Bob Gallagher was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1954. He received his undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 1976. Mr. Gallagher received his law degree, cum laude, from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in 1979. While at Dickinson, Mr. Gallagher was an Editor of the Dickinson Law Review and a Member of the Woolsack Society.

From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Gallagher was employed as a Judicial Clerk for President Judge Thomas C. Raup, Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County.  Since 1981, Mr. Gallagher has been practicing with Mitchell Mitchell Gallagher Weber & Southard  P.C.

Mr. Gallagher is admitted to practice before all state courts in Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Gallagher has been a guest lecturer on numerous occasions, specializing in the area of workers compensation.

Mr. Gallagher’s significant appellate decisions include Klopp v. Keystone Insurance Co., 528 Pa. 1, 595 A.2d 1 (1991) (rescission of automobile insurance policy for fraud in the inception) and Kline v. Kemper, 826 F. Supp. 123 (M.D. Pa. 1993), aff’d, 22 F.3d 301 (3^rd Cir. 1994) (lack of comprehensive general liability coverage for age discrimination).

Mr. Gallagher is married to Barbara Ann (Brown) Gallagher, and resides in Montoursville, Pennsylvania with his wife and family.