PERSONNEL FILE: Jernigan named Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America

CHARLESTON – Dinsmore & Shohl’s W. Henry Jernigan Jr. has been named a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), a prestigious honor society for trial attorneys.

Jernigan was inducted at the LCA’s Spring Conference & Celebration of Fellows. The LCA is an association of highly accomplished attorneys who have built a strong ethical reputation. It’s very selective, and membership is by invitation only.

“It’s truly an honor to be inducted as a Fellow of the LCA,” Jernigan said. “To be held in such regard by my peers is humbling, and I appreciate the fact that I am joining an elite group of attorneys.”

Only 0.03 percent of all attorneys in the United States are eligible for membership. Jernigan joins Dr. Frank Woodside, a partner in firm’s Cincinnati office, as a Fellow in LCA.

Jernigan is a Partner in the Litigation Department and is a former member of the firm's Board of Directors and Management Council. He focuses on the defense of complex litigation involving corporate disputes and product liability claims. He served as a law clerk for the Hon. H.E. Widener, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Dinsmore & Shohl is comprised of more than 500 attorneys with locations in 16 cities throughout Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.

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