Background
Kearney, Kevin M. was born on December 17, 1959 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States.
Kearney, Kevin M. was born on December 17, 1959 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1982. Master of Arts, summa cum laude, 1984). Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Worked at Hodgson, Russian, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, Limited Liability Partnership (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Trial and Appellate Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Administrative, Corporation, Labor, Taxation, Corporate Financing, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Financial Services, Health Care, Real Property, School, International, Immigration, Energy, Public Service, Securities, Family Law, High Technology, Transnational Law, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.
Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation, Reinsurance, Reinsurance Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1987, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
1989, District of Columbia and United States. District Court, Western District of New New York
1992, New New York
Woodruff Fellow in Law.
Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, Emory Law Journal, 1986-1987. Author: "Private Citizens in Foreign Affairs: A Constitutional Analysis," 36 Emory Law Journal 285, 1987.
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable James L. Oakes, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1987-1988. Law Clerk for the Honorable Harry A. Blackman, United States. Supreme Court, 1988-1989.
Legal Advisor, Howard M. Holtzmann, Iran-United States.
Claims Tribunal, 1990-1991. Tracing its roots to 1817, Hodgson Russian is the largest law firm in Buffalo and ranks among the largest law firms in Upstate New York outside New York City.