Kenneth S. "Kenny" Byrd

Kenneth S. "Kenny" Byrd


Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Recognized since 2018

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Consumer Protection Law

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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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’s successful work on these cases included separate $27 million and $41 million jury verdicts that were upheld on appeal.

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’s leadership roles include his appointment to the Plaintiff Steering Committee and Early Vetting Subcommittee in In re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2885 (the largest MDL in history as far as number of claimants), and his appointment to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in In Re: AME Church Employee Retirement Fund Litigation, MDL No. 3035.

Kenny is also a member of Lieff Cabraser’s Whistleblower/False Claims Act practice group, assisting whistleblowers to stop fraud and the misuse of funds in government contracts and programs.

Location
  • 222 Second Avenue South, Suite 1640
    Nashville, TN 37201
Education
  • Boston College Law School, J.D. (Cum Laude), graduated 2004
  • Samford University, B.S. (Cum Laude), graduated 1995
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, 2004
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
  • Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association - Board of Governors
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 2007

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Nashville (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 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, 2018-2024
  • “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2021-2024
  • “Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation,” Nashville, Best Lawyers, 2023
  • “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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