Paul Bucci - Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan

Paul Bucci

Partner

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866.641.0806

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215.241.8700
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Firm founder with a wide range of litigation experience who has achieved significant verdicts and settlements for workplace injury victims and victims of crime.

Memberships

  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice (Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

Education

  • Juris Doctor, 1998, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1993, West Virginia University

Licensure

  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

About Paul

Firm founder Paul Bucci’s career spans more than 25 years representing clients throughout the country in complex cases involving workplace accidents, crime victim litigation and medical malpractice. Throughout his career, Paul has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel in personal injury cases resulting in settlement amounts and jury awards totaling more than $375 million. Of particular note, Paul served as one of the lead attorneys representing the dozens of victims in the Tropicana Casino parking garage collapse case in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which resulted in the largest construction accident settlement in U.S. history.

Paul is consistently selected and recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®. He is also consistently recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association and listed among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania, and by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

He has extensive experience representing clients in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and West Virginia.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University and his law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Paul is a member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice.

Industry Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2018-2024)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2011-2012, 2015-2024)
  • National Trial Lawyers Association – Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania (2011-2021)
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Nation’s Top One Percent (2015, 2020)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyer – Rising Star (2008, 2010)

Speaking Engagements

  • Presenter - Trial Attorneys of New Jersey – “Structural Collapse of the Tropicana Parking Garage” 2007
  • Presenter - Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association – “Structural Collapse of the Tropicana Parking Garage”
  • Presenter - American Association for Justice Winter Conference 2024 - "Identifying Alternative Liable Construction/Contractor Entities"

News Featuring Paul Bucci

Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan Founders Discuss the Firm’s Advocacy on Behalf of Injured Workers and Crime Victims with Forbes

In a recent article in Forbes, Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan founders Jeffrey Laffey and Paul Bucci discussed the firm’s focus on pursuing justice for victims of workplace accidents and crimes, specifically those who have survived sexual abuse or assault.

“Our clients are often in extremely vulnerable positions,” said Bucci. “Our goal is to help them move forward with their lives.”

Laffey is the son of a union carpenter and uses the power of the law on behalf of working people, obtaining numerous seven- and eight-figure results for clients. One of these victories includes a $15 million recovery for a refinery worker who fell in excess of 15 feet due to an unsafe access ladder. “I love being the blue-collar guy getting white-collar results for my clients,” Laffey said.

Bucci is also committed to fighting for working people; he secured the largest construction accident settlement in U.S. history as a lead attorney in the 2003 parking garage collapse at Tropicana Atlantic City.

“The magnitude of that case was profound, but it’s no less profound for a family whose father or husband was in a single job-site accident,” said Bucci. “We bring the same strength and compassion to any size of workplace case.”

That ethos of compassionate advocacy informs the entirety of the firm’s work on behalf of clients. “We take a lot of pride in being able to substantially alter our clients’ lives for the better,” said Laffey.

Read the full article here: Fighting the Good Fight

Recent Case Results

  • $2.75 Million

    Dock worker run over by a forklift at a cruise ship terminal causing catastrophic injuries

  • $1 Million

    DUI accident, bar alcohol liability & medical malpractice case in Philadelphia (January 2014)

  • $3 Million

    Surgical infection, medical malpractice case in Philadelphia

  • $1 Million

    Factory supervisor’s hand was crushed at work due to faulty equipment/machine.

  • $1.5 million

    Worker sustained severe burn injuries as a result of an electrical explosion.