PRACTICE AREAS
Premises Liability
Products Liability
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania, 2021
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
Duquesne University School Law, J.D. Cum Laude, May 2021
• Duquesne Law Review
• Appellate Moot Court
• Director of Outreach and Social Media,
• Torts I and II Teaching Assistant
Lebanon Valley College B.A, Politics, May 2018
• Minors: Law & Society and Music
• Honors: Vickroy Scholarship fall 2014 – spring 2018
• Dean’s List
ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Women Lawyers
National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
AWARDS
August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition; Best Respondent Brief and Runner-Up in Competition. 2019-2020
Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition; Best Brief. 2020-2021
Cassidy DeCosmo
Associate
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
610-337-2087
PRACTICE AREAS
Premises Liability
Products Liability
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania, 2021
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
Duquesne University School Law, J.D. Cum Laude, May 2021
• Duquesne Law Review
• Appellate Moot Court
• Director of Outreach and Social Media,
• Torts I and II Teaching Assistant
Lebanon Valley College B.A, Politics, May 2018
• Minors: Law & Society and Music
• Honors: Vickroy Scholarship fall 2014 – spring 2018
• Dean’s List
ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Women Lawyers
National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
AWARDS
August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition; Best Respondent Brief and Runner-Up in Competition. 2019-2020
Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition; Best Brief. 2020-2021
Cassidy focuses her practice in the areas of premises liability, products liability, and commercial litigation for corporate clients, including one of the nation’s largest retailers. Cassidy handles cases in Pennsylvania State Court. She manages her own caseload and handles all aspects of her cases including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, arbitrations, mediations, and trial work.
Before joining McDonnell & Associates, Cassidy worked at a mid-sized multi-disciplined civil litigation firm where she handled medical malpractice and general liability matters. As an associate attorney, Cassidy drafted legal documents including pleadings, discovery, pre- and post-trial motions, settlement and mediation statements, and appellate briefs. Cassidy also appeared in court to present pre-trial motions.
Cassidy graduated from Duquesne University School of Law, Cum Laude in 2021. While in Law School, Cassidy served on the Duquesne Law Review. She also participated in the Appellate Moot Court Board. Additionally, Cassidy served as a Torts I and II Teaching Assistant. Throughout her undergraduate and law school studies, Cassidy worked in the legal field as a legal intern and law clerk.
In her free time, Cassidy enjoys volunteer work, golf and spending time with her nieces and nephews.
Successfully argued against pre-trial motions in medical malpractice and premises liability matters, including motions in limine dealing with precluding introduction of certain evidence, and information, after which the parties often decide to settle.
Publications
Foreign Policy Association: Published Student Scribe
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