ABOUT HoeyLegal

Unmatched Dedication To Our Clients

HoeyLegal FIGHTS FOR YOU

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At Hoeylegal, we have dedicated our careers to fighting for our clients. If you have been injured in an accident or charged with a crime, you need a lawyer who will work tirelessly on your behalf. One that isn’t afraid to take your case to a jury and seek justice. This is the philosophy our founder Christian Hoey and the rest of our team bring to each and every case.

Mr. Hoey’s extensive work as a trial lawyer includes several years as a prosecutor. He has tried over 100 jury trials. He couples his outstanding trial skills with a relentless pursuit of justice on behalf of his clients. At Hoeylegal, we leave no stone unturned in our exhaustive development and prosecution of your case.

As a personal injury trial attorney, Mr. Hoey brings to bear an unrelenting pursuit of justice on behalf of the injured and neglected. The compliments he receives from opposing lawyers are a testament to the respect he has earned throughout the Federal and State court systems. As a nationally recognized death penalty certified trial lawyer, Mr. Hoey’s unmitigated tenacity and skill have lead to many impressive results for his clients.

VAST NETWORK OF RESOURCES

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Our extensive experience and dedication to our clients separates us from other firms. In addition to skilled trial counsel, you also get our expansive resources at your disposal. We employ the finest experts and investigative resources to battle well funded and determined prosecutors and the insurance industry.
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About Christian J. Hoey, Esquire

Christian J. Hoey, Esquire is the founder of HoeyLegal located in Paoli, Pennsylvania – the heart of the western Main Line. Mr. Hoey graduated from Temple University in 1990 and from the Widener University School of Law in 1993. After working in the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office through law school, Mr. Hoey was hired in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant prosecutor. During his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Hoey investigated and prosecuted serial abusers, child sex abusers, violent offenders and employees of institituional/educational Defendants who preyed upon child victims. Mr. Hoey’s career as a trial attorney began in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office where he successfully tried many cases to verdict in front of Chester County juries through the mid-1990’s.

After leaving the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Hoey spent the next five (5) years litigating medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Federal Court for the Eastern/Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Since 2000, Mr. Hoey has exclusively represented the injured and those accused of criminal offenses in state and federal courts. Mr. Hoey is a state certified death penalty trial attorney and has tried over 100 separate jury trials. Mr. Hoey’s trial practice includes complex personal injury litigation, wrongful death claims, medical malpractice, truck accidents, crime victim litigation, nursing home litigation and construction accidents. Mr. Hoey is well regarded as a formidable trial attorney who possesses well-honed trial skills that enable him to aggressively litigate your claims before jurys in the state and federal court systems.

Christopher W. McMullin, Esquire

Christopher W. McMullin is a partner at HoeyLegal located in Paoli, PA. Chris is a native of Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Spanish. Chris then attended Temple University Beasley School of Law where he took the nationally renowned Trial Advocacy program and received his J.D. in 2012. Chris is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

During the first decade of his career, Chris worked in the Philadelphia office of a Mid-Atlantic insurance defense firm, where he represented individuals, small businesses, and large institutional clients in all aspects of civil and complex litigation. Over the course of his career, he has successfully handled a wide range of civil and criminal cases from their inception through trial. Chris has arbitrated hundreds of cases in numerous counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and in private arbitrations. As a result of his expansive insurance defense career, Chris has an acute understanding of how insurance companies evaluate personal injury cases and the key elements required to obtain the best possible outcome for his clients.

Chris’s practice areas include wrongful death claims, premises liability/slip and fall, motor vehicle accidents, trucking and school bus accident, construction accidents, crime victims and sexual abuse, and medical malpractice.

While at Temple, he participated in clinical programs with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the Camden County Office of the Public Defender. Chris also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Sandra Mazer Moss in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas working on a wide array of complex civil matters. While at Temple, Chris was named a Fellow in the Rubin Public Interest Law Honor Society.

