Brian D. Kerns

Brian D. Kerns

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
46 Public Square, Suite 230, Medina, OH 44256

    About Brian D. Kerns

    Education
    • University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1986
      J.D.
    • Ohio University, 1982
      B.S.
      • Major: Journalism
      • Honors: With Honors
    Classes and Seminars
    • Presenter, "Appealing Decisions - A Summary of Significant Cases of The First Half of 2012", OACTA Personal Injury Defense Committee, 2012 - Present
    • Moderator, Negligence and Insurance Law presentation, Ohio State Bar Association, 2009 - Present
    • Moderator and Chair, "The Art and Science of Personal Injury Defense", Full day seminar sponsored by Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, 2009 - Present
    • Lecturer, '' The Legal Ethics of How We Identify Ourselves as Staff Counsel'', Ohio State Bar Association Staff Counsel Committee, 2011 - Present
    • Moderator, Staff Counsel Ethics, Ohio State Bar Association Staff Counsel Committee, OSBA Annual Meeting, 2003 - Present
    • Lecturer, "What's In A Name", Ohio State Bar Association Staff Counsel Committee, 2004 - Present
    • Chair, Professional ism, Ethics and Substance Abuse Seminar, Cleveland Bar Association, 1992 - 1997
    • Chair, Trial Superstars Seminar Series, Cleveland Bar Association, 1992 - 1994
    • Lecturer, "Uninsured Motorist Coverage in the Post-Celebreeze Era", Lorain County Claims Association, 1988 - Present

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Ohio, 1986
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1987
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
    Other Affiliations
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1988 - 1994 (Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section )
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section )
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (Chair-Elect, Young Lawyers Section )
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Chair, Young Lawyers Section )
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Liaison to Board of Trustees )
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Chair, United States Supreme Court Ad missions Tour)
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Member, Young Lawyers Committee Against Violent Crime)
    • Cleveland Bar Association, 1990 - 1994 (Chair, Practice & Procedure Clinic, Seminar on Ethics, Professional Discipline & Substance Abuse )
    • National Board of Trial Advocacy
    • Ohio State Bar Association (Staff Counsel Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2000 - 2002 (Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Delegate, Ohio State Bar Association Council of Delegates)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Negligence Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Insurance Law Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2003 - Present (Member since inception of Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Speaker, "What's in a Name- Ethics of Naming Staff Counsel Office")
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Chair of sub-committee to present Ethics seminar at OSBA Convention)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Special Committee To Review Model Rule 1.15)
    • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, 2007 - Present (Trustee, Board of Trustees)
    • Ohio State Bar Association (Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation, Inducted with Class of 2007)
    • Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, 2007 - 2009 (Chair, Personal Injury Defense Committee)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2009 - Present (Special Committee on Subrogation)
    • Ohio State Bar Association, 2010 - 2012 (Chair, Negligence Law Committee )
    • Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, - 2017
    • President of the Medina County Bar Association, - 2018

    Articles

    Published Works
    • "Wood v Shepard, A Trojan Horse For the Plaintiff s Bar", OACTA, Fall Quarterly, 1988
    • "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right...But One May Result in Coverage For An Unnamed Business Entity", Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Quarterly, Fall, 2011
    • "The Case For and Against Staff Counsel, Two Professionals Outline the Benefits and Disadvantages of Staff Counsel", Litigation Management Magazine. Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Spring, 2012
    • "Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? And Stories of Other Wayward Wanderers On Ohio Roads", Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Quarterly, Winter, 2013
    • "Finding Some Certainty In The Substantially Uncertain Realm of Employer Intentional Tort", Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Quarterly, Summer, 2013
    • OHIO LEGAL BRIEFS. periodic analysis of significant legal decisions under Ohio law relating to civil litigation

    Office Info

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    Brian D. Kerns
    Phone:
    (330) 952-0440
    Website:
    https://www.ethiopianattorney.comhttps://www.bsphlaw.com
    Address:
    46 Public Square, Suite 230, Medina, OH 44256
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