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KEVIN COSTELLO

Klein Kavanagh Costello

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Curriculum Vitae

Kevin Costello concentrates his practice in complex consumer litigation and class action

law. Mr. Costello has an extensive history of using the law to protect vulnerable groups

of

people, including work in the fields of health care, public benefits and housing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Klein Kavanagh Costello Boston, MA

January 2012 - Present

Mr. Costello is a partner in this nationally known litigation firm specializing in

consumer class

actions and litigation, with a particular focus on unfair banking practices, civil rights

and

products liability. KKC is court appointed lead counsel in seven multidistrict litigation

proceedings.

Roddy Klein & Ryan - Boston, MA

March 2008December 2011

Roddy Klein & Ryan specialized in consumer class actions with a particular focus on

consumer

financial services litigation. Representative work is listed below.

Dwyer & Collora - Boston, MA

September 2007 - February 2008

Mr. Costello worked as an associate at Dwyer & Collora is a leading boutique litigation

firm,

focusing on complex civil litigation and criminal defense. Mr. Costello worked as an

associate

at the firm, representing, among others, an employee in a federal securities

investigation, and an

international energy corporation in a contract dispute.

Law Clerk to the Hon. Francis X. Spina, Supreme Judicial Court - Boston, MA

August 2006August 2007

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Community Legal Services; Elderly Law Project - Philadelphia, PA

September 2002August 2006

As a staff attorney awarded a fellowship by the Independence Foundation, Mr. Costello

advocated for low-income seniors in areas of health care and benefits. Among other

projects,

Mr. Costello served as co-counsel in federal class action involving Medicare and Medicaid

that

reached successful settlement. In addition, Mr. Costello argued before a Pennsylvania

appellate

court challenging a state agency s administration of drug program for low-income seniors.

Mr.

Costello gained extensive experience representing low-income clients in their dealings

with the

Social Security Administration, Department of Public Welfare and other public agencies.

Mr.

Costello also advocated for hospital and nursing home patients in areas of access to

services,

quality of care, discharge planning and payment. Mr. Costello successfully litigated

dozens of

hearings before administrative law judges during his time with Community Legal Services

Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez, U.S. District Court Camden, NJ

August 2001August 2002

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania Law School - Philadelphia, PA

Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 2001

Honors: Public Interest Scholarship: Presented to four incoming students with a

commitment to public

service and academic achievement.

Benjamin R. Jones Award: For outstanding contribution to the public interest.

Leebron Memorial Prize: For best paper in the field of constitutional law.

Internships: Worked for Legal Aid Society of New York; Civil Appeals Unit, and the San

Francisco

Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation

Boston College, College of Arts and Sciences - Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, History, 1996

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Boston Bar Association

National Association of Consumer Advocates

BAR ADMISSIONS

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts - 2007

United States District Court, District of Massachusetts - 2007

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - 2004

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 2002

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PUBLICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Representative Litigation Projects

In re JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Modification Litigation, 11-md-02290 RGS (D. Mass) (Court

appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in challenge to Chase s failure to permanently modify

troubled mortgages in the HAMP program).

In re Bank of America Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) Contract Litigation,

10-

md-02193 RWZ (D. Mass) (Court appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in challenge to challenge

to BOA s failure to honor commitments to modify mortgages).

Bosque v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 10-10311-FDS (D. Mass.) (alleging breach of

contract

and unfair and deceptive practices against loan servicer participating in federal loan

modification

program).

(W.D. Ky.) (challenges to discriminatory mortgage lending practices).

Allen v. Decision One Mortgage Co., 07-cv-11669-GAO (D. Mass.) (class action settlement

of

mortgage lending discrimination claims).

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Representative Seminars

National Consumer Law Center Handling Mortgage Cases from A to Z July 2011 --

Conference Session on Home Affordable Modification Program ( HAMP ) Litigation.

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National Consumer Law Center 19 Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference

November 2010 Boston, MA Panelist on Loan Modification Strategy and Home Affordable

Modification Program ( HAMP ) Litigation.

Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance National Association of Consumer Advocates

May

2010 Chicago, IL - Training for grant recipients in Recoverable Grant Program.

Committee on Regional Training ( CORT ) collaboration of Michigan, Ohio and West

Virginia

Poverty Law programs - Consumer Law Training April 2010 Ann Arbor, MI Training for

staff attorneys on consumer law litigation.

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Practising Law Institute 14 Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute

March

2009 New York, NY - Presenter on Mortgage Litigation Panel.

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