|   | | Law Firm in Mount Laurel, New Jersey | |
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| | Address | 1300 Route 73
Suite 307 | | Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 | | (Burlington Co.) | | | |
| | | Lavin, O'Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Products Liability and Insurance Law, Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation, Trials and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Corporate and Commercial Law, Wills, Trusts and Estate Administration, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Real Estate and Taxation. | | Firm Size: 67 | Representative Clients:
3M Company; ACE Hardware Corporation; American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Asplundh Tree Expert Co.; FMC Corp.; Garden State Cable TV; General Electric; General Motors Corp.; GMAC; Isuzu; Liberty Mutual; Maytag Corporation; Mazda Motors of America, East, Inc.; Nissan North America, Inc.; PACCAR, Inc.; The Raymond Corp.; Royal & Sun Alliance; Safety Insurance Corporation; Sentry Insurance Co.; Subaru of America, Inc.; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; The West Bend Company. |
Other Office Locations of Lavin, O'Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Main Office)
New York, New York, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Joseph E. O'Neil (Shareholder) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1979, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, New Jersey; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1975); Temple University (J.D., 1978). Staff Member, Temple Law Quarterly, 1977-1978. Author: Note, 51 Temple Law Quarterly 764, 1978. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas F. Kelleher, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1978-1979. Member: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel; Product Liability Advisory Council; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Joseph E. O'Neil | | William J. Ricci (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, New Jersey; 1995, New York. Education: St. Joseph's University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); Temple University (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Research Editor, Temple Law Review, 1976-1978. Author: Note, 50 Temple Law Quarterly 372, 1977; 50 Temple Law Quarterly 688, 1977; 50 Temple Law Quarterly 1067, 1977. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert Lee Jacobs, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1978. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. Email: William J. Ricci | | Gerard Cedrone (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1983, New Jersey; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: La Salle College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Temple University (J.D., 1981). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Product Liability Advisory Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Gerard Cedrone | | Francis F. Quinn (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, New Jersey; 1995, New York. Education: Georgetown University and St. Joseph's University (A.B., with honors, 1967); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1971). Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society. Legal Writing Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel H. Huyett, III, District Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-1973. Lecturer of Law, New York State Bar Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Philadelphia and New York State Bar Associations; New York Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Francis F. Quinn | | Francis J. Grey, Jr. (Shareholder) born Darby, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., 1989). Member, Interfraternity Council Judicial Committee. Vice President, Student Bar Association (1st and 2nd Class Representative). Email: Francis J. Grey, Jr. | | Regina Cohen (Shareholder) born Camden, New Jersey, December 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1989). Staff Member, 1987-1988 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1988-1989, Rutgers Law Journal. Author: Case Comment, 19 Rutgers Law Journal 1159 (1987). Member: Philadelphia and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference; American Bankruptcy Institute. Email: Regina Cohen | | Michael J. Quinn (Shareholder) born Camden, New Jersey, March 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., 1986); Rutgers University (J.D., 1990). Member: Burlington County and Philadelphia Bar Associations. Email: Michael J. Quinn | | Jo E. Peifer (Shareholder) born Sunbury, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); Villanova University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Executive Officer, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk, Hon. Robert F. Kelly, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991-1993. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Email: Jo E. Peifer | | Leland I. Kellner (Shareholder) born Simi, California, August 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, New York. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1989); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to the Hon. Samuel W. Salus, II, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1992-1993. Member: American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Torts. Email: Leland I. Kellner | | Timothy J. McHugh (Shareholder) born Jamaica, Queens, New York, November 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1996, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and Eastern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations; Defense Association of New York. Practice Areas: Automotive Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; General Liability. Email: Timothy J. McHugh | | Richard J. Sexton (Shareholder) born Camden, New Jersey, April 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1981); Rutgers University-Camden (J.D., 1990). Best Oral Argument in Moot Court Section. Member: Camden County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Navy, Active, 1981-1986; Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Reserve, 1986-1993]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Richard J. Sexton | | Susan L. Troxell (Shareholder) born Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); DePaul University (J.D., 1993). Member, DePaul Law Review, 1992-1993. Editor, DePaul - LCA Journal of Art & Entertainment Law, 1991-1993. Member: Philadelphia, Illinois State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Susan L. Troxell | | OF COUNSEL | | G. Wesley Manuel, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wesleyan University; Bucknell University (B.A., 1957); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1961). General Counsel, Pacemakers Yachts, 1987-1991; Jersey Yachts, 1984-1991; Real Ships Inc.; Integrity Marine. Previous Employment: Montano Summers Mullen Manuel & Owens PA. Member: Camden County, Burlington County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1987—. Reported Cases: Gilborges & Cross Country Exp., 87NJ354 (1978); Young v. Bunny Bazaar, 107 NJ Super 320; Martusus v. Tartamosa, 150 N.J. 148; Shatz v. Tec Technical Adhesives, 174 N.J. Super 135; Govito v. West Jersey Health System Inc., 332 NJ Super. 293, (App. Div.), 2000 Practice Areas: General Practice(35%); General Liability Defense(20%); Corporate Law(20%); Products Liability Defense(10%); Insurance Coverage(10%); Admiralty Law(5%). Email: G. Wesley Manuel, Jr. | | —————————— | | Deborah A. Battaglia (Associate) born Queens, New York, November 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Hofstra University (M.B.A., 1991); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Automotive Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Deborah A. Battaglia | | Howard W. Donahue, Jr. (Associate) born Chester, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (1999); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Howard W. Donahue, Jr. | | LaWanda F. Dyson (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, New Jersey. