Harry A. Dorian, Jr.

Harry A. Dorian, Jr. has been practicing law since 1978. He is a graduate of Ohio Northern University School of Law, where he was co-editor of the Ohio Northern University Law Review. In 1975, he graduated with honors from Penn State University with a BA degree in English.  He grew up in Montgomery County, graduating from Lower Merion High School in 1971.  He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in 1970.

Mr. Dorian is a senior managing partner of the firm of Dorian, Goldstein, Wisniewski & Orchinik, P.C. where, for the past 35 years, he has concentrated his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, motor vehicle accidents, product liability and other cases involving serious injury or death.

For more than twenty years, he has consistently received the highest possible peer-review rating available ("AV Preeminent") from Martindale-Hubbell for maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics and legal ability. This rating is based upon an extensive peer-review survey of practicing attorneys and judges.

Also, he was recently again named "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics, based upon a confidential survey of over 39,000 attorneys in Pennsylvania.  Only 4% of attorneys in Pennsylvania are awarded the status of a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer".  He has also consistently obtained a rating of "Superb" by Avvo (receiving a perfect 10.0 score), and The National Association of Trial Lawyers has named him one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania".

He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar recoveries in various types of negligence cases, such as motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect/abuse, dog attacks, premises defects and product liability.

Mr. Dorian has also been appointed a Special Judge Pro Tempore and Settlement Master by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in its Civil Case Management Program. He is also a frequent Arbitrator for the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.

Mr. Dorian has given lectures to physicians and surgeons on issues related to patient safety and medical malpractice, and he has taught other attorneys at legal seminars involving various areas of the law.  Recently, he spoke to hundreds of dentists and dental professionals about oral cancer and dental malpractice at Continuing Dental Education seminars at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and the Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia.

Mr. Dorian has tried numerous cases in both state and federal court in Pennsylvania. He has argued appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. He is a long-time member of the American Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Bucks County Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, as well as a certified member of the "Million Dollar Advocates Forum". He is also an AARP-approved attorney with the AARP Legal Services Network.

Harry and the law firm also donate a significant amount of time and funds providing legal services to disadvantaged clients who cannot afford an attorney.