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17 West Miner Street
Box 660
West Chester, PA 19381– 0660

d | 610.840.0215
p | 610.436.0100
f | 610.430.7885

jmckenna
@macelree.com

 

  John F. McKenna
Partner

Practice Areas
Estate Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Civil Litigation
Private Mediation

Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University
(Psychology)

Temple University School of Law


Professional Experience
John concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, probate litigation, and civil litigation. He has represented clients in automobile and highway design negligence cases, consumer protection, will contests, trust termination and modifications, corporate disputes, contract interpretation, white-collar crime, driving under the influence (DUI), and broker liability litigation. John is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in both State and Federal courts. John has also expanded his practice to include private mediation. He has been appointed a Special Master by the Court to hear discovery issues and partition matters.


Memberships
John is a Past President of the Chester County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Chester County Estate Planning Council, a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates, and the Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Task Force, which created the first-ever survey for trial attorneys concerning Judges for the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. John has won the Board of Directors' award and the President's award from the Chester County Bar Assocation for his work as Chair the Pro Bono Committee.

John is also a Master-Level member of the John E. Stively American Inns of Court, an honor society for trial lawyers. He has served as President, Secretary, Treasurer, and executive committee member of the Chester County Bar Foundation, and is an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In 2005, he was recognized for his contributions as President at the Chester County Bar Association's President's Dinner.

In addition, John is a Past President of the West Goshen Lions Club, where he is a Melvin Jones Fellow. John is President of the Chester County Art Association. Finally, John is a member of the First National Bank of Chester County's Wealth Management Advisory Board.


Articles
ABC ... De Lage Landen - A Cautionary Tale of Equipment Finance Leasing - Summer 2008
Advantages of Private Dispute Resolution - August 2007
Dividing Marital Property in a Divorce - 2004