Joan B. Kessler

Background

Kessler, Joan B. was born on July 18, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, 1973). University of California at Los Angeles (Master of Arts, 1969).

Loyola Law School (Juris Doctor, 1986).

Career

Worked at Kessler & Kessler, A Law Corporation (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy Law, Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1987, California. Recipient, University of Michigan Rackham Prize.

Fellowship, Chief Articles Editor, Loyola Law School, International & Comparative Law Journal.

Author: Note, "An Empirical Study of Six and Twelve-member Jury Decision-making Processes," 6U. of Michigan J. L. Reformed 712, (1973) (Cited In) Colgrove v.

Battin 413 United States. 149, 159 (1973); Georgia v.

Ballew 435 United States.

223, 238, 242 (1978). The Social Psychology of Jury Deliberation, in R. J. Simon (Education), "The Jury System in America, A Critical Overview," Beverly Hills: Sage Publications (1975). Kessler, Karnes & Follert, "The Effect of Juror Sex on the Decision-making of Student and Actual Jurors in a Simulated Civil Case," Speech Communications Association convention Paper, Houston (1975).

Company-Author: Kulka & Kessler, "Is Justice Really Blind? - The Influence of Litigant Physical Attractiveness on Juridical Judgement," 8 Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 366 (1978).

Kessler, "Use of Videotape for the Expert Witness," 28 Journal of the American Academy of Forensic Science (April, 1983). Company-Author: "Legalese v.

Plain English: An Empirical Study of Persuasion and Credibility in Appellate Brief Writing," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1987, reprinted in Japanese in Volume 63m Hoha Kenkyu (Journal of Law Politics and Sociology). Author: "The Lawyer"s Intercultural Communication Problems with Clients from Diverse Cultures," Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business 64 (Spring, 1988).

Author: "Are Lender Liability Actions Alive and Well?" Western Independent Bankers Newsline (October, 1989).

Member, Organization of Women Executives. Member: State Bar of California. American Bar Association.

Achievements

• Joan B. Kessler has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Organization of Women Executives. Member: State Bar of California. American Bar Association.