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Mr. Kennedy is a Member in the firm’s Workers' Compensation Practice, concentrating in the defense of Missouri Workers' Compensation cases.
Admissions:
Mr. Kennedy has been licensed to practice in Missouri since 1969 and Illinois since 1970.
Professional Activities:
Mr. Kennedy has extensive experience handling Workers' Compensation matters in the agriculture, forestry and fishing, automotive, auto plants, casinos, construction, education, finance, insurance and real estate, government, manufacturing, medical, mining, retail trade, services, transportation and public utilities, and wholesale trade industries. His case experience includes amputations, assaults and violent acts, back injuries, body system injuries, bruises and contusions, carpal tunnel syndrome, chemical burns, contact with objects and equipment, cumulative trauma, cuts and lacerations, falls, fatalities, fires and explosions, fractures, harmful substances or environments, head injuries, heart attacks, heat burns, infectious diseases, lower and upper extremity injuries, multiple traumatic injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, neck injuries, paraplegia/quadriplegia, permanent disability, poisoning, pulmonary disorders, respiratory conditions, skin diseases and disorders, sprains, strains, breaks, tears, tendonitis and transportation incidents.
Mr. Kennedy is a frequent lecturer and writer on workers' compensation topics. He is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Committee; the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Workers' Compensation Committee; the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section; and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Mr. Kennedy was chair of the Missouri Bar's Workers' Compensation Committee from 1977-1980 and chair of BAMSL's Workers' Compensation Committee from 1979-1980. He has also participated in various other BAMSL committees. |
