New York Attorney
Kevin G. Mescall
Phone: 212.233.7195
Email: kgmescall@lewisjohs.com
Languages: English
Kevin Mescall’s practice concentrates in the litigation and trial of significant bodily injury and property damage claims involving products liability, construction site accidents, toxic torts, mass torts, construction defects, construction delay, wrongful death, lead poisoning, professional indemnity, aviation, marine, kidnap and ransom, general average, municipal liability and complex insurance coverage disputes. He has served as lead counsel to several contractors sued by thousands of clean-up workers alleging respiratory injuries sustained in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack of the World Trade Center. He has also served as National Coordinating Liability Counsel for a major international insurance company with reference to the defense of products liability claims involving thousands of individual claimants and several class actions consolidated in Federal Multi District Litigation.
Kevin is admitted to practice in the State of New York as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Defense Research Institute International Committee and is a member of the Defense Association of New York and the New York State Bar Association. He has lectured for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, DANY, DRI and the Crittenden Medical/Legal Conference. He is an adjunct professor at Pace University and Suffolk County Community College. In 2011 Kevin participated in a secondment program with Xchanging Claims Services in London where he obtained experience in complex claims handling for the London Insurance Market.
Kevin was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law in 1982 where he was also a member of the Moot Court Senior Board. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1979 where he was also a member of the University Judicial Council. Kevin also attended the Executive Management Training Program offered by The Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Fred Johs and Kevin Mescall Presented Mock Trial to Members of the London Insurance Market
