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Litigation

Jul. 22, 2000

Corporate Defender

Rene J. Kern Jr., practiced tort law in Los Angeles for ten years before he decided to start his own firm. After the death of his mentor, renowned trial lawyer John Costanzo, from whom Kern learned the ins and outs of product liability defense and trial practice at Los Angeles' Hillsinger & Costanzo, Kern worked at another defense firm for a year before he teamed up with another attorney and opened a products liability and medical malpractice defense defense firm.

By Deborah Rosenthal
        Rene J. Kern Jr., practiced tort law in Los Angeles for ten years before he decided to start his own firm. After the death of his mentor, renowned trial lawyer John Costanzo, from whom Kern learned the ins and outs of product liability defense and trial practice at Los Angeles' Hillsinger & Costanzo, Kern worked at another defense firm for a year before ...

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