Worthington High Schools Alumni Club - Deceased Classmates
First Name
Michael "J.D."
Maiden Name
Last Name
Kinkley
Passing Date
5/13/2014
Class Attended
1973
High School
Worthington High School
Michael D. Mike Kinkley passed away May 13 , 2014 at the age of 58 after a fierce fight with cancer. Mike was born to Richard and Sallie Kinkley on June 4th, 1955, and grew up in Columbus Ohio. A graduate of the Ohio State University and Gonzaga School of Law he practiced in Spokane as a trial and appellate lawyer for more than 31 years. Mike was a proud alumnus of the Ohio State University, but also became a devoted Cougar and Bulldog fan. His passion for law was matched by his enthusiasm for the outdoors and exceeded only by his love for his two sons. Mike was a collegiate lacrosse player for the Ohio State University, and an avid boater, skier, hiker, fisher and scuba diver. Mike is best known professionally for representing consumers seeking economic justice against the unlawful practices of banks, payday lenders and collection agencies. Mike successfully represented consumers in over thirty consumer class action lawsuits in state and federal courts returning multi-millions of dollars to the community. He was the Washington and Idaho state chair and a board member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and also served as the chairman of Consumer Protection Section of the Washington Association for Justice. Mike was fearless and fearsome, full of compassion, full of warmth and full of life. He was infuriating and ingratiating, kind and compassionate, difficult and devoted, witheringly sharp and devastatingly funny, a demanding opponent, and an enormously big-hearted man. He was one of a kind and he will be greatly missed. Mike is survived by his two sons, Scott and Robert, (Spokane, WA), as well as his mother, Sallie, and sisters, Kathleen and Susan.
