John Milligan: Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Biography

John Milligan leads KMK Law’s Admiralty & Maritime Practice and serves as co-leader of the firm’s Transportation & Logistics Group. His practice focuses on complex maritime disputes, regulatory compliance, and high-stakes litigation, in addition to sophisticated labor and employment matters.

John has extensive experience representing maritime clients in matters arising under the Jones Act and general maritime law. He routinely handles claims involving vessel collisions and allisions, personal injury and wrongful death, cargo loss and damage, dock and infrastructure damage, Coast Guard investigations, and Seaman’s Wage Act disputes. His experience includes representing parties in connection with significant incidents on inland waterways, including damage to locks, dams, bridges, and other infrastructure caused by runaway barges as well as matters involving serious personal injury and death. John has successfully resolved numerous maritime and Jones Act personal injury cases and has represented clients in government investigations and regulatory proceedings.

As part of the firm’s Transportation & Logistics Group, John works closely with clients navigating the movement of people and goods across waterways, roads, rail, and air. John provides strategic counsel on complex contracts, multi-jurisdictional regulations, and industry-specific legal challenges. His integrated approach helps clients manage risk while maintaining efficient and compliant operations in a highly regulated environment.

John also maintains a robust Labor & Employment practice, where he regularly counsels employers on best practices, litigation avoidance strategies, internal and governmental investigations, and workforce management. He advises clients on issues involving hiring, discipline, termination, wage and hour compliance, and employee relations, as well as records retention and policy development. John is an experienced litigator who has handled a wide range of employment-related disputes, including claims under Title VII, the ADEA, ADA, FLSA, FMLA, and analogous state laws. He frequently represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor, state civil rights commissions, and state and federal courts across the country. His experience also includes representing clients in labor arbitrations, grievances, and union-related matters.

John earned his bachelor’s degree from Miami University and his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where he received a Concentration Certificate in Labor and Employment Law with an emphasis on private labor negotiations.