EDUCATION

• Widener University Delaware Law School (J.D., December 2015)
• The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2011)

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

Michael Duffy is an experienced workers’ compensation attorney in Pond Lehocky’s Philadelphia office who focuses his practice on defending employers and insurance carriers in matters related to workers’ compensation. He counsels clients on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims management to help minimize their exposure. He has successfully defended employers in many industries, including trucking, construction, landscaping, manufacturing, hospitality and assisted living facilities.

Mr. Duffy earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University and his juris doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

An active member of the legal community, Mr. Duffy is a member of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Coalition, Brehon Law Society, Philadelphia Bar Association, and Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star (2022-2026)

ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Brehon Law Society
• Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court
• Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Coalition
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• URMIA

CLASSES + SEMINARS TAUGHT

• Caught on Camera: Using Surveillance & Social Media in PA Workers’ Compensation Cases, PBI’s Tough Problems in Workers’ Compensation 2025, June 12, 2025
• Unique Workers’ Compensation Aspects of Independent Contractors and Traveling Employees, Lorman Education Services webinar, December 16, 2021
• Workers’ Compensation 101, client seminar, August 19, 2020

PUBLISHED WORKS

• “Bullying in the Workplace,” CLM Magazine, December 2021
• “Is There a Doctor in the House? Telemedicine Has Its Benefits, But Not for Contested Workers’ Compensation Claims,” CLM Magazine, November 2020
• “Exercising Reasonable Diligence: Commonwealth Court Provides Guidance to 120-Day Rule,” Defense Digest, December 2018, Vol. 24, No. 4
• “Ingress and Egress: Appellate Division Finds Employer Had Control Over Parking Lot,” Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2017