Biography

Since 2003, Scott Toomey has been a Shareholder in the Pennsylvania office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy.

Over his 17 years of practicing law, Mr. Toomey has focused on designing and executing successful defense strategies for self-insureds and on behalf of companies insured by excess insurers. He has particular experience in defending automobile litigation and supervises for the firm the multi-state product liability portfolio for a major automobile manufacturer. He also represents diverse companies, including utilities and manufacturers of products from chemicals and coatings to flexible piping and helmets. He has tried more than a dozen cases to verdict in state and federal courts for clients such as Ford Motor Company and Hyundai Motor America.

Mr. Toomey grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated cum laude from Middlebury College in 1986 while majoring in Russian. In 1992, he earned his law degree from Boston College Law School, where he served as the Research Editor for the UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE REPORTER DIGEST. He was licensed to practice law in 1992 and has been admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in numerous other states. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Defense Research Institute and Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.

A trial list is available upon request.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

Shareholder. Shareholder in the Pennsylvania office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. Mr. Toomey's practice focuses on product liability defense litigation.

Education:

1986		B.A., cum laude, Middlebury College
1992		J.D., Boston College Law School Research Editor, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter Digest

Bar Admissions:

1992

Pennsylvania; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Presentations:

"Restraining the Defense: The Fight to Admit Seatbelt Nonuse," Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Defense Institute (September 24, 2009)

"Contractor Safety: Protecting the Utility, Too," Annual Conference, Edison Electric Institute Claims Committee (October 26, 2007)

"Trial Preparation for a Utility Motor Vehicle Case," Annual Conference, Edison Electric Institute Claims Committee (September 14, 2006)

"The Third Restatement of Products Liability: Tidal Wave or Tempest in a Teapot?" Annual Conference, 2006 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee and Automobile Law Committee (April 6, 2006)

Articles:

The Federal Courts: Caught Between Berrier and a Hard Place, COUNTERPOINT (October 2009)

Professional Organizations:

Defense Research Institute

Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel

Description of Practice:

Product Liability: Complex product liability defense

Tort: Defense of utilities and companies in catastrophic injury cases