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Kenneth J.McKenna
Kenneth J. McKenna · PLATE III. · PRACTICENev. State Bar № 1676

Practice · Plate III.

Three practice areas.
One trial discipline.

Selective intake across serious criminal defense, property litigation, and business litigation — plus criminal referrals from other Nevada attorneys whose practice does not include criminal work.

Declared scope

Cases where the legal complexity and financial exposure justify a 45-year trial lawyer.

No DUI · No misdemeanors · No routine matters
Areas of practice
I
Area I

Criminal Defense.

When Freedom Is at Stake

Death-penalty-qualified Nevada criminal defense with four decades of trial experience. From first-degree murder to federal criminal matters, Mr. McKenna represents clients facing the most serious charges Nevada’s courts can bring.

Capital murder and first-degree murder
Federal criminal matters (D. Nev.)
Sexual assault defense
Complex multi-defendant prosecutions
Does not accept DUI, misdemeanors, or routine criminal matters.
III
Area III

Property Litigation.

Ownership Disputes, Resolved

When real property is contested — title disputes, boundary conflicts, commercial development litigation, partnership disputes over real estate interests — the matter demands an attorney willing to take it to trial if necessary.

Quiet-title & title-history disputes
Commercial real estate litigation
Construction & development litigation
Partnership disputes over real property
Not oriented toward routine residential transactions.
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Area IV

Business Litigation.

Commercial Disputes, Decided

Partnership dissolutions, contract breaches, commercial fraud, trade secret misappropriation, and business torts. When business disputes escalate beyond negotiation, trial-ready counsel is the essential instrument.

Partnership & shareholder disputes
Commercial fraud & trade secret
Gaming-industry disputes
Contract litigation & business torts
Commercial scope; class-action fit evaluated individually.
For Attorneys

For the charge your
practice does not try.

When a client or an inquiry involves a serious criminal matter your practice does not handle, the engagement is accepted on that basis — direct referral, co-counsel, or trial specialist. Each is structured to preserve your firm's relationship with the client.