J. Bradford McIlvain, Attorney

Mr. McIlvain is Deputy Chair of Dilworth Paxson's Litigation Department, Chair of the Environmental Group, Co-Chair of the Construction Group and a member of the Procurement Practice Group.  His litigation practice focuses on construction, development and environmental matters.  Mr. McIlvain has been the lead attorney in representing parties in more than fifty trials and arbitrations.

As the leader of Dilworth Paxson's construction litigation group, Mr. McIlvain has represented stakeholders in the major public development projects in the Philadelphia region over the past ten years, including the construction of Lincoln Financial Field, the National Constitution Center, the Philadelphia Airport Terminal F, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

He serves as counsel for one of the largest general contractors in the world; one of the largest engineering contractors in the country, one of the largest residential contractors, and various state and local entities.

Mr. McIlvain received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, summa cum laude, from Duke University in 1981.

He is admitted to practice law in the federal and state courts in Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and New Jersey; United States Supreme Court; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits.

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