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 the "Cincinnati Best Lawyers’ Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year," 2017
• Named the "Cincinnati Best Lawyers’ Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Lawyer of the Year," 2016
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2019
• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004-2018
• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004-2018
• Named one of the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers in Ohio, Cincinnati Magazine, 2008
• Named to Cincy Leading Lawyers, 2007-2018
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

News

• Forty-eight Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019
• Keating Muething & Klekamp Has Been Named a 2018 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
• Fifteen Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
• Forty-Three Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
• Ten Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named Cincy Leading Lawyers By Cincy Magazine

Professional & Community Involvement

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