Jennifer M. Kinsley, Of Counsel

Jennifer M. Kinsley dedicates her practice to fighting governmental abuse of civil and constitutional rights. She has a passion for the underdog and works tirelessly to protect and defend the impoverished, the improperly silenced, and the wrongfully accused.

Ms. Kinsley obtained her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Florida, where she graduated with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa. She received her law degree from the Duke University School of Law in 1999. While at Duke, Ms. Kinsley headed the Prisoners Rights Project, founded the Criminal Law Society, acted in and directed plays for the Duke Law Drama Society, and interned for the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project in New York.

After graduating near the top of her class, Ms. Kinsley began her practice as an assistant public defender for the Hamilton County, Ohio Public Defender’s Office and later joined the firm of Sirkin Pinales & Schwartz, where she was named a partner in January 2008. In November 2009, Ms. Kinsley and her mentor, H. Louis Sirkin, founded a new firm, Sirkin Kinsley & Nazzarine, where they continue to concentrate their practice on adult entertainment law, criminal defense, and civil rights. Ms. Kinsley joined the Walters Law Group as of counsel in January, 2010.

Over the past decade, Ms. Kinsley has developed vast expertise in representing and advising clients involved with erotic expression. For example, she has been successful at invalidating local, state, and federal regulations of adult businesses; has defended numerous individuals and corporations charged with obscenity crimes; and regularly advises clients on copyright, Internet, and contract law issues unique to those engaged in sexually explicit expression. She was also a key member of the Free Speech Coalition’s original legal team challenging the record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. 2257.

Ms. Kinsley currently serves as the First Vice President of the First Amendment Lawyers Association and is an active member of the Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Ohio Bar Association, and the Cincinnati Bar Association. She lectures frequently on free speech and civil rights issues and is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati Law School. Ms. Kinsley has also delivered numerous presentations on Free Speech and censorship issues. She was named a 2007 Rising Star by Ohio SuperLawyers Magazine and was the 2007 recipient of the Children Law Center’s Advocacy Partnership Award. In addition, Ms. Kinsley recently testified as an expert witness before the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

In her spare time, Ms. Kinsley is an avid marathon runner and a frequent community activist. She also volunteers her professional services through the Volunteer Lawyers Program, the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, and the Ohio Justice and Policy Center.

Ms. Kinsley is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the Supreme Courts of Ohio and Florida; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits; the United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, the District of Colorado, and the District of Connecticut; and all courts in the States of Ohio and Florida. She has been admitted pro hac vice in over fifteen states and accepts cases and clients from across the country.