Overview

Nicholas Hubner is a Partner at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and is located in the Philadelphia office. He is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers and Tort & Catastrophic Loss practice sections. His interdisciplinary teams include Class Actions, Environmental, Media, Retail, Hospitality & Beverage, Transportation and he works directly with construction, snow removal, landscape contractors and property management professionals. Mr. Hubner has extensive experience handling all phases of civil litigation and represents both individual and corporate clients in plaintiff and defense roles, throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Mr. Hubner is a member of the Philadelphia Rotary Club and a volunteer attorney with Philadelphia VIP. While in law school, he was elected 3rd Circuit Governor of the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Hubner earned his J.D. from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, graduating with Service Honors Distinction. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn College.

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Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

  • Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

New Jersey

  • New Jersey State Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

New York

  • New York State Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Education

J.D. (Service Honors Distinction)

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

B.A.

Brooklyn College

Representative Cases & Clients

  • CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Tri County Recycling, Inc., successfully argued and won against a combined motion to dismiss/motion for summary judgment in $427,000 successor liability dispute.
  • Herod’s Stone Design v. Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A., 434 F. Supp. 3d 142 (S.D.N.Y. 2020), aff’d, 2021 WL 562344 (2d Cir. Feb. 16, 2021), successfully secured dismissal of carrier client at pleadings stage, and affirmance in appellate court, in complex maritime dispute involving $864,000 in alleged damage to an intermodal shipment of marble.

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

Education

J.D. (Service Honors Distinction)

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

B.A.

Brooklyn College

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