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Vince represents whistleblowers in sealed and unsealed False Claims Act/qui tam suits under investigation by the United States and other governmental stakeholders. He has achieved significant success in such cases, including the representation of whistleblowers in a series of actions alleging that office products companies (Staples, Office Depot) were illegally selling products from non-compliant countries such as China to the U.S. government in violation of the Trade Agreements Act and General Services Administration (GSA) policies. He also served as co-counsel in United States ex rel Cox v. Smith &
Vince was co-lead counsel for a whistleblower who was the Government Contracting Director for Network Appliance (NetApp) in a matter that resulted in the then-largest GSA procurement fraud settlement in history. NetApp overcharged the government in violation of the GSA “Best Price” Clause, and ultimately settled for approximately $128M.Vince has served as faculty at the ABA’s Annual National Institute on the False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement and he has participated as a panelist at conferences hosted by Taxpayers Against Fraud and the Practicing Lawyers Institute focusing on issues under the False Claims Act. In addition, he co-authored “Causes of Action by Employee for Retaliation and Reprisal Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 USC Section 3730 (h)” in Causes of Action 2d 217, Section 2 (West 2003). Vince is renowned for arguing and winning a case in which the DC Court of Appeals first departed from the employment-at-will doctrine—the assumption that employment is for an indefinite amount of time and may be terminated at any time—in the District of Columbia. In the Summer of 2018, Vince was on the SHS trial team that obtained a $1.25M verdict against Columbia University on behalf of Professor Enrichetta Ravina.
Vince has consistently received a rating of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected as one of the organization’s “Best Lawyers in America” He has also been honored as a “Top Lawyer in Maryland” by the Legal Network and as “top DC Lawyer” in Super Lawyers.
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Vincent “Vince” McKnight, Jr., is the Managing Partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Washington, D.C., office
Vince represents whistleblowers in sealed and unsealed False Claims Act/qui tam suits under investigation by the United States and other governmental stakeholders. He has achieved significant success in such cases, including the representation of whistleblowers in a series of actions alleging that office products companies (Staples, Office Depot) were illegally selling products from non-compliant countries such as China to the U.S. government in violation of the Trade Agreements Act and General Services Administration (GSA) policies. He also served as co-counsel in United States ex rel Cox v. Smith &
Vince was co-lead counsel for a whistleblower who was the Government Contracting Director for Network Appliance (NetApp) in a matter that resulted in the then-largest GSA procurement fraud settlement in history. NetApp overcharged the government in violation of the GSA “Best Price” Clause, and ultimately settled for approximately $128M.Vince has served as faculty at the ABA’s Annual National Institute on the False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement and he has participated as a panelist at conferences hosted by Taxpayers Against Fraud and the Practicing Lawyers Institute focusing on issues under the False Claims Act. In addition, he co-authored “Causes of Action by Employee for Retaliation and Reprisal Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 USC Section 3730 (h)” in Causes of Action 2d 217, Section 2 (West 2003). Vince is renowned for arguing and winning a case in which the DC Court of Appeals first departed from the employment-at-will doctrine—the assumption that employment is for an indefinite amount of time and may be terminated at any time—in the District of Columbia. In the Summer of 2018, Vince was on the SHS trial team that obtained a $1.25M verdict against Columbia University on behalf of Professor Enrichetta Ravina.
Vince has consistently received a rating of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected as one of the organization’s “Best Lawyers in America” He has also been honored as a “Top Lawyer in Maryland” by the Legal Network and as “top DC Lawyer” in Super Lawyers.
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Kate Mueting is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, a national law firm with offices in the District of Columbia, New York, California, Tennessee, and Maryland, and a Co-Chair of the firm’s Title VII Practice. She received her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and her B.J. from the University of Nebraska. Kate represents employees in a broad range of employment claims, including discrimination on the basis of gender, pregnancy, race, and sexual orientation.
Kate represents professionals at the highest levels in their fields, including Big Law partners and corporate executives. She has advised C-Suite executives in the pharmaceutical, technology, consulting, media, and communications industries against their Fortune 500 employers and has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of her clients.
Kate currently serves as lead counsel in the hard-fought Donna Kassman et al. v. KPMG LLP, which seeks to remedy that firm’s systemic discrimination in pay and promotion, discrimination based on pregnancy, and chronic failure to properly investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination and harassment. Kate leads a team of more than a dozen fighting to challenge gender discrimination at the Big Four Accounting Firm.
Kate is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at bar associations, educational institutions, and law firms. Kate is actively involved in the District of Columbia’s Women’s Bar Association, where she leads the Membership Committee. In September 2018, the Association named Kate the winner of its coveted “Mussey-Gillett Shining Star Award” that recognizes members who make extraordinary contributions to advance the mission of the Association. Kate is also a member of the Legal Network for Gender Equity.
In 2017, Kate earned recognition as one of 40 Washington, D.C. “Rising Stars” from the National Law Journal. She has also been honored as a leading litigator by other publications, including the Washington, D.C,. Super Lawyers Magazine and eBoss Watch.
Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Kate worked at Covington & Burling, LLP, and she clerked for Michael J. Melloy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Richard J. Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She also served as a Team Leader for the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.
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Kate is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at bar associations, educational institutions, and law firms. Kate is actively involved in the District of Columbia’s Women’s Bar Association, where she leads the Membership Committee. In September 2018, the Association named Kate the winner of its coveted “Mussey-Gillett Shining Star Award” that recognizes members who make extraordinary contributions to advance the mission of the Association. Kate is also a member of the Legal Network for Gender Equity.
In 2017, Kate earned recognition as one of 40 Washington, D.C. “Rising Stars” from the National Law Journal. She has also been honored as a leading litigator by other publications, including the Washington, D.C,. Super Lawyers Magazine and eBoss Watch.
Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Kate worked at Covington & Burling, LLP, and she clerked for Michael J. Melloy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Richard J. Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She also served as a Team Leader for the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.
