Cornelius Kearns

Cornelius Kearns is an associate attorney at Barnes Maloney PLLC in Louisville. He focuses his current practice on medical malpractice defense, representing healthcare providers and facilities. The firm lists Professional Negligence, including Medical Malpractice, and Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injuries among his practice areas. His broader litigation background includes work for injured parties, insurance companies, and corporate clients in automobile and premises liability cases at multiple stages of litigation.

Cornelius earned a J.D. from the University of Kentucky, Rosenberg College of Law in 2020. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia in 2009, with an emphasis of study in Italian. Before and during law school, he built experience around litigation through legal support work and a clerkship with a general practitioner in Lexington. That path led into civil litigation and later medical malpractice defense.

Cornelius began his legal career as a medical records specialist at a plaintiff’s practice in Washington, DC before relocating to Louisville and attending law school. After law school, he represented injured parties, insurers, and corporate clients in auto and premises liability matters, including trial work. He joined Barnes Maloney PLLC in 2024 and now applies that plaintiff-and-defense perspective to professional negligence and medical malpractice matters involving healthcare providers and facilities.

Cornelius Kearns is a Kentucky attorney whose practice encompasses civil litigation, medical malpractice defense, professional negligence, and serious injury claims. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky and before the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. His official profile further identifies an Indiana admission as pending in 2024. His established experience in medical malpractice defense and professional negligence litigation firmly supports his classification within healthcare-related litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Barnes Maloney PLLC
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Active Member, Deer Park Neighborhood Association
• Volunteer Organizer, Beer Park craft beer festival

Licensed State

• Kentucky

Education

• University of Kentucky, Rosenberg College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Georgia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English

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