About John J. Kinney
John J. Kinney III trained first at the California Maritime Academy and went on to earn a law degree from Liberty University School of Law. He combined a practical, maritime-rooted undergraduate education with the doctrinal study of law. That mix shows through in the way he approaches cases: careful about facts, deliberate about procedure.
Early in his legal life he joined Moseley Collins. He has remained there as he gained courtroom experience and broader federal admission. He is admitted to practice in California and Washington, and in the federal forums of the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Those admissions allow him to move cases between state and federal courts when strategy calls for it.
Kinney’s professional associations reflect the arenas where he concentrates his energies. He holds memberships in the American Association for Justice and the Washington State Association for Justice. He is a member of Consumer Lawyers of California and the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. He also belongs to the State Bar of California, the Washington State Bar Association, and Christian Lawyers of America. Those memberships place him in regular contact with peers who handle consumer and civil trial matters, as well as with statewide bar organizations.
At Moseley Collins he has handled matters that require familiarity with trial practice, consumer issues, and the interplay of state and federal procedure. Colleagues describe him as attentive to procedural detail and methodical in preparing cases for hearings and trials. He brings courtroom experience to settlement negotiations and pretrial motion practice. The career arc is steady: courtroom work complemented by steady professional engagement through bar and trial lawyer associations.
Outside court, Kinney’s background in maritime studies informs a practical outlook. That undergraduate training teaches logistics, operations, and risk — elements that often matter in contentious cases that involve complex facts. His law school work provided the doctrinal grounding that supports litigation strategy and appellate work in the federal forums where he is admitted.
He continues to practice at Moseley Collins, participating in trial preparations, motions practice, and client counseling across the jurisdictions where he is admitted. He currently handles consumer and trial matters in California and Washington and in the federal courts where he is licensed to appear.