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In his judicial role, Judge Sharp handled many high-profile cases, including Young v. Giles County Board of Education, granting an injunction against school officials who prevented a student from wearing a shirt that read “Some People are Gay. Get Over It!”; Rodriguez v. Providence Community Corrections, Inc., halting the practice of a private probation company, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, seeking to jail probationers when the only violation alleged was nonpayment of court costs and fines; and Marshall v. ESPN, Inc., et al., a case garnering national attention addressing the right of publicity by college athletes.
Judge Sharp is presently lead counsel in the General Electric ERISA Class Action in which the plaintiffs assert GE and the Plan violated the Federal Employee Retirement Security Act by breaching their fiduciary duties and engaging in prohibited transactions and unlawful self-dealing detrimental to the named plaintiffs and the class. He is also lead counsel in a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Metro Nashville Airport brought by the Airport’s former President and CEO. Additionally, Judge Sharp is lead counsel in an age discrimination collective action against Volkswagen of America and VW AG currently filed in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He further represents multiple Virginia localities, including the City of Alexandria, the City of Winchester, the City of Martinsville, Arlington County, Dickenson County, Lee County, Loudoun County, and Washington County, Virginia, in opioid epidemic investigations and lawsuits that were the first in the Commonwealth pursuing legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers.
Earlier in his career, Judge Sharp served as an attorney in the Office of Compliance of the U.S. Congress from 1996 to 1997. Prior to attending college, he served in the United States Navy, specializing in in-flight communications aboard the P-3 Orion operating in antisubmarine warfare and reconnaissance capacities. Currently Judge Sharp is working with several national organizations on criminal justice and sentencing reform issues.
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In his judicial role, Judge Sharp handled many high-profile cases, including Young v. Giles County Board of Education, granting an injunction against school officials who prevented a student from wearing a shirt that read “Some People are Gay. Get Over It!”; Rodriguez v. Providence Community Corrections, Inc., halting the practice of a private probation company, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, seeking to jail probationers when the only violation alleged was nonpayment of court costs and fines; and Marshall v. ESPN, Inc., et al., a case garnering national attention addressing the right of publicity by college athletes.
Judge Sharp is presently lead counsel in the General Electric ERISA Class Action in which the plaintiffs assert GE and the Plan violated the Federal Employee Retirement Security Act by breaching their fiduciary duties and engaging in prohibited transactions and unlawful self-dealing detrimental to the named plaintiffs and the class. He is also lead counsel in a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Metro Nashville Airport brought by the Airport’s former President and CEO. Additionally, Judge Sharp is lead counsel in an age discrimination collective action against Volkswagen of America and VW AG currently filed in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He further represents multiple Virginia localities, including the City of Alexandria, the City of Winchester, the City of Martinsville, Arlington County, Dickenson County, Lee County, Loudoun County, and Washington County, Virginia, in opioid epidemic investigations and lawsuits that were the first in the Commonwealth pursuing legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers.
Earlier in his career, Judge Sharp served as an attorney in the Office of Compliance of the U.S. Congress from 1996 to 1997. Prior to attending college, he served in the United States Navy, specializing in in-flight communications aboard the P-3 Orion operating in antisubmarine warfare and reconnaissance capacities. Currently Judge Sharp is working with several national organizations on criminal justice and sentencing reform issues.
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Kevin is listed in The Best\nLawyers in America®, a peer-reviewed survey listing outstanding attorneys\nthroughout the United States, and was named the Best Lawyers® 2018 Product\nLiability Litigation “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County,\nCalifornia. He was also named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Mass Tort Litigation/Class\nActions “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year.” Kevin has been listed for several\nyears by the attorney rating service Super Lawyers, and has been named in the\nSuper Lawyers Top 50 Orange County and Top 100 Southern\nCalifornia lists. He was named by The Trial Lawyer\nMagazine in its 2015 list of “America’s Most Influential Trial Lawyers,” and\n2018 “Trial Team of the Year.” In 2009 and in 2018, he was honored as a\nrecipient of one of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Awards, and in 2011 he was inducted into the\nWestern State University Alumni Hall of Fame. He has\nan AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal\nability and ethical standards under the national legal directory’s peer review\nsystem.\n
He was one of the lead attorneys representing the\nCounty of Los Angeles in its suit against several tobacco manufacturers‚ which\nresulted in a settlement under which the County will receive approximately $3.3\nbillion over 25 years. He also served as associate counsel with the Orange\nCounty District Attorney’s Office in the prosecution of actions against oil\ncompanies arising from underground storage tank leakage, and in actions brought\non behalf of the People of the State of California against major automobile\nmanufacturers under California’s unfair competition and false advertising laws.\nKevin has tried cases in California‚ Arizona and Texas‚ and has acted as\ncounsel pro hac vice in state and federal courts in several other states. He\nwas a member of the trial team in Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson,\nwhich resulted in a $417 million jury verdict in 2017. He was also co-counsel\nin Ketchum vs. Hyundai‚ which resulted in a $15 million jury verdict‚ as well\nas In re Aircrash in Bali‚ Indonesia‚ where a jury in U.S. District\nCourt in Los Angeles found Pan American World Airways liable for willful\nmisconduct in the crash of a jet airliner.\n
