Swartz Campbell is pleased to announce that Jeffrey B. McCarron been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 (Copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken SC) in the area of Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants. He was also named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Philadelphia Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”. Only a single lawyer in each practice in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”.

Jeffrey B. McCarron is a partner in the Philadelphia office. He is the Chairperson of the Management Committee and is Chair of the Professional Liability Group of Swartz Campbell. Mr. McCarron is a Board Certified Professional Liability Attorney by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, as well as a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Martindale-Hubble rated him with the highest available rating.For two decades, Mr. McCarron has dedicated his practice to the representation of professionals in litigation, and developed a group which concentrates on the handling of professional liability litigation matters. The matters involve representation of lawyers, accountants, appraisers, realtors, insurance agents and brokers, officers and directors, architects and engineers, securities dealers, and title insurance agents. Mr. McCarron has handled hundreds of trials, and he is a frequent lecturer and writer concerning professional liability issues, risk management for professionals, and litigation techniques and practice. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. McCarron is a former Co-Chair of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, former Co-Vice Chair of the Professional Liability Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the current Chair of the Professional Liability Committee of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. He is a member of the American Bar Association Committee on Professional Liability Litigation and Committee on Ethics and Professionalism.Mr. McCarron joined Swartz Campbell in 1990. He came to the firm from the Defender Association of Philadelphia where he handled major jury and non-jury criminal trials and other proceedings. A 1983 graduate of Hampshire College, Mr. McCarron earned his law degree from Temple University School of Law in 1987.

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