Jillian G Dennehy

Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York
• US District Court, New Jersey
• US District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York
• US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, JD (cum laude), 2009
• University of Virginia, BA, 2006

Jill is a Partner in the Basking Ridge office, and her practice focuses on a broad range of insurance coverage issues, including environmental, product liability, sexual abuse, toxic tort, construction, errors and omissions, professional liability, and employment claims. She regularly provides counseling and representation to both domestic and international insurers, as well as large corporate clients, in connection with general risk analyses and civil disputes. Jill has experience in resolving complex insurance coverage matters involving general liability, professional liability and Bermuda-form policies in both state and federal courts throughout the country as well as through arbitration. As part of her work on complex coverage matters, Jill has experience in e-discovery services as well as the collection and review of large volumes of Electronically-Stored Information (ESI). 

Prior to joining Kennedys, Jill was an associate at a large international firm, where her practice focused on insurance fraud and bad faith claims. She graduated from Villanova University School of Law, cum laude, where she served as Managing Editor of Student Works for the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. Jill also acted as a legal intern for the Villanova Civil Justice Clinic, providing representation to low-income clients in the greater Philadelphia area in connection with a broad range of civil disputes. Following graduation, Jill served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William L'E Wertheimer, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County.

Jill has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by New Jersey Super Lawyers in 2019 and 2020.