$ 800-1000 per hour
Kevin M Sheys
About Kevin
Biography
I am a transportation infrastructure lawyer. I most enjoy working on transformative transportation projects, projects that improve communities. My practice focuses on rail transportation, both passenger and freight. I represent governments and businesses and my expertise is on regulatory and transactional matters.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Transportation
50%
38 years
Federal Regulation
30%
38 years
Administrative Law
10%
38 years
Equipment Finance and Leasing
10%
28 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Check
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Licensed in California for 11 years
State: California
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 37 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Licensed in Minnesota for 38 years
State: Minnesota
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Location
Nossaman LLP
1666 K St NW Ste 500, Washington, DC, 20006-1218
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Posted by Stan | March 23, 2015 | Contracts & Agreements
Resposive legal expertise
An attorney with specific expertise in the transport industry, Kevin Sheys is direct, and comprehensive. He thinks about issues and applies long years of experience to the advice he gives. In this area, I consider him uniquely qualified and in many years he has never let me down. He understand cont...
Kevin M Sheys's Lawyer Endorsements
"Kevin is a top-notch railroad lawyer -- he knows the industry inside and out, and has particular expertise in passenger rail issues."
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Experience
Honors
1997
John C. Vance Award, National Academy of Sciences
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Partner, Nossaman LLP
2001 - 2011
Partner, K & L Gates
1996 - 2001
Partner, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly
1993 - 1996
Associate, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly
1987 - 1993
Associate, Weiner, McCaffrey, Brodsky & Kaplan
Associations
1990 - Present
American Public Transportation AssociationLegal Affairs Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION--SECTION 213 - CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
Granted Motion to Amend Complaint
CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY-PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER
Declaratory Order Granted
CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY-CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION-IN FRESNO, KINGS, TULARE, AND KERN COUNTIES, CAL.
Petition for Exemption Granted
CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY-CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION-IN MERCED, MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CAL.
Petition for Exemption Granted
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, (7th Cir. 2007)
Reversed & remanded.
Education
1987
University of Minnesota Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
Gustavus Adolphus College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1984
Gustavus Adolphus College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Railway Age Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads Conference & Expo
Passenger Rail on Freight: Recent and Pending Cases Changing the Legal Landscape
Publications
2015
Progressive Railroading
What can states do to promote rail safety?
2014
Portfolio Media (Law360)
Amtrak’s Metrics-Making Power Hangs in the Balance
2006
Transit Cooperative Research Program, Legal Research Digest
Requirements That Impact the Acquisition of Capital-Intensive Long-Lead Items, Rights of Way, and Land for Transit
1994
Transit Cooperative Research Program, Legal Research Digest
Strategies to Facilities Acquisition and Use of Railroad Right of Way by Transit Providers
Languages
English