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Charity A. Heidenthal

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Charity A. Heidenthal

Charity A. Heidenthal is a shareholder practicing in Zarwin Baum’s insurance defense litigation department. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of construction defect, professional liability, products liability, premises liability and insurance coverage.

Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Heidenthal served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Patricia McInerney of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Civil Division. Heidenthal earned her law degree from Villanova University School of Law. While enrolled, she also clerked for the Honorable Bernard A. Moore of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Civil Division and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Heidenthal earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Dickinson College.

Heidenthal is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, as well as the District of New Jersey. Heidenthal is also a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations. In 2008, 2010, 2013-2016, Heidenthal was named by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star.”

Representative Matters

Vaz v. Sweet Ventures, Inc., et al., No. UNN-L-004619-10 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div.) – Professional Liability Litigation

Obtained decision on a motion for summary judgment in which the court held home inspectors can use their contracts to modify the applicable statute of limitation on home inspection claims from the statutorily provided four years.

Defense of Home Inspector

Won motion for summary judgment limiting plaintiffs’ damages against client home inspector to an amount of $1,300 prior to trial. Court held that claims of liability against client home inspector were limited to the issues identified by plaintiff’s liability expert’s reports and claims for damages were limited to the damages resulting from the issues identified in plaintiff’s liability expert’s reports, which were supported by correlating documentation.
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Court Admissions

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Memberships

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Philadelphia Bar Association

Clerkship 2004 – 2006

Education

Villanova University School of Law, J.D

Dickinson College, B.A., cum laude

Staff Writer, Villanova Environmental Law Journal