J. Michael Considine, Jr., Esq.
J. Michael Considine, Jr. is experienced in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Wills & Estates, Business, International Business and tried cases (jury and non-jury) in federal and state courts.
Admitted in PA, CO and the Southern Ute Tribe, he is chairman of the Chester County Bar Ass. Civil Rights section, former Vice President of the Rutherford Institute of PA and counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and Liberty Counsel.
Reported cases: Com. v. Johnson, 368 Pa. Super. 427, 534 A. 2d 511 (1987); Roe v. O.R., 123 F.R.D. 500 (E.D. Pa. 1988), 710 F. Supp. 577 (E.D. Pa. 1989), 919 F. 2d 857 (3rd Cir. 1990); NWC v. McMonagle, 868 F. 2d 1342 (3rd Cir. 1989); Slotterback v. Interboro S.D., 766 F. Supp. 280 (E.D. Pa. 1991); Sease v. S.D. of Phila., 811 F. Supp. 183 (E.D. Pa. 1993); Com. v. Gillis, 61 Pa. D & C 4th 42 (2002); Com. v. Rose, 820 A. 2d 164 (Pa. Super. 2003); Victory Outreach Center v. Melso, 313 F. Supp. 2d 481 & 371 F. Supp. 2d 642 (E.D. Pa. 2004); Birdine v. City of Coatesville, 347 F. Supp. 2d 182 (E.D. Pa. 2004) and 225 F.R.D. 157 (E.D.Pa. 2004); Snell v. Duffy, 306 F. Supp. 2d 506 (E.D. Pa. 2004); Victory Outreach Center v. City of Phila., 233 FRD 419 (E.D. Pa. 2005); Robinson v. Fetterman, 378 F. Supp. 2d 534 & 387 F. Supp. 2nd 432 & 483 (E.D. Pa. 2005); Gilles v. Davis, 427 F. 3rd 197 (3rd Cir. 2005); Siegel v. Miller, 446 F. Supp. 2nd 346 (E.D. Pa. 2006); First Korean Church of NY, Inc. v. Montgomery County BOAA, 926 A. 2nd 543 (Pa. Com. 2006); LeBoon v. Lancaster Jewish Community Center Ass, 504 F. 3rd 217 (3rd Cir. 2007); Frantz v. Gress, 520 F. Supp. 2nd 677 (E.D.Pa. 2007); Pitner v. Murrin, 812 F. Supp. 2Nd 661 (E.D.Pa. 2008); Dreibelbis v. Young, 351 Fed. Appx. 711 (3rd Cir. 2009); Nelson v. Ulster County, 789 F. Supp. 2nd 345 (N.D.N.Y. 2010); Hayes v. Easterday, 879 F. Supp. 2nd 449 (E.D.Pa. 2012); Kubiak v. Harris, 949 F. Supp. 2nd 584 (E.D.Pa. 2013); Kintzel v. Kleeman, 965 F. Supp. 2nd 610 (M.D.Pa. 2013), 166 F. Supp 3rd 523 (M.D. Pa. 2016); Godfrey v. Upland Borough, 209 F. Supp. 3rd 804 (E.D.Pa. 2016), 246 F. Supp. 3rd 1078 (E.D.Pa. 2017), 268 F. Supp 3rd 717(E.D.Pa. 2017); Adams v. Henry, 416 F. Supp. 3Rd 424 (E.D.Pa. 2019), 421 F. Supp. 3Rd 10 (E.D.Pa. 2019); Moton v. Harris, 581 F. Supp. 3Rd 701 (E.D.Pa. 2020); Hamilton v. Radnor Township, 502 F. Supp. 3Rd 978 (E.D.Pa. 2020), 545 F. Supp. 3Rd 244 (E.D.Pa. 2021), & 662 F. Supp. 3rd 536 (E.D. Pa. 2023). Henderson v. Matthews, 502 F.Supp 3rd 970 (E.D.Pa. 2020), 570 F. Supp. 3Rd 272 (E.D.Pa. 2021); Perry v. Judge, 621 B.R. 34 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2020), 630 B.R. 338 (10th Cir. 2021); Richardson v. Didok, 556 F. Supp. 3Rd 455 (E.D.Pa. 2021); Hale v. Liess, 579 F. Supp 3rd 632 (M.D.Pa. 2022); Grant v. City of Phila., 637 F. Supp. 3rd 247 (E.D.Pa. 2022)
These include free speech in the public arena, rights to distribute literature in public schools, habeas corpus relief for speakers arrested for disorderly conduct, excessive force and rape by police, rights of onlookers to complain of police brutality, right to videotape police while on duty, rights of adults to participate in student activities under the Equal Access Act, violation of the right to bodily integrity under the 14th Amendment, due process violations regarding notice of tax sale of real property, horses and regarding a forged easement to acquire access for pipes, first amendment retaliation, malicious prosecution and fraud arising out of commingling of sewer and stormwater pipes leading to raw sewage in basements at times of high rainfall, police brutality and wrongful death and nurse liability and summary judgment and need to file a certificate of merit in a §1983 deliberate indifference prison suicide case.
