Stephanie Kennedy

How Stephanie Helps Clients

Stephanie is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation section, focusing her practice on business and commercial litigation. She helps clients with a wide variety of complex commercial breach of contract matters, antitrust actions, and misappropriation of trade secrets claims. She defends insurers in a wide range of industries, including aviation, healthcare, professional malpractice, and occupational licensing, and with respect to various coverage types such as commercial general liability, professional liability, health, property, and casualty insurance. Stephanie has experience with the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act and often represents clients in administrative matters before the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Stephanie also has extensive experience practicing eminent domain law.

She has served as a adjunct professor at Widener University Commonwealth School of Law. She also served as an instructor in the Law School Admission Council's Plus Program, which is a program specifically aimed at increasing access to justice for individuals interested in pursing a legal career but who face barriers to entry. 

Prior to joining Buchanan, Stephanie interned with a firm in Harrisburg, PA where she focused primarily on civil litigation matters. During law school, Stephanie worked full-time for the Department of Defense while attending classes in the evening. She was Editor-in-Chief of the Widener Commonwealth Law Review and served as an Academic Success Fellow for Contracts and Legal Methods. She also spent time volunteering with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

What Clients Can Expect

Stephanie makes each client a priority. Clients can expect that she will treat each of their matters like they’re her own, ensuring to pursue every possible avenue to a successful outcome.

Outside the Office

Stephanie enjoys spending her free time with family and friends. She is a fitness enthusiast and especially enjoys running, cycling, and playing tennis.

Proof Points

• Part of two-attorney team that won appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a case involving an employer’s right to serve alcoholic beverages at an employee outing.
• Won appeal before United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a case involving novel procedural arguments and complex pro se appellant considerations.
• Secured outright dismissal of client from lawsuit on procedural grounds.
• Successfully defended health insurance provider against claim for non-covered benefits before the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Awards

• Captain Shane Mahaffee Scholarship for Excellence
• Commonwealth Court Historical Society – Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award
• Widener Law Commonwealth – Legal Research and Writing Award
• Widener Commonwealth Law Review Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship
• Widener Law Commonwealth – Merit-Based Scholarship
• York County Bar Foundation – Richard P. Noll Scholarship