Kempshall C. McAndrew
“Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.”
― Edward O. Wilson
Kempshall is an associate in the firm’s Litigation group. He deals with all aspects of litigation practice – from the initial pleadings to appellate work. Kempshall graduated from Brooklyn Law School (cum laude) in 2014. While in law school, he was a Dennis J. Block fellow, an editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law, and was an Intern in the Real Estate Transactional Clinic. In 2012, he was awarded the Global Justice Fellowship and worked as an intern at a general practice firm in New Delhi, India.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Kempshall was the Admissions & Membership Development Manager at the Harvard Club of New York.
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Fordham University, B.A.
Admissions/Courts
- New York
- S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Awards + Recognitions
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Pro Bono Award, 2022
Professional Associations
- Member, Westchester County Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Business & Commercial Law Committee, Westchester County Bar Association
- Member, New York City Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Matters + Case Studies
- Secured a complete defense verdict in Bronx Supreme Court in a slip-and-fall case where the plaintiff sought more than $10 million in damages.
- Regained possession of a single-family home in Beacon after a years-long proceeding, overcoming COVID-related delays and challenges under a contested local statute.
- Represented landlords in multiple Westchester municipalities, obtaining possession judgments and eviction warrants that allowed clients to recover valuable leased space.
- Defeated a last-minute application in Queens Supreme Court seeking to stay an auction in a years-long partition action, preserving the client’s rights.
- Won summary judgment and obtained a favorable referee’s report in a partition case involving jointly owned property, moving the matter toward sale and equitable distribution of proceeds.
Community Service
- Board member of the Southbury Land Trust
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Pro Bono Housing Project Volunteer
In his spare time, Kempshall enjoys relaxing with his family and two dogs, hiking, reading, sampling Westchester County and Southbury Connecticut’s many restaurants, and watching (typically bad) movies. Kempshall is also an ardent music fan, and continues the archaic practice of purchasing albums in a physical format on a regular basis.
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