The strength of a client's case is ultimately measured by the opponent's assessment of what will happen at trial, especially how the client's lawyer will perform. At Raynes McCarty, our ability to achieve our clients' goals is enhanced by the fact that we not only have a proven track record of trial and appellate experience, but we literally wrote the books on trial advocacy.
Our Attorneys Have Tried Hundreds of Cases. Time and again, we have secured record-setting results on behalf of our clients. We have succeeded in courts in Pennsylvania (where we have tried cases in more than 20 counties), New Jersey, across the nation, and around the globe. We have argued repeatedly and successfully before the U.S. Supreme Court. We have established legal precedent. We have expanded the rights of innocent people, increasing their legal protections against unsafe products and negligence. To read about a few of our significant cases click here.We Have Extensive Appellate Court Experience. When it is in the best interest of our clients, we do not hesitate to take cases to the appellate courts. One of our attorneys has won all four of the cases that he pursued to the United States Supreme Court. He has also argued and won more than 10 cases in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and more than 30 cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Other Attorneys Turn to Raynes McCarty for Expertise—Because We Wrote the Book. Gerald A. McHugh, Jr. co-authored the critically acclaimed legal textbook Pennsylvania Torts: Law & Advocacy, which fills two volumes of the Pennsylvania Practice series. Martin K. Brigham was the author of the first three editions of Injured on the Job, a guide to counseling injured workers. Articles authored by Raynes McCarty attorneys have appeared in the Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, the Philadelphia Lawyer, the Barrister, the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, the Legal Intelligencer, and ATLA's Trial.