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Kevin M. Ketner

Attorney

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  • Kevin@pennlawgroup.com

Practice Area(s):

Product Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Wrongful Death, Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Complex Civil Litigation

Biography

 

Kevin is a lawyer at Penn Law focusing on personal injury litigation. Kevin represents victims and their families in complex civil cases covering a wide range of legal issues, including wrongful death, childhood sexual abuse, toxic environmental torts, trucking/tractor trailer collisions, highway/road defects, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, general negligence, and appellate advocacy. 

Since joining the firm, Kevin has helped to recover more than $36 million for his clients. Notable results include a $6,000,000 settlement involving multiple survivors of childhood sexual abuse; $5,000,000 recovery against a trucking company in a disputed liability wrongful death action; $870,000 settlement in a Title IX/§1983 action against a public school district involving child sexual abuse; and numerous other six-figure results.  

Outside of his law practice, Kevin remains active in the Georgia legal community and has co-authored several amicus briefs on behalf of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and American Association for Justice (AAJ) in high-profile cases before the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

Kevin attended Clemson University where he competed as a scholarship athlete on the track and cross-country teams before graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology in 2015. Prior to law school, Kevin worked in a genetic toxicology lab analyzing the toxicity of various chemical compounds for research and regulatory purposes.

Kevin earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law where he served as an Articles Editor on the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. During law school, Kevin worked with UGA Law’s Wilbanks CEASE Clinic representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in civil litigation against their abusers. During his third year, Kevin was selected as a pupil in the E. Wycliffe Orr, Sr. American Inn of Court.

In his spare time, Kevin enjoys running, playing sports, and watching Clemson football. He lives in Sandy Springs with his wife.

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Admissions

• Georgia Bar (2019)  

• Georgia Court of Appeals 

• Georgia Supreme Court 

• District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia

• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Honors & Awards

• Georgia Super Lawyers, "Rising Star" (2023, 2024) 

• The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 – Civil Plaintiff (2022) 

• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), LEAD Program (2022-2023)

Publications

“Closing the Loophole,” Trial Magazine, December 2022 

Speaking Engagements  

• "The Next Generation of Advocates for Survivors" (Panelist), UGA Law's Wilbanks CEASE Clinic’s Annual Conference, March 30, 2023

• “Ensuring that your Client’s Case gets off to the Right Start and Ends the Right Way: Filing, Service, & Closing Suits,” GTLA Paralegal & Legal Assistant Workshop, March 2022 

 

Awards and Distinctions

AVVO
The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Millon Dollar Advocates Forum
American Association for Justice
National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 100 Lawyers - ASLA
Rated by Super Lawyers - Rising Star

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