Gregg Guthrie
Gregg A. Guthrie
  • Tort and Casualty
  • General Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Governmental Immunity
  • Municipal Liability
  • Police / Law Enforcement Liability
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Trucking/Transportation
  • Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith
  • Commercial Litigation
Gregg A. Guthrie is a seasoned litigator with over 29 years of civil trial experience defending claims against individuals, business entities, governmental agencies and insurance carriers in state and federal court. After serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Carol Los Mansmann in 1990, Mr. Guthrie entered private practice where he acquired extensive litigation experience.
 
Since then, Mr. Guthrie has successfully tried over 100 jury trials to verdict throughout Pennsylvania and has  argued cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and Supreme Court. Mr. Guthrie has authored Amicus Curiae Briefs on behalf of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania advocating legal positions of importance to the insurance industry and the business community.

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Juris Doctor Law Review: Duquesne
    • Law Review, Recent Decisions Editor, 1989 – 1990
    • Law Review: Duquesne Law Review, Staff Member, 1988 – 1989 – 1990
  • Westminster College
    • B.A. – 1987
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admission

  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993

Published Works

  • Recent Decisions, Sheridan v. United States, 108 S. Ct. 2449, (1988), Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 4, p. 829, 1989
  • “Should Pennsylvania Recognize a Cause of Action for Loss of Parental Consortium?” Comment, Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 28, No. 4, p. 697, 1990
  • “Viability the Determinative Factor for Maintaining a Cause of Action for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Fetus,” Counterpoint, July, 1999
  • Admissibility of Alcohol Consumption and/or Intoxication Evidence in a Civil Action,” Counterpoint, January, 2000
  • Author, Amicus Curiae Briefs, The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
  • Author, Amicus Curiae Briefs, Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Honors

  • Rated AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

Classes & Seminars

  • Presenter, An Overview of UM/UIM Claims
  • Presenter, Validity of Zero / Defense Verdict on Admitted Negligence Case
  • Presenter, An Overview of Rule 238 Delay Damages

Pro-Bono Activities

  • International Society of Primerus Law Firms
  • The Risk Management Society

Past Positions

  • Honorable Carol Los Mansmann, Law Clerk, 1990 to 1990

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Pi Sigma Alpha

Current Employment Position

  • Senior Partner