Associate
Kiernan P. Scanlon

Kiernan is an associate attorney at Palmer and Barr, P.C. and brings with him approximately eight years of civil litigation experience. His practice is focused on civil defense litigation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Prior to joining Palmer and Barr, P.C., Kiernan served as Trial Counsel for a major insurance corporation where he managed a large caseload consisting of a variety of complex general liability cases, including premises, property, dog bite, and motor vehicle accidents.

Kiernan has significant litigation experience including discovery, depositions, arbitrations, bench trials, and has tried numerous jury trials successfully to verdict in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. He also has extensive experience in the handling of underinsured and uninsured motorist claims, as well as mediations and binding arbitrations.

Kiernan graduated from Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management with a B.B.A. in Finance. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. While in law school, Kiernan served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Practical and Clinical Law, was an Honors Scholarship recipient, and was the Certificate of Merit Recipient in Intellectual Property Law.

Kiernan is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

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Email: kiernan.scanlon@palmerbarr.com

Main: (215) 659-2200

Fax: (215) 659-4077

Direct: (267) 825-7885

  • Education
    • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., cum laude
    • Temple University, B.B.A., Finance
  • Memberships

    • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Admissions & Affiliations
    • State Bar, Pennsylvania
    • State Bar, New Jersey
    • U.S.D.C. E.D. Pennsylvania
    • State Bar, New York
  • Areas of Focus
    • Automobile defense litigation
    • Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist actions
    • Premise Liabilty cases
  • Recent Cases and News
    • Philadelphia defense verdict in a case that involved a dispute over liability where the defendant contended that her car was struck by the Plaintiff when Defendant's vehicle was in the middle of the intersection and her traffic light turned yellow. Plaintiff, who was 22 years-old at the time of the accident, alleged injuries to his neck, left shoulder, and back. The Plaintiff relied on an expert orthopedic surgeon, who provided evidence that the claimed herniated discs were related to the accident with the Defendant. Kiernan provided a defense expert neuroradiologist who testified that the herniations were not causally related and were, in fact, degenerative. Kiernan was able to elicit testimony inconsistent testimony of the plaintiff that affected his credibility on both liability and damages. After deliberating, the jury found that the Defendant was not negligent and rendered a verdict in the defendant's favor.