Practice Area:Commercial, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability
Mike Kinney is a Mediator, Arbitrator, Early Neutral Evaluator, Insurance Umpire and Special Master. Will travel out of state, when requested. Mike’s areas of focus as a neutral are:
Professional Malpractice (Medical, Dental, Legal, Nursing Home)
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Product Liability
Land disputes
Business litigation
Fire losses
Weather related losses
Education
University of Iowa, J.D. (1971), with distinction
University of Iowa, B.S. in psychology (1968)
Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1996-present; State Chair, 2004-06; Board of Regents, 2011-2015)
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2004-present; State Chair, 2007-2022)
Member of the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) since 2014
Best’s Lawyer of the Year (Mediation-Omaha 2013, 2022)
Best’s Lawyer of the Year (Arbitration-Omaha 2012, 2014, 2019)
Best’s Lawyer of the Year (Bet-The-Company-Omaha 2016)
Best’s Lawyer of the Year (Medical Malpractice-Defendants-Omaha 2017)
Included in Best’s Lawyers in America in 9 categories (2022) (Arbitration, Bet-The-Company, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Litigation (defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (plaintiffs), Product Liability Litigation (defendants) & Product Liability Litigation (plaintiffs
