
Joseph B. Kenney
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., cum laude 2013
- Managing Editor of Student Works for the Jeffrey S. Moorad Journal of Sports Law
- Publications: Showing On-Field Racism the Red Card: How the Use of Tort Law and Vicarious Liability Can Save the MLS from Joining the English Premier League on Racism Row, 20 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J. 247 (2013)
- Ursinus College, B.A., 2010
- Pennsylvania, 2013
- New Jersey, 2013
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- District of New Jersey
- District of Colorado
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2017-2024
- The Legal Intelligencer, Lawyer on the Fast Track, 2024
- Elite Trial Lawyers, Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar, 2023
Joseph B. Kenney is a Partner who devotes his practice to litigation and has experience representing consumers in class actions involving automotive and consumer product defects, false and misleading advertising, securities litigation, employee rights, student loan protection, and other consumer protection litigation. Since 2017, Joe has been selected by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (an honor reserved for 2.5% of lawyers in Pennsylvania), as chosen by his peers based on his professional achievements. In 2024, the Legal Intelligencer named Joe as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” an award that recognizes the next generation of legal leaders. In 2023, Joe was named a “Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar” by the Elite Trial Lawyers, an organization that recognizes exemplary and cutting-edge legal work performed on behalf of plaintiffs.
Joe leads the firm’s student loan protection practice area and filed a class action lawsuit related to allegations that MOHELA, a student loan servicer, failed to properly comply with the terms of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program that encourages students to enter public sector careers by forgiving their remaining student loan debt after 10 years of payments made while working in public service. In 2023, Joe was appointed as class counsel in McMahon v. Generac Power Systems, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-05560 (E.D. Pa.), a class action case involving an alleged corrosion issue in certain standby home generators. Joe also served as class counsel on behalf of owners of fire sprinklers in Jackson v. Viking Group, Inc., No. 8:18-cv-02356 (D. Md.), and on behalf of owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi vehicles in Zhao v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-11251 (D.N.J.) and on behalf of owners and lessees of Audi vehicles in Fiscina v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., No. 2:22-cv-05875 (D.N.J.).
Joe received his J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University School of Law in 2013. While at Villanova, he was elected as a Managing Editor of Student Works for the Jeffrey S. Moorad Journal of Sports Law by his peers. As a staff writer, his comment, Showing On-Field Racism the Red Card: How the Use of Tort Law and Vicarious Liability Can Save the MLS from Joining the English Premier League on Racism Row, was selected for publication in the Spring 2012 Volume of the Journal. Prior to law school, he attended Ursinus College where he majored in politics and minored in international studies. Joe was also a member of the men’s varsity soccer team at Ursinus.
Outside of the office, Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and dog, watching soccer, and reading. Joe also ran the Chicago Marathon in 2017.