Sarah F. Dooley
Sarah Filippi Dooley joined the firm in 2012 after earning her law degree at Widener University School of Law, where she was recognized with a “Pro-Bono Distinction” and a student bar association award, both given based on her community service and dedication to the school.
Sarah focuses her work on cases involving personal and catastrophic injury caused by products liability (defects), premises liability, construction/industrial accidents and motor vehicle/trucking accidents. She carries an OSHA 10 certification in occupational and workplace safety.
While working towards her law degree, Sarah interned with the Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic, the Cape May County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, while also serving as an office assistant for a Southern New Jersey private practice.
Education
- Temple University (B.A.)
- Widener University Delaware Law School (J.D.)
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Supreme Court
Awards and Honors
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Rising Stars, 2020)
- National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top Ten Under 40 (2017)
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 (2016-2017)
- VerdictSearch Top Pennsylvania Verdicts of 2016
Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- National Crime Victim Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association:
- Board of Directors
- The Verdict Editorial Board
- Small & Solo Committee Co-Chair
- Philadelphia Bar Association Elections Endorsement Committee - Philadelphia Bar Association
- The Justinian Society
Speaking Engagements
- "Personal Injury Litigation: From Intake to Trial and Everything in Between.” Duffy + Partners CLE and Networking Event (November, 2016)
- "Principles of Success” Career Panel Discussion, Phi Sigma Sigma Founder’s Day Celebration (January, 2016)
Articles and Publications
- "MILs: Just an MSJ in Disguise?" The Verdict, March 2020
- "One Step Ahead: Fitness Trackers," The Verdict, July 2019
- "Motions to Amend: Adding Punitive Damages After the SOL," The Verdict, March 2019
- "Even When He's Flying, He's Grounded: Tom Duffy to be Honored with the 2018 Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award," The Verdict, October 2018 (Issue Editor)
- "When Facebook Fights Back," The Verdict, January, 2018 (Issue Editor)
- "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act," The Verdict, June, 2017 (Issue Editor)
- “Conducting Discovery in Your Products Liability Case,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 26, 2016
- “Navigating the Border Between Injury Claims & Citizenship Status,” The Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine, Spring 2015
- “Lessons from a First-Year Associate,” The Legal Intelligencer, January, 2014
- “iCan Help,” American Bar Association Law Practice Today, August, 2013