MICHAEL J. DAVEY
Michael is an Associate in the litigation department of Eckell, Sparks, Levy, Auerbach, Monte, Sloane, Matthews & Auslander, P.C., where in addition to heading up the Firm’s Employment Law & Discrimination practice, he also represents plaintiffs in personal injury litigation matters. Michael previously served as the Chair of both the Auto Law and Future Leaders Sections of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ)—a state-wide trial lawyers’ organization—as well as President of the Young Lawyers Section of the Delaware County Bar Association. Michael currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Delaware County Bar Association, and heads up the Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Committee.
Michael is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has presented seminars and lectures on various topics relating to employment law, automobile insurance law, and civil litigation for the Delaware County Bar Association, PAJ, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, and more. Michael has been selected as a SuperLawyers® “Rising Star” in the area of employment law each consecutive year since 2012, and is rated by “AVVO®” as a 10.0 / 10.0 attorney.
Michael J. Davey is the recent recipient of the Nicolas D. Vadino, Jr., Memorial Award from the Delaware County Bar Association
Michael received his J.D. degree from The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, where he was a Senior Editor of the Pennsylvania State University International Law Review, a member of the law school’s award-winning National Moot Court Trial Team that competed in the 2004–2005 National Finals in San Antonio, Texas, and was inducted into the Order of Barristers. Michael completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he majored in Government and Politics.
Outside of the practice of law, Michael, his wife, and their two children, live in Garnet Valley, PA, where he has served on the Board of Directors of his Homeowners’ Association, as an elected Auditor for Bethel Township, Delaware County, and as a Township Supervisor. Michael currently serves as the Chair of the Bethel Township Board of Supervisors.
Publications
- Website— Pennsylvania Employment Law, available at www.paemploymentlaw.blogspot.com
- Michael J. Davey, Ricci v. DeStefano— A Troublesome Burden for Employers, The Legal Intelligencer, Vol. P.4685, p:7, 9 (July 23, 2009).
- Michael J. Davey, To the Victor Go No Spoils? The U.S. as Invading Military Force and Its Relationship with Economic Contracts in Occupied Iraq, 23 Penn St. Dick. Int’r. L. Rev. 3, 721-39.
Community Activities
- Chair, Board of Supervisors for Bethel Township, Delaware County
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Northbrook Community Homeowners Association
