Attorneys
KEVIN P. McCANN
Born Yonkers, New York, October 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey, U.S District Court, District of New Jersey; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court, 1989 U.S. Court of Appeals-Third Circuit; 1998, United States District Court of the Southern District of Texas.
Education: Cumberland County College (A.A., 1968); Monmouth University (B.A., 1970); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., 1975); Temple University School of Law (L.L.M. Tax, 1980).
Counsel: Assistant Prosecutor, County of Cumberland, 1976-1981; Prosecutor, City of Bridgeton, 1977-1979; Prosecutor, City of Bridgeton, 1977-1979; Prosecutor, Township of Commercial, 1977-1980; Attorney, Bridgeton Housing Authority, 1980-1984; Assistant County Tax Administrator, 1980--: admitted pro hoc vice in the States of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Professional Associations: American Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); Cumberland County Bar Association (Board of Trustees, L.E.G.A.L., 1988-1991, Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1979-1983, President Elect, 1984-1985, President, 1985-1986), Mandatory Automobile Arbitration Panel, 1985--; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1978--; New Jersey Branch, Board of Governors, 1982-1986; New Jersey State Bar Association Trustee, 2000-2006; Co-Chair, Task Force on Disaster Planning New Jersey State Bar Association, 2006-; Vice-Chair, Meeting Arrangements & Program Committee New Jersey State Bar Association, 2006-; Secretary, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2007-2008; Treasurer, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2008-2009; Second Vice-President, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2009-2010; 1st Vice-President, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2010-2011; President-Elect, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2011-2012.
Community Affiliations: Member, Board of Trustees, Cumberland County College, 1984-1993; Board of Trustees of South Jersey Drug Treatment Center, 1985, (President, 1992--); Board of Trustees of the Alumni Association of Widener Law School; Cumberland County Judicial and County Prosecutor Selection Committee, 1992-2000; Advisory Board of Sun National Bank.
Certification: Certified Civil Trial Attorney by Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1986, re-certified 1993, 2000& 2005, Certified Trial Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1991, re-certified, 2000, 2003 & 2006; Member of Statewide Mediation Program for Civil, General Equity, Probate Cases.
SHANNA McCANN
Born Bridgeton, New Jersey, January 8, 1978; admitted to bar, June 2004, New Jersey; May 2005, Pennsylvania; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, August 2005.
Education: Tower Hill School (1996); Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (Merit Scholar for Study Abroad, Summer, 1999); Wake Forest University, (B.A., 2000); Widener University School of Law, Merit Scholar 2001-2002 Term, (J.D., 2003).
Professional Affiliations: New Jersey State Bar Association, Member; New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Executive Committee, Salem County Representative; New Jersey State Bar Association, Animal Law Committee; New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Member, of Ad Hoc Committee for Continuing Legal Education; Cumberland County Bar Association, Member, Nuts and Bolts Committee; Salem County Bar Association, Member, Judicial Procurement and Appointments Committee ("JPAC"); Salem County Democratic Leadership Committee, Treasurer.
Prior Work Experience: Legal Intern (Summer 2002) Chance & McCann; Intern (Fall, 2002-Spring, 2003) Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center; Law Clerk (Fall, 2003 to Fall, 2006) for the Honorable Lowell A. Reed, Jr. S.J., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Law Clerk (Fall, 2006-Summer, 2007) for the Honorable David R. Strawbridge, United States Magistrate.
Philip A. Davolos III
Born 1978; Admitted to Bar, 2008, New York; 2009, New Jersey; 2009, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Education: Kenyon College, B.A., 2001; Cornell University, Cert., 2003; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2006; Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, M.B.A., 2007.
Professional Affiliations: Member American Bar Association; New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations.
Beth White
Born Suffern, New York, April 7, 1981; admitted to bar, December 2008, New Jersey; US District Court, District of New Jersey, 2011.
Education: Rowan University (B.A., 2003): Fairleigh Dickinson University (Paralegal Certificate, 2005); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2008)
Professional Affiliations: Cumberland County Bar Association, Trustee, past Junior Trustee, member Fundraising Committee, member Membership Committee, Co-Chair Children's Holiday Party; New Jersey State Bar Association, member.
Prior Work Experience: Intern (May 2006 – June 2007) Cumberland County Surrogate's Office; Intern (Summer 2007) New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division; Law Clerk (Sept 2008 – Aug 2009) The Honorable Georgia M. Curio, AJSC; Associate (Sept 2009 – Dec 2009) Private Practice; Administrative Specialist 3 (Dec 2009 – May 2011) New Jersey Superior Court, Municipal Division.
Deana L. Walsh
Born Portsmouth, VA, April 22, 1965; admitted to bar 1997 New Jersey & United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education: Widener University (B.A., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1997)
Professional Affiliations: Cumberland County Bar Association & NJ State Bar Association.
Prior Work Experience: Law Clerk Garber, Kasten, Jarve & Mullen (1998); Associate, Jacob & Chiarello (June, 2002 –February, 2007); Staff Counsel, South Jersey Legal Services (February, 2007-October, 2011) Associate, Chance & McCann, LLC (November, 2011-Present)