Email: steve@pkmlawfirm.com
Phone: 601.259.7207

Attorney Steve Kennedy

Attorney Steve Kennedy is a very accomplished trial lawyer and partner in the firm’s Ridgeland, MS office. He has significant experience in wrongful death and catastrophic damages claims against motor carriers and product liability claims concerning a wide range of defective products. Steve has also compiled significant wins/recoveries for clients in commercial, contract and business tort cases.

Steve has tried 35 cases, handling wrongful death and serious injury matters across multiple states, including Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina. Arkansas, Tennessee, Wyoming, Colorado and California, among others. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through verdicts at trial and favorable settlements.

Awards & Distinctions

1. Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America
2. Selected for inclusion in Mid-South Rising Stars
3. American Jurisprudence Awards – Constitutional Law, Trial Practice, Commercial Paper

Education

1. Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
2. Mississippi College, B.A., summa cum laude

Clerkship

Served as Federal Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Tom S. Lee, United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

Bar Admission

Mississippi

Courts

1. Supreme Court of the United States
2. U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
3. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
4. U.S District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
5. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
6. U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
7. U.S District Court, Eastern District of Texas
8. Pro Hac admission in multiple states

Membership & Affiliations

1. American Bar Association
2. Capital Area Bar Association
3. Mississippi State Bar Association
4. Make-A-Wish Mississippi, Board of Directors