Josh Ferguson is a Partner and Office Co-Chair of the firm's Philadelphia office, Practice Group Leader of the firm's Tort & Catastrophic Loss and Trial Advocacy/Trial On-Call national practice sections, Co-Chair of the firm's Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation practice teams, and Vice-Chair of the firm's Products Liability and Retail, Hospitality & Beverage practice teams. He is a highly experienced attorney with an array of experience in high exposure tort, construction, environmental and commercial dispute cases.
Mr. Ferguson is an experienced trial lawyer, including in the defense of complex, multiparty litigation, class actions and federal court MultiDistrict Litigation (MDL). Mr. Ferguson is a leader of the firm’s PFAS Litigation Team and the Class Action Team and a frequent lecturer on the potential health effects, hazards and litigation alleged to result from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) exposure as well as other environmental litigation. He is a lead counsel for the firm’s client in the MDL alleging PFAS environmental and injury claims arising from fire-fighting equipment and fire-suppressing foam pending in Charleston, South Carolina federal court, known as the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) MDL.
Mr. Ferguson’s Tort and Catastrophic Loss practice includes defense of premises liability, transportation, product liability, toxic and mass tort claims.
In the transportation area, he has litigated cases involving personal and commercial vehicles, including trucking and motor coach claims. Further, Mr. Ferguson has a rapid response team in place to respond to emergencies and catastrophic events.
Mr. Ferguson’s Construction and Design Law practice includes defense of commercial and residential construction defect claims and environmental litigation, including Multi-District Litigation claims. Mr. Ferguson’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers practice includes contract dispute claims and corporate litigation.
Mr. Ferguson serves as general counsel for a wide variety of businesses, including those in the construction, snow and ice management, power sweeping, landscaping, professional tree services, and property management industries. Mr. Ferguson regularly advises clients on pending legislation at the Federal and State levels. He has drafted legislation on behalf of various industries and has been asked to speak in Washington, D.C. and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before Committees.
He has presented seminars and has been a keynote speaker at events throughout the United States on First-Party and Third-Party automobile insurance, contract review/creation/negotiation, risk management, environmental claim trends and handling, bad faith claims and general claims handling. Josh has appeared on a variety of radio and online programs and has published articles in diverse legal and trade association publications. Josh also serves as an Arbitrator/Mediator in Pennsylvania.