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Ronald C. Wernette Jr.
 Detroit, Michigan
An experienced Michigan and Ohio trial and appellate lawyer, Ron Wernette has a special proficiency in complex civil litigation. He is focused on the defense of product liability, trucking, vehicular accident, toxic exposure, and consumer claims. Ron defends claims for a variety of clients, including Ecolab, Honda, Kia, Porsche, ACE-Excess, Estes Express, UPS Freight, and Waste Management.
In addition to his litigation practice, Ron provides counsel concerning product liability prevention and risk management and discovery/document management, including e-discovery issues.
Ron is a frequent speaker and contributor to legal periodicals, most recently authoring articles concerning toxic exposure and nanotechnology, motor vehicle consumer litigation, open and obvious danger and related product liability defenses, and hedonic damages in personal injury and death cases. Ron was recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2006-2009 by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine.
Prior to joining the firm, Ron clerked for the Honorable Cornelia G. Kennedy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was also a logistics and planning manager at General Motors from 1983-1987.
- Appellate and Trial Support Practice
- Automotive
- Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
- Discovery and Document Management Litigation
- Fire Litigation
- Food Safety
- Motor Vehicle Warranty
- Motorcycles, ATVs and Other Wheeled Vehicles
- Product Liability
- Product Safety and Liability Prevention
- Toxic Torts
- Trucking and Bus Company Litigation
- Michigan, 1991
- Ohio, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1997
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
1990
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif; First Place, Campbell Moot Court Competition, 1990
Law Review:
Michigan Law Review, Editor, 1988 - 1990
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
1990
M.B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
- General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan,
1983
B.I.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Nanotechnology: Risks and Benefits in Pharmaceutical Applications, Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, September, 2009
- Nanotechnology Coming to Your Store, www.foodprocessing.com, August 31, 2009
- The Michigan "Lemon" Law: A 2009 Practice Guide, Michigan Defense Quarterly, July 2009 (Co-Author)
- Comparative/Contributory Negligence and Joint and Several Liability: 50 State Compendium - Michigan (co-author), American Bar Association, July, 2009
- Third Party Thinking: The Duty to Preserve, Collect, and Produce Electronically Stored Information Held by Third Parties, Inside Counsel, June 22, 2009
- The Dawn of the Age of Nanotorts, Product Safety & Liability Reporter, April, 2009
- The Coming Age of Nanotorts, Product Liability Law & Strategy, March, 2009
- Health Care Nanoscience: Regulation By Litigation, Health Law360, March 23, 2009
- Health Care Nanoscience: Regulation By Litigation, Product Liability Law360, March 23, 2009
- The Dawn of the Age of Nanotorts, BNA Class Action Litigation Report, January 9, 2009
- Whitepaper "The Duty to Preserve, Collect and Produce Electronically Stored Information Held by Third Parties", InsideCounsel, December 2008, 2008
- Nanotechnology in Medical Applications: Hippocratic Oath and Hegelian Recursion, Rx for the Defense, Fall, 2008
- The Legal Risks of Nanotechnologies, For The Defense, November, 2008
- The Duty to Preserve, Collect, and Produce Electronically Stored Information Held by Third Parties, Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 25, No. 2, October, 2008
- Be aware of your client's duty to preserve, collect and produce ESI held by third parties, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, September 22, 2008
- Product Liability Cases and the Duty to Warn: A 50 State Compendium - Michigan (co-author), Defense Research Institute, January, 2008
- "Nanotechnology Risk", 2009 Product Liability & Safety Conference, July 2009
- "Global Automotive Regulation & Compliance", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2008
- "Caveo Lex: Discovery Dangers for Inside and Outside Counsel", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2008
- "American Product Liability Litigation", Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics & Federal Regulation, SAE International, November 2006
- "When Old is New Again - Same Claims, New Theories", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2006
- "Entering Into Litigation", Product Safety and Liability Prevention Seminar, November 2005
- "Automotive Consumer Litigation", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2005
- "American Product Liability Litigation", SAE Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics and Federal Regulation Seminar, September 2005
- "Claims and Defenses in Stationary Vehicle Fire Cases", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2004
- "American Product Liability Litigation", SAE Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics and Federal Regulation Seminar, August 2004
- "Human Factors of Motor Vehicle Operation and Accidents", ACE-USA Transportation Claims Seminar, April 2004
- "FAQs of E-Discovery", Bowman and Brooke Hot Topics Client Seminar, September 2007
- Selected by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine as a SuperLawyer(R), 2006-2009
- Defense Research Institute
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- American Bar Association
- American Chemical Society
- Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Law Clerk,
1990
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1991
- 1960, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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