Joseph J. Rava

Joseph Rava is a shareholder in the Casualty Department, where his significant experiences in the insurance industry allow him to focus his practice on a wide array of casualty claims and suits brought against his clients.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Joseph served as regional house counsel for Harleysville/Nationwide Insurance, where he was a member of the general counsel team charged with the delivery of quality representation to their insured clients. He was also responsible for the recruitment and development of other staff attorneys, particularly focusing on the defense of claims in New York Labor Law matters.

Throughout his career, Joseph has been involved in the insurance industry. He has been a named partner in a New York-based insurance defense firm, where he represented and defended clients in product liability, automotive liability, New York Labor Law and commercial general liability matters. Joseph has also partnered with other attorneys in a practice that focused on professional malpractice, construction site actions, insurance coverage disputes and reinsurance arbitrations. He has appeared before both the New York state and federal courts.

As a college undergraduate, Joseph served as an agent for a regional insurance agency and then went onto to co-found an insurance agency specializing in the sale of automobile insurance. He then earned his bachelors degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. In 1989, Joseph earned his juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School. Joseph is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut.

Year joined

2016

Thought Leadership

Joseph Rava Joins Marshall Dennehey in Westchester County

Automobile Liability
Construction Injury Litigation
Product Liability
Trucking & Transportation Liability
Premises and Retail Liability
Hospitality and Liquor Liability
November 15, 2016
Marshall Dennehey announced today that Joseph J. Rava, a veteran of the insurance and defense litigation industries, has joined the firm's Westchester County office as a shareholder in the Casualty Department.

The Laborious Task of Litigating NY State Labor Law Claims: A Pre-Trial Defense Perspective

New York
New York Construction and Labor Law
November 13, 2017

Classes/Seminars Taught

A.M. Best Podcast: Defending Construction Claims Under the New York Labor Law Statutes, December 2018

Wrap-Up Insurance Policies, Anti-Subrogation and the Practical Applications of These Topics, Marshall Dennehey client presentation, September 13, 2017