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Brian Kern Branch Albuquerque, New Mexico
Third generation New Mexican having been born and raised in Albuquerque. Education: Coe College, B.A. 1982; University of Denver Law School; University of New Mexico Law School, J.D. (1987); Admitted to practice in New Mexico State Court (1987); New Mexico Federal Court (1987); Tenth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals (1988). Member: New Mexico State Bar, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice. Served as co-lead counsel in Omniflox Multidistrict Litigation. Has handled well in excess of 1000 cases, most in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith, products liability, oil field injuries, wrongful death, automobile accidents, slip and fall injuries, electrical injuries, construction site accidents, trucking accidents, environmental pollution and related matters. Served as an expert witness in areas related to personal injury law. Areas of Practice- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Toxic Torts
Bar Admissions- New Mexico, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988
Education- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
1987
J.D.
- Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
1982
B.A.
Representative Cases- Baker v. BP America Production Co., 137 N.M. 334, 110 P.3d 1071
(
2005)
- Economy Preferred Ins. Co. v. Jia, 135 N.M. 706, 92 P.3d 1280
(Ct. App. 2004)
- Schirmer v. Homestake Min. Co., 118 N.M. 420, 882 P.2d 11
(
1994)
- Paiz v. State Farm, Fire and Cas. Co., 118 N.M. 203, 880 P.2d 300
(
1994)
- Torres v. State, 119 N.M. 609, 894 P.2d 386
(
1995)
- Robinson-Vargo v. Funyak, 123 N.M. 822, 945 P.2d 1040
(Ct. App. 1997)
- Abeita v. Northern Rio Arriba Elec. Co-op, 124 N.M. 97, 946 P.2d 1108
(Ct. App. 1997)
- Kelly v. U.S., 241 F. 3d
(9th Cir. 2001)
- New Mexico v. General Elec. Co., 335 F. Supp. 1185
(D.N.M. 2004)
Professional Associations and Memberships- New Mexico State Bar
Member
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
Member
- American Association for Justice
Member
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