Kevin has three decades of experience in automotive products liability\nlitigation relating\nto fuel system design‚ rollover protection‚ structural crashworthiness‚ dynamic\nstability and occupant restraint systems. He also has a broad range of\nexperience in mass tort litigation involving pharmaceuticals‚ medical devices\nand other defective products‚ in both federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL)\nand California Coordinated Proceedings (JCCP). Kevin has also represented a\nnumber of clients in connection with commercial and military aviation\naccidents‚ including crashes involving EgyptAir‚ Alaska Airlines‚ Pan Am‚ U.S.\nMarine Corps helicopters and ultralight aircraft.\n\nHe is an adjunct professor at the University of\nCalifornia‚ Irvine School of Law‚ and has been a frequent lecturer and writer\non topics related to civil litigation for a number of organizations‚ including\nthe American Bar Association‚ the Practicing Law Institute‚ the American\nAssociation for Justice‚ the Orange County Bar Association‚ the Western Trial\nLawyers Association‚ the Consumer Attorneys of California‚ the Ventura County\nTrial Lawyers Association‚ the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association‚ the Montana\nTrial Lawyers Association, and the Continuing Education of the Bar. He is also\na member of the Executive Council of the Mihaylo College of Business and\nEconomics at California State University, Fullerton‚ as well as a member of the\nCouncil's Advisory Board‚ and is a Founding Fellow of the Orange County Bar\nFoundation Society of Fellows.\n
In 1997, Kevin was elected to the Board of\nGovernors of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)‚ and served for\nseveral years as a member of the At-Large Board of Governors. He received\nCAOC’s Presidential Award of Merit in 1994‚ 1995‚ 1996 and 2000. He also served\nas the organization’s Education Chair and as Editor-in-Chief of FORUM Magazine‚\na monthly publication of CAOC.\n
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business\nAdministration and Finance from California State University at Fullerton‚ and a\nJuris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law‚ where he\nserved as Editor-in-Chief of the Western State University Law Review. Kevin\nand his wife Peggy live in Coto de Caza‚ California. Their daughter Kelly is\nalso a graduate of Cal State Fullerton‚ and their son Sean is a graduate of USC\nand a former wide receiver for the Trojans.\n
Since 1995 Kevin has written a regular\nfeature for CAOC's FORUM Magazine, updating attorneys, legislators and judges\non recent opinions from the California Supreme Court and courts of appeal. He\nassisted the Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions in the\npreparation of the Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions\n(CACI), and has been a contributing editor to three practice guides for\nattorneys, including California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before\nTrial, Claims and Defenses (The Rutter Group 2012); Products\nLiability Litigation: Product Studies, Clark Boardman Callaghan (1996);\nand A Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender & Company (1987).\n
He has also authored or\nco-authored a number of articles relating to civil practice, including:\n\n \n\n“Apex Discovery:\nWhy Top Level Executives Are Not Immune from Deposition,” FORUM,\nConsumer Attorneys of California, November/December 2016.\n\n \n\n“Anticipating\nDaubert Challenges: Potential Attacks and Some Persuasive Authorities,” FORUM, Consumer Attorneys of California, March/April\n2015. \n\n \n\n“Roadway Design Litigation: A\nLegal Overview,” THE GAVEL, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association,\nWinter 2014.\n\n \n\n“Strengthen Your Case With\nOther Similar Incidents‚” TRIAL‚ Journal of the American Association for\nJustice‚ July 2013.\n\n \n\n“OSI Evidence In Products\nLiability Litigation‚” THE GAVEL‚ Orange County Trial Lawyers Association‚\nSpring 2013.\n\n \n\n“Relevance and Admissibility\nof Evidence of Other Incidents‚ Accidents and Product Failures in Products\nLiability Litigation‚” 42 Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Journal 1;\nFORUM‚ Consumer Attorneys of California‚ October 2012.\n\n \n\n“Admissibility of Foreign\nRegulatory Activities in Pharmaceutical Litigation‚” FORUM‚ Consumer\nAttorneys of California‚ July 2011.\n\n \n\n“Catalyst for Change: How\nProducts Liability Litigation Has Made Products Safer‚” ADVOCATE‚ Journal\nof Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California‚ March 2010.\n\n \n\n“A Catalyst for Safety‚”\nTRIAL‚ Journal of the American Association for Justice‚ November 2009.\n\n \n\n“The Noerr-Pennington\nDoctrine: Defective Products and the First Amendment‚” FORUM‚ Consumer\nAttorneys of California‚ May 2008.\n\n \n\n“Prescription Drug\nOverpromotion: How Marketing‚ Sales and Profit","CountryCode":"US","CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-biography highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-white background-dark-blue-gray background-dark-blue-gray-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBio","ViewName":"LawyerBio","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBio.cshtml"},"Contact":null,"Pages":[{"IsLoty":true,"LotyBadgeUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/badge-images/loty-thumbnail-award-2025.png","PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/kevin-f-calcagnie-144235?t=2021021119413269","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/kevin-f-calcagnie/144235","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerId":0,"LawyerFullName":"Kevin F. Calcagnie","LawyerGivenName":"Kevin F.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Calcagnie","LawyerInitials":"KC","HasFirmProfile":false,"FirmProfileUrl":null,"FirmName":"Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.","RecognizedSinceYear":2013,"LocationName":"Orange County, California","CountryCode":"US","TrafficId":144235,"TrafficCategory":"lawyer","PracticeAreas":["Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs","Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs","Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs"],"SpecificFocuses":[],"CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-basic-info card-lawyer-bl highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-charcoal background-white-lg background-white-lg-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewName":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBasicInfo.cshtml"},{"PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/kevin-f-calcagnie-144235?t=2021021119413269","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/kevin-f-calcagnie/144235","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerFullName":"Kevin F. Calcagnie","LawyerGivenName":"Kevin F.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Calcagnie","LawyerInitials":"KC","Biography":"
Kevin F.\nCalcagnie is a partner in the Newport Beach office of Robinson Calcagnie‚ Inc.‚\nspecializing in civil litigation with an emphasis in products liability. He was\nadmitted to the California Bar in 1983‚ and has been admitted to practice\nbefore the United States Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals\nfor the Ninth and Fifth Circuits.
