Mr. Corlew joined Evans & Dixon in 2019 and concentrates his practice on transportation and infrastructure law and policy, business services, and election law. Mr. Corlew grew up in the Midwest and attended college at Wheaton College in Illinois and graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College-Chicago in 1995. He worked as a church youth and music director in the Chicago area for 7 years. In 2002, Kevin returned to Nebraska for law school. He graduated with high distinction in 2005 from the Nebraska College of Law. Kevin then clerked for a judge on the Nebraska Supreme Court for two years. In 2007, Kevin joined the Kansas City Law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon where he advised and represented businesses and organizations in business and policy matters and in litigation spanning from commercial disputes to consumer-protection actions to environmental cases.Mr. Corlew served as a legislator in the Missouri General Assembly for four years, from 2015 to 2018. In 2017, the Missouri Speaker of the House appointed Kevin to chair the 21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force. The task force held hearings throughout the state to hear from stakeholders, businesses, and residents about the challenges facing Missouri’s transportation system and the need for greater state investment in transportation infrastructure. The task force produced a report on January 1, 2018, which provides recommendations for developing a topnotch transportation system to meet the needs of Missouri residents and business and to enhance the economy.
Mr. Corlew's legislative experience has helped him gain a deeper understanding of relevant transportation-related matters through serving on committees such as Ports Development, Economic Development, Energy and Environment, and Transportation. He introduced legislation to utilize a public-private partnership to rebuild and expand I-70. He also chaired the House Judiciary Committee, where he successfully oversaw reforms to the civil and criminal justice systems.
Mr. Corlew has addressed transportation and infrastructure issues in front of many groups, including chambers of commerce, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, and the National Conference on State Legislatures. Given Kevin’s substantial experience as an attorney and a policymaker, he is well-suited to provide excellent counsel to businesses, officials, community leaders, and industry groups regarding strategic partnerships, forward-thinking policies, and proper investments to ensure a world-class, multimodal transportation system in the Midwest.
Professional Memberships:
American Bar Association
Clay County Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Platte County Bar Association
The Iowa Bar
The Missouri Bar
Honors and Awards:
Legislative Award for Judicial Issues (2018), Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice
Exceptional Leadership in Transportation Issues (2018), MO Asphalt Pavement Ass’n
Friend of Transit (2018), MO Public Transportation Ass’n
Legislative Award to Improve Juvenile Justice System (2018), MO Juvenile Justice Ass’n
Knight Award (2018), MO Interscholastic Press Ass’n
President’s 2017 Leadership Award (2017), Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Legislator of the Year (2017), MO Ass’n of Prosecuting Attorneys
Best of the Legislature (2018, 2017), Missouri Times
Legislative Champion (2016, 2018), MO Ass’n of Prosecuting Attorneys
Freshman Legislator of the Year for Crime Prevention and Public Safety Issues (2016)
Freshman Legislator of the Year for Judicial Issues (2015)
Legislative Champion (2018), Legislative Advocate (2018), Catalyst Award (2015), St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Rising Stars, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (2015)
Leadership Northland Graduate (2011), Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Presentations and Publications:
Missouri Legislature Expands Opportunities
for Industrial Hemp in the State, The Blog for Business Law (May 20,
2019)
Panel: What Does the “Show Me State” Need to Know to Advance P3s, NCPPP P3 Connect, Denver, CO (May 16, 2019)
Missouri Expands Opportunity for Public-Private Partnerships for Municipal Infrastructure Projects, The Blog for Business Law (April 24, 2019)
Panel: 2018 Missouri Legislation Update, Missouri Bar Association Annual Meeting (September 28, 2018)
Missouri’s Proposition D to Fund State Law Enforcement and Highways and Bridges, Springfield, MO, Chamber of Commerce (September 27, 2018)
Missouri’s Transportation System and Proposition D, Platte County EDC Luncheon (September 7, 2018)
Panel: Setting the State for a Transportation Funding Increase, National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (July 18, 2018)
Panel, The View from State Legislatures, ARTBA Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation Conference (July 19-20, 2018)
Panel: Future of Transportation in Missouri, Missouri Chamber of Commerce Transportation Summit (February 5, 2018)
Tristan L. Duncan, William F. Northrip, & Kevin R. Corlew, Border Wars: Political Questions Presented by Common-Law Claims in Climate Change and Fuel Temperature Litigation, Energy Committees Newsletter (ABA Section of Env’t, Energy & Resources), April 2010, at 10.
David R. Erickson, William J. Denton, Kevin R. Corlew, & Bill J. Hays, Environmental Considerations, in Kansas Real Estate Practice & Procedure 13-1 (Kan. Bar Ass'n, 5th ed. 2009).
John M. Barkett & Kevin R. Corlew, No Lifeguards on Duty! Swimming in the Sanctions-Infested Watersof E-Discovery, J. Kan. Ass'n Just., Sept. 2008, at 14.
Kevin R. Corlew, Congress Attempts to Shine a Light on a Dark Problem: An In-Depth Look at the PrisonRape Elimination Act of 2003, 33 AM. J. CRIM. L. (Aug. 2006)
Interests:
Mr. Corlew lives in Kansas City with his wife, Amy, and three children, ages 9, 13, and 14 years old. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys a variety of music.