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DAVID M. KENNEDY

TEXAS OFFICE
320 N. Travis, Ste. 207
Sherman, Texas 75090

COLORADO OFFICE
430 Amy Way
P.O. Box 590
Ridgway, Colorado 81432

EMPLOYMENT

Law Office of David M. Kennedy, P.C. (2001 to present)

President and Owner. Firm handles Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Major Truck/Auto Accidents, and general Personal Injury cases. Cases handled on a multi-state level. Mediator.

Kennedy & Minshew, P.C. (1983 to 2001)

Shareholder and attorney. This firm handled most all areas of litigation and real estate, and most litigation was from the Plaintiff's side. My practice was exclusively litigation, consisting mainly of Nursing Home/Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, and general Personal Injury.

EDUCATION

St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, TX
Juris Doctorate, 1983

North Texas State University, Denton, TX
B.B.A., 1980

LICENSES / ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Texas, 1983 to present
State Bar of Oklahoma, 1994 to present
State Bar of Colorado, 2009 to present
U.S. District Courts

• Eastern District of Texas
• Western District of Texas
• Eastern District of Oklahoma

U.S. Courts of Appeal

• Fifth Circuit
• Tenth Circuit

CERTIFICATIONS

National Board of Trial Advocacy

Civil Trial Specialist

• Board of Examiners (2003)
• Legal Writing Review Committee (2003 to present)

Texas Board of Legal Specialization

• Personal Injury Trial Law

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Oklahoma
State Bar of Colorado
American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)

Chair, Nursing Home Litigation Group (7/02-7/03)

Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Oklahoma Association for Justice (formerly OTLA)
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
National Crime Victim Bar Association
College of The State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Oklahoma Bar Foundation

AUTHOR / SPEAKER

"At Rest Or At Risk: Litigating Nursing Home Cases," National College of Advocacy (2002) (Moderator)

"Nursing Home Litigation," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course (2002)

"I've Looked At Claims From Both Sides Now...Point - Counterpoint," State Bar of Texas (2002)

"Intake To Trial Of A Pressure Sore Case," Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect Course (2002) (Speaker only)

"Nursing Home Negligence, Plaintiff's Perspective on Case Development," Professional Education Systems Institute (2003)

"Proving Damages In Nursing Home Cases," National College of Advocacy (2003) (Speaker only)

"Nursing Home Litigation: Hot Topics In Discovery," National College of Advocacy (2003)

"Nursing Home And Assisted Living Facilities: How To Expose The Truth," National College of Advocacy (2003)

"Essential Elements of a Nursing Home Case," National College of Advocacy / ATLA Teleseminar (2004) (Moderator)

"Nursing Homes: Following the Paper Trail," National College of Advocacy / ATLA Teleseminar (2004) (Moderator)

"Punitive Damages in Nursing Home Cases; Understaffing - How To Prove," National College of Advocacy / ATLA Teleseminar (2005) (Speaker only)

"Evaluating Your Nursing Home/Geriatric Case In Capped States," National College of Advocacy (2005) (Speaker only)

"Nursing Home Topics in Oklahoma: Advanced Topics for Plaintiffs and Defendants - Proving the Falls Case," Joint Oklahoma Bar & Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Assn' (2007)

"Evaluating the Case for Nursing Home Neglect: Case Selection, Typical Claims, Themes," AAJ Trial Advocacy College (2008)

"Key Players and Key Documents: Facility, Regional and Corporate Employees; Medical Director; Surveyors," AAJ Trial Advocacy College (2008)

Instructor: Three 4-hour workshops on deposition techniques, use of documentation in case evaluation and preparation concerning nursing home cases. AAJ Trail Advocacy College (2008)

PERSONAL: Married 29 years; 3 children