Kevin Kennedy, Nashville Criminal Defense Lawyer
Kevin Kennedy is a Nashville-based criminal defense attorney. After earning his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, Kevin spent three years as a prosecutor at the Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney’s Office.
He began his tenure in the Domestic Violence Division prosecuting domestic related charges. Subsequently, Kevin was assigned to the District Attorney’s Criminal court Division 1 team where he prosecuted complex, violent felonies, amongst thousands of other felony and misdemeanor cases.
He was lead prosecutor on numerous First-Degree Murder cases, handling these matters from investigation and arrest through jury trial. After three years at the District Attorney’s Office, Kevin entered private practice with a focus on criminal defense.
As a defense attorney, Kevin draws on his insights into prosecution and law enforcement practices. This includes how prosecutors prepare and try cases at jury trials, how detectives and police officers investigate cases, and factors that prosecutors consider in dismissing charges, reducing charges, or offering a favorable plea deal.
Kevin is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL).