Edward R. Kennett | Attorney

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About Edward

Ted Kennett has been practicing since 1993. After law school, he served as the judicial clerk for The Honorable Michael A. Georgelis, Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County. He then served as an Assistant District Attorney in Lancaster County. After leaving the District Attorney's Office, he was a senior associate at a prestigious Philadelphia firm, where he worked on a variety of high profile and complex cases, including cases before the United States Supreme Court. Since joining Atlee, Hall & Brookhart, LLP, in 1998, Mr. Kennett has tried a variety of cases including representing victims of medical negligence, nursing home negligence, products liability, auto accident and trucking litigation, premises liability, insurance bad faith, and other complex litigation. He was lead trial counsel for one of the few plaintiff's medical negligence verdicts in Lancaster County.

Mr. Kennett is a Fellow of the Academy of Advocacy of Temple University Law School. He has been named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Rising Star numerous times. He serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Amicus Curiae Committee, which is a select group of attorneys from across Pennsylvania who work on appellate issues in both state and federal cases to protect the rights of individuals and the pursuit of justice. He has served as the Chair for the Trial Law Section of the Lancaster County Bar Association and the Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Lancaster County Bar Association.

Education

Houghton College