Kevin Winters Biography
Kevin Winters was apprenticed to the late Mr Patrick Finucane, after which he became a partner in Madden and Finucane. He departed to co-found Kevin R Winters and Co in 2001 before rebranding as KRW LAW in 2012. After helping guide the practice to its current Chambers ranked status as a leading Public and Administrative firm he left the partnership in 2024.
He is now devotes more time as a support resource to each of the firm’s departments with a particular focus on legal actions involving The Troubles, Miscarriage of Justice cases and Human Rights based litigation – generally across each jurisdiction in Ireland.
Kevin is recognised as an early pioneer of conflict legal agitation when setting up Belfast’s first dedicated Legacy Litigation Dept with his colleagues in 2010.
Public Commentary and Professional Endorsement
Kevin has been listed by Chambers and Partners over the last two decades as a leader in his specialist areas having been regularly cited in their UK wide Banding accreditation. In 2025 Chambers again ranked him in Band 1 saying, “Kevin Winters is a leading expert on public law matters. He has particular expertise in public law and coronial law”
“Kevin Winters is “a leading solicitor who has a superb strategic oversight of a number of the most important public law cases in Northern Ireland,“ according to a commentator. Sources add that he is “one of the main market leaders” as he is “highly principled, hard-working and determined” and has a “real strategic approach to litigation.” He is a leading light in public and coronial law cases and is lauded for his expertise in complex, historic, multi-death inquests.”
Kevin is a regular commentator on public law and Human Rights issues. In the recent media Activist Lawyer podcast his contribution prefaced him as “at the cutting edge of of niche criminal appeal work both here and further afield instructed in high profile cases. His work on historical abuse and ground-breaking Troubles litigation is widely acknowledged on a global scale challenging otherwise accepted narratives”
Legal Achievements
He ranks his decision initiating the deployment of tort actions to help unravel Troubles political cover up as one of his biggest legal achievements to date. That legal precedent setting work, set against a background of systemic State obstruction of Truth Recovery and Justice, has helped secure millions of pounds of damages in compensation for Conflict next of kin victims and survivors. He is especially proud to see the firm’s work transcend all political and religious strata.
Kevin’s current challenging caseload sees him acting in a wide range of cases from representation of 21 families and survivors linked to the Operation Kenova “Stakeknife” investigation into State – PIRA ISU penetration to George Galloway in his pending legal battle against Elon Musks ‘ X ( formerly Twitter ) in Dublin High court.
He’s lectured at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies and was nominated by his professional body, the NI Law Society, to speak at its recent Legacy Troubles Seminar as well as helping lead his firm to a number of LALY awards and nominations.
In his limited down time he enjoys bringing some of his professional legal experience to bear in TV production having contributed storyline and research to dramas such Blue Lights and The Fall
In the words of an impressed source, “they have a huge breadth of work and a very well-earned reputation for being fearless in their approach and fighting their clients’ cases to the utmost degree.”
According to another commentator, “they have unrivalled commitment and passion in the face of long investigation and judicial review processes. Not many firms would put in that level of commitment.” – Chambers and Partners
Contact Details:
Email: kevin@kevinrwinters.com
Phone: 07976 070020