Attorney Profile

Kevin M. Berry

Kevin M. Berry was born in Reno, Nevada on December 17, 1958. He graduated from Wooster High School in Reno in 1976. Mr. Berry then attended the University of Nevada/Reno and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1981.

Mr. Berry ran a restaurant in the Reno area for some time, and then was hired as a staff assistant to U.S. senator Paul Laxalt, where he worked in an appropriations subcommittee, then later as assistant press secretary during the years 1984 and 1985.

Mr. Berry was accepted into the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1985 and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1988. Since 1989, he has practiced almost exclusively in the area of personal injury, as well as business and insurance disputes. Mr. Berry believes strongly in protecting the rights of ordinary citizens against wrongful acts of corporations and insurance companies, and is a member of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Berry is also a member of the Washoe County Bar Association, and the Alternate Dispute Resolution section of the Nevada State Bar. Recently, Mr. Berry received formal mediation training at ADR Associates in Boulder, Colorado. While Mr. Berry has considerable trial experience, the possibilities of resolving a dispute through mediation or arbitration are always explored before a lawsuit is filed. Mr. Berry believes strongly in helping the client become fully informed about all of the options available before a decision is made how best to resolve a legal problem.