Kevin is listed in The Best\nLawyers in America®, a peer-reviewed survey listing outstanding attorneys\nthroughout the United States, and was named the Best Lawyers® 2018 Product\nLiability Litigation “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County,\nCalifornia. He was also named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Mass Tort Litigation/Class\nActions “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year.” Kevin has been listed for several\nyears by the attorney rating service Super Lawyers, and has been named in the\nSuper Lawyers Top 50 Orange County and Top 100 Southern\nCalifornia lists. He was named by The Trial Lawyer\nMagazine in its 2015 list of “America’s Most Influential Trial Lawyers,” and\n2018 “Trial Team of the Year.” In 2009 and in 2018, he was honored as a\nrecipient of one of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Awards, and in 2011 he was inducted into the\nWestern State University Alumni Hall of Fame. He has\nan AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal\nability and ethical standards under the national legal directory’s peer review\nsystem.\n
He was one of the lead attorneys representing the\nCounty of Los Angeles in its suit against several tobacco manufacturers‚ which\nresulted in a settlement under which the County will receive approximately $3.3\nbillion over 25 years. He also served as associate counsel with the Orange\nCounty District Attorney’s Office in the prosecution of actions against oil\ncompanies arising from underground storage tank leakage, and in actions brought\non behalf of the People of the State of California against major automobile\nmanufacturers under California’s unfair competition and false advertising laws.\nKevin has tried cases in California‚ Arizona and Texas‚ and has acted as\ncounsel pro hac vice in state and federal courts in several other states. He\nwas a member of the trial team in Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson,\nwhich resulted in a $417 million jury verdict in 2017. He was also co-counsel\nin Ketchum vs. Hyundai‚ which resulted in a $15 million jury verdict‚ as well\nas In re Aircrash in Bali‚ Indonesia‚ where a jury in U.S. District\nCourt in Los Angeles found Pan American World Airways liable for willful\nmisconduct in the crash of a jet airliner.\n
Kevin has three decades of experience in automotive products liability\nlitigation relating\nto fuel system design‚ rollover protection‚ structural crashworthiness‚ dynamic\nstability and occupant restraint systems. He also has a broad range of\nexperience in mass tort litigation involving pharmaceuticals‚ medical devices\nand other defective products‚ in both federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL)\nand California Coordinated Proceedings (JCCP). Kevin has also represented a\nnumber of clients in connection with commercial and military aviation\naccidents‚ including crashes involving EgyptAir‚ Alaska Airlines‚ Pan Am‚ U.S.\nMarine Corps helicopters and ultralight aircraft.\n\nHe is an adjunct professor at the University of\nCalifornia‚ Irvine School of Law‚ and has been a frequent lecturer and writer\non topics related to civil litigation for a number of organizations‚ including\nthe American Bar Association‚ the Practicing Law Institute‚ the American\nAssociation for Justice‚ the Orange County Bar Association‚ the Western Trial\nLawyers Association‚ the Consumer Attorneys of California‚ the Ventura County\nTrial Lawyers Association‚ the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association‚ the Montana\nTrial Lawyers Association, and the Continuing Education of the Bar. He is also\na member of the Executive Council of the Mihaylo College of Business and\nEconomics at California State University, Fullerton‚ as well as a member of the\nCouncil's Advisory Board‚ and is a Founding Fellow of the Orange County Bar\nFoundation Society of Fellows.\n
In 1997, Kevin was elected to the Board of\nGovernors of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)‚ and served for\nseveral years as a member of the At-Large Board of Governors. He received\nCAOC’s Presidential Award of Merit in 1994‚ 1995‚ 1996 and 2000. He also served\nas the organization’s Education Chair and as Editor-in-Chief of FORUM Magazine‚\na monthly publication of CAOC.\n
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business\nAdministration and Finance from California State University at Fullerton‚ and a\nJuris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law‚ where he\nserved as Editor-in-Chief of the Western State University Law Review. Kevin\nand his wife Peggy live in Coto de Caza‚ California. Their daughter Kelly is\nalso a graduate of Cal State Fullerton‚ and their son Sean is a graduate of USC\nand a former wide receiver for the Trojans.\n
Since 1995 Kevin has written a regular\nfeature for CAOC's FORUM Magazine, updating attorneys, legislators and judges\non recent opinions from the California Supreme Court and courts of appeal. He\nassisted the Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions in the\npreparation of the Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions\n(CACI), and has been a contributing editor to three practice guides for\nattorneys, including California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before\nTrial, Claims and Defenses (The Rutter Group 2012); Products\nLiability Litigation: Product Studies, Clark Boardman Callaghan (1996);\nand A Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender & Company (1987).\n
He has also authored or\nco-authored a number of articles relating to civil practice, including:\n\n \n\n“Apex Discovery:\nWhy Top Level Executives Are Not Immune from Deposition,” FORUM,\nConsumer Attorneys of California, November/December 2016.\n\n \n\n“Anticipating\nDaubert Challenges: Potential Attacks and Some Persuasive Authorities,” FORUM, Consumer Attorneys of California, March/April\n2015. \n\n \n\n“Roadway Design Litigation: A\nLegal Overview,” THE GAVEL, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association,\nWinter 2014.\n\n \n\n“Strengthen Your Case With\nOther Similar Incidents‚” TRIAL‚ Journal of the American Association for\nJustice‚ July 2013.\n\n \n\n“OSI Evidence In Products\nLiability Litigation‚” THE GAVEL‚ Orange County Trial Lawyers Association‚\nSpring 2013.\n\n \n\n“Relevance and Admissibility\nof Evidence of Other Incidents‚ Accidents and Product Failures in Products\nLiability Litigation‚” 42 Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Journal 1;\nFORUM‚ Consumer Attorneys of California‚ October 2012.\n\n \n\n“Admissibility of Foreign\nRegulatory Activities in Pharmaceutical Litigation‚” FORUM‚ Consumer\nAttorneys of California‚ July 2011.\n\n \n\n“Catalyst for Change: How\nProducts Liability Litigation Has Made Products Safer‚” ADVOCATE‚ Journal\nof Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California‚ March 2010.\n\n \n\n“A Catalyst for Safety‚”\nTRIAL‚ Journal of the American Association for Justice‚ November 2009.\n\n \n\n“The Noerr-Pennington\nDoctrine: Defective Products and the First Amendment‚” FORUM‚ Consumer\nAttorneys of California‚ May 2008.\n\n \n\n“Prescription Drug\nOverpromotion: How Marketing‚ Sales and Profit","CountryCode":"US","CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-biography highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-white background-dark-blue-gray background-dark-blue-gray-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBio","ViewName":"LawyerBio","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBio.cshtml"},null],"ViewName":"Paged","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Paged.cshtml","CssClass":"card d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-charcoal background-transparent swiper-slide","AriaLabel":"Paged"},{"BasicInfo":{"IsLoty":true,"LotyBadgeUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/badge-images/loty-thumbnail-award-2025.png","PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/mark-p-robinson-jr-35672?t=2021021119220857","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/mark-p-robinson-jr/35672","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerId":0,"LawyerFullName":"Mark P. 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Kevin Durkin is a partner at Clifford Law Offices. Over a career that spans more than 35 years, Mr. Durkin has successfully represented clients in many practice areas, including:
Mr. Durkin has been named a top-tier attorney by U.S. News-Best Lawyers in the areas of personal injury litigation, aviation law and product liability since 2011. He was named the Lawyer of the Year in 2017 in the area of Plaintiffs' Product Liability Litigation. These accolades are based on peer reviews and his legal ability, professionalism and integrity. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer since 2003, its inception in the state.
