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Public Risk
KPM LAW defends facilities hosting sports and entertainment events, along with promoters, brokers and production groups in music and entertainment. We also represent professional, scholastic and youth sports leagues, administrators and coaches.
Excellence
Overview
KPM LAW provides experienced, results-driven defense for public entities, municipalities, and government contractors facing complex liability claims across state and federal courts.
Our team brings deep knowledge of governmental and sovereign immunity, civil rights statutes, and the unique procedural requirements that govern public entity litigation — ensuring every defense is built on the strongest available legal foundation.
We work closely with risk managers, administrators, and coverage counsel to develop proactive strategies that not only resolve pending claims efficiently but also reduce future exposure for the entities we serve.
Whether defending a municipality, public school, utility, or government contractor, KPM delivers the focused expertise and responsiveness that public risk professionals depend on.
A Legacy of Excellence in Public Risk Defense
For over two decades, KPM has been one of the region's most trusted defenders of public entities, municipalities, and government contractors — combining deep knowledge of governmental immunity, civil rights law, and public risk management to deliver exceptional results for the organizations that serve our communities.
Governmental Immunity Specialists
We have successfully defended municipalities, public schools, utilities, emergency services, and government contractors against a broad range of liability and civil rights claims.
Every Public Entity Type Defended
We have successfully defended municipalities, public schools, utilities, emergency services, and government contractors against a broad range of liability and civil rights claims.
Partnership with Risk Managers
KPM works directly with risk managers, administrators, and coverage counsel to develop proactive strategies that resolve current claims and reduce future exposure for public entities.
Specialized Public Entity Tools
From Section 1983 civil rights claims to procurement disputes, KPM brings specialized legal tools that are unique to the public entity environment to every engagement.
A Partner You Can Rely On
KPM has been defending public entities, municipalities, and government contractors against complex liability claims for over two decades. We understand that public organizations face unique legal, financial, and political pressures — and we approach every defense with the specialized expertise and sensitivity those pressures require.
Our team works directly with risk managers, administrators, and coverage counsel to develop defense strategies that not only resolve pending claims efficiently but also build the institutional knowledge needed to reduce future exposure for the entities we serve.
Public entities serve our communities with limited resources and significant legal exposure — KPM’s governmental immunity expertise and risk management partnership ensure those resources are protected at every turn.
Governmental & Sovereign Immunity
Civil Rights & Section 1983 Defense
Risk Manager Partnership
Limited Resource Optimization
Areas & ClaimsDefended
KPM LAW has defended municipalities, public schools, utilities, emergency services, transit authorities, and government contractors against municipal liability, civil rights, and public risk claims across Virginia, Maryland, D.C., West Virginia, and North Carolina for over two decades.
- Municipal and government entity liability claims
- Police conduct and civil rights actions
- Public school and educational institution claims
- Public utilities and infrastructure liability
- Government contractor liability
- Sovereign immunity and governmental immunity defense
- Section 1983 civil rights claims
- Emergency services and first responder liability
- Public housing and transit authority claims
- Procurement and contracting disputes
Count on KPM
KPM's public risk defense team combines deep knowledge of sovereign immunity, governmental immunity, and Section 1983 civil rights law with a proactive risk management partnership — working directly with risk managers and administrators to efficiently resolve claims and reduce future exposure.
- Provide litigation and investigative services for public entity claims across all jurisdictions
- Apply deep knowledge of sovereign immunity, governmental immunity, and civil rights law
- Communicate proactively with risk managers, administrators, and coverage counsel throughout the process
- Develop best practice guides to reduce public entity exposure before incidents occur
What You Can Expect
Public entities, municipalities, and government contractors trust KPM for 35+ years of governmental immunity expertise, specialized public entity defense tools, a direct risk manager partnership, and a track record of protecting public resources.
Q&A: Access to experienced attorneys providing legal advice on both assigned and unassigned public risk claims.
Communication: Timely communication, prompt return of all calls and emails, and exceptional responsiveness.
Annual Legal Updates: Regional summary of laws, immunity standards, and rulings affecting public entity defense.
News Articles: Periodic updates on legal issues affecting public entities, municipalities, and government contractors.
Educational Opportunities: Special events on public risk law, governmental immunity, and risk management practices.
Public entities face significant and complex liability challenges with limited resources — KPM’s governmental immunity expertise, civil rights defense experience, and deep partnership with risk managers deliver the protection public organizations deserve.
How We Defend Your Entity
Apply immunity defenses immediately.
We immediately apply governmental immunity and civil rights law expertise to define the strongest available defense and advise on disposition strategy.
Build a public-entity defense.
We coordinate with risk managers, investigators, and public entity experts to build a defense tailored to the unique requirements of public entity litigation.
Resolve to protect public resources.
Whether through negotiation, mediation, or trial, we protect your entity’s interests, public resources, and community standing.
