Kevin E. Irwin
Mr. Irwin’s practice is focused on the representation of parties in large mass tort bankruptcy proceedings. He is lead counsel to the trustees of nine mass tort settlement trusts, including, the Celotex, Armstrong World Industries, and UNR trusts.
He has represented creditor groups and court appointed representatives of future claimants in major mass tort bankruptcy proceedings, including, the Eagle Pitcher Industries, Wallace & Gale, Dow Corning, Babcock & Wilcox, and G-I Holdings Corp. cases. Mr. Irwin also represents secured and unsecured commercial creditors in insolvency related matters inside and outside bankruptcy proceedings. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation.
Mr. Irwin served as a law clerk to Honorable John M. Manos, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio from 1977-1978.
Awards & Recognitions
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004- 2011
- Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004-2012
- Named one of the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers in Ohio, Cincinnati Magazine, 2008
- Named Cincy Leading Lawyer, 2007-2012
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys were Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
- 48 Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
- Keating Muething & Klekamp Is the Top-Listed Law Firm in Ohio and in Cincinnati in a Number of Areas According to The Best Lawyers in America 2012
- Keating Muething & Klekamp Named a 2011 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
- Keating Muething & Klekamp only law firm ranked #1 in Cincinnati in Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Municipal Law by The Best Lawyers in America 2011
- Nine Lawyers from Keating Muething & Klekamp Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
One East Fourth Street
Suite 1400
Cincinnati OH 45202
TEL: (513) 579-6426
FAX: (513) 579-6457
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Practice Areas
Bar & Court Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
- J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1977; magna cum laude, Executive Editor of Cleveland-Marshall Law Review
- B.A., Miami University, 1973

