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  • Legal Hot Topics: Dealing with the Disgruntled Employee
    The Graham Company's Executive Healthcare Risk Forum (Philadelphia, PA)
    September 20, 2017
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Kevin C. Cottone Partner

Chair, Healthcare Group
Philadelphia, PA | Direct 215.864.7108 | Fax 215.789.7617
cottonek@whiteandwilliams.com
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Kevin Cottone is an accomplished trial attorney with a practice devoted to defending catastrophic injury cases. Kevin’s focus is representing medical, long-term and personal care providers in professional liability matters as well as companies in toxic tort claims. Kevin has also handled many other cases ranging from product defects to general negligence and constitutional rights.

Kevin has tried numerous jury matters to verdict in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, second chaired many other trials and successfully handled countless other matters at arbitration or mediation. Kevin is also involved in defending class action toxic tort matters throughout the United States and been admitted pro hac vice in West Virginia and California.

Kevin is a frequent speaker to medical students, residents, physicians, nurses and administrators on healthcare litigation and regulatory matters and has also appeared on radio programs discussing litigation and healthcare matters. 

Recognition & Involvement

In 2005 and 2006, Kevin was named in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star," and since 2007, has been selected as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers. Kevin is also AV® Preeminent™ rated by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system.

Events

  • Legal Hot Topics: Dealing with the Disgruntled Employee
    The Graham Company's Executive Healthcare Risk Forum (Philadelphia, PA)
    September 20, 2017
  • Litigation Tactics for Young Lawyers
    Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
    April 27, 2017
  • Legal Hot Topics: Technology and Social Media – Evolving Issues for Healthcare
    The Graham Company's Executive Healthcare Risk Forum (Galloway, NJ)
    October 6, 2016
  • Medicare and Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor: One Year Later
    White and Williams Coverage College
    September 30, 2010
  • The New Medicare Act
    White and Williams Coverage College
    October 2009
  • New Compliance Issues in Civil Actions
    Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, PA)
    September 2009
  • Beyond the Numbers: The Practical Effect on Liens on Healthcare Litigation
    White and Williams Healthcare Summit
    May 2009
  • Medical Malpractice: Latest Issues Concerning Certificates of Merit
    Philadelphia Bar Association
    November 2007
  • Effective Communication Strategies with Patients
    Abington Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics (Abington, PA)
    June 21, 2005
  • Obstetrics on Fire: Extinguishing Liability
    Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (Bryn Mawr, PA)
    December 1, 2003
  • Defending a Civil Law Suit
    The People's Law School
    Fall 2003

Practice areas

Bar and Court Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, JD, 1994 

University of Delaware, BA, 1990

Memberships

Academy of Trial Advocacy

American Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Phildaelphia Association of Defense Counsel

Philadelphia Bar Association - Medical Legal Committee (former Co-Chair), Large Law Firm Management Committee

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