Eunice Trevor, Esquire, a partner
in the Firm, is widely regarded as one of America's
foremost legal experts in burn
cases representing victims, survivors and their loved
ones. She is responsible for numerous multi-million
dollar settlements and jury verdicts in highly complex,
high-profile burn cases stemming from negligence or defective
products. In one four-year period, her outcomes in major
plaintiff burn cases accounted for settlements or verdicts
of more than $80 million. Nationally, she was among the
top 500 "Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America"
in 2006, chosen by the independent survey group and magazine
Lawdragon.
Her cases include: the largest pre-trial recovery in
Delaware history in a matter involving spectator deaths
and injuries at a public sporting event (amount of settlement
is under seal); a $5 million settlement with $35 million
to a young boy over his lifetime in structures in a stove
tip over case in which he was scalded; and a $10.34 million
settlement resulting from burn injuries to electrical
subcontractors.
She is a summa cum laude graduate of undergraduate
and master's degree programs from Temple University. A
1985 graduate of the Temple University School of Law,
her professional background includes teaching special
education prior to entering legal practice. Her court
admissions include:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court, Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
Ms. Trevor is Founder and Chairperson of the American
Association for Justice Burn
Injury Litigation Group and serves on the advisory
committee of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.
She is a past Vice President of the Board of Directors
of the Society, which is among the largest non-profit
advocacy organizations worldwide providing support and
services to burn survivors. Ms. Trevor serves on the Board
of Directors and is Education Coordinator of the Philadelphia
Trial Lawyers Association, as well as being its 2007 President's
Award recipient. She is former President of the Board of Directors
for the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia.
An accomplished author and video producer, Ms. Trevor
is the author of Know the Law, A Burn Survivor's Resource,
published in 2003, a frequent contributor to the national
plaintiff's attorney's magazine TRIAL and has had her
work on video settlement brochures featured on broadcast
television.
She also works as a counselor each summer at Camp Susquehanna,
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a camp for children
who suffered burn
injuries, and is a frequent presenter at seminars
on trial techniques.
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