Current Employment Position(s)

; Business Litigation

Year Joined Organization: 2002

Lawyer Overview

Kevin is a shareholder in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. He is a member of the Business Litigation Section and Appellate Practice Group, and practices primarily in the areas of:

• Toxic torts
• Regulated industries
• Federal and state court appeals

Kevin has a wide range of experience in highly complex litigation matters, including representing railroads and utilities in toxic tort lawsuits, and other businesses in unfair competition and merger and acquisition disputes. He has worked extensively on matters before the federal and state appellate courts and also on several certiorari petitions and oppositions at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kevin was a member of the trial team responsible for handling a major case involving more than 100 personal injury/property damage claims and causes of action by the state and city stemming from alleged leakage of millions of gallons of diesel fuel. He has also been a part of the ongoing defense of a major railroad against thousands of toxic exposure complaints related to a high-profile train derailment. Through these cases, Kevin has gained extensive appellate experience, as well as deep knowledge of federal preemption and jurisdiction issues.

Regarding utilities, Kevin has represented an electric company in matters involving stray voltage claims and alleged exposure to harmful levels of underground current. He also has experience handling litigation bars to claims that implicate tariffs filed with state utilities commissions. Kevin’s utilities work has spanned the district and appellate courts.

In his general business litigation practice, Kevin has experience with all types of business disputes. He has successfully represented innovative companies seeking to protect their intellectual capital from falling into the hands of competitors. Kevin has also advised clients when litigation arises after a failed merger or acquisition.

Kevin has been named a "Minnesota Rising Star" in Minnesota Law & Politics for the years 2006-2008, and was recently named an “Up and Coming Attorney” by Minnesota Lawyer. He is also an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law, where he teaches federal jurisdiction.

Kevin received his B.S.B in accounting with distinction from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and his law degree magna cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law, where he served as an assistant editor for the William Mitchell Law Review.

Prior to joining Briggs in 2002, Kevin was an accountant for a Minneapolis accounting firm. Kevin also clerked for the Honorable Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Appellate Representation
• Class Action Defense
• Energy Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• Transportation

West Practice Categories

Alternative Energy, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Aviation, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Complex Litigation, Contracts, Electric Power, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Hazardous Waste, International Antitrust, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Mass Transit, Natural Resources Law, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Patent Litigation, Permits, Public Utilities, Railroad, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Shipping, Solid Waste, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Trade Associations, Trade Regulation, Transportation Law, Trucking, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Water Pollution, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota Justice Foundation
• Board Member (2004-Present)

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, 2001
  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
• University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
  B.S.B.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Accounting

Published Works

• Briggs Attorney Discusses Minnesota’s Adoption of the Filed Rate Doctrine, 2008

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8243 (Business Phone)

Faxes

651.808.6450 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/