John F. Hayes, II, Esquire, is a 1979 honors graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with dual majors in Criminology and English. Mr. Hayes received his law degree from Temple University School of Law in 1982.

Mr. Hayes has years of experience as a litigator in Pennsylvania’s courtrooms, handling workers’ compensation matters as well as civil jury trials. In addition, Mr. Hayes has over a decade of experience as an insurance industry senior executive, having served as the Senior Claims Officer for PMA Insurance Company, a regional commercial lines insurance carrier based in suburban Philadelphia, as well as the Vice President of Workers’ Compensation for USF+G, a national, all-lines insurance carrier formerly based in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Hayes has expertise in claims and risk management, loss prevention, complex litigation, coverage, reserving, managed care and integrated benefits, and has managed regional and national insurance and claims operations handling all aspects of workers’ compensation, property, automobile, general liability and asbestos and environmental exposures.

Mr. Hayes, a partner in the firm, is the Eastern Region Director of the firm’s workers’ compensation practice with responsibilities for our Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Scranton offices. Mr. Hayes is a member of all Pennsylvania State Courts, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Workers’ Compensation and Civil Litigation sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Hayes is also Chairman of the Hearing Committee of the Montgomery County Chapter of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and is an adjunct professor at Temple University’s School of Business Management in Philadelphia.

Mr. Hayes resides in Norristown, PA with his wife, Dianne, and their three daughters, Meaghann, Keelan and Mollie.