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211 East State Street
Kennett Square, PA
19348-3111

d | 610.840.0124
p | 610.444.3180
c | 484.888.0590
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traynelaw

trayne@macelree.com

 

 
Partner

Practice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
University of Delaware
(B.A. Economics, summa cum laude)

Widener University School of Law
(J.D., Philadelphia Trial Lawyer's Award for Trial Advocacy, Law Review, cum laude)
Temple University Beasley School of Law
(LL.M. Trial Advocacy)


Professional Experience
Tim focuses his practice in Personal Injury cases and handles diverse types of matters in both the state and federal courts, including car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, dangerous products/products liability cases and medical malpractice. Tim has experience in negotiating with insurance companies and trying accident cases involving injuries and deaths.

Tim was named by Main Line Today magazine as one of the area’s “Top Personal Injury Litigators.” Tim is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which recognizes the “Top Trial Lawyers in America” with membership limited to attorneys who have won million dollar awards or settlements on behalf of their clients.

Tim is the author of many publications on Personal Injury law and has published two books, “A Lawyer’s Guide to Purchasing Car Insurance” and A Lawyer’s Guide to Personal Injury Cases.” Tim also publishes a Blog providing News and Information on Personal Injury Law.


Memberships
Tim is a member of the Pennsylvania and Chester County Bar Associations and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He is also a Board Member of the Kennett at Longwood Rotary Club.


Articles
Automobile Insurance in Pennsylvania - 2001
Beyond the Basic Policy: Ensuring Sufficient Auto Insurance Coverage - 2004
Child Support Arrears Become Lien on Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Awards - September 2006
Divorce and Personal Injury Awards: What is Fair? - 2004
Falls on Ice and Snow - 2004
Foul Ball but No Foul Play: Phillies Not Responsible for Injury - June 2005
Hooks, Slices and Shanks - What Happens When A Day on the Course Ends at the Hospital? - July 2007
Landmark Changes to Automobile Accident Litigation - May 2006
Legal Claims from Accidental Deaths - March 2008
Legal Liability of a Landowner Depends: Is the Visitor a Trespasser, Licensee, or Invitee? - December 2007
Personal Injury Lawsuits and the "No Duty" Rule- 2004
Reversal of Fortune: Supreme Court Decision Erases Pro-Insured Ruling - January 2008
Two Significant Automobile Law Decisions on the Underinsured Motorist Statute of Limitations and Uninsured/Underinsured Stacking Waivers and the Law - August 2007
Wyeth v. Levine: Federal FDA Law Does Not Preempt State Failure to Warn Claims - March 2009