Kyler Harper Stevens focuses his practice on environmental and toxic tort matters and trial practice. Kyler is a national trial lawyer and litigation partner with more than 16 years of experience representing Fortune 500 and small to mid-sized businesses. He has extensive experience in complex litigation, delivering positive results as national and regional coordinating counsel. His practice includes managing litigation risk, controlling costs, aligning litigation strategy with business goals, and advising clients across multiple jurisdictions.
- Served as national coordinating counsel for manufacturers in asbestos and product liability litigation across multiple jurisdictions, including New York, California, and Illinois.
- Secured dismissal under forum non conveniens in Madison County, Illinois.
- Secured summary judgment in a premises liability action in Williamson County, Illinois.
- Secured dismissals for lack of personal jurisdiction following Daimler AG v. Bauman for multiple corporate defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
- Developed and prepared corporate designees for Rule 30b6 testimony across industries including manufacturing, engineering, and medical devices.
- Identified and developed expert witnesses in epidemiology, industrial hygiene, regulatory, and medical causation.
- Author, Negligence and Warranty Theories of Product Liability, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Products Liability Practice Handbook
- Author, Beware the Pitfall: Avoiding Ethical Lapses in Client Intake, YLDNews
- Author, Practical Advice for New Lawyers, YLDNews
Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- New York
- California
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association
- St. Clair County Bar Association
- Madison County Bar Association
- Southern Illinois Inn of Courts
Community Involvement
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois, Board Member
- 20th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, Member
Education
- J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law, 2009
- Trial Team
- Moot Court Semi-Finalist
- Graduate and Professional Student Body President
- B.A., Legal Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield, 2006