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All Plaintiff’s attorneys dream of getting punitive damages and defense attorneys in defending against them. Is it luck, facts or skill? Learn from the pros as Paul Kiesel and Melanie Palmer give their insights as to what wins and what gets juries to award punitive damages.
Melanie Meneses Palmer joined Kiesel Law LLP in 2014. Her practice focuses on mass tort litigation, pharmaceutical/medical device liability, consumer class actions, and catastrophic personal injury. She was recognized as a Southern California Rising Star from 2019 through 2022 and a Super Lawyer in 2023. She has tried eight jury trials to verdict, including a 4 week product liability trial in which the jury awarded $6.18 million to a single plaintiff for the life-altering injuries he sustained.
Ms. Palmer has extensive experience in complex litigation, and has represented thousands of plaintiffs in consolidated multidistrict litigation (MDL) and California Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings (JCCP) against large corporate defendants, including Johnson & Johnson, Wright Medical Technology, JUUL Labs, Boston Scientific, and Ford Motor Company. Currently, she holds a leadership position in the California Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases serving as Plaintiffs’ Court Liaison Counsel.
Paul Kiesel received his Juris Doctorate from the Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles in 1985. In 2005, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Whittier Law School. His practice is devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation.
Mr. Kiesel has repeatedly been selected as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in the State of California and the country. The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Mr. Kiesel as one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers. The Daily Journal named Mr. Kiesel one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the State of California. He was also selected as one of the top 500 attorneys in the United States by Law Dragon. In addition, Mr. Kiesel is rated A.V. (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Watch any CLE and your certificate is automatically emailed to you within minutes and is also stored in your BHBA+ profile for easy access. Login to BHBA+ and effortlessly visualize your CLE credits, monitor deadlines, and stay ahead of your compliance requirements with our intuitive progress tracking. Stream all CLEs on your phone, tablet, and computer when and where they fit your schedule.
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