Kathleen "Katie" Kerner

Kathleen “Katie” Kerner became a Partner with Jenner Law, P.C. in 2021. Prior to that time, she served as the firm’s Senior Associate Attorney. Katie focuses her practice on personal injury litigation, including dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, and sexual abuse claims. Katie has worked in the legal industry for over 10 years. She always wanted to be a lawyer, which stems from her desire to right wrongs and use her training and skills to help people and make the world safer and better. She has a true passion for helping injury victims who are not able to obtain meaningful justice without legal counsel and finds it rewarding to see their lives change for the better.

Clients find Katie to be someone who will always listen to them, is considerate of their goals when pursuing a case, and focuses on the full picture of what a good resolution means to each individual client. It is important for her to speak from a place of empathy and to develop a deep understanding of what her clients want out of their claims and to transparently explain to prospective clients what they should expect as part of the litigation process. After working with Katie, other attorneys say, “Rob and his partner Katie Kerner are incredibly intelligent, gifted, responsive, civil, and very effective. Cannot recommend them or Jenner Law enough.”

Katie is a trial lawyer who has experience at every stage of litigation, from resolving cases before filing suit, to litigating cases and participating in trials. She graduated from Salisbury University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2009, magna cum laude. Subsequently, she earned her law degree from University of Baltimore School of Law, magna cum laude, in 2013. During law school, Katie served as Managing Editor of the University of Baltimore Journal of Land & Development, as a Student Attorney with the Civil Advocacy Clinic, and as a Teaching Assistant for Criminal Law.

Katie has been selected by her peers for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars every year since 2020, selected to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers every year since 2020, selected to the Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers every year since 2020, and selected to Maryland Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers every year since 2018. Katie was also selected to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch ® in America.

She is Products Liability Section Co-Chair of Maryland Association for Justice, a Leader’s Forum Member of American Association for Justice, and an active member of the American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, and Women En Mass.

Katie takes a lot of pride in being a Maryland native. She grew up in Rockville, lived on the eastern shore for a time, lived in Baltimore for a time, and now calls Olney, Maryland her hometown. Katie’s hobbies include traveling, sports (especially college basketball), dogs, and family. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their Labrador retriever, Emma.