Kersti H. Kennedy

About Kersti

Kersti Kennedy is an experienced attorney specializing in complex commercial litigation. She represents global, national, and local clients in diverse practice areas, including contract disputes, employment law, insurance coverage, credit recovery/foreclosure, corporate governance, defamation/First Amendment, successor liability, securities, business torts, construction, and arbitration/appraisal. She practices at the trial and appellate level and has argued before the Idaho Supreme Court. Her broad legal knowledge, eye for strategy, and attention to detail allow her to formulate efficient and creative solutions to clients’ legal problems. Prior to joining Givens Pursley, Kersti was an associate with Stoel Rives LLP. Before that, she was a staff attorney with Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. at the Nampa Family Justice Center, where she represented domestic violence victims in family law matters. During law school, she was an intern with the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, and for the Honorable Alan G. Lance, Sr. at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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