Atty. Perry D. Merlo
Perry is a seasoned attorney with nearly 35 years of experience representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation matters across Pennsylvania. His clients span a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, national restaurant chains, higher education, and health care.
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Perry D. Merlo is a Shareholder based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, practicing at Marshall Dennehey. They have 36+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1990. Their practice focuses on workers comp. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (1990) and United States District Fourt for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1991). Educated at Penn State Dickinson Law (J.D., 1990) and Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1987). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Associations & memberships American Bar Association Dauphin County Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section. Serands clients in Camp Hill, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Perry is a seasoned attorney with nearly 35 years of experience representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation matters across Pennsylvania
- His clients span a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, national restaurant chains, higher education, and health care
- Perry is an accomplished litigator who has successfully defended clients before Workers’ Compensation Judges, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- He has also delivered oral arguments before each of these judicial bodies
- A respected contributor to the workers’ compensation community, Perry has authored articles for the Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly on subjects such as mental stress, specific loss and fatal claims, and Supersedeas Fund Reimbursement
- He is often invited to present to employers and insurance carriers on key issues impacting workers’ compensation law and practice
- Before joining Marshall Dennehey, Perry was a shareholder at a Harrisburg-area law firm
- He has served as Secretary of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Dauphin County Bar Association and as an official for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association from 2019 to 2021
- Classes & Seminars Taught •'Workers' Compensation Case Law Update,' yearly client update, 2014-2025 •'Avoiding Litigation,' Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Conference, 2019 Published Works •'For All Practical Intents and Purposes, The Burden of Proof in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Specific Loss Cases,' Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section Newsletter, December 2012 •'Employers' Right to Reimbursement in Workers' Compensation Supersedeas Cases,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, October 2011 •'Mental Stress Claims in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Cases: Weapons as a Factor in Determining the Compensability of Psychic Injuries,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, October 2010 •'Leveling the Playing Field Relative to Disfigurement Awards,' Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Newsletter, December 2009 •'A Bad Day at Work: Contrasting Occupational Disease Fatal Claims and 'Disease as Injury' Fatal Claims,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, April 2009 •'The Workers' Compensation Supersedeas Fund Reimbursement Game: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, October 2007 •'Putting a Price on Scarring' Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Disfigurement Awards,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, October 2006 •'Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation Supersedeas Fund Reimbursement,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, July 2005 •'The Changing Burden of Proof in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Mental Injury Claims, 1972-2004,' Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, July 2004 News Marshall Dennehey Bolsters Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Team With Strategic Additions of Perry D. Merlo and Andrew W. Maffett in Harrisburg November 6, 2025 Events Conference 25th Annual Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Conference May 28-29, 2026 Hershey, PA Kacey C. Wiedt, Shannon Fellin, Perry D. Merlo, and Ryan A. Hauck
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Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
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 Camp Hill 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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