Joseph F. O'Dea

Joseph F. O'Dea, Jr.
Primary Office
Credentials & Accolades
Bar Admissions
  • Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
     

Firm Involvement 

  • Past Chair, Litigation Department

Degrees

  • J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 1986
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Princeton University, 1982

Honors & Awards

  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America list, Commercial Litigation, 2016 to present
  • Named a "Local Litigation Star" in Pennsylvania by Benchmark Litigation, 2011 to present
  • Recipient, First Judicial District's Roll of Honor, First Judicial District's Pro Bono Committee, 2007
  • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers in Environmental and Litigation Law," 2005-2006, and "Commercial Litigation Law," 2007 to present, by Chambers USA
  • Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List for Business Litigation, 2004 to present
  • Distinguished Service Award, Villanova Law Review

Clerkship

  • Judge Joseph L. McGlynn, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania