Background
Kravec, Junior, Joseph N. was born on July 13, 1967 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Joseph N. Kravec, Junior.
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University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1989). Duquesne University (Juris Doctor, 1993).
Career
Worked at Specter Law Offices, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Antitrust, Aviation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Medical and Professional Negligence, Multidistrict Litigation, Securities Litigation, Defective or Toxic Products, Environmental Litigation, Complex and Class Action Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1993, Pennsylvania, United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, 1991. Trial Moot Court Competition Finalist, 1992.
Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Member Judicial Selection and Reform Committee) and American Bar Associations. The firm was founded by Howard Specter, former President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The firm concentrates in civil litigation with emphasis on major personal injury and wrongful death actions and complex multidistrict and class action litigation.
The practice is nationwide in scope. Mr. Specter and other attorneys have been active in major cases at the national level, including serving as members of the Plaintiff"s Lead Counsel Committee and Steering Committee, Lead or Company-Lead Counsel or other leading roles in such cases as: In Re Baxter Corporation Gammagard Product Liability Litigation. In Re Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation.
Silicone Gel Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation.
Ashland Oil Spill Litigation. Air Crash Disaster Near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
In re: Westinghouse Securities Litigation and In re: Chambers Development Company Securities Litigation. Participation in continuing legal education, as teachers and students, is important for all attorneys, who are active in state and national bar associations and in civic affairs
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Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Member Judicial Selection and Reform Committee) and American Bar Associations.
