Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher

Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Director of Tenth Amendment Litigation, Virginia Office of the Attorney General

Kevin Gallagher currently serves as Principal Deputy Solicitor General and Director of Tenth Amendment Litigation at the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. In this role, he represents the governor, the attorney general, and government agencies of Virginia in appeals in the United States Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit, and the Virginia Supreme Court, and in strategic litigation in district courts and federal courts of appeals throughout the United States.

Prior to working in state government, Kevin worked at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP from 2015 to 2022, most recently as Counsel. He clerked for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2014-15, attended the University of Virginia School of Law for law school, and completed undergraduate study at Grove City College with majors in political science and history and a minor in national security.

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Click to play: Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies

Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies

Fifth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference

Featuring: Hon. Allison Joy Ball, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Kentucky Kevin Gallagher, Counsel, Wilmer Hale...

Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies

Fifth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference

Featuring: Hon. Allison Joy Ball, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Kentucky Kevin Gallagher, Counsel, Wilmer Hale...