Alex MacMullan is an experienced insurance defense and appellate litigator.
Alex joined Fields Howell in 2026 after serving as a partner at a national defense firm where he maintained a diverse practice that included corporate and commercial litigation, constitutional litigation, appellate litigation, high-stakes disputes of corporations and stockholders, and a wide variety of general liability matters. He also represented plaintiffs in federal and state appellate courts, in matters alleging constitutional or statutory violations by state and local government officials.
Alex received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 2013 and his Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in 2007. He is a member of the Bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fifth Circuits.
Education
- Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 2013
- Kenyon College, B.A., 2007
- Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Obtained summary judgment in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, upheld on appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in a matter granting Statutory Employer immunity to a nursing home defendant.
Secured a defense verdict and counterclaim verdict and award as first chair of a bench trial in a Delaware matter where plaintiff alleged breach of contract, unfair trade practices, discriminatory lending practices and defamation against Delaware financial institution-client.
Obtained summary judgment in Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a credit union in a matter involving the administration of a forced place insurance plan where plaintiffs alleged breach of contract, fiduciary duty and violation of Act 6 of 1974.
Obtained dismissal via Motion to Dismiss in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on behalf of a credit union in a matter alleging breach of contract and violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Obtained partial summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, dismissing punitive damages, negligent hiring and supervision and loss of consortium in a transportation matter.
Obtained summary judgment in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of traffic signal subcontractor sued in a multi-fatality, multi-defendant matter.
Obtained dismissal of Complaint in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on basis of Preliminary Objections demonstrating Pennsylvania resident plaintiffs lacked general or specific personal jurisdiction over Florida-licensed real estate agents in the sale of Florida real property.
Obtained order sustaining Preliminary Objections and dismissing Complaint in shareholder derivative and shareholder oppression matter on behalf of defendant, former CEO of a large medical supply corporation.
Drafted briefs in state and federal trial and appellate courts bringing challenges to a wide variety of state laws restricting plaintiffs’ Second Amendment rights.
Represented plaintiffs who suffered catastrophic injuries in 2015 Frankford Junction derailment through MDL damages assessment and in favorable Social Security Disability appeal.
Practice Areas
Admissions
State bars
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of Georgia
Appellate courts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
district courts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania