Kevin Costello - Lawyer

Kevin M. Costello Esq.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
 
phone  (856) 751-3737
 
fax  (856) 751-3788
 
KEVIN M. COSTELLO put himself through college (Brandies University, 1988) and law school (Suffolk University, 1991) working as a tennis pro, truck loader, bouncer, bartender, personal trainer and aide in the New York Department of Health and Human Services.

After serving a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Barry M. Weinberg in Camden, New Jersey, Kevin began a jury litigation practice in 1992 which continues to the present, concentrating in employment and civil rights, personal injury, consumer protection and criminal defense. He has been representing individuals, their families and their small businesses for his entire career.

Kevin is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a designation given to less than four percent of New Jersey lawyers. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey, and, for AAJ, Chairs both the "Meadowlands Seminar" and "Boardwalk Seminar" Employment Programs, serves as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, has been published in the area of employment and civil rights law, is an Officer for the LGBTI rights section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, has served as a faculty member teaching other lawyers trial law, and has served as a Chairman of both the Camden County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee and Personal Injury Committees.

For his support of Civil Rights, Kevin has been named a "Champion of Equality" by the Garden State Equality Advocacy Organization. He has been named a 2005 "Super Lawyer", a 2006 "Top Lawyer Under Forty" and a "Top 5% of New Jersey Lawyers" for 2007 by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine. For 2008, Kevin has been named to the Board of Garden State Equality, has received the "Top Trial Lawyers in New Jersey" award from New Jersey Monthly Magazine, and has received the "2008 Super Lawyer" award from SJ Magazine.

Recognized for his concentration in employment and civil rights, Kevin has appeared in print for numerous causes and cases and has appeared on, among other broadcasts, the "Morning Show with Mike and Juliet", on the Fox network, a nationally televised morning program.

Kevin has served as a Board Member for the South Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, has volunteered for, and has consistently supported, a number of South Jersey charities and public interest organizations, and remains committed to the community and constituency he serves.

He lives with his wife and son in South Jersey.

Areas of Practice:

• Employment and Civil Rights
• Personal Injury
• Consumer Protection
• Criminal Defense
• Certification/Specialties:
• Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey

Education:

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1991
• Brandies University, 1988

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Instructor, Civil Trial Preparation, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Faculty Member, Employment and Trial Law, American Association for Justice Boardwalk
• Instructor, Labor and Employment, Camden County Bar Association

Honors and Awards:

• "Champion of Equality" the Garden State Equality Advocacy Organization
• 2005 "Super Lawyer", Super Lawyers' Magazine , 2005
• 2006 "Top Lawyer Under Forty", Super Lawyers' Magazine, 2006
• "Top 5% of New Jersey Lawyers", Super Lawyers Magazine

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Association for Justice - New Jersey: Member, Board of Governors
• American Association for Justice - New Jersey: Chairman, Meadowlands Employment Seminar
• American Association for Justice - New Jersey: Chairman, Boardwalk Employment Seminar
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Camden County Bar Association
• Former Employment & Labor Committee Chairman
• Camden County Bar Association
• Chairman, Personal Injury Law Committee
• New Jersey State Bar Association, LGBTI Rights Section, 2007 - Present: Officer

Past Employment Positions:

• Hon. Barry M. Weinberg in Camden, New Jersey, Judicial Clerk