Background
Albert, Jeffrey B. was born on September 12, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur A. and Ida (Gindin) Albert.
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Jeffrey B. Albert
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Bachelor of Science in Political Science cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1968; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1971.
Career
Worked at McKissock & Hoffman, P.C. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Litigation, Aviation, Products Liability and Insurance Law. Subrogation, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. 1979, United States. Supreme Court. Managing Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1970-1971.
Author: "Freedom of Information-Court May Permit Withholding of Information not Exempted from Disclosure under Freedom of Information Act," 5 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 121, 1970. "The Business Corporation in Crisis: Guidelines in Handling Intra-Corporate Litigation," The Barrister, Volume XV, No. 2, Summer, 1984; "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Imposes Strict Limits on Criminal Malpractice Claims," Pa.
B.Q. 219 (October 1993). Co-Author: "A Survey of the Developing Pennsylvania Law of Attorney Malpractice," Volume 61, Temple Law Review, No. 4, 1988; "The Trial of a Legal Malpractice Case: An Uncertain Affair," Practical Litigator, No.
2, 1990; "The Increasing Role of Public Policy in Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Law," Pa. Lawyer 12 (September 1992). "Legal Malpractice Update," Counterpoint 5, (July 1990).
"Legal Malpractice Update," Counterpoint 1, (July 1991). "A Survey of the Developing Pennsylvania Law of Legal Malpractice - 1992," Pa. B.Q. 219 (October 1993).
"Recent Developments in Pennsylvania's Attorney Malpractice Law," Pa. B.Q. 87 (April 1993). "Recent Developments in Pennsylvania's Attorney Malpractice Law," Pa.
B.Q. 122 (July 1994). "Developments in Pennsylvania's Attorney Malpractice Law," Pa. B.Q. 127 (July 1995).
President, Harvard Law School Alumni Association of Greater Philadelphia, 1989-1991. Commissioner, Abington Township, 1986-1989. Member, Upper Dublin Township Reapportionment Committee, 1992-1993.
Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Co Vice Chairman, Professional Liability Committee, 1991-1993. Chair, 1993-1996) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Subcommittee on Attorney Liability, 1991.
Vice Chairman, 1992-1993). Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Chairman, Subcommittee on Lawyers Liability, 1989-1993). The law firm of McKissock & Hoffman was formed in October of 1987 by Bruce McKissock and Peter Hoffman to specialize in litigation matters.
McKissock & Hoffman has a strong tradition of involvement in major trial assignments and complex litigation. We handle a variety of cases with an emphasis on aviation, professional liability and malpractice, bodily injury, errors and omissions insurance coverage, toxic torts and commercial litigation. While a large portion of our practice includes defense assignments from various property and casualty insurers, we are frequently retained directly by individuals and business entities to provide counseling and representation in areas including commercial litigation, antitrust and health care law.
Achievements
Membership
President Dreshertown Road Civic Association, Dresher, Pennsylvania, since 1990. Commissioner Abington Township, Pennsylvania, 1986-1989. Chairman Upper Dublin Democratic Committee, since 1991.
Member Montgomery County Fiscal Waste Commission, since 1992. Member Pennsylvania Bar Association (professional liability insurance committee since 1989, vice chairman 1991-1993, chairman 1993-1996, co-chairman since 1998, technical law office management task force), Pennsylvania Defense Institute (chairman attorney liability committee 1988-1993), Harvard Law School Association Greater Philadelphia (president 1989-1990).
Connections
Married Karen Malamed, July 18, 1971. Children: Barbara, Eric.
