Overview
Kevin McGlone joined the insurance section of the firm in 2023. He has 20 years of experience as a litigator handling insurance coverage actions, bad faith insurance claims, maritime personal injury claims, and environmental litigation. While in law school, Kevin served as Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to Judge Eldon E. Fallon, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, from 2002 to 2003. Kevin is currently a member of the board of directors of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Outside the Office
When Kevin is not working, he spends his time being active in his church parish and children’s school. He currently serves as the Chairman of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Advisory Board and is a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Parish Council. He is also an avid fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and New Orleans Saints.
- McDonnel Group, L.L.C. v. Starr Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 15 F.4th 343 (5th Cir. 2021): Successfully represented an insured building owner in a successful interlocutory appeal to obtain reversal of summary judgment on interpretation of the flood deductible provision of a builder’s risk insurance policy.
- Jefferson Door Co., Inc. v. Cragmar Construction, L.L.C., 81 Sp.3d 1001, 2012, La. App. 4 Cir.: Successfully represented a homeowner in trial court and on appeal in obtaining dismissal of a subcontractor’s construction lien under the Louisiana Private Works Act on grounds that the subcontractor failed to follow statutory requirements to effect the lien.
- Richards v. Board of Com’rs of the Port of New Orleans, 57 So.3d 1135, 2011, La.App. 4 Cir.: Successfully defended property owners in trial court and on appeal in having state court claims dismissed on grounds of issue preclusion and collateral estoppel in a class action arising out of a vessel collision with a mall on the bank of the Mississippi River.
- 831 Batholomew Investments-A, L.L.C. v. Margulis, 20 So.3d 532, 2009, La.App. 4 Cir.: Successfully defended in trial court and on appeal landlords in a reconventional demand brought by a former tenant for fraud and unfair trade practices.
Professional
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association: Member, Board of Directors
- Thomas More Inn of Court, Master
Community
- Francis Xavier Catholic School Advisory Board, Chairman
- Francis Xavier Catholic Church Parish Council, Member
- Best Lawyers in America (2012-2024)
- Super Lawyers (2017-2024)
- Lawdragon 500: Leading Litigators in America (2024)
- Super Lawyers: Rising Stars, Maritime Law (2015-2016)
- Speaker, “Maritime Presumptions and the Rules of the Road,” Loyola Maritime Journal 2023 Symposium on Rules of the Road
- Contributing Editor, Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin (2006-present)
- Co-Author, Chambers Global Practice Guide: eDiscovery & Disclosure USA Law & Practice (2019)
- Kevin M. McGlone, Perrone v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. Detrimental Reliance and the Truth in Lending Act, 47 L. Rev. 905 (2002)