Grant Hackley represents commercial transportation clients and insurers in state and federal courts across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is dedicated to providing strategic evaluation and risk mitigation strategies to entities and their employees facing catastrophic claims and complex litigation matters, allowing his clients to make informed decisions about how to defend or prosecute their claims. With an undergraduate degree in physiology and neurobiology, Grant is uniquely capable of evaluating medical causation in personal injury cases, and effectively guiding cases to resolution.
Grant is frequently in court. In addition to his jury trial experience, he regularly seeks innovative solutions to difficult problems and, as a result, has been recognized as a Legal Trailblazer by The Legal Intelligencer and as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.
During law school, Grant served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and interned for the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Grant continues to demonstrate leadership and community involvement through his board memberships and in his role as Executive Editor of the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s Litigation News, a quarterly publication that reaches the 30,000 members of the ABA’s Litigation Section.
Successfully obtained summary judgment in a federal motor vehicle negligence action involving allegations of punitive damages and negligent hiring. The court dismissed all punitive damages claims against the driver and the company, as well as all direct liability claims against the corporate defendant, significantly narrowing the case to ordinary negligence only.
Successfully obtained defense award in favor of nationwide retail golf chain for breach of contract and intentional misrepresentation claims.
Obtained bench verdict in favor of nationwide logistics company for alleged property damage to private residence.
Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter that we or any lawyer may be retained to handle.
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