Kenneth T. Kerner has been practicing law since 1989 and specializes in civil litigation, with a special emphasis on medical malpractice, tort liability, contracts and employment law.Mr. Kerner has litigated hundreds of cases to successful conclusion on behalf of his clients, and has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements in the various trial courts throughout the State of New York. Mr. Kerner has been retained as special trial counsel to firms throughout the tri-state area.He also advocates in the appellate tribunals of the State of New York, and has obtained numerous affirmances and reversals of lower court rulings.Mr. Kerner also serves as a court appointed mediator, where he is called upon to hear evidence and render decisions in all types of civil litigation. He has also been appointed by various Supreme Court Justices as a Special Referee in foreclosure proceedings and as a Guardian Ad Litem for mentally disabled individuals and infants. He has served as a Special Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he wrote and argued appellate briefs on behalf of the People of the State of New York.Mr. Kerner is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and passed the New Jersey State Bar Examination in 1989. He is also admitted to practice law and appear before the Southern and Eastern Federal District Courts of New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member in good standing of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association and The New York State Trial Lawyers Association. He’s also a panel member of the NYC Bar Association Legal Referral Service.Mr. Kerner graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 1986 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Economics. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity. Mr. Kerner attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1989. Mr. Kerner has been reviewed by fellow practicing attorneys in the NYC metropolitan area for Martindale-Hubbell, a prominent and respected attorney peer review firm, and awarded its highest “AV Preeminent” rating in legal ability and professional ethics. In 2019, Ken was selected as a member of the prestigious Super Lawyers publication in recognition of his hard work and zealous advocacy on behalf of his clients. This distinction is reserved for the top 5 percent of attorneys in America. He has been rated a perfect 10 out of 10 by Avvo, a well respected attorney review website, for his legal abilities, education, and many successes in the courtroom.