Firm partner, G. Lawrence DeMarco, LLM, better known as Larry, was born in Stratford, NJ in 1968 and spent his child and adulthood in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Dickinson College Cum Laude in 1990 and was the recipient of the Charles Mortimer Griffith Award. He then graduated from Villanova School of Law in 1993. Larry immediately joined DeMarco & DeMarco, P.C. as an associate to work under the example of his father James J. DeMarco, Sr. and focused his practice protecting the rights of injured workers. He has made his mark practicing workers' compensation and personal injury law. Larry advanced his legal education by earning the LLM in Trial Advocacy from Temple University in 2003, the only trial certification available in Pennsylvania. Larry focuses on workers’ compensation, automobile accidents, general negligence, slips and falls, and other areas of civil law.
Larry is an active member of several legal associations including:
- The National Crime Victim Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers / Workers' Compensation Sections
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers / Workers' Compensation Sections
- Philadelphia Bar Association / Workers' Compensation Sections
- Delaware County Bar Association
- Justinian Society
- Lawyer’s Society of Philadelphia
- Midwest Sociological Society - Honorary Member
Larry has been admitted to practice law in the following Courts:
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court (all county courts of PA)
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- Third Circuit Appellate Court of the United States
- Eastern District Court of the United States
Larry has been honored by several Who's Who publications including:
- Marquis, 11th Edition, American Law, 2000-2001
- Marquis, 1st Edition, Emerging Leaders, 2007
- Cambridge, Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry, 2007-2008
- Montclair, North America, 2009-2010
I practice law because I love to make a difference in the lives of people who have been wronged. I want to fight for the society’s most vulnerable. I spend my time, energy, and passion to empower those who otherwise would suffer in silence.
- G. Lawrence DeMarco, LLM
Admitted to bar in 1960, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (A.B., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Captain, Ready Reserve, 1951-1967; U.S. Marine Corps, 1954-1956. Member, Board of Directors, Justinian Society, 1966-1968. Recipient, NAACP, Philadelphia Man of the Year, 1979. Labor Referee, Pennsylvania Labor Board, 1973-1975. Senior Partner, DeMarco and Carrafiello, 1973-1997, Senior Partner, DeMarco & DeMarco, P.C., 1997-2001. Philadelphia Committeeman (1958-2001), Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission (2000-2001).