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About The Garden Law Firm:
Experience & Client Success Stories

Here are some examples of the breadth of our experience advocating before the federal government and our successful work with clients

Defended against the protest of a lucrative contract

Interested parties waged a protest against our client's National Park Service contract award. Garden Law assisted and worked closely with the National Park Service to defend the contract. We secured the $150,000,000 concession contract for our client.

Pioneered ruling on U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permits

Kevin served as lead counsel in the first federal court case establishing recreational Forest Service Term Special Use Permits as enforceable contracts. The permits create binding obligations on the United States Forest Service to allow occupancy, use, rights, or privileges on agency land. Garden Law obtained a $1,000,000 judgment for our client including attorneys’ fees.

Grand Teton National Park

Turned initial denial into multi-year concession contract

The National Park Service made an initial decision not to award our client a concession contract in Grand Teton National Park. Garden Law challenged the Park Service decision in a successful lawsuit, which resulted in a multi-year concession contract for our client.

Won Leasehold Surrender Interest determination to the tune of $600,000

The National Park Service determined that our client’s infrastructure was not part of its Leasehold Surrender Interest. Garden Law challenged and won a new determination for our client. This resulted in an additional property value of approximately $600,000. 

Challenged tax assessments

Kevin mounted a successful challenge to taxes imposed on our client’s operations on federal lands.

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Overruled outfitter's permit revocation! 

When the U.S. Forest Service revoked our client’s outfitter’s permit, we challenged the decision. Garden Law got the revocation overruled, allowing our client to continue their business on forest land. 

Blocked National Park Servicefrom closing concessionaire operations

The National Park Service issued decisions to close multiple clients' existing concessions operations on the East and West Coasts. Garden Law mounted successful challenges to the Park Service decisions. We preserved the Park Service’s financial liability to concessioners, and those concessions were allowed to continue their operations on Park Service lands.

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Prevented closure of campground concessions

Kevin brought a lawsuit against the USDA Forest Service challenging the closure of Forest Service campground concessions during the 2013 government budget impasse. Our client's campground operations were immediately re-opened.


Forced National Park Service to pay fair concession value

Our client faced a dramatic lowering of value on their concession structures on National Park Service land. Kevin brought a successful lawsuit challenging the Park Service’s method of valuation. We reached a settlement several times beyond what the Park Service wanted to pay. 

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Held USDA Forest Service accountable to public input

When implementing a new trail classification system, the USDA Forest Service failed to obtain public comments. Garden Law advocated before the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C, on behalf of our client. As a result of our successful lawsuit, the Forest Service was bound to obtain proper public input on the new trail system, allowing increased public recreational opportunities on Forest land. 

Prevailed in Federal Claims Court and GAO bid protests

Kevin has served as counsel in numerous Court of Federal Claims and Government Accountability Office bid protests involving a wide range of government procurements, from computer services to concession contracts. He has assisted his clients in obtaining government contracts with revenues in excess of $600,000,000.

Settled over $12 million in Boards of Appeals contract claims

Kevin successfully settled over $12,000,000 in contract claims before numerous Boards of Contract Appeals, including:

  • Interior Board of Contract Appeals
  • Department of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals
  • Corps of Engineers Board of Contract Appeals
  • Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
  • General Services Board of Contract Appeals

Kevin Garden's congressional testimony, presentations, & range of experience 

  • Drafted federal legislation which was included in the EXPLORE Act enacted in 2025.
  • Testified before Congress in relation to National Park Service concession contract issues.
  • Briefed federal Representatives and Senators on issues related to federal government contract matters.
  • Litigated in numerous federal district courts on government claims and federal land management issues.
  • Brought a successful lawsuit challenging the denial of a Freedom of Information Act request.
  • Prevented the release of clients’ confidential material in response to third party Freedom of Information Act requests.
  • Made presentations to associations such as the National Forest Recreation Association and the National Park Hospitality Association on matters related to Forest Service Special Use Permits and National Park Service concession contracts.
  • Board Member of the National Forest Recreation Association.

Kevin Garden of The Garden Law Firm 2024More about Kevin Garden, J.D. 

Education:

Washington College of Law, The American University, Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1989
The American University Law Review, 1987-1989

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Bachelor's in Arts (B.A.) Government, 1986

Member of:

The Bar of the District of Columbia and the Bar of Virginia



Admitted to practice before courts all over the United States, including:

  • The U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. As a business or individual, you must file claims with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims when you believe the federal government owes you money.

  •  The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

  • The U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

  • The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and its appeals court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which is the appellate court for all the federal district courts in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

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