Kevin Canavan
Partner

(215) 299-4316 (phone)
(215) 299-4301 (fax)

Philadelphia, PA Office

KEVIN CANAVAN is a partner in the Philadelphia Toxic Tort group. Mr. Canavan also handles contract disputes, bankruptcy, estate planning and trusts. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Canavan attended Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School, and graduated with honors from Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania. He majored in Government and Law. He earned his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in 1979.

Mr. Canavan is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. From 1986 to 1991, he was on the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Committee on Special Events. Mr. Canavan is a member of the Board of Directors of ZPT Foundation and the Tau Chapter Association of Zeta Psi Fraternity at his alma mater, Lafayette.

Mr. Canavan has been the trustee of the Platt Scholarship Trust of the Philadelphia Golf Association since 2003. Also, every year, Mr. Canavan plays an integral part in organizing the firm’s golf outing.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury -- Defense
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Toxic Torts
Contracts
Bankruptcy Law
Estate Planning
Trusts

Bar Admissions

1979 Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

Pro Hac Vice Admission in numerous jurisdictions throughout the United States
U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

1979
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, PA
J.D.

1976
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
B.A.
Dean's List
With Honors
Major: Government and Law

1972
Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
Philadelphia, PA

Affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Committee on Special Events, 1986-1991
American Bar Association

Publications

Trial Practice and Moot Court Exercises
Villanova Law School, 1986-1989

Representative Clients

New England Motor Freight
New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co.
Thorp Bailey, Ltd

Representative Matters

Robbins & Seventko v. Zimmerman et. Al.
Pennsylvania Superior Court 1996
Maycie v. Amtrak, 910 F.2d 1181
United States Court of Appeals
Pacific Indemnity v. Robert Linn, et. Al.
United States Court of Appeals

Pro Bono Activities

Member of the Board of Directors of ZPT Foundation and the Tau Chapter Association of Zeta Psi Fraternity at Lafayette College, 1999 - Present
Trustee of the Platt Scholarship Trust of the Philadelphia Golf Association, 2003 - Present