Title: Partner
Primary Office: Philadelphia, PA
Practice Area/s: Commercial Law and Litigation, General Liability, Toxic Tort Litigation
Telephone: 215.825.7215 | Fax: 215.564.7699
Email: rstabinski@wglaw.com
Professional Experience:
Mr. Stabinski has 25 years of litigation experience in the areas of commercial law, general liability, toxic tort and construction practices. He has tried more than two dozen jury trials in Pennsylvania courts and has argued numerous appeals. His successes include obtaining a $20 million-plus verdict on behalf of Exxon Mobil in a property damage lawsuit in 2003.
From 2004 through 2009, Mr. Stabinski was recognized by the publisher of the Pennsylvania edition of Super Lawyers magazine as being among the top 5 percent of practitioners in his practice specialty within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also maintains an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Stabinski is active in state and local politics, serving as campaign manager and senior adviser to numerous elected officials and sitting judges. He has also volunteered in his community of Swarthmore as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board and a youth sports coach.
Education:
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1985.
Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review.
Rutgers University, B.A. with High Distinction, 1980.
Henry Rutgers Scholar.
Professional Memberships and Activities:
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Illinois, in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits.
Member, Swarthmore Borough Zoning Hearing Board, 2003-2008.
Selected Reported Cases:
Atlantic Refining Marketing Corp. v. Mace, 785 A.2d 491 (Pa. 2001).
Manson v. SEPTA, 767 A.2d 1 (Pa.Commw. 2001).
Chestnut v. The Hill School, 34 Phila. 100 (1997).
Hoy v. Angelone, 691 A.2d 476 (Pa. Super. 1997), aff'd, 720 A.2d 745 (Pa. 1998).
Kaplan v. Exxon Corp., 926 F. Supp. 59 (E.D.Pa. 1996).
Smith v. Exxon Corp., 647 A.2d 577 (Pa. Super. 1994).
Recent News:
2009-05-27 :: Nine Attorneys Named Pennsylvania 'Super Lawyers'
2008-05-23 :: Eight Weber Gallagher Attorneys Named 'Super Lawyers'
2007-05-24 :: Nine Weber Gallagher Attorneys Named 2007 'Super Lawyers'
2007-01-02 :: Richard E. Stabinski Joins Philadelphia Office