Kevin S. Mahoney

Kevin Mahoney received his B.A., Ed.M and J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. As a member of HoganWillig’s Family and Criminal Law Departments, Mr. Mahoney regularly assists individuals in a challenging time of their lives. He believes it is his task to calmly offer skilled advice and perspective during what is often a difficult or emotionally charged situation.

In family law, Mr. Mahoney and his colleagues assist individuals with family court proceedings that most commonly involve custody/visitation or paternity and support proceedings. They also help individuals in all aspects of Supreme Court matrimonial proceedings, such as actions for divorce, separation, or those seeking enforcement of a previously entered judgment or agreement (post-divorce issues).

Mr. Mahoney is trained in collaborative law, a process where the parties and their attorneys agree to work together to problem-solve their issues to resolve their case by agreement with an express indication at the outset that Court or adversarial negotiation tactics will not be used.

He is also trained as a mediator and can work with separating couples by acting as a neutral, guiding their discussions, and preparing their necessary legal documents, ultimately resulting in a comprehensive agreement that may form the terms of a future Judgment of Divorce or other Court Order.

Although the majority of cases in the family law arena are resolved by agreement, for those cases where litigation is necessary, the office has in the past and will continue in the future to aggressively bring issues of importance to the attention of the appropriate court to bring about appropriate relief.

A further subset of the family law work may involve child-protective proceedings, family offense cases, and those involving troubled children such as PINS or juvenile delinquency proceedings.

Mr. Mahoney has handled numerous cases in local, state, and federal courts in the criminal law area. Although different, each case required a thorough understanding of an individual’s background and the underlying facts that led to the charge(s) so that the defense was appropriately presented. Time is spent investigating these issues and fully explaining various strategies so the client is informed about the various steps in the case.

He also works in the Emergency Services Department, which assists various companies and individual fire and ambulance personnel with a wide range of issues from bylaw modification and contract review to internal (company level) and external (e.g., DOH) discipline.