Jennifer Segal Coatsworth

Jennifer Coatsworth has litigated hundreds of motor vehicle, dealer fraud and lemon law cases from both the plaintiff and defense perspectives, including claims for breach of contract, fraud, violations of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Improvement Act, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Lemon Laws, the New Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act and the Automotive Industry Trade Practices Act, driver privacy protection issues, odometer alteration and Truth in Lending matters.

She also focuses her practice on the defense of professionals, including real estate agents, home inspectors, accountants and physicians. Most commonly, the types of claims she handles relate to allegations of breach of contract and fraud or nondisclosure under the Real Estate Sellers Disclosure Act, the Real Estate Licensing Act and the Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Additionally, Jen has handled a number of fraternity hazing and general liability cases, and she has extensive experience with premises liability, product liability, employment and construction matters. She has been called upon to conduct risk management seminars for her clients and to speak at various CLEs in her areas of expertise.

Jen’s professional activities extend beyond the court room. She has been actively involved in the legal community, holding various leadership positions for more than a decade. In 2024, Jen served the community as Chancellor for the Philadelphia Bar Association. Prior to this, she held the position of Chancellor-Elect in 2023 and Vice Chancellor in 2022, having prevailed in her election to that position in 2021. In 2019 and 2020, she served two terms as the Secretary for the Philadelphia Bar Association, following a three-year term as Assistant Secretary. Additionally, she served as the Parliamentarian of the Board of Governors for one year, following a three-year elected term.

Jen is also very active with the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where she currently serves as Chair of the Membership Development Committee, Co-Vice Chair of the Civil & Equal Rights Committee, and Co-Vice Chair of the Large Firm Management Committee. She previously served as Zone One Governor, Chair of the Civil Litigation Section and the Commission on Women in the Profession and as a member of the Judicial Evaluation Commission of the State Bar. In other areas of the Philadelphia legal community, Jen served as Chancellor of the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, and she was a member of the Executive Council of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel for more than a decade and chaired the Events, Diversity and Judicial Relations subcommittees.