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Distracted Driving

Pennsylvania defines distracted driving as “an activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.” Drivers have to focus on driving, so they can react to the information on the road, such as road conditions, hazards and other drivers. Distracted drivers do not react appropriately and thus put others at risk for severe injury or death. Examples of distractions, besides using cell phones and texting, include drinking, eating, adjusting the radio, adjusting climate controls, adjusting seats, combing hair, putting on make-up, daydreaming, reaching for dropped items, engaging in heavy conversations, and focusing on events outside of the car.

Driving Under the Influence

Driving under the influence typically refers to alcohol use, but drug use can also impair drivers and cause severe car accidents.  In either situation, enjoying cocktails at happy hour, celebrating with drugs or alcohol, drinking too much wine for dinner and unwinding after a long week at work results in too many motorists driving under the influence.  Controlled substances impact each person differently, making it common for someone to misjudge his or her level of impairment.  These poor judgments can lead to severe and sometimes fatal car accidents.

Driver Fatigue

Driving without enough sleep is commonplace for many in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and across the nation. Truck drivers, shift workers, and those with sleep disorders are most vulnerable to causing an accident because they are drowsy or fatigued. Not having enough rest slows down reaction time and impairs the senses. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) claims that eighteen (18) hours without sleep impairs a driver to the same extent as someone who has a 0.08 blood or breath alcohol concentration after consuming alcohol.

Speeding

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that one-third of all car accidents involve speeding. Drivers who rush, run late, or simply lack patience may choose to speed when they get behind the wheel. Speeding makes it more likely that a driver will lose control of his or her vehicle and makes it more difficult to react to road hazards and other vehicles. Speeding also increases the impact of a car accident and makes it far less likely that a negligent driver may maintain control of his vehicle sufficient to prevent a collision. High speed car accidents make it far more likely that those involved will suffer severe injuries or death.

OBTAIN NECESSARY COURT ORDERS TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE

At HoeyLegal, we know from our litigation experience that tractor-trailer drivers often operate at least one cellular phone which is in use at, during, or immediately prior to a tractor-trailer accident. Additionally, most tractor-trailers are equipped with data recorders which capture, in real-time, important vehicle operation events including speed, hard braking and other evasive maneuvers taken by the operator and the tractor-trailer.  It is imperative that this evidence be obtained before it is destroyed.  At HoeyLegal, our trial attorneys will obtain any necessary court order to preserve this evidence for trial.

IDENTIFY ALL AT-FAULT DEFENDANTS

Oftentimes, there are several defendants responsible for the tractor-trailer accident. In most cases, at least two defendants are responsible for the ownership and operation of the tractor-trailer.  There may be additional defendants responsible for the hiring and retention of the tractor-trailer driver.  At HoeyLegal, our investigators will promptly identify the responsible defendants and immediately request the preservation of all evidence related to the hiring and retention of the driver, inspection of the vehicles and the supervision and drug/alcohol testing of the vehicle operator.

LOCATE, EXAMINE AND INSPECT THE TRACTOR-TRAILER

Our accident investigators include mechanics who will immediately respond to the accident site and the location where the truck has been impounded in order to photograph the truck and conduct necessary mechanical inspections of the vehicle. In the event that a court order is necessary to examine and inspect the trucks, HoeyLegal Attorneys will promptly file the necessary motions to enable the HoeyLegal mechanics and inspectors to conduct a prompt evaluation of the mechanical function of the at-fault tractor-trailer

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Our expert accident investigators include former Pennsylvania State Police accident investigators and nationally recognized engineers who will carefully photograph the accident scene and conduct all necessary measurements of skid marks, yaw marks, displacement of debris and thoroughly examine the accident site to preserve all evidence for the time of trial.

INTERVIEW ALL WITNESS

Our investigators will promptly interview and record all witnesses that observed the accident and collect all biographical information from the witnesses so they will available to testify on your behalf at trial.

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