Friday, October 23, 2009

Jackson Allen Williams, LLP Announces Association With Lisa Blue Baron and Mike Kaeske

The drug injury lawyers at Jackson Allen Williams, LLP are proud to announce their association with nationally prominent trial lawyers Lisa Blue Baron and Mike Kaeske to represent victims of Reglan-induced movement disorders including Tardive Dyskinesia, Tardive Dystonia and Tardive Akathesia. Lisa and Mike are nationally known for their representation of victims of serious injuries in high profile cases, having obtained numerous significant jury verdicts.

Lisa Blue Baron of Baron and Blue in Dallas, Texas is both an attorney and a PhD. in Counseling Psychology. Lisa was formerly a partner at Baron & Budd, the largest environmental and toxic tort law firm in the United States. Her accomplishments in trial courts nationwide have been widely recognized, including being named one of the Top 50 Women Litigators in the U.S. by the National Law Journal, Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, as well as receiving the Honorary Barrister Award from the University of Texas Law School and the Distinguished Alumni Award from South Texas College of Law. Blue was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2006 by the Dallas Bar Association. In 2007, she received the Louise Raggio Women’s Legal Advocate Award from Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and was awarded the Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar Foundation in 2008. Ms. Blue was honored to accept the 2009 Rayburn Johnson Award posthumously on behalf of her husband, Fred Baron.

In addition to her legal practice, Lisa maintains a private consultancy as a forensic psychologist and is a nationally renowned expert in jury selection. With her unique background, she has been a commentator for several high-profile trials covered by Court TV and has co-authored numerous articles on jury selection. These include: “The Dos and Don’ts of Jury Questionnaires” (Texas Lawyer), “Make the Most of Your Jury Questionnaire” (Trial), “Profile of a Perfect Juror” (Trial Talk), “How to Pick a Winning Jury” (Champion), “Profile of a Perfect Juror” (Arizona Trial Lawyers Association Advocate), “Inside the Juror’s Mind” (Texas Bar Journal), “Profile of a Perfect Juror” (Advocate Magazine - Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for So. California), “Profile of a Perfect Juror” (South Texas Law Review), “In Defense of the Peremptory Challenge” (Voir Dire Magazine), and “Twelve Psychological Tips for Getting Re-elected Every Time” (In Chambers). Lisa has written two books: ATLA’s Blue’s Guide to Jury Selection, co-authored with Robert Hirschhorn in 2004 (published by West), and Dr. Blues’ Guide to Making Relationships Work: 50 Quick Tips that Will Save Your Relationship, co-authored with brother Rick Blue in 2006.

Mike Kaeske worked closely with Lisa Blue and Fred Baron at Baron & Budd where he trained as a courtroom trial lawyer. He picked juries as often as many lawyers attend hearings and his first verdict was an $8.5 million single-plaintiff victory. His last verdict for Baron & Budd was a radiation exposure case in Federal Court in Pittsburg, PA, and the jury returned a verdict of over $60 million for eight plaintiffs with leukemia and other cancers. That verdict led to Mike being nominated as Trial Lawyer of the Year from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Mike’s primary emphasis is trial work. Because of his aggressive and effective courtroom techniques, he is called upon by lawyers across the country to try significant cases. He has obtained more than $450 million in settlements and verdicts since opening his own practice in 1999. The Kaeske Law Firm has a national practice based in Austin, Texas. Mike has devoted his professional life to the representing seriously injured victims and their families.

Jackson, Allen, Williams, LLP is located in Dallas, Texas and provides legal representation to injury victims nation wide.

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