About Kevin Murphy

Kevin has experience in a myriad of areas including but not limited to, commercial litigation, personal injury, FELA, Title IX, product liability, patent/trademark, contracts, corporate and sports law. He began his legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William O. Bertelsman, United States District Court Judge in Covington, Kentucky in 1981. Since then, Kevin has been in private practice counseling clients in a variety of industries, including representation of Major League Baseball athletes and umpires. He has been recognized with inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America .

​Kevin mediates cases for other attorneys and their clients. He also acts as Settlement Counsel for clients interested in early resolution of disputes.

​In 2013 Kevin won one of highest awards in the history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a $100 million verdict against the accounting firm of Grant Thornton.

​Kevin served for 20 years on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Law Center and is a member of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Board. He has also served as a member of the Placement Board for Salmon P. Chase College of Law, and as President for the Salmon P. Chase American Inns of Court. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc..

​Kevin earned his law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where he served as Articles Editor for the Law Review. He graduated with a B.S. in English from the State University of New York.

Kevin devotes significant time to helping cancer families through speeches and his award-winning book, Surviving Cancer After Surviving Cancer. In the beginning of 2020 Kevin began hosting a Podcast “Thriving After Surviving”, which can be found on the website https://www.thrivingaftersurviving.com As well as iHeart, Spotify, Anchor and many other platforms.

​Kevin has two wonderful daughters, Elizabeth and Kathleen, who share his passion for baseball. He also welcomed a grandson in early 2020.

Kevin grew up in a rough neighborhood in New York, mentioned over and over again in the film “Goodfellas”. By age 15 he was working in an Italian deli. Worked hard and kept his mouth shut. Next to the deli was a building with the windows soaped over so you could not see inside. The two buildings were connected in the back.