Kenneth J. Mendelsohn
Kenny served for a year as a law clerk for the Honorable Truman Hobbs, U.S. District Court Judge in the Middle District of Alabama. In 1981, he joined the staff of the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney where he worked as a prosecutor until 1983. He then became a partner in one of Alabama's largest plaintiff-oriented firms and practiced as a plaintiff's attorney for nine years. In 1992, he and colleague Mays Jemison formed Jemison & Mendelsohn.
He shares a love of sports with his wife Tracey and their two sons. In his free time, he coaches little league baseball and basketball. Kenny is a frequent public speaker on the subject of litigation involving car and truck collisions, and is a published author.
Year Joined Firm
- 1992
Areas of Practice
- 95% Car and Truck Wrecks
- 5% Other Personal Injury Cases
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1980
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1980
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- J.D. - 1980
- Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
- B.S. - 1975
- Major: Business Administration
Published Works
- "Liquor Provider Liability", 43 Am Jur TRIALS 527
- "Preparing The 18-Wheel Truck Case From The Plaintiff's Perspective", Ala Trial Lawyers Association, Spring, 1994
Classes/Seminars
- Preparing the Complaint & Discovery in a Truck Wreck, 2008
- Settlement of Car and Truck Wreck Case-Where to Settlement, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Beasley, Wilson Allen & Mendelsohn, Partner, 1983 - 1992
- Montgomery County District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, 1981 - 1983
- Federal Judge Truman Hobbs, Clerk, 1980 - 1981
