Background
Farage, Donald J. was born in 1909.
Farage, Donald J. was born in 1909.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 1930. Bachelor of Laws, first honors, 1933).
Worked at Farage and McBride (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Railroad, Products Liability, Malpractice, Aviation Law. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1933, Pennsylvania.
Awarded Doctor of Laws, by Dickinson School of Law, 1966.
Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Scribes. Author: "Pennsylvania Annotations to Restatement of Restitution," 1940.
"Pennsylvania Annotations to Restatement of Judgments," 1957. Company-Editor, "Hazards of Medication," Lippincott, First Edition, 1971 and Second Edition, 1978.
Assistant to Professor Francis H. Bohlen, Reporter for Restatement of Torts, 1933-1936.
Professor: Dickinson School of Law, 1934-1946 and 1950. George Washington University Law School, 1948-1950. Visiting Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 1948-1976.
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Committees of: Medico-Legal, 1974.
Professional Guidance, 1976), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1966-1973. 1975-1978; 1982-1988) and American (Chairman, Committee of Rules and Procedure, Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law, 1971-1973.
Member of Council, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice Law, 1977-1981. Chairman: Class Actions Committee, 1981-1983.
Motions and Resolutions Committee, 1983-1984.
Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1984. Chairman, Scope and Correlation, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. Lawyers" Club of Philadelphia.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Pennsylvania Vice President, 1956-1958).
American Law Institute (Life Member). Third Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1970-1971). American College of Trial Lawyers.
International Academy of Law and Science.
Law Science Academy. International Society of Barristers (Director, 1971-1974). The Southwestern Legal Foundation.
Farage and McBride was established in 1956.
The firm Concentrates its practice in Complex Tort Litigation including Medical Malpractice, Product Liability and all other forms of Professional Negligence. The firm serves clients throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 75% of all matters handled are referred by other attorneys.
Members of the firm have extensive trial practice in all State and Federal Courts.
Member, Scribes; Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1970-1971). American College of Trial Lawyers. International Academy of Law and Science.
Law Science Academy.
International Society of Barristers (Director, 1971-1974). The Southwestern Legal Foundation.