Gordon J. McKernan - Baton Rouge, LA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court

• Non Legal Education

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

• Owner

Languages

• English (Primary)

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, 1998
  
• Preparation for Trial, Personal Injury and Litigation Seminar, Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 1997
  
• Update of Wrongful Death Law, Updates and Winning with the Masters, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA, 1996
  
• Overview of Wrongful Death Law, Post-Legislative Retreat, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Carmel, CA, 1996
  
• Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, 1996
  
• What Does a Lawyer Do?, Ascension Alternative School, November 16, 2011
  
• Dangers of Texting and Driving, National Save a Life Tour / Baton Rouge Safety Council
  
• What's Up With Your Life?, Glen Oaks High School
  
• Building the Kingdom Brick by Brick, First Baptist Church Plaquemine
  
• Trial of a Personal Injury Case from A to Z, National Association of Legal Assistants
  
• Marketing & Branding, Business Associates of Ascension, March 22, 2012
  
• So You Want to Be a Lawyer, Mentorship Academy

Published Works

Articles

• Special Tools for Selecting the Right Jury, National Business Institute, Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, June, 1998
  
• Planning Voir Dire, National Business Institute, Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, June, 1998
  
• Update of the Wrongful Death Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Updates and Winning with the Masters, December, 1996
  
• Overview of the Wrongful Death Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Post-legislative Retreat, July, 1996
  
• Overview and Update of Wrongful Death Law, National Business Institute, June, 1996
  
• Trial of the Wrongful Death Case, National Business Institute, June, 1996
• McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1995
• McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1994
• Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, National Business Institute
• Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Louisiana, Institute for Paralegal Education
• Trial of a Personal Injury Case from A to Z, National Association of Legal Assistants
• Who's Your Lawyer, Gordon McKernan Injury Lawyers
• Christians & Car Wrecks, Vitalink Publishing

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1992
• Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1997
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1997

Other Affiliations

• Baton Rouge Bar Association (Member)
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1996 (Executive Council)
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1999 (Board of Governors)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member)
• Safety Council Baton Rouge Chapter, August 30, 2010 - Present (Member)
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - 2001 (Council of Directors)
• Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Million Dollar Advocates (Member)
• PILMMA, 2009 - Present (Member)
• Super Lawyers ® (Member)
• APITLAmerica® (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Gamma Beta Phi