Otto Law Group, LLC is a law firm serving Pennsylvania in the areas of serious injury, family law, complex mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
Otto Law Group, LLC is a law firm serving Pennsylvania in the areas of serious injury, family law, complex mediation and alternative dispute resolution, business contracts and marcellus shale.
11/26/2021
In 2021 Atty Otto won a case for a client against Erie Insurance Exchange after Erie had refused to acknowledge that its policy covered a loss of electronic software suffered by the insured client.
As a consequence Erie now faces a Bad Faith claim, which will be tried by a judge in the next year. When an insurer acts improperly by failing to act in good faith handling of a claim the insurer subjects itself to a separate claim for Bad Faith. Such Bad Faith claims carry the potential for money damages for costs, attorney fees, and Punitive Damages aimed at punishing the insurer for acting in Bad Faith. In a recent case, Erie paid over 3 mil $ as a result of such a Bad Faith claim.
Based on a number of cases over recent years, it is apparent that some insurers adopt certain claim handling tactics and practices which expose them to Bad Faith claims. These insurers reason and their financial statements prove that they make more money by denying multiple claims knowing that most insureds can’t afford to engage in 3-4 years of litigation incurring legal time of a quarter million dollars minimum.
11/03/2018
Notice to Opioid Victims:
If a loved one has died as the result of opiates overdose/toxicity, while being treated at a Discovery House facility, you may wish to have the matter investigated for possible civil liability.
01/19/2018
01/08/2018
Divorce today is rampant, and is easily the most traumatic event a couple can experience, second only to the birth of a child. Often, lawyers only add to the trauma of divorce by pitting themselves and the two parties against each other, as well as adding substantial, unnecessary legal fees and costs. If both Wife and Husband can agree to retaining one lawyer - a wise and experienced counsel - to represent the best interests of both parties, they should consider doing so. We have represented dozens of couples who have done so and nary a one has regretted the experience. (One warning though: in several cases the parties decided to stay married!) One meeting with us should be sufficient to persuade you that this is the way to transform one of life's worst experiences into a highly tolerable one - often enabling good to arise from bad.
04/14/2016
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Otto Law Group, LLC is a law firm serving Pennsylvania in the areas of serious injury, family law, complex mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
Joe Otto’s Bio:
Wilbur McCoy "Joe" Otto is a graduate of Dickinson College and earned his law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law. Joe was formerly Chairman and CEO of one of the largest and oldest Pittsburgh-based law firms, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. He chaired the firm's Health Law Business Group and co-chaired the Medical Malpractice Defense Group. While at the firm, his practice was focused on self-insurance, captive and RRG company establishment and the management of Hospitals and physicians for a number of community-based hospitals and assisted living centers in Pennsylvania. He was the first attorney to utilize videotaped deposition testimony in the United States in both federal and state courts (1969-70). Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps and as Assistant Professor of Law, U.S. Military Academy at West Point between 1961-1965. While at West Point, Joe was asked to revise the regulations relating to the Academy and having had two daughters born at West Point recommended that admission to the Academy be opened to women. His proposed revision was approved, and seven years later West Point led the academies in admitting women to the Corps. Joe is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a fellow in the International Society of Barristers and past president of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. He formerly served as Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh's School of Health Professions. He has also served as adjunct faculty member for the Trial Advocacy Institutes at the University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne Law School.
More recently, Joe authored a book entitled, "Resurrection, Fact or Fiction: A Trial Lawyer Looks at All of the Evidence," published by Westbow Press and available from Amazon.com.
Joe has eschewed retirement and now maintains a busy solo practice at Otto Law Group, LLC, where he is assisted by two of his four children (all four children -- two boys and two girls -- are licensed attorneys). Otto Law Group, LLC maintains a presence in the Western Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, and Lancaster/Reading regions of Pennsylvania, focusing on the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, family law, estate administration, trust formation, business contracts, marcellus shale. He is also qualified to serve as a federal mediator.
Joe is a Million Dollar Advocate and has earned an esteemed 10/10 rating on AVVO.
