Galvin Kennedy
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Galvin Kennedy
Biography
Galvin Kennedy, founding partner at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born in the Chicago, Illinois, area. His parents divorced when he was young and he was influenced by watching his mother work to support her four children. When he was ten years old, his mother moved her family to Houston, Texas.
After graduating from high school, Mr. Kennedy attended Northern Illinois University on a full scholarship as the captain of the university's prestigious national debate team. During his time on the debate team, he was awarded dozens of regional and national speaker awards. He graduated magna cum laude in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science.
Mr. Kennedy then attended law school at the University of Houston Law Center. During that time, he earned the American Jurisprudence Award for achieving the highest grade in class for Constitutional Law, Civil Trial Advocacy, Insurance Law, and Malpractice Law. In addition, he earned the Individual Best Speaker and Team Champion awards in the Hippard Mock Trial Tournament and Best Speaker award for the Blakely Moot Court Tournament. He was also Editor of the Houston Journal of International Law, and a member of the Order of the Barons and the National Order of the Barristers. He graduated cum laude in 1996 with his J.D.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Kennedy worked as an associate attorney for a medium-sized law firm. During that time, he represented people in employment matters, deceptive trade practice cases, securities fraud claims, defective product cases and various personal injury matters. He then started his own law practice, the Kennedy Law Firm, in 2000. One year later, after representing more than 300 clients, he founded Kennedy Hodges, LLP, with his best friend from law school, David Hodges.
Mr. Kennedy has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2004--a certification achieved by less than 3% of attorneys in Texas. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, a prestigious group of attorneys who have obtained verdicts or settlements larger than $1 million. In addition, Mr. Kennedy was named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings--an objective peer review designed to rate lawyers on ethics and professional ability. He was also listed in the Best Lawyers of Houston in 2005 and 2006 by H Texas Magazine and has been featured on NBC, CBS, FOX, Univision, Houston Chronicle, Telemundo, and news talk radio shows.
Mr. Kennedy is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas and he is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Mr. Kennedy honed his Spanish language skills while working as an English teacher in Barcelona, Spain. He uses his Spanish language skills to speak with many of his clients today.
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Associate Attorney Greenberg, Peden, Siegmyer & Oshman, P.C.
Year: 1996 - 2000
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Founding Partner Kennedy Hodges, LLP
Year: 2001 - Current
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Owner The Kennedy Law FIrm
Year: 2000 - 2001
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Professional Associations
Texas State Bar # 00796870 Member (1996 - Current)
Million Dollar Advocate Forum Member (2002 - Current)
Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists Member (Current)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Houston Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Awards
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Best Lawyers of Houston
H Texas Magazine 2005.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2007.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2008.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2009.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2010.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2011.0
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AV Preeminent
Martindale Hubbel 2012.0
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Best Lawyers of Houston
H Texas Magazine 2004.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2012.0
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Texas Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2006.0
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Best Lawyers of Houston
H Texas Magazine 2006.0
Education
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University of Houston - Main Campus J.D. (1996)
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude
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Northern Illinois University B.A. (1992) | Political Science
Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law: Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
Websites
https://kennedyattorney.com/
Website
Kennedy Hodges, LLP
711 W. Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77006
(713) 523-1116