JOHN D. SHEA
received his Bachelors degree from Dartmouth College in 1987 and his law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1994. Mr. Shea has focused his practice in all areas of commercial litigation including the defense of insureds in toxic tort, products liability, professional and executive liability, premises liability, construction defect, trucking and other negligence matters. Mr. Shea has extensive experience in representing insurers in complex environmental and toxic tort insurance coverage disputes, including several widely publicized and commercially significant suits involving bankruptcy matters.

Mr. Shea is admitted to practice in the state courts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Shea’s practice is national in scope and he has, in recent years, handled litigation in Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.

Mr. Shea was recently selected as one of the top lawyers under forty by a Philadelphia legal publication. He is a resident Partner in Litchfield Cavo LLP’s New Jersey/Philadelphia office.