James R. Ronca (jronca@anapolschwartz.com)

James Ronca Voted One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania

Mr. Ronca is a civil trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience. This is the second consecutive year that he has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer—a designation given to outstanding attorneys who have been nominated by their peers, reviewed by a blue ribbon panel and evaluated by an attorney-led research staff.

Jim Ronca graduated from Lehigh University (with honors) and the Dickinson School of Law. Jim is a former President of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and former Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section. He served six years on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and co-chaired that association's Baycol Litigation Group in 2002 and 2003. In 1984, Jim received the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Annual award to its outstanding member. In 1998, Mr. Ronca was awarded the Musmanno Award by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association for achievements in his career as an outstanding litigator, fearless leader, and dedicated defender of the rights of the innocent and injured. In 2004, Jim was named a "Superlawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine, based on a statewide poll of lawyers. In 2005 and 2006 Jim was selected by Philadelphia magazine as one of the top 100 lawyers in the entire state of Pennsylvania. No other Central Pennsylvania attorney received this honor.

Jim’s practice includes pharmaceutical and medical device cases, construction site injury litigation and major car and truck collision cases. Jim has given over 350 individual seminars on these topics for various state and national bar and trial lawyer associations. Jim’s practice includes complex crash cases with multiple plaintiffs and defendants, including cases involving up to 47 vehicles. Jim has served as co-lead counsel on 3 national multi-district litigations, each with over 1000 cases filed.

Mr. Ronca has been appointed to numerous committees including the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Special Committee to study Tort Law and Pennsylvania Judicial Evaluation Commission. He also co-authored the most widely used reference book on automobile personal injury insurance law.

Jim opened our Central Pennsylvania Harrisburg office of Anapol Schwartz and will continue to handle cases throughout Central Pennsylvania.

Attorney News & Publications

Jim Ronca has been named in the 2012 Edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® as one of the Top 10 Pennsylvania Attorneys. View Jim Ronca's profile as it appeared in Super Lawyers.

Selected Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania and Top 100 Lawyers in Philadelphia.

An Overview of Zithromax - InjuryBoard, Jun 12, 2012

A Troubling Trend in the Super Cheap Bus Entry - InjuryBoard, Mar 23, 2011

Another SEPTA bus crash causing injury - InjuryBoard, Dec 02, 2010

Pennsylvania Bus Crash Kills Two, Follows Boston Bus Crash and Others - InjuryBoard, Mar 18, 2013

High School Students Injured in Calvary Bus Accident in Boston - InjuryBoard, Feb 03, 2013

Boston Calvary Bus Crash into Low Bridge Injuring Philadelphia Students is Part of a Dangerous Trend - InjuryBoard, Feb 03, 2013

Bus/Truck Crash on New Jersey Turnpike highlights the mass and danger of these vehicles - InjuryBoard, Aug 25, 2011

Jim Ronca has been named in the 2011 Edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® as one of the Top 100 Pennsylvania Attorneys and Top 100 Lawyers in Philadelphia.

Bayer Settles Cases Over Clotting Drug, The Legal Intelligence Interviews Jim Ronca, who is co-lead plaintiffs counsel, 9/14/2010

Topamax and Birth Defects: Mechanism of action, pharmacology and related effects, 6/01/2011

Download Jim Ronca's presentation, Scientific Issues in Motor Vehicle Cases. Reconstruction and Crashworthiness.

James R. Ronca quoted in, How To Gain An Edge When Bringing A Daubert Motion. By Shannon Henson - Law360, 7/23/2010

Commercial Truck Drivers Cases: Dismantling the Fiction of the Independent Contractor and Maximizing Liability Coverage. James Ronca, Dec 11, 2009

Pa. Products Liability Law: Uncertainty and the silence of the Majority . The Legal Intelligencer July 10, 2009

The Keys to Cross-Examining Any Expert Witness.The Legal Intelligencer May 9, 2008

Establishting Liability & Punitive Damages on the Company & Shipping

Attorney Representing Trasylol(R) Victims Says Medical Study - Confirming Heart Bypass Drug Mortality Risk - to Open Floodgates for More Litigation

Establishing Liability & Punitive Damages Using the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

Establishing Liability and Punitive Damages Using FMCSR James Ronca, April 11, 2008

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