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Temple University (J.D., 2002). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Products Liability Defense; Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: LaWanda F. Dyson | | Austin A. Evans (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, March 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 2002); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Austin A. Evans | | Edward T. Finch (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., Economics, 1992; B.A., Political Science, 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Automobile Products Liability. Email: Edward T. Finch | | Stephanie A. Gahagan (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., 1998); Temple University (J.D., 2001). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation. | | Matthew D. Garson (Associate) born Caldwell, New Jersey, January 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers College (B.S., Marketing, 2000); Villanova University (J.D., 2004). Member, Golden Key National Honor Society. Associate Editor of Outside Articles, Villanova University Environmental Law Journal. Member: Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Matthew D. Garson | | Ricky M. Guerra (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Texas (C.B.S., 1999; Certificate, Business Foundations Program, 1999); Villanova University (J.D., 2004; M.B.A., 2004). (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). | | Rebecca E. Hill (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., cum laude, 2000); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 2002-2004. Author: "Survey of International Law in the Second Circuit," Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, Summer, 2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Albert John Snite, Jr., Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 2004-2006. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Email: Rebecca E. Hill | | Elizabeth A. Jones (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: New York University (B.S., 2002); Villanova University School of Law (2005). Member: Philadelphia, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Elizabeth A. Jones | | Christopher J. Kern (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1987); Widener University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Residential Real Estate. Email: Christopher J. Kern | | Mary T. Kranzfelder (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2000); Widener University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation. Email: Mary T. Kranzfelder | | George J. Lavin, III (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.M.E., 1980); Villanova University (J.D., 1993). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations; Society of Automotive Engineers. Practice Areas: Products Liability(10%); Automotive Crashworthiness(80%); Business Law(10%). Email: George J. Lavin, III | | James Patrick McAndrew, Jr. (Associate) born Chester, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: West Chester University (B.S., cum laude, 1997); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Pennsylvania (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Construction Law. Email: James Patrick McAndrew, Jr. | | Carolyn L. McCormack (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, Connecticut. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1994); Temple University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Industrial Products Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Carolyn L. McCormack | | Leona C. McFadden (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1987); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Engineer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1987-1990. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Toxic Tort; General Negligence. Email: Leona C. McFadden | | Michael F. McKeon (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2005, District of Columbia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 2000); Washington University (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Beta Delta; Alpha Phi Omega. Officer, Washington University Criminal Law Society. Executive Notes Editor, Global Studies Law Review, 2003-2004. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Michael F. McKeon | | Barri Alison Orlow (Associate) born November 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. District Court, District Court of New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1996); Widener University (J.D., 2003). Articles Editor, 2002-2003 and Staff Member, 2001-2003, Widener Law Symposium Journal Law Review. Member, Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Member, American Bar Association, 2003-2004. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Warranty Law; Insurance Defense; Plaintiffs Personal Injury. Email: Barri Alison Orlow | | Monica V. Pennisi (Associate) born Mt. Holly, New Jersey, September 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1999, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Internal Editor and Administrative Board, Widener Journal of Public Law. Author: "Smith v. Dept. of Transp.: The Commonwealth Ct. fails to Qualify 'Negligent Design & Construction' of a State Highway in Order to Establish the Existence of a Dangerous Condition," 7 Wid J. Pub. L. 751 (1998); "Simmons v. Conger: The Illusive Nature of Judicial Accountability," 7 Wid J. Pub. L. 177 (1997); "Delaware Co. Prison Employees Independent Union v. Delaware Co.: The Commonwealth Ct. Shuns Deference to the County's Claimed Right of Unintered Managerial Decisionmaking & Reques the County to submit to Arbitration," 7 Wid J. Pub. L. 787 (1997). Member: Camden County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Auto Products Liability; Industrial Product Liability; Consumer Product Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Monica V. Pennisi | | Matthew H. Ruggles (Associate) born New Jersey, October 19, 1977; (Admission pending). Education: Trinity College (B.A., 2000); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Matthew H. Ruggles | | William D. Ryan, III (Associate) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, August 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.A., 1998); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Negligence Defense. Email: William D. Ryan, III | | Alysa Talarico (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, December 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Saint Joseph's University (B.S. 1996); Widener University Law School (J.D. 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Alysa Talarico | | Damian Taranto (Associate) born State College, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1999); Temple University (J.D., 2005). Member, 2003-2004 and Executive Board, 2004-2005, Temple University International and Comparative Law Journal. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense(50%); Products Liability(50%). Email: Damian Taranto | | Nikia L. Way (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2006, New Jersey. Education: Howard University (B.A., with honors, 1999); Temple University (J.D., 2002). Member, Golden Key. Author, "Advanced Issues in Delaware Medical Malpractice," National Business Institute, December 2003. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts(90%); Products Liability(10%). Email: Nikia L. Way | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: Suite 500, 6th & Race Streets, 190 North Independence Mall West. Telephone: 215-627-0303. Fax: 215-627-2551.
New York, New York Office: 29th Floor, 420 Lexington Avenue. Telephone: 212-319-6898. Fax: 212-319-6932.
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