Kevin Haverty

Kevin Haverty is an experienced trial attorney whose practice concentrates on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, medical negligence and other personal injury matters. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

Mr. Haverty also has an extensive appellate practice and has been involved in several significant cases in federal and state courts including, most recently, Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline, a 9th Circuit decision addressing the admission of expert testimony in cases involving rare diseases. He has authored five briefs as friend of the court for the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ) and thirteen cases in which he has been involved have resulted in published, precedential decisions by the courts.

From 1994 until 1997 Haverty was an adjunct professor of legal research and writing at Rutgers Law School. While a student at Rutgers Law School he was twice named a Dean's Scholar and was Staff Editor and later Articles Editor for the Rutgers Law Journal, authoring a law review Note which has been cited by the New Jersey Supreme Court and federal district court for the District of New Jersey as well as in other law review articles. He graduated from Rutgers Law with High Honors.

In 2006 he served on the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission, work that ultimately led to the abolition of capital punishment in the state.

Among other matters, Mr. Haverty is currently focusing on cases involving diabetic patients injured using Medtronic insulin infusion pumps and recalled insulin infusion sets.

Rutgers School of Law-Camden

J.D. (1992) | Law

1988 - 1992

Honors: J.D. with High Honors Dean's Scholar

Activities: Staff Editor, Articles Editor Rutgers Law Journal

Rutgers University - Camden

B.A. (1981) | Political Science

1978 - 1981

Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society

Activities: Board of Governors, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group

Partner

Williams Cedar, LLC

2017 - Current

Partner

Williams Cuker Berezofsky

2002 - 2017

Associate

Andres & Berger

1992 - 2001

Associate representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases

Adjunct Professor

Rutgers University/ Camden School of Law

1994 - 1997

“The Entire Controversy Doctrine in New Jersey and the Nominal Party Exception: When is the Entire Controversy Not the Entire Controversy?”

Rutgers Law Journal

1992

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

Supreme Court of New Jersey

New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission

Current

Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers  # 1397

Member

2018 - Current

American Association for Justice

Member

1995 - Current

New Jersey Association for Justice

Member

1993 - Current

New Jersey State Bar  # 029281992

Member

1992 - Current

New Jersey

Since 1992

Pennsylvania

Since 1993

3rd Circuit

Since 2002

9th Circuit

Since 2014

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2001

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees

• Appellate
• Pharmaceutical & Medical Device