Kevin P. Hickey

About Kevin

Kevin Hickey is a trial lawyer who represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes, including intellectual property, unfair competition, and shareholder and class action litigation. He also represents lawyers and law firms in professional liability matters. Mr. Hickey has handled several landmark cases in Minnesota and regularly appears before the Minnesota Supreme Court and Minnesota Court of Appeals. With more than 25 years of experience handling state and federal court matters and arbitration proceedings, he serves as counsel to clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individuals. Mr. Hickey has tried and handled cases and appeals in numerous unfair competition cases for an international medical device company, defended a lawyer’s first amendment rights in a first-of-its-kind legal malpractice case, and obtained favorable outcomes in multiple nationwide class action cases involving hundreds of thousands of claimants. Mr. Hickey is Chair of the Bassford Remele Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group and serves as the firm’s General Counsel.

Practice Areas

Employment Law Insights

How Courts Decide If a Wage-and-Hour Settlement Is Fair

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Education

• University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1989
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities, B.A., graduated 1985

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