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Kathleen M. Brinkman
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kbrinkman@porterwright.com
p: 513-369-4258 f: 513-421-0991
250 East Fifth Street
Suite 2200
Cincinnati, OH 45202-5118
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Ms. Brinkman joined the Cincinnati office of Porter Wright after 24 years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Her prosecution specialties were complex white-collar and other major economic crimes, public corruption, and environmental crimes. She is a recognized authority in asset forfeiture and has taught the subject throughout the U.S. and abroad. Ms. Brinkman represents corporations and individuals who face investigation or charges by federal or state authorities, or whose property the government seeks to forfeit. She has recently defended clients in immigration, environmental, and fraud criminal investigations. She is currently representing victims in a major fraud prosecution.
Ms. Brinkman is a retired Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she taught Trial Practice. She is the author of Federal Criminal Procedure Litigation Manual and a coauthor of Sixth Circuit Practice Manual, both published by LexisNexis. Among her many honors are the 2005 Nettie Cronise Lutes Award from the Ohio State Bar Association and her recognition by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer® 2009. Ms. Brinkman is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Practice Areas
Litigation
White Collar Crime & Government Enforcement
Professional Associations
Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American College of Trial Lawyers
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1975
Edgecliff College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1964
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association, “Criminal Immigration Law for Employers”
Author, “Criminal Penalties in Workplace Immigration Cases,” chapter in AILA’s Guide to Worksite Enforcement and Corporate Compliance
Speaker, University of Cincinnati College of Law, “Ethics and Professionalism in Criminal Prosecution and Defense”
Speaker, Dayton Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, “Thank You Vinny, Atticus, and Tom Cruise: Everything I Know About Cross-Examination I Learned from the Movies”
Speaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, “How an Employer Should Respond to Information that an Employee or Subcontractor Employee is an Illegal Alien”
Speaker, Miami University Pre-law Program, “Focus on Criminal Law Careers”
Speaker, Federal Law Seminar, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, “Both Sides Now: From Prosecutor to Defense Attorney”
Speaker, Cintas Institute for Business Ethics, Xavier University, “Corporate Ethics and U.S. Department of Justice Policy”
Speaker, Columbus Council for Ethical Leadership, “They Know It When They See It: When Federal Prosecutors Regard Business Misconduct as Crime”
Instructor, Cincinnati Bar Association-NITA Trial Advocacy Institute
Instructor, Sixth Circuit Practice Institute
Coproducer and Participant, “Margaret Garner” a Historical Mock Trial of a Runaway Slave for Murder, Federal Bar Association National Convention and the Cincinnati Opera
Presenter, “Belva Lockwood,” a One-woman Show Portraying the First Woman Admitted to Practice Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
Board Member, The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education
Chair, Capital Committee, Lytle Park Advisory Council
Member, Hamilton County Public Defender Services Task Force
Member, Awards Committee, Cincinnati Bar Association
Member, Host Committee, Xavier University Women of Excellence Giving Circle
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