
biography
Mr. Harshman has over thirty years of experience as a business trial lawyer. He has tried cases in Pennsylvania, California, Arizona and Texas. Over his 30-year career, Mr. Harshman handled a wide range of litigation including contract disputes, trademark and copyright litigation, trade secret disputes, business torts, products liability, biological implant litigation, and insurance litigation. His current practice specializes in trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation.
Success in high-stakes litigation often requires the experience and confidence to try the case before a jury. If a lawyer is prepared only to litigate a case toward settlement, that will be the client’s only option. Lawyers lacking trial experience may not foresee how events will unfold at trial and will not be prepared to meet those challenges. Mr. Harshman’s trial experience includes serving as lead trial attorney in a ten-day jury trial in Santa Monica concerning alleged adverse effects of biological implants. He was lead trial attorney in a 2-1/2 month jury trial concerning the construction of cogeneration power plants. He was one of three trial counsel defending a $40 million insurance covera...
Los Angeles
Credentials
Admissions
California
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court, N.D. CA
U.S. District Court, C.D. CA
U.S. District Court, S.D. CA
U.S. District Court, E.D. CA
Education
Duquesne Univ. School of Law, J.D. 1981
California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA; B.A., Business Administration, 1977
Prior Law Firm Experience
Cozen O’Connor, LLP
Nixon Peabody, LLP