Joan P. Depfer

With more than 25 years of litigation and trial experience, Joan concentrates her practice in asbestos litigation, representing equipment and product manufacturers in the defense of asbestos claims and suits brought against them.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey in 2004, Joan maintained an active casualty practice with a strong focus on personal injury litigation. Over the course of her career, she has tried dozens of personal injury and consumer credit cases to verdict, and she has additionally represented numerous clients in arbitrations and mediations in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Joan works with each client to identify and implement a litigation strategy that best suits the specifics of their case. Her vast experience allows her to counsel clients on the most cost effective course of action with evaluation of early resolution.

Joan graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law, where she was research editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. During law school, Joan worked as a real estate and corporate paralegal at a law firm in Media, Pennsylvania. Joan's legal experience actually began when she served as a frequent court witness during her years as a caseworker with Chester County Children, Youth & Family Services. As an attorney, she has drawn on her caseworker experience in handling pro bono matters.

Honors & Awards

•AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Published Works

•“Limited Tort Litigation - Using the Plaintiff’s Perspective to Shape the Pleadings and Discovery,” Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 2019