Background
Koernke, Thomas F. was born on May 13, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Thomas F. Koernke
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Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1970). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Career
Worked at Boyden, Waddell, Timmons & Dilley (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Family and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Michigan.
Recipient, Federal Bar Foundation Prize, 1974.
Law Clerk to Judge Anthony Celebrezze, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1974-1976.
Company-Author with Timmons: Comparative Negligence in Michigan, University of Michigan Press (1981). Instructor, Hillman Advocacy Program, 1992.
Michigan Republican Lawyers Association, Chairman, 1992-1993.
Director, 1992. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1984. Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1977-1983, 1992-1993.
Legal Education Committee, 1985-1989). Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation. As lawyers who previously worked in larger firms, Joel Boyden, Bill Waddell, Bob Timmons and Fred Dilley have combined their talents to form a uniquely qualified group of litigation attorneys.
From its inception in 1991, the firm has provided aggressive client representation in a varied menu of civil litigation.
From major personal injury work to complex commercial matters, the firm prides itself on providing superior litigating skills. Two of the firms partners are Fellows in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers and three are listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
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Membership
Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member: Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1977-1983, 1992-1993. Legal Education Committee, 1985-1989).
Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation.
