Kenneth J. Sanney
POSITION: Associate
ADMITTED: 2002 all courts of Tennessee; 2003, U.S. Federal District Court
LAW SCHOOL: Vanderbilt University Law School, 2002 (J.D.)
COLLEGE: Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 2002
(M.T.S.);
Central Michigan University, Magna Cum Laude, 1998
(B.S.)
PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Defense (State, Federal, and Military), Family and Juvenile Law, Appellate Practice, Consumer Credit/Identity Theft, and General Civil Litigation
Kenneth J. Sanney has been with Byrd & Associates since 2002. He is the senior associate in the firm. Mr. Sanney received his undergraduate education at Central Michigan University, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in History and Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Mr. Sanney is a graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Joint Law/Divinity program where, in 2002, he received a Masters degree in Theological Studies (M.T.S.) with a concentration in ethics from the Divinity School and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from the Law School.
While at the Law School, Mr. Sanney served as the Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board, as Notes Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law & Practice (JELP), and as a member of the Honor Council. He wrote “Cyberjacking, Mousetrapping, and the FTC Act: Are Federal Consumer Protection Laws Helping or Hurting Online Consumers?” which was published in the Spring 2001 edition of JELP.
Upon graduation from Vanderbilt University Law School, Mr. Sanney was awarded one of
Vanderbilt Law School’s highest honors: the Bennett Douglas Bell Memorial Award.
This
annual award is bestowed upon the graduating student who is not only well
versed in the law, but who embodies the highest conception of the ethics of the
profession. This is the only award
whose recipient is chosen by the vote of the entire Law School faculty.
Mr. Sanney is an active member of the American
Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Williamson County Bar Association,
and Tennessee Bar Association Criminal and Family Law Sections. Mr.
Sanney serves on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association
Family Law Section. He is also a
member of the board of directors of CASA, a nonprofit organization that
advocates for children in the Williamson County Juvenile Court system. Mr.
Sanney has also been involved with the United Way, Big Brothers/Big Sisters,
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, and the American Red
Cross.
Mr. Sanney is an adjunct professor at Middle
Tennessee State University, where he teaches Copyright Law in the Department of
Recording Industry, College of Mass Communication.
Mr. Sanney is a veteran of the United States
Air Force where he served as an enlisted military policeman in support of NATO
and Operation Desert Storm.
Mr. Sanney can be reached by e-mail:ksanney@byrd-associates.com