Kevin M. Young

As Tucker Ellis Insurance Group Chair, Kevin leads an active practice representing both large and small companies in extra-contractual matters and coverage issues. He has successfully resolved a myriad of coverage cases arising from issues such as the interpretation of commercial general liability policies, director and officer policies, professional liability policies, employment practices liability, and errors and omissions policies, as well as various specialty policies, including malicious product tampering/accidental product contamination, kidnap and ransom, and non-trucking liability.

Also experienced in defending class actions, Kevin has successfully resolved suits involving insurance issues and numerous claims arising from allegations of defective product manufacture. He has litigated construction and business contract claims involving Cleveland’s sports stadiums and schools, as well as other public and private construction projects. Kevin also has tried or resolved a host of commercial contract issues, including his high-profile role in coordinating and managing the defense of more than 90 lawsuits arising from a concrete terrace collapse in Ohio.

Kevin has tried many cases to verdict, arbitrated numerous disputes, and successfully participated in other alternative dispute mechanisms that help our clients reach favorable resolution.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Kevin has lived and worked in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Cleveland, Ohio. His practice has taken him to an international arbitration in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as coast to coast across the United States, including Ohio, California, Texas, Kentucky, Idaho, Indiana, Utah, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and New York.

In addition to his busy practice, Kevin has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for more than 15 years. He has taught classes in Trial Advocacy and, for the last several years, LLEAP I and II. In 2023, Kevin took on an additional class teaching second- and third-year law students Pretrial Practice (Civil). He regularly volunteers to serve as a judge for the National Moot Court Team practice rounds and other oral advocacy programs at the law school, and he is always willing to volunteer his time to the Mock Trial competitions, the Dunmore Moot Court Competition at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and other advocacy classes.

Kevin is also a regular faculty member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, where he lectures on topics including the taking and defending of depositions and general trial skills.

Kevin is Band 1-ranked in Chambers USA in the area of Insurance (Ohio), where clients comment that he is “a very knowledgeable, professional and effective advocate” with “an uncanny ability to understand how arguments will be received.” Another source attests, “I would hire Kevin and his team on any case in Ohio. He has the knowledge and relationships to move my cases forward to resolution in a thoughtful, thorough and pragmatic way.” Another source remarks that Kevin is “exactly who I want sitting next to me at the mediation table. His experience and knowledge make him a complete asset to my company.”

Insurance carriers rely on Kevin because he is not only an experienced coverage lawyer, he is a veteran trial lawyer who is unafraid to try a case.

On the personal side, Kevin is an avid golfer and can often be found on the weekend at one of our local courses when he is not traveling for work or pleasure.