Practice Areas:

Appellate
Commercial Litigation
Pharmaceutical
Product Liability

Kristina Kostka is an Associate of the firm and her practice concentrates in the areas of pharmaceutical litigation, products liability defense, and civil litigation. Ms. Kostka was formerly associated with the Philadelphia law firm of Hecker Brown Sherry and Johnson, LLP where she concentrated her practice in the areas of toxic tort, product liability, and commercial litigation. She joined Coughlin Duffy LLP in the fall of 2004.

Education:
Villanova University School of Law (J.D. 2002)
Editor-in-Chief, Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 2002
Recipient, Arthur J. Kania Prize in Professional Ethics
Recipient, David G. Butterworth Editor Achievement Award
Recipient, Herman J. Obert Award
Chairperson, Villanova Honor Board
Member, Villanova Inn of Court

Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1999)
Member, Golden Key National Honor Society
Member, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Professional Admissions:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2002)
State of New Jersey (2002)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2002)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2003)

Memberships and Professional Activities:
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Arbitrator, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Publications:
Author, Empowering Tribes: The District of Columbia Circuit Upholds Tribal Authority to Regulate Air Quality Throughout Reservation Lands in Arizona Public Service Company v. Environmental Protection Agency, 12 VILL. ENVTL. L.J. 295 (Spring 2001).

Honors:

Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2008, 2009, 2010)

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6047
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
kkostka@coughlinduffy.com