Mr. Durkin has received multi-million-dollar settlements or verdicts in well over one hundred cases. Some of these verdicts have been among the largest verdicts recorded in Illinois. The most recent of these was a $22.75 million wrongful death verdict in 2016 for a young woman who lost her 31-year-old husband in a vehicular crash on I-294. This is the largest wrongful death verdict in Cook County in the last ten years.
Other record-setting cases include:
Other Notable Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Verdicts And Settlements
Mr. Durkin’s trial accomplishments include serving as co-counsel in the highly publicized case of the internationally acclaimed violinist, Rachel Barton, who was severely injured when a Chicago commuter train dragged her for more than 300 feet. After taking dozens of depositions and a pain-staking investigation for more than four years, the month-long trial resulted in a $35 million verdict.
Mr. Durkin handled the highly publicized $10 million settlement on behalf of a suburban police officer who was struck by a speeding hearse that ran a red light while the officer was on routine patrol. It made headlines because of the so-called “black box” that was discovered in the hearse that recorded the speed and contradicted the driver’s story to police.
Mr. Durkin also represented several men who were severely burned in a power plant explosion in Hammond, Indiana, recovering multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of the injured workers.
Mr. Durkin led the plaintiffs in the litigation involving the tragic high-rise fire in the Cook County Administration Building that killed six people and injured sixteen others. This resulted in a $100 million settlement.
Mr. Durkin was also co-lead counsel in the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais, Illinois, killing 11 people and injuring hundreds more.
A RECORD OF SUCCESS IN AVIATION ACCIDENT CASES
While he is an established attorney for personal injury, Mr. Durkin is perhaps best known for his work as an aviation accident attorney. He has been involved in nearly every major commercial airline crash of the last four decades, often serving as lead counsel.
With his experience and success as an aviation accident attorney, Mr. Durkin served for four years as the Co-Chair of the Aviation Committee for the 75,000-member American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation. In that position, he chaired an annual program that brings together the best and the brightest to discuss cutting-edge issues in aviation litigation. He often still serves as a speaker for that annual program. Mr. Durkin served for two years as Co-Chair of the Mass Torts Litigation Committee and has served as Vice-Chair of the Aviation and Space Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association.
In addition to his work with commercial aviation litigation, Mr. Durkin has also represented victims of many small plane crashes. For example, he handled the case involving the crash of Bob Collins, WGN radio’s most popular disc jockey, who was killed when a small plane crashed into him as he was landing in the Chicago area. In 2007, the judge in that case entered an award for the maximum coverage by the insurance, nearly $1 million. Mr. Durkin also received a $4.1 million settlement in October 2001 on behalf of ","CountryCode":"US","CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-biography highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-white background-dark-blue-gray background-dark-blue-gray-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBio","ViewName":"LawyerBio","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBio.cshtml"},"Contact":null,"Pages":[{"IsLoty":true,"LotyBadgeUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/badge-images/loty-thumbnail-award-2025.png","PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/kevin-p-durkin-121824?t=2021031015144027","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/kevin-p-durkin/121824","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerId":0,"LawyerFullName":"Kevin P. Durkin","LawyerGivenName":"Kevin P.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Durkin","LawyerInitials":"KD","HasFirmProfile":false,"FirmProfileUrl":null,"FirmName":"Clifford Law Offices","RecognizedSinceYear":2011,"LocationName":"Chicago, Illinois","CountryCode":"US","TrafficId":121824,"TrafficCategory":"lawyer","PracticeAreas":["Railroad Law","Transportation Law","Aviation Law","Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs","Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs"],"SpecificFocuses":[],"CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-basic-info card-lawyer-bl highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-charcoal background-white-lg background-white-lg-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewName":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBasicInfo.cshtml"},{"PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/kevin-p-durkin-121824?t=2021031015144027","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/kevin-p-durkin/121824","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerFullName":"Kevin P. Durkin","LawyerGivenName":"Kevin P.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Durkin","LawyerInitials":"KD","Biography":"
Kevin Durkin is a partner at Clifford Law Offices. Over a career that spans more than 35 years, Mr. Durkin has successfully represented clients in many practice areas, including:
Mr. Durkin has been named a top-tier attorney by U.S. News-Best Lawyers in the areas of personal injury litigation, aviation law and product liability since 2011. He was named the Lawyer of the Year in 2017 in the area of Plaintiffs' Product Liability Litigation. These accolades are based on peer reviews and his legal ability, professionalism and integrity. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer since 2003, its inception in the state.
