Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Kevin R. Powers' practice includes Products Liability, Toxic Tort, and Business Litigation.

Prior to joining Cetrulo & Capone, Mr. Powers worked as an associate at a Boston law firm specializing in business litigation.  Mr. Powers also worked for a large national firm in Washington, DC, focusing on complex ERISA litigation.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Powers served in the US Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps.  While in the Navy, Mr. Powers was first stationed in Seattle, Washington, as a Naval criminal defense attorney.  Mr. Powers then went on to serve as the Deputy General Counsel for the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.  In that position, Mr. Powers was also a Special Assistant US Attorney for the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, and an Adjunct Professor in International and Criminal Law at the Naval Academy.  Currently, Mr. Powers is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserves, teaching trial advocacy at the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island.  Mr. Powers' military personal awards include two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.  Mr. Powers is also authorized to wear the National Defense Service Medal and Global War On Terror Service Medal.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Products Liability
• Toxic Tort Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1999
• District of Columbia, 2005
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1999
• U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, 2005
• U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Boston Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Military Personal Awards
• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Global War On Terror Service Medal

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, International and Criminal Law, Naval Academy
• Teacher, Trial Advocacy, Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island
• Adjunct Faculty Member, Boston University and Northeastern University
• Faculty Member, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program - Daubert: The Fundamentals of an Expert Challenge

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: History

Published Works

• Co-Author, The Fundamentals of an Expert Challenge, 2009
• Articles Editor, Naval Law Review, Volume 53, 2006

Address

Two Seaport Lane
Boston, MA 02210

Phones

(617) 217-5398

Faxes

(617) 217-5200

Emails

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Websites

http://www.cetcap.com