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Brian D. Kerns

Shareholder

locations

Medina, OH Cleveland, OH

Brian Kerns is a Shareholder who joined the firm in 2014.  He operates the firm’s Medina, Ohio, office.  Mr. Kerns has vast and varied experience handling complex and catastrophic injury litigation.  Mr. Kerns’ 3 decades of legal practice have been marked by candor and fairness with all parties.  His solid reputation among the bench and bar in Northern Ohio is the result of a career spent practicing law by the Golden Rule.  Mr. Kerns is a past president of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) and past president of the Medina County Bar Association.  He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Areas Of Practice

General Liability

Bar Admissions

Ohio - 1986

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit - 1987

U.S. Supreme Court - 1992

Education

University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio - (J.D., 1986)

Ohio University - (B.S., 1982)

Honors and Awards

Fraud Ace Award, State Auto Insurance Companies - 2003-2024

Fraud Ace Award, State Auto Insurance Companies - 2004-2024

Distinguished Service Award, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys - 2007-2009

Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy - 2008-2024

Outstanding Committee Chariperson, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys - 2008-2024

Claim Litigation Management Professional, Designation by Claims and Litigation Management Alliance - 2011-2024

Leadership Medina County, Fellow - 2013-2014

Ohio Super Lawyers - 2011-2024

AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell - 2013-2018