Mr. Durkin has received multi-million-dollar settlements or verdicts in well over one hundred cases. Some of these verdicts have been among the largest verdicts recorded in Illinois. The most recent of these was a $22.75 million wrongful death verdict in 2016 for a young woman who lost her 31-year-old husband in a vehicular crash on I-294. This is the largest wrongful death verdict in Cook County in the last ten years.
Other record-setting cases include:
Other Notable Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Verdicts And Settlements
Mr. Durkin’s trial accomplishments include serving as co-counsel in the highly publicized case of the internationally acclaimed violinist, Rachel Barton, who was severely injured when a Chicago commuter train dragged her for more than 300 feet. After taking dozens of depositions and a pain-staking investigation for more than four years, the month-long trial resulted in a $35 million verdict.
Mr. Durkin handled the highly publicized $10 million settlement on behalf of a suburban police officer who was struck by a speeding hearse that ran a red light while the officer was on routine patrol. It made headlines because of the so-called “black box” that was discovered in the hearse that recorded the speed and contradicted the driver’s story to police.
Mr. Durkin also represented several men who were severely burned in a power plant explosion in Hammond, Indiana, recovering multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of the injured workers.
Mr. Durkin led the plaintiffs in the litigation involving the tragic high-rise fire in the Cook County Administration Building that killed six people and injured sixteen others. This resulted in a $100 million settlement.
Mr. Durkin was also co-lead counsel in the Amtrak crash that occurred in Bourbonnais, Illinois, killing 11 people and injuring hundreds more.
A RECORD OF SUCCESS IN AVIATION ACCIDENT CASES
While he is an established attorney for personal injury, Mr. Durkin is perhaps best known for his work as an aviation accident attorney. He has been involved in nearly every major commercial airline crash of the last four decades, often serving as lead counsel.
With his experience and success as an aviation accident attorney, Mr. Durkin served for four years as the Co-Chair of the Aviation Committee for the 75,000-member American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation. In that position, he chaired an annual program that brings together the best and the brightest to discuss cutting-edge issues in aviation litigation. He often still serves as a speaker for that annual program. Mr. Durkin served for two years as Co-Chair of the Mass Torts Litigation Committee and has served as Vice-Chair of the Aviation and Space Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association.
In addition to his work with commercial aviation litigation, Mr. Durkin has also represented victims of many small plane crashes. For example, he handled the case involving the crash of Bob Collins, WGN radio’s most popular disc jockey, who was killed when a small plane crashed into him as he was landing in the Chicago area. In 2007, the judge in that case entered an award for the maximum coverage by the insurance, nearly $1 million. Mr. Durkin also received a $4.1 million settlement in October 2001 on behalf of ","CountryCode":"US","CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-biography highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-white background-dark-blue-gray background-dark-blue-gray-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBio","ViewName":"LawyerBio","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBio.cshtml"},null],"ViewName":"Paged","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Paged.cshtml","CssClass":"card d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-charcoal background-transparent swiper-slide","AriaLabel":"Paged"},{"BasicInfo":{"IsLoty":true,"LotyBadgeUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/badge-images/loty-thumbnail-award-2025.png","PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/jennifer-l-keller-39416?t=2021021121050379","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/jennifer-l-keller/39416","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerId":0,"LawyerFullName":"Jennifer L. Keller","LawyerGivenName":"Jennifer L.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Keller","LawyerInitials":"JK","HasFirmProfile":false,"FirmProfileUrl":null,"FirmName":"Keller/Anderle LLP","RecognizedSinceYear":2005,"LocationName":"Orange County, California","CountryCode":"US","TrafficId":39416,"TrafficCategory":"lawyer","PracticeAreas":["Commercial Litigation","Criminal Defense: White-Collar","Bet-the-Company Litigation","Commercial Finance Law","Litigation - Securities","Litigation - Intellectual Property","Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs","Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs"],"SpecificFocuses":[],"CssClass":"card card-lawyer card-lawyer-basic-info card-lawyer-bl highlight d-flex flex-column border-0 rounded text-charcoal background-white-lg background-white-lg-highlighted-hover","AriaLabel":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewName":"LawyerBasicInfo","ViewPath":"~/Views/Shared/Components/Cards/Lawyers/LawyerBasicInfo.cshtml"},"Biography":{"PublicationListId":1,"HasLawyerProfileImage":true,"LawyerProfileImageUrl":"https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-lawyers/lawyer-images/jennifer-l-keller-39416?t=2021021121050379","IsLocked":false,"HasLawyerProfile":true,"LawyerProfileUrl":"https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/jennifer-l-keller/39416","LinkTarget":null,"LinkRel":null,"LawyerFullName":"Jennifer L. Keller","LawyerGivenName":"Jennifer L.","LawyerMiddleName":null,"LawyerFamilyName":"Keller","LawyerInitials":"JK","Biography":"
PRACTICE AREAS
EXPERIENCE
Jennifer\nKeller is one of America’s most successful trial attorneys. She represents both\nplaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation\nand white collar cases. Chambers USA and Chambers\nGlobal rank her among the top commercial litigators in the nation,\nquoting sources who describe Jennifer as “widely regarded as one of the best\ntrial lawyers in California.” “She has uncanny instincts, a wonderful courtroom\ndemeanor and she’s an extremely clear and effective communicator,” and “is\nabsolutely unflappable in court and builds a strong rapport and credibility\nwith judges and decision makers.” She is a Fellow of the invitation-only\nAmerican College of Trial Lawyers, considered to be among the highest honors a\nNorth American trial attorney can receive. The Legal 500, among the\nmost prestigious international legal directories, recommends Jennifer as one of\njust 63 “leading trial lawyers” in the entire United States. Jennifer is also a\n2018 inductee into the California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of\nFame, one of only 35 attorneys so honored throughout the years. Benchmark\nLitigation lists her as one of the “Top 100 Trial Attorneys in\nAmerica” and among the “Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California,” calling her a\n“National Litigation Star.” In 2020 and in 2021, Super Lawyers ranked\nJennifer #1 in Southern California. “Revered for her versatility and ease in\nfront of a jury … the go-to trial attorney for difficult cases” is how Jennifer\nis described by The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals,\nranking her as a “Top 100 Lawyer in California” for over 10 years in a row. In\nthree separate years (2019, 2018 and 2012), in starkly different subjects,\nJennifer’s trial victories have led to California Lawyer Magazine Attorneys\nof the Year (CLAY) awards for extraordinary achievements in litigation.