Kevin J. Kinney

Email: kjk@kclegal.com

Kevin J. Kinney has been practicing labor and employment law since his graduation from Marquette University Law School in 1982. He joined the firm in 1980 and became a shareholder in 1986.

Kevin's practice centers on all matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including union organizing and unfair labor practices brought by or against labor organizations, NLRB proceedings, arbitrations and labor audits. He regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements that address leading issues such as retiree benefits and wage restructuring. His practice includes Title VII litigation and matters involving disability, discrimination, employment contracts, wage and hour issues, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance and OSHA. A significant portion of his practice involves non-compete litigation. Kevin has litigated lead NLRB cases dealing with product tampering, multi-employer bargaining units, supervisory status and a host of issues arising out of organizing activity.  Kevin was named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2006 and 2007, as compiled by Labor Relations Institute, Inc. and a Super Lawyer by Milwaukee Magazine.

He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits and the District of Columbia . He has litigated cases in the state courts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Indiana; the Supreme Courts of Iowa and Nebraska; federal courts in the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan; and before the NLRB, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and numerous federal and state agencies and arbitrators.

In his free time, Kevin likes to ride his bike, collect Neue Sachlichkeit art and spend time with his wife and daughters. He recently presented a lecture at the Northwestern University Block Museum of Art on "War and Weimer Art."

Reported Cases

UFCW Local 73A v. Hormel Foods Corp. 2006 WL 2591186 (E. D. Wis. 2006); Bialoszynski v. Milwaukee Forge, 419 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (E. D. Wis. 2006); Milprint, Inc. v. Randy L. Flynn, 05-CV-222 (Wis. Cir. Ct. Grant Co., June 28, 2006 ); Towne Ford, Inc., WERC A-6171 (Burns, 2005 ); Reigel Electric/Central Electric Services, 341 NLRB No. 3 (2004); Reigel Electric/Central Electric Services, 342 NLRB No. 83 (2004); Gerald Nell, Inc., 341 NLRB No. 71 (2004) affirmed IBEW Local 494 v. NLRB et. al., 161 Fed. Appx. 16 (C.A.D.C. 2005), cert. denied 126 S.Ct. 557 (2005); Windward Roofing and Construction, Inc., 342 NLRB No. 70 (2004); CTS, Inc., 340 NLRB 904 (2003); Curwood, Inc., 339 NLRB 1137 (2003); Gerald Nell, Inc. v. NLRB, 274 F.3d 536 (D.C. Cir. 2001), reversing Gerald Nell, Inc., 332 NLRB 1223 (2000); Hager v. Lutheran Hospital-LaCrosse, Inc., 1999 U.S. App. Lexis 31938 (7 Cir. 1999); Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., 329 NLRB 1493 (1999); R&D Trucking, Inc., 327 NLRB 531 (1999); Briggs & Stratton Corp. and UPIU Local 7232, 107 LA 1023 (1997); Roark v. Walker Mfg., Inc., 1996 U.S. Dist. Lexis 16976 (N.D. Ind. 1996); Bernhardt v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, 207 Wis.2d 294 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996); Ryder Dedicated Logistics, Inc., 22 AMR 32175 (1995); Richardson Brothers South, 312 NLRB 534 (1993); Housey v. Carini Lincoln-Mercury, 817 F.Supp. 762 (E.D. Wis. 1993); A&J Cartage, Inc., 309 NLRB 319 (1992); Advance Products Corp., 304 NLRB 436 (1991); Microimage Display Div. v. NLRB, 924 F.2d 245 (D.C. Cir. 1991); Local 619, AIW v. NLRB, 924 F2d 245 (D.C. Cir. 1991); Roadmaster Corp. v. NLRB, 874 F.2d 448 (7 Cir. 1989); G.A. Aalbers v. Iowa Dept. of Job Service, 431 NW2d 330 (Iowa Sup. Ct. 1988); Geo. A. Hormel & Co. v. Randall D. Hair, 426 NW2d 281 ( Nebraska Sup. Ct. 1988); Geo. A. Hormel & Co., 287 NLRB 693 (1987); Roadmaster Corp. and Laborers International Union , Local 504, 89 LA 126 (1987); Lewis v. C.H. Bentz Assoc., Inc., 601 F.Supp. 109 (E.D. Wis. 1985); Accetta Millwork, Inc., 274 NLRB 141 (1985).

Professional Associations

State Bar of Wisconsin, Labor and Employment Section
Milwaukee Bar Association
American Bar Association, Labor Law Section

Education

B.A., 1979, Marquette University
J.D., 1982, Marquette University Law School
Legal Intern, National Labor Relations Board, Region 30
Judicial Intern, John L. Coffey, Wisconsin Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals
         for the Seventh Circuit

Honors and Awards

AV® Peer Review Rated
         CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties,
         Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures,
         standards and policies.
Named as one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2007 -
         Labor Relations Institute, Inc.
Named as one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2006 -
         Labor Relations Institute, Inc.
Wisconsin Super Lawyer - Milwaukee Magazine 2006

Community Involvement

Board Member - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee, Inc.
Board Member - Milwaukee Art Museum, Contemporary Art Society