Maureen M. McBride

Partner

  • Appellate
  • Litigation
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Co-chair of the firm’s Appellate Department and member of Lamb McErlane’s Litigation Department and the Firm’s Executive Committee, Maureen Murphy McBride concentrates her practice on appellate law and commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Named a “fifteen year” Super Lawyer, Maureen provides counseling and advice to a wide array of corporate clients and individuals.

Prior to joining Lamb McErlane in 1997, Maureen worked for a number of years at Schnader Harrison where her practice focused on appellate work as well as complex commercial litigation and product liability claims.

Maureen is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Committee and frequently shares her experience with her fellow attorneys through the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s continuing Legal Education courses. Maureen has presented on appellate issues to the Pennsylvania State Trial Judges’ Association conference.

In 2024, Maureen was appointed Chair of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas Local Rules Committee. In 2023, she was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as Chair of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee and she is currently Co-Chair for the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Committee. In 2011 she was appointed to serve on the PA Supreme Court’s Committee on Rules of Evidence where she served as Chair from 2016-2018. Maureen also served a six year term as a Hearing Committee member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Previously, Maureen served as Vice-Chair and Treasurer for the Pennsylvania Lawyer’s Fund for Client Security and was a member of the Merit Selection Panel to recommend candidates for United States Magistrate Judge. Maureen is also an active member of the Inn of Court of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Maureen is involved in her local community, she served as a member and a past president of the Board of Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless or near homeless families in Chester County stabilize their lives and find or maintain permanent housing.

OTHER PRACTICE AREAS:

  • Product Liability Law

ADMISSIONS:

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

EDUCATION:

  • Villanova University School of Law, JD
  • King’s College, BA – Communications and English

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:

  • Co-Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Committee
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee
  • Chair, Chester County Court of Common Pleas Local Rules Committee
  • Former Chair, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee
  • Former Hearing Committee Member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • Former Chair, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Committee on Rules of Evidence 2016-2018
  • Former Member, Merit Selection Panel for the Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge
  • Former Treasurer, Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee
  • Member, Chester County Bar Association Civil Litigation Section
  • Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
  • Past President of the Board & Member, The Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

Maureen M. McBride

Rated by Super LawyersLorman Distinguished Faculty Member

Maureen M. McBride

Rated by Super Lawyers

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:

  • Successfully represented physician practice group and physician in convincing Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse the Superior Court and dismiss claims on Statue of Limitations grounds
  • Successfully represented a local college in a Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a Title IX appeal.
  • Successfully represented a physician, practice group and health system in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $40 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice/birth injury case.
  • Successfully represented a national spine clinic in the reduction of a $20 million judgment by more than $10 million in a medical malpractice case.
  • Successfully represented a major Philadelphia hospital and a physician in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $19.5 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case.
  • Successfully represented a home health care company in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County in the reversal of a $12 million judgment.
  • Successfully represented an attorney in an appeal before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $1 million sanction award.
  • Successfully represented an estate in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in the reversal of decision which in turn allowed the taxpayer to potentially avoid approximately $1 million in IRS interest and penalties.
  • Successfully represented a group home in an appeal before the Superior Court resulting in the remand of a case involving a $3 million judgment.
  • Successfully represented a medical staffing company in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a Superior Court decision resulting in a finding that the company owed no duty of care to patients from an out-of-state hospital who contracted hepatitis C from a staffing company former employee years after the company terminated him.

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  • Successfully represented a physician, practice group and health system in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $40 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice/birth injury case.
  • Successfully represented a national spine clinic in the reduction of a $20 million judgment by more than $10 million in a medical malpractice case.
  • Successfully represented a major Philadelphia hospital and a physician in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $19.5 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case.
  • Successfully represented a home health care company in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County in the reversal of a $12 million judgment.
  • Successfully represented an attorney in an appeal before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a $1 million sanction award.
  • Successfully represented an estate in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in the reversal of decision which in turn allowed the taxpayer to potentially avoid approximately $1 million in IRS interest and penalties.
  • Successfully represented a group home in an appeal before the Superior Court resulting in the remand of a case involving a $3 million judgment.
  • Successfully represented a medical staffing company in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in the reversal of a Superior Court decision resulting in a finding that the company owed no duty of care to patients from an out-of-state hospital who contracted hepatitis C from a staffing company former employee years after the company terminated him.
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