\n\nJennifer\nmade a last-minute entrance as lead counsel for MGA Entertainment in the 2011\nretrial of Mattel v. MGA, the epic doll battle popularly known as “Barbie v.\nBratz.” Coming into the four-month jury trial just twelve days before jury\nselection, Jennifer captained MGA to a win Reuters called “an astonishing loss”\nfor Mattel and the LA Times deemed “a stunning reversal of\nfortune” for MGA. The jury found Mattel had no rights to the Bratz doll line\nand awarded MGA $85 million in damages for theft of its own trade secrets, to\nwhich the judge added $85 million in punitive damages. (While the damages\njudgment was reversed on appeal, MGA’s $139 million attorneys’ fee award\nstands.)\n
Just two\nyears earlier Jennifer won California’s largest business jury verdict of 2009\nwith $350 million awarded to her venture capitalist client in Auerbach v.\nDaily. Recently she represented Standard & Poors in United States v. The\nMcGraw-Hill Companies, the government’s civil suit claiming S&P inflated\nthe value of certain mortgage-backed securities. Jennifer was selected as one\nof S&P’s three trial attorneys. The case settled in 2015 for over $1\nbillion, which was less than one-fifth of what the government had been\ndemanding.\n
In 2022,\nJennifer successfully defended Tony, Emmy and two-time Oscar winner Kevin\nSpacey against actor Anthony Rapp in a sexual battery civil jury trial in\nSouthern District of New York. The jury deliberated only 30 minutes before reaching a\nunanimous verdict finding Mr. Spacey not liable and denying Mr. Rapp the $40 million he\nwas seeking. The case was covered by the global media.\n
In 2018\nJennifer won two landmark jury verdicts in different areas, each of which was\nnamed a “Top Defense Verdict” by the Los Angeles and San Francisco\nDaily Journals. For one of them, Yellowstone Women’s First Step House v.\nCosta Mesa, Jennifer won her third CLAY Award (California Lawyer Magazine Attorneys\nof the Year). In the other, Chavez et al. cv. MassMutual Life Insurance Co.,\nshe also won a CVN “Top Verdicts” award. In 2017 Jennifer as\nco-lead counsel got a not guilty verdict for her developer client Jeffrey Burum\nafter nine months of jury trial in what the California Attorney General called\n“the largest corruption case in the history of San Bernardino, and possibly\nCalifornia.” The jury was out a little more than two hours before acquitting\nMr. Burum of all charges.\n
Jennifer\nis listed annually in “The Best Lawyers in America®” and is\namong the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Jennifer is a\nfellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only organization\nlimited to the top one-half of one percent of the nation’s attorneys.\n
Jennifer\nis also active in the community. She is the former President of the Orange\nCounty Bar Association and served for many years as a Trustee of Chapman\nUniversity. She counts as present and former clients judges, public officials,\nlaw enforcement officers, CEOs, CFOs, lawyers, physicians, professional\nathletes, entertainment industry executives, actors, venture capitalists and\nentrepreneurs. Jennifer’s past and present institutional clients have included\nFortune 100 corporations, other publicly-traded corporations, and large\nprivately-held companies.
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Jennifer\nKeller is one of America’s most successful trial attorneys. She represents both\nplaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation\nand white collar cases. Chambers USA and Chambers\nGlobal rank her among the top commercial litigators in the nation,\nquoting sources who describe Jennifer as “widely regarded as one of the best\ntrial lawyers in California.” “She has uncanny instincts, a wonderful courtroom\ndemeanor and she’s an extremely clear and effective communicator,” and “is\nabsolutely unflappable in court and builds a strong rapport and credibility\nwith judges and decision makers.” She is a Fellow of the invitation-only\nAmerican College of Trial Lawyers, considered to be among the highest honors a\nNorth American trial attorney can receive. The Legal 500, among the\nmost prestigious international legal directories, recommends Jennifer as one of\njust 63 “leading trial lawyers” in the entire United States. Jennifer is also a\n2018 inductee into the California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of\nFame, one of only 35 attorneys so honored throughout the years. Benchmark\nLitigation lists her as one of the “Top 100 Trial Attorneys in\nAmerica” and among the “Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California,” calling her a\n“National Litigation Star.” In 2020 and in 2021, Super Lawyers ranked\nJennifer #1 in Southern California. “Revered for her versatility and ease in\nfront of a jury … the go-to trial attorney for difficult cases” is how Jennifer\nis described by The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals,\nranking her as a “Top 100 Lawyer in California” for over 10 years in a row. In\nthree separate years (2019, 2018 and 2012), in starkly different subjects,\nJennifer’s trial victories have led to California Lawyer Magazine Attorneys\nof the Year (CLAY) awards for extraordinary achievements in litigation.\n\nJennifer\nmade a last-minute entrance as lead counsel for MGA Entertainment in the 2011\nretrial of Mattel v. MGA, the epic doll battle popularly known as “Barbie v.\nBratz.” Coming into the four-month jury trial just twelve days before jury\nselection, Jennifer captained MGA to a win Reuters called “an astonishing loss”\nfor Mattel and the LA Times deemed “a stunning reversal of\nfortune” for MGA. The jury found Mattel had no rights to the Bratz doll line\nand awarded MGA $85 million in damages for theft of its own trade secrets, to\nwhich the judge added $85 million in punitive damages. (While the damages\njudgment was reversed on appeal, MGA’s $139 million attorneys’ fee award\nstands.)\n
