Raymond McGarry
Attorney Profiles
Raymond McGarry
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Managing Partner
phone (610) 755-3310
fax 610-755-3312
email Email Me
Ray’s practice is divided between commercial and insurance litigation and municipal law. He has more than 22
years experience practicing in the greater Philadelphia area. Ray’s practice has included trial and appellate work
throughout the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition, his experience includes
commercial arbitrations and mediations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Commercial Litigation
Ray’s commercial litigation practice involves diverse areas of commercial litigation, including real estate,
construction, corporate/shareholder disputes, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, environmental, banking,
product liability and contract litigation.
In the area of construction litigation, Ray has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and construction
managers in a variety of matters. He has successfully represented such clients as Heery International, in a dispute
arising out of a major renovation project at an elementary school, and Conrail Corporation, in a dispute over delays
in the construction of a golf course, where Conrail was a major subcontractor.
Ray has represented real estate developers, as well as commercial landlords and tenants in a variety of matters,
including commercial landlord/tenant litigation and broker commission issues. In a recent commercial lease
dispute, he recovered in excess of $7 million on behalf of a developer/landlord, in litigation involving the breach of a
lease by a tenant in a shopping center.
Ray has handled many environmental litigation matters, and was instrumental in bringing about one of the largest
settlements in the history of CERCLA and the Superfund program on behalf of a Fortune 50 client against more
than 250 defendants.
Insurance Litigation
Ray’s insurance litigation experience includes a wide array of insurance-related litigation, including:
• RICO and fraud claims against bank officers of a savings and loan association, and successful recovery on a
bank’s fidelity bond;
• prosecution and defense of payment and/or performance bonds claims against sureties;
• defense of a major appliance manufacturers in product liability claims;
• defense of common carriers in property damage claims; and
• defense of in-hospital and outpatient radiology centers in medical malpractice actions.
Municipal Law
In addition to his commercial and insurance litigation practices, Ray serves as the Solicitor for Montgomery County.
As Solicitor, Ray is responsible for managing a team of 15 full and part-time solicitors, and managing and/or
handling all of Montgomery County’s legal matters, including:
• all of the County’s litigation matters;
• preparation and negotiation of County contracts, leases and land development agreements;
• overseeing all personnel issues, including all labor and collective bargaining agreements;
• coordinating and working with bond counsel on matters related to County bond issues;
• real estate matters, including open space acquisition, condemnation, deed restrictions and covenants,utility
easements, maintenance easements and numerous other interests in real property;
• all legal issues involving the County’s pension and retirement fund; and
• drafting ordinances and other resolutions.
As Solicitor, Ray also serves as General Counsel to the Board of Commissioners, and provides counsel and
advice on a variety of legal and policy matters.
In addition to his position as Solicitor to Montgomery County, Ray has served as an elected member of the Board of
School Directors for the Abington School District since 1997. He has been the President of the Board since 2007.
Among his other responsibilities on the Board, Ray has served as the chairman of the board’s Negotiations
Committee for the past 10 years, during which time he has had primary responsibility for negotiating contracts with
the district’s union employees, including the teachers union.
Raymond McGarry
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Managing Partner
phone (610) 755-3310
fax 610-755-3312
email Email Me
Ray’s practice is divided between commercial and insurance litigation and municipal law. He has more than 22
years experience practicing in the greater Philadelphia area. Ray’s practice has included trial and appellate work
throughout the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition, his experience includes
commercial arbitrations and mediations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Commercial Litigation
Ray’s commercial litigation practice involves diverse areas of commercial litigation, including real estate,
construction, corporate/shareholder disputes, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, environmental, banking,
product liability and contract litigation.
In the area of construction litigation, Ray has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and construction
managers in a variety of matters. He has successfully represented such clients as Heery International, in a dispute
arising out of a major renovation project at an elementary school, and Conrail Corporation, in a dispute over delays
in the construction of a golf course, where Conrail was a major subcontractor.
Ray has represented real estate developers, as well as commercial landlords and tenants in a variety of matters,
including commercial landlord/tenant litigation and broker commission issues. In a recent commercial lease
dispute, he recovered in excess of $7 million on behalf of a developer/landlord, in litigation involving the breach of a
lease by a tenant in a shopping center.
Ray has handled many environmental litigation matters, and was instrumental in bringing about one of the largest
settlements in the history of CERCLA and the Superfund program on behalf of a Fortune 50 client against more
than 250 defendants.
Insurance Litigation
Ray’s insurance litigation experience includes a wide array of insurance-related litigation, including:
• RICO and fraud claims against bank officers of a savings and loan association, and successful recovery on a
bank’s fidelity bond;
• prosecution and defense of payment and/or performance bonds claims against sureties;
• defense of a major appliance manufacturers in product liability claims;
• defense of common carriers in property damage claims; and
• defense of in-hospital and outpatient radiology centers in medical malpractice actions.
Municipal Law
In addition to his commercial and insurance litigation practices, Ray serves as the Solicitor for Montgomery County.
As Solicitor, Ray is responsible for managing a team of 15 full and part-time solicitors, and managing and/or
handling all of Montgomery County’s legal matters, including:
• all of the County’s litigation matters;
• preparation and negotiation of County contracts, leases and land development agreements;
• overseeing all personnel issues, including all labor and collective bargaining agreements;
• coordinating and working with bond counsel on matters related to County bond issues;
• real estate matters, including open space acquisition, condemnation, deed restrictions and covenants,utility
easements, maintenance easements and numerous other interests in real property;
• all legal issues involving the County’s pension and retirement fund; and
• drafting ordinances and other resolutions.
As Solicitor, Ray also serves as General Counsel to the Board of Commissioners, and provides counsel and
advice on a variety of legal and policy matters.
In addition to his position as Solicitor to Montgomery County, Ray has served as an elected member of the Board of
School Directors for the Abington School District since 1997. He has been the President of the Board since 2007.
Among his other responsibilities on the Board, Ray has served as the chairman of the board’s Negotiations
Committee for the past 10 years, during which time he has had primary responsibility for negotiating contracts with
the district’s union employees, including the teachers union.
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