Edward M. Vavro, Jr. is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and serves as an elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He was named Chair of the firm’s Transportation Law Group in 2014 and is also a member of the Insurance Law and Litigation Group . Mr. Vavro concentrates his practice in the areas of transportation law and general litigation. He has litigated numerous catastrophic losses involving commercial vehicles in federal and state courts both locally and nationally.
Mr. Vavro also serves as National Coordinating Counsel for an international corporation headquartered in Pittsburgh where he specializes in handling transportation issues at the corporate level.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Vavro served as general counsel for the Motor Vehicle Board in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1993, Mr. Vavro graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University in 1997.
Professional Accomplishments
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2013: Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Transportation Law
•Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
•Appointed as Board Counsel for international insurance program handling coverage issues for Canadian truck carriers operating in the United States
Speaking Engagements
•Frequent lecturer on insurance coverage issues and catastrophic loss
•“Nuclear Verdicts in the U.S. with an Emphasis in Transportation Law” (Keynote Speaker); Mississauga, Ontario; November 2022
•“Multi-Plaintiff Catastrophic Loss Cases” (Panel Speaker); American Trucking Associations’ Legal Forum; Austin, Texas; July 2022
•“Indemnity for Corporate Defendants and Safety Compliance Issues” (Keynote Speaker); Matthews International Corporation; Indianapolis, Indiana; 2019
•“Managing and Handling Catastrophic Loss” (Keynote Speaker); Zurich Insurance Company; Toronto, Ontario; 2018
•“Responding To And Defending Catastrophic Loss Transportation Accidents” (Keynote Speaker); Conference of Captive Insurance Carriers; Grand Cayman Islands; 12/4/2017
Publications
•Has written and been published nationally on the topics of insurance coverage issues and catastrophic loss
Press Releases
8/21/2025 Press Releases
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Award Recipients
8/15/2024 Press Releases
Forty-Six Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients
8/17/2023 Press Releases
Forty-Four Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients
8/25/2022 Press Releases
Forty-Three Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List
8/25/2021 Press Releases
2022 Best Lawyers List includes 44 Attorneys from Dickie McCamey
8/19/2020 Press Releases
Forty-Five Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers list
8/15/2019 Press Releases
Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020
8/15/2018 Press Releases
Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2019
8/15/2017 Press Releases
Thirty-Seven Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2018
8/15/2016 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2017
8/24/2015 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2016
9/15/2014 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2015
Transportation Law Insights
5/11/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights
FMCSA Launches Crash Preventability Determination Program
3/26/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights
FMCSA Responds to COVID-19 National Emergency
2/7/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights
The Autonomous Trucking Industry: Convoying Reinvented
1/2/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights
Random Drug Testing Percentage Doubles in the New Year
12/11/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights
Major Trucking Company Shutting Down After Filing for Liquidation Bankruptcy
8/30/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights
Negligent Driver Training and Discipline Prove Costly in Record $280M Verdict from Fatal Trucking Accident
8/19/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights
FMCSA Proposes Flexible, Safe Hours of Service Regulations
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