Kevin E. Irwin

Kevin 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. Kevin 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.

Kevin served as a law clerk to Honorable John M. Manos, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio from 1977-1978.

Awards & Recognitions

• Named by Best Lawyers in America as the 2017 "Lawyer of the Year" for Bankruptcy Law in Cincinnati
• Named by Best Lawyers in America as the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Cincinnati
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2017
• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004-2017
• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004-2017
• Named one of the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers in Ohio, Cincinnati Magazine, 2008
• Named to Cincy Leading Lawyers, 2007-2017
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

News

• Keating Muething & Klekamp Has Been Named a 2017 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
• Ten Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named Cincy Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine
• Forty-Four Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
• Forty-Nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association