Partner

Jeffrey E. Tenthoff, Esq.

p. 215.853.6202  |  f. 215.735.1133

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Education

New York University, B.A.
Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law, J.D.

Overview

Jeffrey E. Tenthoff, a partner of the firm, is a seasoned defense attorney and has successfully obtained dozens of defense jury verdicts in a variety of cases, including general negligence, premises liability, and motor vehicle accident cases in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.  He has also obtained dozens of defense awards at arbitration in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties.  Over the course of his practice, Jeff has handled hundreds of cases spanning the gamut of premises liability, dog-bite, motor vehicle accident, employment law, wrongful death, and survival actions. Jeff also regularly serves as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. 

In addition to his defense work, Jeff also regularly handles cases for victims of accidents who suffered serious personal injuries, along with individuals who have had their civil rights violated or their employment wrongfully terminated with the average recovery being well into the six figures.

Jeff received his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from New York University in New York, NY. As an undergraduate, he studied abroad in Paris and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Europe.  He worked for several years for an internet start-up company and then volunteered with the United States Peace Corps in the West African nation of Guinea before returning to school to earn his Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law.  While in law school, Jeff was a driving force in the founding of US for Africa, a Temple Law School organization focused on promoting sound U.S. involvement and aid throughout Africa that would encourage African transparency, democracy, and self-determination. Jeff was also an A.C.E. Counselor for underclassmen, a Legal Research & Writing Teaching Assistant, and a representative to the Student Bar Association. Jeff graduated cum laude and was the recipient of the Jerry Zaslow Award for outstanding academic achievement and well-rounded activity within the law school community. 

Jeff was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. A Super Lawyers selection is an honor reserved for those attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice. 

Jeff currently resides in Delaware County with his wife and four young children.

Representative Matters

GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial on Limited Tort Involving Eggshell Plaintiff with Kidney Disease

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GMR Wins Montgomery County Jury Trials Defending New Driver Whose Negligence Allegedly Injured Two Plaintiffs on a Bus

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GMR Wins Montgomery County, PA, Jury Trial Where Plaintiff Alleged Over $1 Million in Lost Wages Following Collision Where All Airbags Deployed

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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial Motor Vehicle Claim on Limited Tort Defense

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GMR Wins Montgomery County Jury Trial on Factual Cause in Full Tort Concussion Case

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GMR Partner Notches 7 Defense Jury Trial Verdicts in Less than Three Months

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GMR Wins Philadephia Jury Trial on Factual Cause after Arbitration Award in Plaintiff’s Favor

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GMR Partner Wins Fifth Philadelphia Jury Trial in a Row in 2024

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Four GMR Partners Secured Jury Trial Defense Verdicts! What a fantastic final four!

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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial on Liability with Pedestrian Suffering Nine Fractures Following Alleged Vehicle Impact

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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial on Liability in Parking Lot Collision

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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial on Liability In Rear-End Accident Due to Inclement Weather

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GMR Partner Wins Philadelphia Auto Jury Trial on Factual Cause Defense

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GMR Wins Pennsylvania Trial in Collision Between SUV and Dirt Bike

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GMR Wins Philadelphia Jury Trial on Liability in Rear-End Accident

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GMR Wins Rear-End Full Collision Jury Trial in Chester County, PA on Limited Tort Threshold

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Another Jury Trial Victory for GMR Partner Jeff Tenthoff

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GMR Wins Pennsylvania Federal UIM Trial Involving Cervical Surgery

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GMR Wins Back-to-Back Auto Trials

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Jeffrey Tenthoff Wins Motor Vehicle Accident Summary Judgment Motion in Bergen County, NJ

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Jeffrey Tenthoff Wins on Liability Where Three Witnesses Supported Plaintiff

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Jeffrey Tenthoff Obtains Defense Award in Crumbling Stairs Case Arguing Defendant Satisfied Any Duty Owed to Plaintiff

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Jeff Tenthoff Wins Premise Liability Case Involving U-Boat in Grocery Store

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Jeff Tenthoff Wins on Both Liability and Causation

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Philadelphia County defense verdict in a claim of general liability arising out of a young woman suffering serious burns to her chest while a guest at a popular Philadelphia wedding venue that handed out lit sparklers to guests while they were leaving the venue with the bride and groom. Plaintiff sustained the burns after being jostled by other guests during the send-off of the bride and groom when a piece of one of the sparklers fell into the front of her dress. In addition to claims for pain and suffering, plaintiff alleged permanent scarring and discoloration covering several square inches of her chest and cleavage. Mr. Tenthoff successfully defended the bride and groom who were joined as additional-defendants by the venue.

