Dennis J. Roman

For over 25 years, Dennis has concentrated his practice in defense of professionals, with particular emphasis on lawyer liability claims. His commitment and dedication to these matters is underscored by his service to the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations' Professional and Lawyers Liability Committees as well as the Allegheny County Bar Association, serving as chair of the Lawyer Insurance Committee from 1998 to 2004.

In the legal malpractice arena, Dennis has successfully defended attorneys and law firms sued as a result of claimed malpractice arising from virtually every underlying field of the practice of law including medical malpractice, securities, corporate litigation, corporate transactions, employment law, bankruptcy, labor law, patent law, workers' compensation, social security, administrative law, estates & trusts, family law, immigration & naturalization, personal injury, insurance defense, real estate and taxation.

Dennis also regularly defends insurance brokers and agents, real estate brokers, agents and settlement officers, architects, accountants and chiropractors.

In addition to defending attorneys and other professionals, Dennis has strategized and proactively employed creative claims avoidance and claims repair techniques on behalf of insurance companies and their insureds to avoid or ameliorate significant professional liability claims.

He has also handled significant e-commerce litigation including commercial claims brought on behalf of healthcare professionals against health insurers, network managers and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs).

Dennis has been actively involved in the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations for many years. He is a frequent lecturer and author on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In 2003, he was appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association's House of Delegates, its policy-making body.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Attorneys Listed by Best Lawyers in America
- Pittsburgh Lawyer of the Year Legal Malpractice-Defendants, 2013; Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
2006-Present

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2006, 2008-2011, 2019

Year joined

2006

Results

Summary Judgment in High-Stakes Legal Malpractice Case

Professional Liability
April 21, 2016

Obtained summary judgment in a legal malpractice case seeking in excess of $2 million stemming from a trial court judge’s determination in underlying litigation that our lawyer-clients had waived, on behalf of their former clients, challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the verdict. The underlying litigation arose from the events of 9/11.

Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Case

Professional Liability
June 8, 2015

Won dismissal of our lawyer-clients in a legal malpractice lawsuit arising from improper advice given in underlying bankruptcy proceedings. Our clients represented the plaintiffs, an individual and her limited liability company, in connection with the filing of two bankruptcy petitions. The plaintiffs were incorrectly advised by our lawyer-clients that, in spite of the filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on behalf of the business, the plaintiff could continue to operate her business as usual.

Thought Leadership

Dennis Roman Named 2013 Pittsburgh Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice By Best Lawyers in America

Professional Liability
July 10, 2013
Dennis J. Roman, shareholder with the Pittsburgh office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named the 2013 Pittsburgh Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice by Best Lawyers in America .

Four Marshall Dennehey Shareholders Selected Best Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers in America

June 14, 2013
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that four of the firm's shareholders have been selected as 2013 Best Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers in America . They are:

Classes/Seminars Taught

Lawyer Exposures Under The Continuous Representation Rule and Conflicts of Interest, Pennsylvania Bar Association In-House CLE Program, September 27, 2005

Abusive Advocacy: Frivolous Prosecution & Frivolous Defense, Lorman Education Series, February 7, 2001

Series 2000: Professional Liability, Ethics and Professionalism, Pennsylvania Bar Association In-House CLE Program, May 21, 1999

The Admission of Judicial Opinions from Underlying Proceedings in Subsequent Litigation Against Attorneys, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, April 20, 1999

Plaintiff's Ultimate Weapon: The Use of Judicial Opinions from Underlying Proceedings in Litigation Against Attorneys, Pennsylvania Westport Defense Panel Conference, March 18-19, 1999

Managing Conflicts of Interests and Handling Outside Collateral Pursuits, Pennsylvania Bar Association - Professional Liability Committee Annual Meeting, CLE Program, May 13, 1998