Dirk Pastorick

Partner

Email Dirk at dirk@nelson.legal or call (215) 601-6976

 

William (Dirk) Pastorick has over 25 years of complex litigation experience with various subspecialties representing clients nationally and internationally in high-exposure and precedent-setting matters. Dirk is an accomplished first-chair trial lawyer who focuses his practice on insurance-related issues, mobility, construction defect, and commercial litigation.

Before joining Nelson Law LLC, Dirk served as a trusted advisor to clients, navigating them through complex disputes and third-party claims, especially those involving specialty and high-exposure liability matters. He has an impressive track record litigating challenging bad faith claims under various coverage scenarios, including primary, excess, specialty, and others. Dirk also has extensive experience litigating construction defect claims, commercial disputes, and matters involving professional employment, premises, fraternity/sorority, liquor, and product liability.

Internationally recognized for his representation of organizations in high-exposure liability matters, Dirk is well-versed in addressing significant risk and crisis management issues. With admission to practice in multiple states, including Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Dirk Pastorick is a versatile and accomplished legal professional. His collaborative approach with clients, general counsel, and executive leadership has enabled him to formulate and implement effective resolution strategies and best practices regarding risk and crisis management policies and procedures.

Representative Experience:

  • Successfully litigated and first-chaired over 30 death cases and numerous high-value/high-stakes matters.

  • Served as lead counsel on numerous mass tort multidistrict litigations (MDLs) involving product liability claims nationwide.

  • Served as lead counsel on numerous matters that involved active intervention into product liability class action lawsuits in courts nationwide to protect the rights of insurance carriers.

  • Successfully investigated, litigated, and mediated thousands of property subrogation matters.

  • Served as outside counsel for risk management issues and liability matters for numerous international organizations.

  • Routinely counsels clients on changes in the insurance industry, development of comprehensive claims handling practices, and delicate internal investigations.

  • Lead counsel in numerous federal and state court commercial motor vehicle litigation matters.

  • Lead counsel in numerous liability, first-party property coverage, and bad faith matters for insurers and reinsurers in London, Bermuda, and the United States.

  • Routinely counsels clients on commercial insurance products.

Education:

  • J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law

  • Order of Barristers

  • B.A., Trinity College

Admissions:

  • Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

  • U.S. District Courts: NJ, E.D. PA, N.D. IL, E.D. WI, S.D. NY, E.D. NY, M.D. FL