Thomas J. Marcoz Jr.

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    Thomas joined Marshall Dennehey in 2003 in the Health Care Liability Practice Group. His areas of practice include medical malpractice, long-term care, nursing home and dental insurance defense. Thomas has also handled multiple cases before Delaware professional regulatory boards, including the Board of Medicine, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Veterinary Medicine and the Board of Social Work Examiners. 

    Thomas has served as a faculty instructor at the University of Delaware since January 2008, where he teaches a health law module for students interested in beginning careers as legal nurse consultants. The class focuses on all aspects of health law civil litigation, from the inception of a case through discovery and its ultimate conclusion. The class also deals with federal laws and regulations, including Stark laws, HIPAA, anti-kickback, and Medicare fraud and abuse.

    Thomas received his B.S.N. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in 1998. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2002. In November 2002, Thomas joined the firm of Davies, McFarland & Carroll, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as an associate in the medical/dental malpractice group.

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    Common Errors in Medication Administration and Charting Issues, Milford Center-Genesis Healthcare Organization, May 2011

    Health Law Course for Legal Nurse Consultants, University of Delaware, 2008-present

    Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing, University of Pittsburgh, 2001-2002

    Published Works

    "EHR Report: Medical Legal Issues Regarding Electronic Medical Records," Internal Medicine News, co-author, November 2013

    "No Prior Order, No Civil Contempt," Defense Digest, Vol. 12, No. 3, September 2006

    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    2002
    Delaware
    2011
    Education
    University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002)
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing (B.S.N., 1998)
    Honors & awards
    Top Lawyer, Medical Malpractice Defense, Delaware Today Magazine
    November 2022
    Top Lawyer, Healthcare Law, Delaware Today Magazine, November 2020
    Delaware Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2008
    Associations & memberships
    Pennsylvania Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Defense Section
    Year joined
    2003