Posts by Leah Bengston

KMCL is excited to welcome another exceptional attorney to our team. Jim Thompson joined our Atlanta office earlier this month as our newest Associate. Jim brings a strong background in commercial litigation and regulatory compliance. He is an experienced civil litigator with a broad range of representational experience, including product liability litigation, complex business disputes,…

We are honored to share that 16 KMCL attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 editions of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖® and 2 attorneys in 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨: 𝙊𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝® in America. KMCL has also been named a Tier 1 National Firm in Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental in the 2026 edition of…

The PFAS litigation landscape continues to evolve, with federal judges consolidating more and increasingly diverse PFAS-suits into the centralized Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) (MDL No. 2873). A recent decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) highlights this trend, as the City of Savannah’s PFAS suit was transferred to the MDL…

KMCL is proud to be recognized in the 2025 Chambers and Partners guide with “Band 1” rankings for Environmental Law in both Georgia and Alabama. This recognition also includes 12 individually ranked KMCL attorneys—nine in Atlanta and three in Birmingham. This top-tier ranking reflects the deep trust our clients place in us and the dedication,…