April 2026 •“Insurance Coverage: From Liability to UM/UIM Coverage” & “Legal Ethics Pitfalls for Personal Injury Lawyers” National Business Institute, December 2025 •“Ethics at Work: Handling Tricky Employment Law Dilemmas” National Business Institute, December 2025 •“Legal Ethics of Sports Law” National Business Institute, October 2025 •“Insurance and Liens Checklists and Legal Ethics” National Business Institute, February 2025 •“Preparation for Depositions and Defending Depositions Effectively” MyLawCLE, January 2025 •“Questioning Accident Reconstruction Experts” and “Challenging the Testimony of Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists” National Business Institute, July 2024 •“Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Fundamentals - Appeal Procedures” National Business Institute, March 2024 •“Workers’ Comp 2023: Issues With Remote Employees
- How to Do Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs)” National Business Institute, November 2023 •“Reviewing Insurance, Settlement, and Releases” National Business Institute, August 2023 •“Pennsylvania Civil Practice, Procedure, and Forms” National Business Institute, August 2023 •“Attorney’s Guide to Truck Accident Investigations” and “Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Claim Negotiation Insights” National Business Institute, July 2023 •“Dirty Deposition Tactics - Aggressive Conduct and Cheap Tricks and Deposition Ethics” and “Obtaining Evidence from Electronic Devices in Auto Injury Cases,” National Businsess Institute, May, June 2023 •“Discovery in Complex Litigation” National Business Institute, April 2023 •“Insurance Coverage Research and Settlement of Claims” National Business Institute, April 2023 •“Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation from A to Z” •“Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator” •“Complex Workers’ Compensation Issues,” National Business Institute Seminar •“Litigating Low-Impact Automobile Accidents,” National Business Institute Seminar •“Litigating the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claim,” National Business Institute Seminar •“Damages in Personal Injury”, National Business Institute Seminar •“Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law - Made Simple”, National Business Institute Seminar •“Advanced Workers’ Compensation”, National Business Institute Seminar •“Negotiation Strategies for Litigators”, National Business Institute Seminar •Life Care Plans in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Presenting or Challenging Future Damages Calculations
- Clear Law Institute •Personal Injury Evidence: Social Media, Smartphones, Experts, and Medical Records
- National Business Institute •Worker’s Compensation: Critical Essentials from Both Sides of the Aisle
- National Business Institute •Life Care Plans in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Defense Strategies
- Strafford Publications Inc. Client Testimonials “Means the world to me and my family, and I thank you sir.” “Thank you for working so hard on our behalf, and helping us navigate our first lawsuit to a smooth ending.” “I appreciate all your help - you took good care of us, and made the process smooth and understandable.” “You did a fantastic job in the plaintiff deposition which aided us in being able to resolve this matter.” News & Case Results Summary Judgment Granted in Complex Construction Defect Case Jerry Connor Settles Personal Injury Matter for Less Than 10% of Plaintiff’s Settlement Demand Gerald Connor Receives the National Business Institute’s Outstanding Faculty Award for 2023 Jerry Connor, Recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award from NBI Defense Verdict in Bench Trial Seeking Complete Redesign and Rebuilding of Stormwater Retention Pond Summary Judgment Dismissing Punitive Damages in Scranton Area Trucking Accident Scranton Defense Verdict - Crushed Hand/Finger Amputation Claim - Construction
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Gerald A. Connor is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in Pennsylvania →
A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
Gerald A. Connor is one of 105,321 bankruptcy attorneys indexed nationally. Browse bankruptcy attorneys in Pennsylvania →
Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
Gerald A. Connor is one of 55,389 workers comp attorneys indexed nationally. Browse workers comp attorneys in Pennsylvania →
Gerald A. Connor is one of 40,689 construction attorneys indexed nationally. Browse construction attorneys in Pennsylvania →
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Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Philadelphia are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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