Kean Miller Continues to Grow in Texas: Ken McKay, Eminent Domain and Commercial Litigation Trial Attorney, Joins Houston Office

Ken McKay joins Kean Miller in the Houston office, where he will focus his legal practice on commercial litigation with a particular focus on eminent domain and land use matters throughout the United States. Ken has extensive trial experience, having first-chaired numerous jury trial victories in addition to successful arbitration proceedings in multiple states. His eminent domain practice encompasses all facets of condemnation law and right-of-way matters, including regulatory takings and inverse condemnation claims.

Mr. McKay regularly represents pipeline owners and operators, telecommunications providers, utilities, and other common carriers. Additionally, his experience includes the defense of clients in high-profile lender liability and products liability trials, as well as in multi-district litigation.

“We have long enjoyed a strong reputation for having the most experienced bench of counsel for energy-related real estate issues in our home state of Louisiana. With Ken joining our quickly growing Houston office, we are thrilled to be growing that depth of expertise in the law in Texas,” says John Jakuback, Office Administrative Partner for Kean Miller’s Houston office.

Kean Miller is one of the largest and best recognized law firms in the Gulf South region. For 40 years, the Firm has been innovating and growing, revolutionizing the standards for excellence in client service, and earning numerous awards for its market-leading practices and thoughtful and creative legal representation. Consistently named to the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 and the Law 360 Top 400 lists, Kean Miller is Mansfield 5.0 certified, an honor bestowed for a select group of law firms which demonstrate a genuine commitment to diversity in the legal profession. The Firm’s collaborative culture, people-first approach, and devotion to quality are foundational to the Firm’s continued success, reflecting its reputation in the market. From the Firm’s eight offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Houston, and The Woodlands, and more than 190 attorneys, Kean Miller delivers sophisticated and practical counsel to Fortune 500 leaders, national businesses, and local companies.