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- 2016
- Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004-2016
- Named one of the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers in Ohio, Cincinnati Magazine, 2008
- Named to Cincy Leading Lawyers, 2007-2016
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Forty-nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017
- Keating Muething & Klekamp Has Been Named a 2016 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
- Nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
- Forty-Three Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2016 Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
- Eight Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
Professional & 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
Keating Muething & Klekamp is extremely skilled in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights. Kevin has a team of partners and associates with a high level of skill, proficiency, and professionalism in ancillary matters which impact client matters in this area of law. They are quick, efficient, decisive and respected by lawyers and judges. -- Martin Murphy, DII Industries LLC Silica PI Trust
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