Steven J. Kherkher - Partner

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Asbestos Litigation
• Pharmaceutical Litigation

Professional Experience

• Steve is the head of the asbestos docket, which has won hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements over the years. Beginning in 2004, Steve became co-manager of the firm's pharmaceutical docket, which has since represented over 10,000 clients nationwide. In 2005, Steve won a 200 million dollar verdict in Pennsylvania against Wyeth for the weight loss drug Phen Fen.

Education

• Juris Doctorate in 1989, graduating cum laude from South Texas College of Law
  • Member of Phi Delta Phi
  • Member of Order of the Lytae
  • Assistant Editor of the South Texas Law Review
• Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston
• Master's degree in education from the University of Houston
  • Football Graduate Assistant under Bill Yeoman

Legal Memberships and Professional Affiliations

• Houston and American Bar Associations
• State Bar of Texas
• Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Board of Trial Advocates

Professional Honors

• Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization: Personal Injury Trial Law

Licensed to Practice

• Texas
• Pennsylvania
• New York
• Arkansas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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