He is a member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. A member of the Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the American Board of Trial Advocates, he is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Mr. Lambert is a 1968 graduate of Villanova University School of Law and a graduate of Providence College.
Representative Matters
Extensive trial experience in professional liability suits, including successful jury verdicts representing physicians, podiatrists, insurance agents, architects and engineers.
Product liability defense for manufacturers, including Hobart Corporation, Wilsonart, BMW and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Representation of drug, food supplement, medical device and medical equipment manufacturers and insurance companies, including Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company, MEDMARC, Showa Denko K.K., and Sunrise Medical, Inc.
Part of the DM&H litigation team representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Medicare reimbursement suit against the tobacco industry.
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Education
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., 1968
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Former Co-Chair, Product Liability Practice Group
- Of Counsel, 2000-present
- Partner, 1978-1999
- Associate, 1971-1978
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association - Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association - Civil Litigation Section
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Honors and Awards
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Selected Seminars and Presentations
- "Defending the Hospital and Handling Credentialing Problems Relative to the 'Unfit Staff Person," Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, October 1988
- "The Incompetent or Marginal Physician," Law Journal Seminars, New York, NY, June 1988
- "Withholding and Refusing Treatment," Law Journal Seminars, New York, NY, June 1988
- "Direct Examination and Cross Examination", Trial Technique Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Washington, D.C., April 1988