John Kavanagh
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
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About
Provided by John Kavanagh
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Maritime
Insurance
Insurance Litigation & Coverage
Product Liability
Transportation & Logistics
Career
John Kavanagh works with clients to provide solutions to problems and to avoid potential problems for business interests along the waterfront. John's experience and close relationships with the USCG, surveyors, port authorities and repair facilities help facilitate expedited resolutions to the multiple (and sometimes unique) issues facing maritime clients.
He serves as the co-chair of the firm’s Transportation & Maritime Litigation section and has been recognized by many highly regarded organizations and directories nationwide.
Born and raised on the nearby Mississippi Gulf Coast, John has practiced in Mobile since 1993. After graduating from the University of South Alabama, John attended Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, serving as a Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review. Following law school, John served as a law clerk to the Hon. John M. Duhe’, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Personal
Since 2015, John has been a judge tasked with grading briefs submitted by law students in the “Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition,” sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law. This is the second year he has participated in this interscholastic appellate advocacy competition.
John is a long-standing participant and judge of the Mississippi State Bar’s High School Mock Trial Competition for the Coast Regional Rounds in Gulfport, MS.
Education
Tulane University School of Law
J.D.
1992
University of South Alabama
B.A.
1989
Awards
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation
Chambers USA
2022
Admiralty & Maritime Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Insurance Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Litigation- Insurance, Transportation Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
"Lawyer of the Year," Admiralty & Maritime Law
The Best Lawyers in America®️
2023
Transportation/Maritime
Mid-South Super Lawyers
2022
Transportation/Maritime
Alabama Super Lawyers
2015
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