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Mary Kohart is a partner in the firm and a member of the Products Liability and Mass Tort and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups with more than 15 years experience in all phases of commercial litigation.
Areas of Concentration. Mary's practice is concentrated in complex commercial litigation and products liability defense. She has tried to verdict over 25 cases and has argued hundreds of motions before appellate and trial judges throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, particularly in the Philadelphia state and federal courts. Mary has defended medical device manufacturers and manufacturers of industrial and farm equipment. She has also been counsel to defendants in toxic tort matters, including the Pennsylvania lead paint cases. Most recently, Mary successfully defended a manufacturer of mammography equipment sued in a New Jersey court under that state's unfair trade practices act.
In General. Upon receiving her degree, Mary clerked for the Hon. Malcolm Muir in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She later began private practice at a leading firm of plaintiff's antitrust and securities lawyers and, in 1986, she joined Drinker Biddle & Reath.
Professional Memberships and Activities. Mary is a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars. She is a member of the ABA Committees on Securities Litigation and Antitrust. Between 1995 and 1997, she served as chair of the Committee of Seventy and is currently on its executive board. Mary was previously on the adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business where she taught M.B.A. candidates. She has also taught at Temple University.
Pro Bono Activities. Mary served for eight years on the board of the Philadelphia branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. She rolled off the board in 2005 but currently sits on its Legal Committee, providing advice and support for the ACLU's attorney volunteers.
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