G. Kevin Kiely

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Sports and Entertainment Law
• Insurance Coverage
• Environmental and Natural Resources Law

Articles

• Litigating the ERISA Fidelity Bond Claim

Education

• University of Oregon, B.A., 1980
• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1983

Professional Experience

Kevin Kiely has developed a successful national and international litigation practice representing clients in trials and administrative-contested cases throughout the United States. He has also handled cases in Canada, Asia, and Europe. He is the head of Cable Huston’s litigation and trial practice group, and Chair of the firm's Management Committee.

Previous Experience

Before joining the firm, Mr. Kiely was a partner in the litigation group of one of the largest law firms in the Pacific Northwest.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Litigation and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections
• ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
• American Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety and Professionals’, Officers’ and Directors’ Liability committees
• United States Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association
• Past Chair, Oregon State Bar, Construction Law Section

Admitted to Practice

• Oregon State and Federal Courts
• Washington State and Federal Courts
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Community Activities

Mr. Kiely is the President and Co-Founder of the Oregon Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, Inc.  He is also a past Member of the Board of Directors, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (University of Oregon), and of the Mt. Angel Abbey library board.