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Kenneth James McKenna

Licensed for 45 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Reno, NV
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

544 W 1st St, Reno, NV

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Licensed in Nevada for 45 years

State: Nevada

Acquired: 1980

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2018

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Law Offices of Kenneth James McKenna

544 W 1st St, Reno, NV, 89503-5303

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1.7 /5.0

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Posted by Joseph | August 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

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I hired him to take care of a slam dunk case where the thief who stole my stuff admitted in writing to stealing my property on the Sheriff report. Mr McKenna collected cash in advance and did nothing for over two years except take vacations and have his assistant make excuses for his negligence whil...e claiming that he was working on my case. He was such a coward that he did not even call me to tell me that he was a quitter, He wrote me a letter . He did however NOT include a refund of my thousands of dollars that I paid him in advance.

Posted by anonymous | September 23, 2014 | Employment & Labor

Aggressive, Excellent Rip-Off Artist!!!

I hired this "Attorney" for a case against my employer. He only consulted ONCE with me on the telephone. He handed over my documents to a "paralegal" named Andrea. She typed up a complaint. It was not filed. I allowed his "secretary" Megan to direct-debit $100.00/month out of my checking account as I... told her this is all I could afford to keep McKenna retained. I subsequently cancelled my card and the credit card I used to pay the original $10,000. I've contacted the paralegal demanding my original documents back. No response.

Posted by Sara J | May 05, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Be careful of this flat fee attorney! Took $ and did the MINIMUM!

Worst lawyer ever! Do not hire him! He is a flat fee attorney. Once you paid him, he will do the minimun for your case then he will advse you to settle! I lost my case big time because ths guy is totally unprepared in court! he took 20 K flat fee, but did not even subpoena one record of my ex. H...e tried to work with the other side attorney and please the other side so he can just close my case! Terrble attorney wth no results!

Posted by Christopher | December 09, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Ken McKenna wins the cases that others say can't be won! Simple as that.

I finally found my freedom when I found a Nevada attorney who truly represents my best interests ahead of anything else. Before meeting Ken McKenna, I literally barely survived the nightmare of going through poor, lazy, mishandled representation from other lawyers in the past. Now, beyond a sha...dow of any doubt, after first hiring Ken McKenna a few years ago, I now know that I will never have to worry about my rights, interests, or my legal security ever being in danger again. I was told my case could never be won and I would have to take a terrible deal offered to me by the other side. Ken took my case anyway and not only WON, but got me my LIFE back!! Thank you Ken!! You are the best damn attorney in the whole state of Nevada!! --Christopher

Posted by anonymous | December 09, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

WORST. ATTORNEY. EVER!

Ken Mckenna took my money, and actually did nothing to help win my case. He was never available, and just made platitudes to appease and avoid the serious questions we had in this matter. The town here in Reno is small, and nearly EVERY attorney I have spoke to since hiring this guy says " I wish yo...u had talked to me first" and "Im so sorry" Avoid his flat rate fee that is how he gets you. He ripped me off to the tune of over $8000 and all I got from him was filed divorce papers and 1 family court appearance (where he did more harm than good). So if you see this continue onto the next lawyer on your list, you have been warned.

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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018.

Reprimanded issued in NV, 2018

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McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

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