Kenny practices within Butler Snow's Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. He is a zealous advocate for his clients from pre-suit advising through the appellate process.
Overview
Kenny practices within Butler Snow's Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. He is a zealous advocate for his clients from pre-suit advising through the appellate process.
Practice Areas
- Products, Catastrophic & Industrial Litigation
- Tort, Transportation & Specialized Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Torts & Unfair Competition
- Catastrophic Events & Major Claims
- Insurance
- Premises Liability
- Trucking Litigation
- Transportation & Trucking Rapid Response
- Warranty
- Construction & Building Products Litigation
- Aviation
About
Kenny practices within the Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. Kenny conducts and manages litigation in State and Federal Courts from filing through the appeals process, counsels clients on statutory and common law rights and defenses as well as litigation strategy, and advocates for clients in motions practice, trial, mediations, and alternative dispute resolutions.
Kenny has been recognized by the College of Charleston with the Distinguished Alumni Award, 2021, Best Lawyers in America®, and as a member of State Farm’s Inaugural Rising Stars Academy Member, 2019.
Kenny is a member of the James L. Petigru American Inn of Court. He earned his Juris Doctor from Charleston School of Law and received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston. He is a graduate of Leadership Charleston, the South Carolina Leadership Academy, and the Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative. He is admitted to the South Carolina Bar and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Experience
- Conducts and manages litigation in State and Federal Courts from filing through appeals process.
- Counsels clients on statutory and common law rights and defenses as well as litigation strategy.
- Advocates for clients in motions practice; trial; mediations and alternative dispute resolutions.
Distinctions
- Member, Charleston School of Law, Dean Selection Committee
- BL Rankings, Best Lawyers in America®
- Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- Insurance Law, 2024-2025
- Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2023
- Ones to Watch, Insurance Law, 2021-2023
- Ones to Watch, Litigation – Construction, 2021-2023
- Ones to Watch, Transportation Law, 2022-2023
- Charleston Business Magazine
- Legal Elite, 2022-2023
- College of Charleston, Honors College Distinguished Alumni Award, 2021
- Member, State Farm's Inaugural Rising Stars Academy, 2019
- Graduate, Leadership Charleston, Class of 2016
- Graduate, South Carolina Leadership Academy, Class of 2015
- Graduate, Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative, Class of 2015
- Named to the Lawyers of Color “Hot List” for 2013
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 2011
- U.S. District Courts
- South Carolina: District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 4th Circuit
Education
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Federal Courts Law Review, Editor-In-Chief
- Moot Court Board, Chief Judge
- Federal Public Defender’s Office, Clerkship
- College of Charleston, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2008
- Honors College
- Political Science Departmental Honors
- Dean’s List, 2005-2008
- Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
- Black Law Students Association, Member
- Clerkship, Honorable Robert Carr, Federal Magistrate Court
Associations
- James L. Petigru American Inn of Court
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- American Bar Association
- Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Berkeley County Young Leaders
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Co-Author, "The Impacts of ChatGPT on Corporate Litigation," 2024 Litigation Update: Navigating Emerging Trends and Technology, March 2024.
- Co-Presenter, “Developing and Maintaining Good Client Relationships,” Charleston County Bar Association CLE, December 3, 2020.
- Panelist, “Supporting Diversity in the Legal Profession,” Charleston School of Law, February 5, 2020.
- Co-Author and Yearly Editor, Tort Law Desk Reference Book, 2012-2019 editions.
Civic Involvement
- Turning Leaf Project, Board Member
- Founded a volunteer organization that combats homelessness and poverty in Charleston, SC.
- Coaches youth soccer and basketball.
- Participates extensively in pro-bono work and indigent defense.