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Kenneth S. Byrd

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Kenneth is an associate in our Nashville office with a practice focused on commercial litigation, products liability, and consumer protection.

Prior to joining our firm, Kenny practiced since graduation from law school as a litigation attorney at Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner, PC. Kenny also worked previously as a reporter in Washington, DC, covering church-state and religious liberty matters at the White House, Supreme Court and Congress. In the summer of 2002, he was the Kropp/Shields Fellow at People for the American Way.

Kenneth completed his J.D. at Boston College Law School, where he served as President of the Law Student Association and was a member of the New England Regional Champion Moot Court Team.

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Education

  • Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004)
    Law Student Association (President, 2003-2004); National Moot Court Team (Regional Champion, 2003-2004); American Constitution Society (Secretary, 2002-2003); Judicial Process Clinic (2003); Criminal Justice Clinic (2003-2004)

     

    Samford University (B.S., cum laude, in Mathematics with Honors, minor in Journalism, 1995)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association

  • American Constitution Society
    Nashville Chapter (Member & Chair of 2008 Supreme Court Preview Event)

  • Camp Ridgecrest Alumni & Friends
    (Board Member)

  • Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
    Nashville Chapter (Associate Member, 2008-2010; Barrister, 2010-2014)

  • Historic Edgefield, Inc.
    (President, 2009-2011)

  • Nashville Bar Association

  • Tennessee Bar Association

Admissions

  • Tennessee

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

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