USA
Practice Areas
Kevin is an environmental lawyer providing strategic counsel to clients with regulatory compliance and transactional matters as well as in environmental and toxic tort litigation on a national level.
An effective and efficient legal advisor, Kevin counsels clients on environmental compliance with respect to permits, investigations and enforcement proceedings by state and federal agencies, and on environmental issues arising in corporate, commercial and lending transactions. An experienced litigator with a track record of successfully resolving disputes, Kevin zealously defends clients in environmental cost-recovery claims, toxic exposure lawsuits, and engineering and professional malpractice claims. He also represents clients in disputes involving patents, licenses, trademarks and other intellectual property. Kevin is known for his exceptional negotiation skills and serves as a court-designated mediator in the Western District of New York.
Career
Joined the firm in 1992 and elected partner in 2000. Kevin was previously Managing Partner for Phillips Lytle for seven years, after serving as a Governing Committee Member and Practice Group Leader.
Judicial Clerkship: Hon. Richard C. Cardamone; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1991-1992
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER), Law Practice Division, Litigation Section; Bar Association of Erie County, Environmental Law Committee, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee; Defense Research Institute;
International Association of Defense Counsel; New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, Environmental & Energy Law Section, Trial Lawyers Section; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
Education
Vermont Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 1991; University of Connecticut, B.S., Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, 1983
Expert in these Jurisdictions
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits
