Kevin J. Kinney

Kevin J. Kinney has been practicing labor and employment law since his graduation from Marquette University Law School in 1982.

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 and confidentiality agreement litigation. Kevin has litigated lead NLRB cases dealing with product tampering, multi-employer bargaining units, temporary employees, 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 as compiled by Labor Relations Institute, Inc., and has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 through 2015 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America “Best Law Firms,” the 2013 edition of Wisconsin's Best Lawyers in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law, and the 2012 edition of Wisconsin’s Top Rated Lawyers. He has also been selected for inclusion as a Key Individual since 2011 in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

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 many state courts including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, 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 throughout the country.

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.”