Kevin E. Irwin

Kevin E. Irwin

Cincinnati, OH recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

65 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy

Biography

Kevin Irwin’s practice is focused on the representation of parties in large mass tort bankruptcy proceedings. He is lead counsel to the trustees of nine mass tort settlement trusts, including, the Celotex, Armstrong World Industries, and UNR trusts.

He has represented creditor groups and court appointed representatives of future claimants in major mass tort bankruptcy proceedings, including, the Eagle Pitcher Industries, Wallace & Gale, Dow Corning, Babcock & Wilcox, and G-I Holdings Corp. cases. Kevin also represents secured and unsecured commercial creditors in insolvency related matters inside and outside bankruptcy proceedings. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation.

Kevin served as a law clerk to Honorable John M. Manos, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio from 1977-1978.

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

65 Best Lawyers awards

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL logo

Overview

  • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., graduated 1977

  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D., graduated 1977

Client Testimonials

Kevin Irwin is a superb and gifted lawyer.

Harry Huge (Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust)

Charleston, SC

Kevin Irwin is one of the brightest lawyers with whom I have worked with in the past 20 years. Kevin has great instincts and his experience in the mass tort area of law is extraordinary.

Kevin Irwin is intelligent, responsive, practical, and easy to work with.

Richard Lippe (Trustee) (Keene Creditors Trust)

Mineola, NY

Kevin is extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and flexible. He has helped us limit our legal costs while providing us with very sophisticated advice. Not only does he respond to our needs, but he anticipates many of them. We are a small part of his practice, but he alerts us proactively when he acquires information from his more sizable and important clients.

Michael Levine (UNR Asbestos-Disease Claims Trust)

Kevin Irwin is a meticulous lawyer who thoughtfully counsels his clients and is available when needed. He is skilled in his knowledge of the law and his professionalism is only exceeded by his civility and good manners. His fees are competitively fair.

Keating Muething & Klekamp is extremely skilled in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights. Kevin Irwin has a team of partners and associates with a high level of skill, proficiency, and professionalism in ancillary matters which impact client matters in this area of law. They are quick, efficient, decisive, and respected by lawyers and judges. Kevin is the partner in charge of bankruptcy and reorganizations. He is very professional, respected, efficient, and skilled.

Martin Murphy (Davis & Young)

Cleveland, OH

Kevin Irwin is the "go-to guy" for asbestos settlement trusts.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Cincinnati (2017)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Cincinnati (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
  • Named to Ohio Super Lawyers
  • Named Cincy Leading Lawyer
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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