Kevin J. Driscoll

Kevin J. Driscoll is an attorney at Finley Law in Des Moines, Iowa, who maintains a trial practice focused on construction litigation, professional liability defense, insurance disputes, commercial litigation, and related civil matters. He represents licensed professionals, including attorneys, accountants, architects, and engineers, as well as companies in construction and commercial industries. Driscoll also handles mediation, product liability, medical malpractice defense, and other complex disputes.

Driscoll earned his J.D. from Drake University in 1987 with honors, where he was a member of the Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. from Loras College in 1982, graduating cum laude. His academic training supports a litigation practice that requires careful legal analysis, detailed preparation, and practical evaluation of contractual, professional, and insurance-related issues.

Driscoll has more than 35 years of experience resolving construction disputes and insurance claims and has spent 25 years leading the firm’s construction law practice. His representative trials include an aviation product liability case resulting in a $4.1 million verdict, disputes involving construction defects and indemnity agreements, and defenses of legal and accounting malpractice claims. His appellate experience includes matters before the Iowa Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Kevin J. Driscoll is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and Chambers USA since 2006. Best Lawyers has repeatedly named him Des Moines Construction Lawyer of the Year, including in 2026. His extensive trial, appellate, and dispute-resolution experience helps clients address complex construction, insurance, professional liability, and commercial matters with practical judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Finley Law Firm, P.C.
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

Licensed State

• Iowa
• Missouri

Education

• Drake University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Loras College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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