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Joseph Jerry McKernan - Baton Rouge, LA

5656 Hilton Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Updated: 02/18/2024

About Joseph Jerry McKernan

Litigation

  • 100%

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1963
  • Texas, 1991
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi

Specialties and Certifications

  • Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Civil Trial Law, American Board of Trial Advocacy

Other Affiliations

  • Louisiana State University (Member, Board of Supervisors)
  • Baton Route Bar Association (Member)
  • Louisiana Bar Association (Member)
  • Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, President's Advisory Committee)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Fund Raising Committee)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Raising Committee)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Executive Committee)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 (President)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 (President-Elect)
  • Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 (Vice-Chairman, Political Insight Committee)
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy (Louisiana State Chairman)
  • American Association for Justice, 1990 - 1992 (Member, Board of Governors)
  • Fell, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1990 - 1992 (Member, Board of Governors)
  • American Inns of Court Foundation (Barrister, Dean Henry George McMahon Foundation)
  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Louisiana State Chairman)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)

Education

  • Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962
    LL.B.
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1959
    B.A.

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Phi Delta Phi

Classes and Seminars

  • Lecturer, Medical-Legal Relationships, Louisiana State University Medical School, 1981 - 1982
  • Defective Household Products, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1984
  • The Art of Direct Examination, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1987
  • Proving Damages Through Opening Statements, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988
  • Effective Voir Dire, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988
  • Recent Developments on the Law of Torts, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989
  • Seminar, Damages, Updates and Future Trends in Louisiana Law, New Orleans, LA, December 15, 1989
  • Voir Dire, Trial by Fire Civil Short Course, Lafayette, LA, February 15, 1990
  • Using Employer Fault to Reduce Victim Recovery, Point Clear, AL, April 6, 1990 - April 6, 1900
  • Voir Dire, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, October 5, 1990
  • Instructor, Torts, 1989 - 1990
  • Lecturer, Torts, 1989 - 1990

Achievements

Honors

  • AV Rated Attorney
  • President's Award, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association,
  • War Horse Award, Southern Trial Lawyers Association,

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Office Information

Address

5656 Hilton Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Fax

  • (225) 926-1202

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday; After hours and weekend appointments available.

Publication

Articles

  • McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1995
  • McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1994
  • Proof of Damages in Louisiana (Co-Author), Claitor Publishing Co., 1990
  • Laws of Louisiana Affecting Hotels and Motels (Co-Author), Louisiana Hotel/Motel Association, 1982
  • Development and Changes in Public Utilities Laws in Louisiana, Louisiana Motor Transportation Association Journal, 1972

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