WILLIAM H. PUGH V NAMED LIFE MEMBER OF
THE MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM:
TOP TRIAL LAWYERS IN AMERICA
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Del Mar, CA — William H. Pugh V of Erdenheim, managing partner of the law firm of Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer LLP in Norristown and Philadelphia, was recently named a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States with membership limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of all U.S. lawyers are members.
Membership includes many of the top trial lawyers in the country. Their practice areas include most areas of litigation, including: major personal injury, products liability, malpractice, construction, environmental, employment, insurance and business litigation. The common fact is that they have each demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases. Certification by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum provides recognition of such accomplishment and a national network of experienced colleagues for information exchange, assistance and professional referral.
About William H. Pugh V
William H. Pugh V is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and the PBA Civil Litigation Section. He is a life fellow of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. He is a former president of the Montgomery Bar Association, where he presently chairs the CLE Committee. In 2007, Pugh served as president of the Montgomery Bar Foundation, of which he is a life fellow and a member of the Stefan and Taxis circles.
Pugh was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2007 by the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association, of which he served as president in 1999. He also is a member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, the Defense Research Institute and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” for consecutive years from 2005 through 2009.
Pugh is a member of the board of directors of the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project. He serves on the pastoral council of St. Genevieve Parish, where he was president of the Catholic Youth Organization from 1999 until 2006. He also is a member of the President’s Council and the Purple and Gold Club of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and is a development committee member for the Sisters of Saint Joseph.
Pugh received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Richmond in 1983 and his Juris Doctor degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1986. He and his wife, Mary Coyne Pugh, have four daughters.
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