Mr. Flynn is a seasoned trial lawyer with 20 years of complex commercial litigation experience. In 1996 he resigned from the Chicago law firm now known as Ungaretti & Harris to form his own trial practice firm, having served as one of that firm's senior trial attorneys, and having completed a three-year term as that firm's Managing Partner. Mr. Flynn has tried over 75 cases to final disposition in state and federal courts and numerous arbitration forums throughout the country. He also has wide-ranging trial and appellate experience in other substantive areas and forums.
Mr. Flynn is an active member of the Markey-Wigmore Chapter of the American Inns of Court, a nationwide association of judges, trial attorneys and law students dedicated to enhancing the quality and civility of American trial lawyers. He is an Officer and Director of the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, elected to serve as Chapter President in 1999, a member of the federal trial bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and many other professional associations. In 1998, Mr. Flynn was appointed Special Counsel for the City of Chicago to prosecute charges of police misconduct involving physical abuse of subjects under arrest.
KEVIN M. FLYNN
Born: Lafayette, Indiana, March 21, 1953.
Admitted to bar: 1978, Illinois; U. S. Supreme Court.
Education: DePauw University (B. A., 1975); DePaul University (J. D., with honors, 1978). Member, DePaul Law Review, 1977-78. Officer and Director, Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter, 1988 --.
Member: American, Chicago, Federal, Illinois State and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations; American Inns of Court, Markey-Wigmore Chapter; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; NITA Advocates Association.
AREA OF PRACTICE
Litigation
Substantive litigation experience includes Antitrust, Banking, Complex Business and Commercial, Chancery, Employment, Franchise, Information Technology, Real Estate, Securities, Trade Secrets and White Collar Criminal.
REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED CASES:
Pillsbury v. Conboy, 459 U. S. 248 (1983) (fifth amendment/antitrust); Wilmette Park District v. Village of Wilmette, 112 Ill. 2d 6 (1986)(home rule authority of Illinois municipalities); Haroco v. American National Bank, 38 F. 3d 1429 (7th Cir. 1994)(civil RICO); Spicer v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 977 F. 2d 255 (7th Cir. 1992)(federal securities regulation); In Re: Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation, 655 F. 2d 748 (7th Cir. 1981) (antitrust); Stathis v. Geldermann, Inc., 692 N. E. 2d 798 (Ill. App. 1998)(affirming jury verdict in commercial fraud claim); Travelers v. First National Bank of Blue Island, 621 N. E. 2d 209 (1993)(commercial loan foreclosure); Brzozowski v. The Northern Trust Company, 618 N. E. 2d 405 (Ill. App. 1993) (enforceability of loan guaranty); Travelers v. Holland Farms, Inc., 504 N.E. 2d 532 (Ill. App. 1987)(conflict of laws); Rosin v. First Bank of Oak Park, 466 N. E. 2d 1245 (Ill. App. 1984)(real estate auction); Denton Enterprises, Inc. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, 396 N. E. 2d 34 (Ill. App. 1979)(highway construction litigation); Ohio Casualty Insurance v. Bank One, et al., 1997 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 702 (N. D. Ill. 1997)(lender liability); Robbins Resource Recovery Partners, et al. v. James D. Edgar, et al., 947 F. Supp. 1205 (N. D. Ill. 1996)(unconstitutional impairment of contract); Nielsen v. Kidder, Peabody, et al., 1996 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 14441 (N. D. Ill. 1996)(securities class action); Taylor v. Bank One, et al., 932 F. Supp. 218 (N. D. Ill. 1996)(consumer lending class action); Sinclair v. Bloom, 1996 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 6701 (N. D. Ill. 1996)(lawyer conflict of interest); Industry Specialty Chemicals v. Cummins Engine, et al., 918 F. Supp. 1173 (N. D. Ill. 1996)(deceptive trade practices); Cusumano v. Mapco Gas Products, et al., 1994 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 7912 (N. D. Ill. 1994)(personal injury); U. S. v. 122,942 Shares of Common Stock, 847 F. Supp. 105 (N. D. Ill. 1994)(RICO forfeiture); Robin v. Doctors Officenters Corp., 686 F. Supp. 199 (N. D. Ill. 1988)(securities class action); Coronet Insurance Company v. Seyfarth, et al., 665 F. Supp. 661 (N. D. Ill. 1987)(securities fraud).