Speros John Kokonos is a Partner in the Philadelphia office. He joined Perez Morris in 2021 after serving over a decade with the firm of Gibley & McWilliams, where his practice involved a career-long association with the commercial general liability (CGL) insurance industry and serving as panel defense counsel for hundreds of CGL insured clients. Prior to Gibley & McWilliams, Mr. Kokonos was the founding and Managing Partner of Kokonos & Associates for 15 years, leading his family legacy firm as it grew an already substantial business litigation practice focused mainly on commercial general liability insurance defense.

Speros’ trial practice has focused primarily on the defense of the allied healthcare industry, specifically emergency management services (EMS) organizations, first responders, nursing homes, and home health care providers. His rich and varied background serves his clients well across many industries. As a former fire chief and volunteer firefighter for over 20 years, Speros proudly represents and defends fire and ambulance companies in various civil litigation matters, as well as the municipalities whom they serve. During the course of his career as a firefighter and fire chief he gained practical and technical experience which included serving on several truck committees to design and program fire apparatus to fulfill the needs of the fire companies which he served.

In addition to his extensive experience defending first responders Speros has a career long practice of drafting and enforcing commercial contracts which is complemented by his work as a machinist and machine shop representative for almost a decade before becoming an attorney. This manufacturing background gives him significant insight and perspective in representing his commercial manufacturing clients today in diverse matters including products liability, copyright, contracts, and sales involving specially manufactured goods.

Speros has an exceptional track record of successfully litigating disputes in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.