Delaware County defense award against a large grocery store chain arising from a slip and fall on ice in the parking lot.

Philadelphia County defense award in a claim brought by a general contractor who was hospitalized for a week with pneumonia against a homeowner arising out of alleged toxic mold exposure while the contractor was replacing a bathroom floor.

Philadelphia County defense award in claim for personal injuries and property damage arising out of an intersectional motor vehicle accident with disabling damage and airbag deployment to both vehicles where both parties claimed the other had the red light.

Philadelphia County defense award in a motor vehicle accident claim involving a family of four who were allegedly sideswiped by defendant when he was making an improper lane change. All four plaintiffs had the benefit of full tort coverage, but Mr. Tenthoff was successful on the issue of liability.

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GMR had more attorneys than ever recognized as Super Lawyers in 2022. Lori Miller, Eamon Merrigan, Matthew Moroney, Claire Neiger, Jason Rubin, and Cy Goldberg have been named 2022 Super Lawyers again. Jessica Smeriglio, Brandon Evangelist, Tyson Mott, Thomas Giardina, and Jessica Keller were selected by the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers search committee as Rising Stars. Only 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys in the state receive a Rising Star designation.

Super Lawyers is a patented rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. The Rising Stars list is developed using the same patented multiphase selection process, except candidates must be 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

 

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GMR had more attorneys than ever recognized as Super Lawyers in 2021. Lori Miller, Eamon Merrigan, Matthew Moroney, Claire Neiger, Jason Rubin, and Cy Goldberg have been named 2021 Super Lawyers. Jeffrey Tenthoff, Lauren Glynn, and Jessica Smeriglio were selected by the Thomas Reuters Super Lawyers search committee as Rising Stars. Only 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys in the state receive a Rising Star designation.


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Jessica Smeriglio and Jeffrey Tenthoff named 2021 New Jersey Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. A Super Lawyers selection is an honor reserved for those attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice. The Rising Star distinction is awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in the state.

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Eamon Merrigan and Jason Rubin have been named 2020 Super Lawyers, a designation awarded to only 5 percent of attorneys in the state.  Jeffrey Tenthoff, Lauren Glynn and Jessica Smeriglio were selected by the Thomas Reuters Super Lawyers search committee as Rising Stars. Only 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys in the state receive a Rising Star designation.

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Jeffrey Tenthoff and Jessica Smeriglio named 2020 New Jersey Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. A Super Lawyers selection is an honor reserved for those attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice. 

The Rising Star distinction awarded to only 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state.

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Goldberg, Miller & Rubin is pleased to announce that Jillian Vukson, Jeffrey Tenthoff and Lauren Glynn have been named partners.

Jillian Vukson

Ms. Vukson is an accomplished trial attorney who concentrates her practice on automotive defense, including first-party, third-party and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims in Philadelphia and all of the surrounding counties. Ms. Vukson joined GMR in 2009 following her completion of two judicial clerkships after her graduation from Villanova Law School.
 
 
 
 
 

Jeffrey Tenthoff

Mr. Tenthoff,  a seasoned defense attorney  has successfully obtained defense verdicts in Philadelphia, Delaware and Chester County in general liability and motor vehicle accident cases. Mr. Tenthoff began his career at GMR in 2011 as part of our law clerk program, after earning his J.D. from Temple University's Beasley School of Law and service in the Peace Corps. 
 

 

 

 

Lauren Glynn

Ms. Glynn concentrates her practice in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties in the areas of automobile negligence defense, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, and law enforcement defense. Ms. Glynn began her legal career as a Philadelphia District Attorney following her graduation from Villanova University School of Law and joined GMR in 2015.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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Media

GMR Congratulates Eleven of Our Attorneys Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!

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GMR Congratulates Nine of Our Attorneys Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Jessica Smeriglio and Jeffrey Tenthoff Named 2021 New Jersey Rising Stars

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GMR Congratulates Five of Our Attorneys Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Jeffrey Tenthoff and Jessica Smeriglio Named 2020 New Jersey Rising Stars

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Jillian Vukson, Jeffrey Tenthoff and Lauren Glynn Named Partners

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