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Kenneth S. "Kenny" Byrd

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2018
  • Recognized in:
    Consumer Protection Law
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs...
  • Law School:
    Boston College Law School
  • Website:
    http://www.lieffcabraser.com
  • Location:
    222 Second Avenue South, Suite 1640
    Nashville, TN 37201

A Relentless, Principled Advocate

A partner based in our Nashville office, Kenneth S. Byrd is an experienced trial attorney at Lieff Cabraser, obtaining several large jury trial verdicts against Big Tobacco over the past several years. He received the Tennessee Association for Justice’s 2015 Paladin Award for his successful litigation against cigarette manufacturers R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Lorillard Tobacco Company in Florida federal courts. The Paladin Award is TAJ’s highest honor and is given to the state’s top trial lawyer of the year.

Kenny represents clients in mass tort cases, defective product cases and consumer fraud litigation. He represents consumers in consumer class action cases as well as injured individuals and their loved ones in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits filed in across the country. Kenny is also a member of Lieff Cabraser’s False Claim Act/Fraud on the Government practice group, assisting whistleblowers to stop fraud and the misuse of funds in government contracts and programs.

Over the past several years, Kenny has represented the families of deceased smokers in trials in Florida federal court against the tobacco companies for their 50-year conspiracy of misrepresenting the dangers of smoking cigarettes and for intentionally engineering the design of cigarettes to make them more addictive. In 2013 and 2014, Kenny was the lead trial attorney in obtaining several substantial jury verdicts for smokers and their families, including a $27 million jury verdict and a $41 million jury verdict. His verdicts paved the way to a $100 million global settlement with Big Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of gravely injured smokers in Florida.

Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Kenny practiced as a litigation attorney at Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner, PC. He also worked as a reporter in Washington D.C., covering church-state and religious liberty matters at the White House, U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. Covering politicians as a reporter, he learned how to smell out lies and deception and uncover truth.

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A Relentless, Principled Advocate

A partner based in our Nashville office, Kenneth S. Byrd is an experienced trial attorney at Lieff Cabraser, obtaining several large jury trial verdicts against Big Tobacco over the past several years. He received the Tennessee Association for Justice’s 2015 Paladin Award for his successful litigation against cigarette manufacturers R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Lorillard Tobacco Company in Florida federal courts. The Paladin Award is TAJ’s highest honor and is given to the state’s top trial lawyer of the year.

Kenny represents clients in mass tort cases, defective product cases and consumer fraud litigation. He represents consumers in consumer class action cases as well as injured individuals and their loved ones in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits filed in across the country. Kenny is also a member of Lieff Cabraser’s False Claim Act/Fraud on the Government practice group, assisting whistleblowers to stop fraud and the misuse of funds in government contracts and programs.

Over the past several years, Kenny has represented the families of deceased smokers in trials in Florida federal court against the tobacco companies for their 50-year conspiracy of misrepresenting the dangers of smoking cigarettes and for intentionally engineering the design of cigarettes to make them more addictive. In 2013 and 2014, Kenny was the lead trial attorney in obtaining several substantial jury verdicts for smokers and their families, including a $27 million jury verdict and a $41 million jury verdict. His verdicts paved the way to a $100 million global settlement with Big Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of gravely injured smokers in Florida.

Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Kenny practiced as a litigation attorney at Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner, PC. He also worked as a reporter in Washington D.C., covering church-state and religious liberty matters at the White House, U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. Covering politicians as a reporter, he learned how to smell out lies and deception and uncover truth.

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Education:

  • Boston College Law School , J.D. (Cum Laude), graduated 2008
  • Samford University, B.S. (Cum Laude), graduated 1995

Bar Admissions:

  • Tennessee, 2004
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 2009

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Constitution Society, Nashville Chapter - Member; Chair of 2008 Supreme Court Preview Event
  • Camp Ridgecrest Alumni & Friends - Board Member
  • Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Nashville Chapter - Associate Member (2008 - 2010); Barrister (2010-2014)
  • Historic Edgefield, Inc. - President (2009-2011)
  • Nashville Bar Association - Member
  • Tennessee Bar Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in fields of Consumer Protection Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs, 2018-2021
  • “Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement,” American Antitrust Institute, 2020
  • “Paladin Award,” Tennessee Association for Justice, 2015
  • “Rising Star for Mid-South,” Super Lawyers, 2014
 

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
http://www.lieffcabraser.com
 
Headquarters
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 956.1000
4 Office Locations
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Munich, Germany

Nympenburger Strasse 4, 5th Floor

Munich 80355

Germany

49 89 20 80 27 389

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New York

New York

New York, NY

250 Hudson Street, Eighth Floor

New York, NY 10013

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(212) 355.9500

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Tennessee

Nashville, TN

222 Second Avenue South, Suite 1640

Nashville, TN 37201

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(615) 313.9000

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