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MIKE KERENSKY
Curriculum Vitae

Born March 28, 1955, Fort Knox Kentucky.  Admitted to
Texas Bar May 1981.

Professional Associations

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State Bar of Texas

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Williamson and Rusnak  (April 2010 to Present)

Specializing in Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Civil Litigation, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice.

 The Kerensky Law Firm  (1996 - 2010)

As a solo practitioner, continued my representation of injured persons and wrongful death beneficiaries in the same types of litigation while with O'Quinn, Kerensky, McAnnich and Laminack.  Also continued in working with employment law and expanded my practice to include the representation of executives on issues of severance and compensation as well as some representation of companies regarding human resource issues.  My practice grew to include some representation of small companies regarding employment contracts, general contract review and drafting, succession plans and partnership agreements.  

O'Quinn, Kerensky, McAnnich and Laminack  (1981-1996)

Specialized in representing personal injury and wrongful death clients in all types of actions including, auto/truck accidents, vehicle defect cases and rollover events, defective tires, defective vehicle brakes, crashworthiness and seatbelt litigation, construction accidents, railroad crossing cases, FELA railroad worker injuries, Jones Act seamen injury cases, Oil field accidents, medical and legal malpractice, childhood vaccine injuries, premises defect cases, failure to provide an adequate security premises cases.  Also developed an expertise in handling employment law cases including racial discrimination, gender discrimination and sexual harassment, workers= compensation discrimination and Family Leave Act discrimination.  Also participated in representing small companies against larger companies in contract disputes and anti-trust litigation.

 

VERDICTS

Harris County, Texas 1983 - Downer vs. Aquamarine
Anderson County, Texas - 1988 Smith vs. Champion
Harris County, Texas 1988 - Rattiseau vs. Cardi's Inc.
Hardin County, Ohio 1992 - Schofield vs. Conrail
Harris County, Texas 1995 - Cammack vs, Ford Motor Company
Jefferson County Texas 2004 - Savior vs. City of Beaumont
Eastern District of Texas 2006 - Frohling vs. Al's Custom Cutting
Harris County Texas 2010 - Gonzales vs. Centauri Technologies LLC

SIGNIFICANT SETTLEMENTS AND LITIGATION

Hobart Eugene White v Great Southwest Fire Insurance Company 1985
Negligent failure to settle within policy limits stemming from litigation in Cavnar vs. Quality Control Parking. (Confidential Settlement)

General Motors X-Car Rear Brake Lock Up (1988-1989)
Represented clients against General Motors regarding improperly balanced brake system that would cause vehicle to lose control.  (Confidential Settlement)

Childhood vaccine injuries and deaths
Represented hundreds of families before the United States Court of Claims seeking compensation under the Childhood Vaccine Compensation Act.

L-Tryptophan Poisoning (1993-1995):
Represented several victims of tainted L-Tryptophane against the manufacturer.  (Confidential Settlement)

Petro Source v Koch Oil (1996)
Anti-trust case involving Koch Oil=s abuse of their monopoly power on crude oil pipelines in Oklahoma.  (Confidential Settlement)

Lamb v. The Houston Chronicle (1997)
Sexual harassment on behalf of two mid level female executives. (Settlement Confidential)

Home Depot Age Discrimination (1998)
Represented several store managers in the Denver/Colorado Springs district who were fired or demoted allegedly on the basis of their age. (Settlement Confidential)

Frohling v Rodgers Insurance Agency (2008)
Negligence case against insurance agent and insurance company for Al=s Custom Cutting for failing to place proper insurance. (Settlement Confidential)

Ford Explorer and Bronco II Rollovers
Represented several families regarding rollover events resulting in serious permanent injury or death.  (Settlements Confidential)

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

MEDIATION STRATEGY AND PLANNING
"PREPARE A CASE TO SETTLE AND IT WILL TRY...  PREPARE A CASE TO TRY AND IT WILL SETTLE"   2006

TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTROOM
Corpus Christi Trial Lawyers Association 2005

EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR THE PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER
Corpus Christi Trial Lawyers Association 2004