Background
Kennedy, Christopher P. was born on June 25, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kennedy, Christopher P. was born on June 25, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science, 1985). Catholic University of America (Juris Doctor, 1989). Judicial Clerk to the Honorable John F. McAuliffe, Associate Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Worked at Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Medical Malpractice, General, Negligence, Products Liability, Personal Injury Law, Lead Paint Poisoning and Civil Trial. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Maryland. 1991, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1994, United States.
Supreme Court. 1995, United States. Court of Federal Claims. 1997, District of Columbia.
Law Clerk to the Honorable John F. McAuliffe, Associate Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1989-1990.
Contributing Editor: Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers Form Pleadings Book, 1991. Article, "Guardianship Law in Maryland," Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1991.
Author: Article, "Fifteen Things You Should Know About New Maryland Laws When Making Health Care Decisions," Maryland Medical Journal, March 1994. Article, "Paging, the Police and Privacy," Telocator International Trade Journal of Telecommunications, 1988.
Company-Author: "Annual Review of Changes in Medical Malpractice Law," International Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Journal, June 1993.
"Medical Malpractice Committee Newsletter," International Association of Defense Counsel, February 1993. "Product Liability Committee Newsletter," International Association of Defense Counsel, February 1992. Judge, Law Student Division, Negotiation Competition National Final, American Bar Association, 1996.
Oral Arguments Judge, Catholic University of America Moot Court Association, 1996.
Faculty Assistant, 1992 and Participant, 1991, Nine Day Trial Advocacy Course, Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers. Participant, Advance Medical Directives Seminar, The Deaton Specialty Hospital and Home, October 1991.
Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Young Lawyers Section Chairman: Review and Reform Committee, 1995, 1996, 1997. Long Range Planning Committee, 1993, 1994, 1995).
Maryland State and American Bar Associations.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. The firm of Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. was established to fulfill the need for the highest quality of plaintiffs" representation in medical malpractice cases. Since its inception, the firm has concentrated on the investigation, preparation and trial of medical negligence cases, and is believed to hold the record for the highest recovery in a medical malpractice case in Maryland"s history.
Additionally, the firm created a Maryland precedent, establishing a right of recovery for patients wrongfully exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus by an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome infected surgeon.
The firm has offices in Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and has been involved in medical negligence cases in other jurisdictions including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and Georgia.
Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Young Lawyers Section.