Attorney Profiles
Jason Banonis Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
| Associate | |
| phone | (484) 895-2338 |
| fax | (484) 895-0208 |
| jmbanonis@mdwcg.com | |
A recently elected 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star, Jason Banonis has spent much of his career handling premises liability, products liability, professional liability, commercial motor vehicle, and general liability matters for national and local clients. He continues to devote much of his practice in those same areas since joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2002.
During his career, Jason has handled hundreds of premises, retail, and motor vehicle matters, trying several cases to verdict. In one of many noteworthy cases, Jason was able to reduce a settlement demand from $2 million to $25,000 with the assistance of medical, vocational, and liability experts. As a knowledgeable litigator, Jason was also involved in the MDL litigation for the distributor of a latex products.
Before becoming an attorney, and while attending law school, he was a casualty claims representative with Crawford & Company where he managed premises liability and products liability matters. He also worked for the PMA Group as a client account representative, handling general negligence and professional liability cases for several government entities. He also served a judicial externship with Judge Richard Gebelein of the Superior Court of Delaware.
Significant Representative Matters:
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2002
- Areas of Practice:
- Retail Liability
- Premises Liability
- Construction Liability
- Products Liability
- Motor Vehicle Liability
- General Liability
- Dram Shop
- Medical Malpractice
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 2000
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- Education:
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware,
1999
J.D. - Bucknell University,
1994
B.S.
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Pennsylvania Liability Seminar, Crawford & Company
- Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Liability Seminar, Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
- Honors and Awards:
- Certificate of Achievement in Insurance Law
- Certificate of Achievement in Equitable Remedies
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Lower Saucon Township Zoning Hearing Board
- Northampton County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Temple American Inn of Court, 2000-2001
- Past Employment Positions:
- Rawle & Henderson, LLP, Associate
- Crawford & Company, Casualty Claims Representative
- The PMA Group, Client Account Representative