Biography

Kathleen M. Guilfoyle is a shareholder in the Boston office of the trial law firm of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy. In 1981 she graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in History. In 1985 she earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law.

Ms. Guilfoyle is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the federal courts of Vermont.

Ms. Guilfoyle focuses her litigation practice on aviation defense and represents several airlines, airport authorities and ground handling companies in cases pending throughout the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This litigation includes the defense of claims involving personal injury, premises liability, the Air Carrier Access Act, discrimination and general commercial litigation. Currently, she and her firm are representing one of the noncarrier airlines in the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York arising out of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. In this litigation, she also worked on responding to requests for information from the Kean Commission, and she participated in non-public witness interviews of various airline personnel by Kean Commission staffers. She also handles products liability cases for various automotive and commercial trucking manufacturers, as well as the defense of various environmental claims for fuel suppliers.

Ms. Guilfoyle is on the Board of Directors of the International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA) and serves as Vice President, Annual Conference. She is the Vice Chair of The Harmonie Group's Aviation Practice Committee. She also serves on the Membership Committee and the Jury Service Task Force of the Defense Research Institute. Ms. Guilfoyle is a member of the American, Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations, the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers' Association.

Ms. Guilfoyle has written articles titled "Alleged Improper Handling of In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Cognizable Claim under the Warsaw Convention?" and "Asserting Claims for Sexual Assault under the Warsaw Convention." She is also a frequent presenter at programs sponsored by professional organizations. She discussed the Victim's Compensation Fund and the initial stages of the September 11th Litigation at the IAWA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. She spoke about the impact of the Kean Commission Report and the closure of the Victim's Compensation Fund on the litigation at the IAWA Conference in San Francisco, California. She gave tips for effective mediation at the Women Drive Results in Transportation program sponsored by the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. Most recently she spoke about legal issues that affect fixed base operators at the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association's Regional Aviation Trade Show. Ms. Guilfoyle also regularly serves on the faculty of the Massachusetts Bar Association's civil litigation seminars.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

Shareholder. Trial counsel in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. Ms. Guilfoyle's practice focuses on aviation defense and products liability litigation, particularly the defense of automotive and commercial trucking manufacturers.

Previous Associations
1985-1990		Bingham, Dana & Gould Boston, Massachusetts

Education:

1981		B.A., cum laude, Harvard University
1985		J.D., Northeastern University School of Law

Bar Admissions:

1985		Massachusetts
1986		U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
1996		Rhode Island
1999		U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
2008		U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

Publications:

Co-Author, "Alleged Improper Handling of In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Cognizable Claim Under the Warsaw Convention?" International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Newsletter, Oct. 2002, No.1.

Co-Author, "Asserting Claims for Sexual Assault Under the Warsaw Convention", International Association of Defense Counsel, Aviation and Space Law Committee Newsletter, Aug. 2000, No. 10.

Presentations:

"Be a Parent, Not a Pal," Social Host Liability Presentations, ongoing.

"Practicing in the District Court," Massachusetts Bar Association, ongoing.

"Proving Medical Causation in Product Liability Cases," AALNC 2010 National Educational Conference, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2010.

"Legal Issues for Fixed Base Operators," Independent Fixed Base Operators Association Regional Aviation Trade Show, Hyannis, Massachusetts, September 2008.

"Tips for Effective Mediation," Women Drive Results in Transportation, National Program, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, Dearborn, Michigan, June 2008.

"The September 11th Litigation after the Closure of the VCF and the Issuance of the Kean Commission Report: What's Left and What's Next?", 16th Annual IAWA Conference, San Francisco, California, October 2004.

"Compensating the Victims and Preventing the Collapse of the Aviation Industry: The Aftermath of September 11th," 15th Annual IAWA Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2003.

Professional Offices and Appointments:

American Bar Association

Boston Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Membership Committee, 2008 - present

Jury Service Task Force, 2008 - present

Vice Chair, Lawyers Professionalism and Ethics Committee, 2004-2007

The Harmonie Group

Vice Chair, Aviation Practice Committee, 2009 - present

International Association of Defense Counsel

International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA)

Vice President, Annual Conference, 2009 - present

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association

Description of Practice:

Complex Civil Litigation

Aviation Defense

Product Liability

Environmental Defense