Just two\nyears earlier Jennifer won California’s largest business jury verdict of 2009\nwith $350 million awarded to her venture capitalist client in Auerbach v.\nDaily. Recently she represented Standard & Poors in United States v. The\nMcGraw-Hill Companies, the government’s civil suit claiming S&P inflated\nthe value of certain mortgage-backed securities. Jennifer was selected as one\nof S&P’s three trial attorneys. The case settled in 2015 for over $1\nbillion, which was less than one-fifth of what the government had been\ndemanding.\n
In 2022,\nJennifer successfully defended Tony, Emmy and two-time Oscar winner Kevin\nSpacey against actor Anthony Rapp in a sexual battery civil jury trial in\nSouthern District of New York. The jury deliberated only 30 minutes before reaching a\nunanimous verdict finding Mr. Spacey not liable and denying Mr. Rapp the $40 million he\nwas seeking. The case was covered by the global media.\n
In 2018\nJennifer won two landmark jury verdicts in different areas, each of which was\nnamed a “Top Defense Verdict” by the Los Angeles and San Francisco\nDaily Journals. For one of them, Yellowstone Women’s First Step House v.\nCosta Mesa, Jennifer won her third CLAY Award (California Lawyer Magazine Attorneys\nof the Year). In the other, Chavez et al. cv. MassMutual Life Insurance Co.,\nshe also won a CVN “Top Verdicts” award. In 2017 Jennifer as\nco-lead counsel got a not guilty verdict for her developer client Jeffrey Burum\nafter nine months of jury trial in what the California Attorney General called\n“the largest corruption case in the history of San Bernardino, and possibly\nCalifornia.” The jury was out a little more than two hours before acquitting\nMr. Burum of all charges.\n
Jennifer\nis listed annually in “The Best Lawyers in America®” and is\namong the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Jennifer is a\nfellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only organization\nlimited to the top one-half of one percent of the nation’s attorneys.\n
Jennifer\nis also active in the community. She is the former President of the Orange\nCounty Bar Association and served for many years as a Trustee of Chapman\nUniversity. She counts as present and former clients judges, public officials,\nlaw enforcement officers, CEOs, CFOs, lawyers, physicians, professional\nathletes, entertainment industry executives, actors, venture capitalists and\nentrepreneurs. Jennifer’s past and present institutional clients have included\nFortune 100 corporations, other publicly-traded corporations, and large\nprivately-held companies.
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Kay began her legal career over 32 years ago in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where she spent 12 years prosecuting criminal cases. In 2004, she entered private practice, focusing on white collar criminal cases. Her negotiation and trial skills made her one of the most effective defense lawyers in Southern California.
In 2005, she and Jennifer Keller formed Keller/Anderle and expanded their practice to include high-stakes business litigation and trials. In 2009, Kay worked with Jennifer on a business fraud trial in which the jury awarded $350 million, the largest jury verdict in California that year. In 2011, she joined Jennifer in the retrial of the epic doll battle Mattel v. MGA, in which MGA was defending against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims and prosecuting its own trade secret misappropriation action against Mattel. The jury rejected all of Mattel’s claims of copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation and awarded $85 million in damages to MGA Entertainment; the judge added another $85 million in punitive damages and $139 million in attorneys’ fees. In 2013, Kay was co-lead plaintiff counsel on a business fraud trial which resulted in a multi-million-dollar jury award.
Since that time Kay has handled cases involving shareholder oppression (settled favorably to her client), allegations of human trafficking against a Saudi princess (all eventually dismissed), successful defense of a claim her client breached a $1 billion oral partnership for real estate investment, and a white collar criminal case alleging bribery of public officials by a developer that then-Attorney Jerry Brown called “the largest corruption case in the history of San Bernardino County, and possibly California.” After a nine-month jury trial the defendant was acquitted of all charges.
Kay is also managing partner of the firm.
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Kay is a seasoned trial attorney, having tried over 100 jury trials to verdict. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of high-stakes commercial litigation and white collar cases. Chambers USA ranks her among the top commercial litigators in California, quoting sources who describe Kay as “having great instincts and clients listen breathlessly when she speaks.” “She is exceptionally smart and hard-working.” Kay is a Senior Fellow of the invitation-only Litigation Counsel of America. She is also listed in the Law Dragon Leading Lawyers, among the most prestigious international legal directories.
Kay began her legal career over 32 years ago in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where she spent 12 years prosecuting criminal cases. In 2004, she entered private practice, focusing on white collar criminal cases. Her negotiation and trial skills made her one of the most effective defense lawyers in Southern California.
In 2005, she and Jennifer Keller formed Keller/Anderle and expanded their practice to include high-stakes business litigation and trials. In 2009, Kay worked with Jennifer on a business fraud trial in which the jury awarded $350 million, the largest jury verdict in California that year. In 2011, she joined Jennifer in the retrial of the epic doll battle Mattel v. MGA, in which MGA was defending against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims and prosecuting its own trade secret misappropriation action against Mattel. The jury rejected all of Mattel’s claims of copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation and awarded $85 million in damages to MGA Entertainment; the judge added another $85 million in punitive damages and $139 million in attorneys’ fees. In 2013, Kay was co-lead plaintiff counsel on a business fraud trial which resulted in a multi-million-dollar jury award.
Since that time Kay has handled cases involving shareholder oppression (settled favorably to her client), allegations of human trafficking against a Saudi princess (all eventually dismissed), successful defense of a claim her client breached a $1 billion oral partnership for real estate investment, and a white collar criminal case alleging bribery of public officials by a developer that then-Attorney Jerry Brown called “the largest corruption case in the history of San Bernardino County, and possibly California.” After a nine-month jury trial the defendant was acquitted of all charges.
Kay is also managing partner of the firm.
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