Background
Austin McHugh, Junior, Gerald was born in 1954.
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Gerald Austin McHugh, Junior.
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Saint Joseph"s University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1976). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1979).
Career
Worked at Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow & Young, A Professional Association (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Recipient: Philadelphia Bar Association Community Service Award, 1987.
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers President"s Award, 1992.
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Milton Rosenberg Award, 1993. Community Legal Services Equal Justice Award, 1994.
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1978-1979. Company-Author: "Pennsylvania Torts: Law & Advocacy," West Publishing, Saint Paul, 1996.
Author: "Consumer Protection and Prescription Drugs", Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Volume XVII, Number.
18, May, 1994. "The Statute of Limitations & the Discovery Rule", Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, Volume LXIV, Number. 4, October, 1993; "Joint Tortfeasor Releases: Negotiating the Maze", Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, Volume LXII, Number.
4, October 1991; "Techniques in Taking Depositions", The Philadelphia Lawyer, Volume 55, Number.
2, Summer 1992. "Amended Rule 238: Its Scope and Application," The Barrister, Volume 21, Spring, 1990. "Protection of the Rights of Pregnant Women in Prison & Detention Facilities," New England Journal on Prison Law, Volume 6 #2, 1980.
"Christian Faith & Criminal Justice: Toward a Christian Response to Crime & Punishment," Paulist Press, New York, 1978.
Law Clerk: Honorary Alfred L. Luongo, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1981. Honorary Edmund B. Spaeth, Junior Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1979.
Board of Governors, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 1989.
Board of Governors, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1991. Chair, Statewide Task Force on Product Liability, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, 1992-1995.
Hearing Officer, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1993. Member, Lawyer Trust Account Board.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Lawyer Trust Account Board.
Awards
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Recipient: Philadelphia Bar Association Community Service Award, 1987. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers President"s Award, 1992. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Milton Rosenberg Award, 1993.tempSpaceCommunity Legal Services Equal Justice Award, 1994. Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1978-1979.Recipient: Philadelphia Bar Association Community Service Award, 1987. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers President"s Award, 1992. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Milton Rosenberg Award, 1993.tempSpaceCommunity Legal Services Equal Justice Award, 1994.
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1978-1979.