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Mobile Office

Phone (251) 345-8246
Fax (251) 345-3449696
E-Mail john.kavanagh@burr.com

Legal Secretary
Sonja Kenny, (251) 345-8226, sonja.kenny@burr.com
Paralegal
April Anderson, (251) 345-8241, april.anderson@burr.com

About John

John has extensive experience in the areas of admiralty and maritime law, products liability, and insurance bad faith and coverage litigation. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, in the field of admiralty and maritime law.

Born and raised on the nearby Mississippi Gulf Coast, John has practiced in Mobile since 1993. After graduating from the University of South Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude), John attended Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, serving as a Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review and graduating with a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, in 1992. Following law school, John served as a law clerk to the Hon. John M. Duhe’, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

A member of both the Alabama and Mississippi state bars, John is licensed to practice before all federal and state courts in both states.

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Tulane University

B.A., summa cum laude, University of South Alabama

Bar Associations

Alabama State Bar

Mississippi Bar Association

American Bar Association

Mobile County, AL Bar Association

Jackson County, MS Bar Association