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Attorney Kenneth A. Wexler is the founder of the Chicago law firm Wexler Wallace LLP. A nationally recognized figure in business and commercial litigation, he handles complex class actions and commercial litigation involving securities, antitrust laws, healthcare, consumer protection, whistleblower/false claims and mass tort litigation.
For more than 30 years, Mr. Wexler has advocated on behalf of those whose rights have been victimized by unscrupulous or fraudulent individuals and organizations. He is known nationally and internationally for his success and leadership in major litigation, and has been interviewed by in print, radio and TV media outlets such as Fortune Magazine, the London Economist, Property Week, the Law Business Insider and even Chinese television and syndicated programs.
In addition to his active legal practice, Mr. Wexler teaches complex litigation as an adjunct professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He has written for several publications, including those distributed by the American Association for Justice. He also regularly lectures and serves as a panelist in national seminars on issues of consumer fraud and complex litigation.
About Kenneth Wexler
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center
Admitted: 1980, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.wexlerwallace.com/our-firm/our-professionals/kenneth-a-w...
Honors and Awards:
- Fellow, Roscoe Pound Institute
- Recipient, Arnold J. Lien Prize in Political Science, 1977
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Wisconsin
- California
- Ohio
- Connecticut
- South Dakota
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- Florida
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Colorado
- United States District Courts of New York
- National Association of State Treasurers
- Class Action Preservation Project
- Public Justice
- American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
- American Association for Justice
- Federal Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Chicago Council of Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- State of Illinois
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board Member, Vice President and Treasurer of OCD Chicago
- Delegate to People to People International
- Lifetime Member, 100 Club of Chicago
- Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Ken's expertise has been sought by local, National and International Media, including Interviews by the London Economist, Property Week, Chinese television and syndicated programs, on both National Radio and TV, including The Law Business Insider
- Ken regularly serves as a Panelist at National Conferences addressing class action and complex litigation issues, as well as particular substantive issues, such as securities lending, contaminated products, cy pres and healthcare litigation
- Ken is an Adjunct Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching Complex Litigation
- Ken was profiled in Fortune Magazine as one of America's premier lawyers, has written on class action issues for the American Association for Justice, actively lectures on consumer fraud, and has been a panelist at national legal seminars
Representative Clients:
- The Village of Maywood, Illinois v. Unison-Maximus, Inc., Hill Taylor & Company, LLC, et al. Case No. 00 L 014029 (Ill. Cir. Ct. Cook County)
- Paxil Litigation - - Nichols v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., Case No. 2:00-CV-06222-JP (E.D. Pa.)
- RBC Litigation -- In re Balanced Return Fund Limited, et al., v. Royal Bank of Canada, Case No. 09-600949 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
- In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, MDL No. 1456 (D. Mass.)
- Archstone Litigation -- Stender v. Cardwell, Tishman Speyer Development Corp., et al. ., Case No. 1:07-CV-02503-REB-MJW (D. Colo.)
- New England Carpenters Health Benefits Fund v. First Databank, et al., Case No. 1:05-CV-11148 (D. Mass.)
Educational Background:
- Washington University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977
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