Trial lawyer Kevin Brogan is known for his success on eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases and other real property and business actions often involving valuation issues.
His clients range from multinational corporations to individual real property and business owners and include owners of major shopping and retail centers, distribution and industrial uses, hotels, office and apartment buildings as well as oil and gas properties and other unique uses. He wrote and updates the California Chapter in the American Bar Association’s book, The Law of Eminent Domain.
He has substantial trial experience in state and federal courts which he likens to playing chess, enjoying the strategy of plotting the moves ahead. Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an “invitation only fellowship of exceptional trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds from the United States and Canada which investigates each nominee for admission and selects only those who have demonstrated the very highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism and collegiality.”
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2027 | Litigation, Eminent Domain, Real Estate |
In addition to his eminent domain practice, Brogan defends professionals accused of wrongdoing. About 25 years ago, after a major law firm needed defense in a malpractice claim against that firm in an eminent domain matter, he successfully defended that firm, and has since handled a large number of legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty cases and trials on behalf of that firm and several other national law firms. Brogan is certified by the State Bar as a Specialist in Legal Malpractice. He also defends other professionals, including real estate brokers, architects and engineers.
He is active in the community. Brogan has been heavily involved in Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He joined the Board of Trustees in 2010, chaired its Governance Committee in 2016, was a member of the Board of Directors from 2017 through 2025, chaired the Board of Directors from 2022 through 2025, and is a current member of the Board of Directors. He also chaired the Foundation Board of Trustees from 2017 through 2022, and is a member of the Foundation Board.
A former member of Cal’s Rugby Team, he serves on the California Rugby Advisory Board. He is on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick as well as several other nonprofits. Over the years, he has coached youth soccer, baseball and rugby and served on various boards relating to those sports.
Brogan’s interest in eminent domain issues has a bit of family history. In the late 1800s, the Santa Fe Railroad condemned a railroad right of way across his great-great-grandparents’ ranch outside of Las Lunas, New Mexico. His great-great grandmother received as compensation a New England Colonial style home, made of adobe. It still stands in Las Lunas.