Kevin J. Short

Mr. Short began his career with a federal clerkship and seven years prosecuting felonies in St. Paul. Since entering private practice in 1987, Mr. Short has obtained outright jury acquittals for his clients in over 40 cases on charges ranging from murder to complex white-collar offenses. He has successfully defended criminal charges brought against his clients who were doctors, lawyers, police officers, stockbrokers, teachers, business professionals and bankers. Charter member of MPPOA Legal Defense Fund Criminal Defense Panel of Attorneys. In March 2018, following the nearly two month Starkey trial in federal court in Minneapolis, Mr. Short’s client was acquitted of all charges.

Notre Dame Law School (J.D) 1978

Minnesota Super Lawyer since 1991