Bio
Kevin T. McGarry is a Principal in the firm's Casualty Litigation Department. He is a skilled trial lawyer specializing in representing insurers, third-party administrators, and self-insured clients in claims involving general liability, as well as commercial transportation liability, premises liability, products liability, and construction defect/injury. Kevin also handles specialty, high-exposure claims for clients in the amusement and recreation industries.
Over the course of his legal career, Kevin has successfully taken numerous bench and jury trials to verdict and has also resolved numerous cases through alternative dispute resolution. He has successfully defended clients in both state and federal courts across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
As a member of the firm’s Rapid Response Team, Kevin draws upon his years of experience as a former Assistant District Attorney in the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, where he served as the head of the Office's Elder/Care Dependent Abuse Unit and White Collar Crime Unit, to guide clients through catastrophic losses starting with an active response investigation at the scene of a loss and continuing through trial.
In addition to being a skilled trial lawyer, Kevin draws further on his prosecutorial experience to assist clients facing investigations by governmental, regulatory, and criminal justice agencies. He also assists clients conducting internal investigations.
In its 2024 and 2025 editions, The Best Lawyers in America© named Kevin to its "Ones to Watch" category for Product Liability Litigation, Defendants. For information about these selections and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and list methodologies, click here.
Education
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J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2011
Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers (National Advocacy Honor Society) -
B.A. in History, Magna Cum Laude, Washington College, 2008
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society); Jonathan A. Taylor, Jr. Leadership Award
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- Penn State Law Alumni Society, Board of Directors, President
- Penn State Alumni Council, Member
- Washington College Alumni Board, Volunteer
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lancaster Bar Association
Clerkship
- The Honorable Kyran Connor, Superior Court of New Jersey
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Education
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J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2011
Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers (National Advocacy Honor Society) -
B.A. in History, Magna Cum Laude, Washington College, 2008
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society); Jonathan A. Taylor, Jr. Leadership Award
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- Penn State Law Alumni Society, Board of Directors, President
- Penn State Alumni Council, Member
- Washington College Alumni Board, Volunteer
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lancaster Bar Association
Clerkship
- The Honorable Kyran Connor, Superior Court of New Jersey