Emily D. McKenna

Emily McKenna is the founding member of McKenna Law, LLC. She is a skilled and tenacious trial attorney with over a decade of experience trying and winning cases in Philadelphia, and the surrounding counties. Ms. McKenna graduated from The College of William & Mary. Following college, she worked for two years in a private law firm before attending the Villanova University School of Law. It was at Villanova, while interning at Pennsylvania Innocence Project, that she discovered her passion for fighting for the rights of defendants trapped in the criminal justice system. Upon graduation, Ms. McKenna was selected from a national pool of candidates to become an assistant public defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. There she earned a reputation as a relentless worker, a skilled trial attorney, and a gifted writer. While at the Defender Association, she was part of the Major Trial Unit (handling serious felony charges), the Special Defense Unit (handling high profile and complex criminal matters), and the Homicide Unit.

After leaving the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Ms. McKenna worked at a civil litigation firm until criminal defense attorney, David M. Walker, recruited her to join his firm, where she became a partner.  There, she further perfected her craft and gained invaluable experience trying high stakes cases.

Ms. McKenna has tried hundreds of cases in front of judges and juries. She has years of experience handling and winning drug, firearms, sex, theft, and assault cases. When necessary, Ms. McKenna is also a skilled negotiator, able to negotiate exceptional plea deals that either keep her clients out of custody altogether or greatly reduce the amount of time they must spend in jail.