KBA ATTORNEYS - Key Persons

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• Co - Chair

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• Co - Founder & Senior Partner ( Licensed in PA. Not Licensed in
• Founding Partner of Ketterer Browne & Anderson

A founding partner of Ketterer Browne & Anderson, Brian Ketterer is recognized as one of the preeminent trial attorneys in the country, particularly in the area of plaintiff's complex civil litigation and catastrophic injury. Over the course of his career, Mr. Ketterer has concentrated on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, representing plaintiffs who suffered devastating injuries or loss of life from unreasonably dangerous drugs or products. On both the local and national levels, Mr. Ketterer's practice is aimed at helping clients resolve mass tort, medical negligence, and personal injury claims through the full range of dispute resolution mechanisms. Mr. Ketterer has extensive experience in mass tort litigation and is frequently appointed to chair or co-chair the science or expert committees nationally for Multi-District Litigations (MDLs). Recently, Mr. Ketterer was co-chair of the science and expert committee for the GranuFlo Dialysis Products Litigation, which resulted in successfully overcoming the defendant's Daubert challenges. Widely recognized as an authority in the area of Daubert as well as understanding medical/scientific causation and retaining world-class experts, Mr. Ketterer is a frequent lecturer to other attorneys in these areas. Mr. Ketterer is recognized as one of the 100 Best Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Additionally, Mr. Ketterer is recognized as one of the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Top 25 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from America's Top 100 Attorneys. Prior to starting his civil litigation practice, Mr. Ketterer served as an Assistant District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia. A champion for public justice since the beginning of his career, Mr. Ketterer also represents victims of sexual harassment, wage discrimination and human trafficking in addition to his mass torts practice. Mr. Ketterer is a champion of social justice causes across a variety of fields and industries. Mr. Ketterer has distinguished himself as a leader in his field in the area of mass torts, especially adept in navigating complex pharmaceutical, medical device, and product liability cases. Innovative, accomplished and bold, Mr. Ketterer's unique background and experience make him one of the most fearless and passionate litigators in the country.

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• Partner ( Licensed in DC, NJ, PA, Not Licensed in

Derek T. Braslow, with The Braslow Firm, LLC, located outside Philadelphia, PA, is a Partner to Ketterer Brown Associates, LLC and Chair of the Firm's Sexual Assault Litigation Group. Bringing over 20 years of complex litigation experience, Derek has spent his career seeking justice on behalf of individuals and families who have been taken advantage of by the greed and intentional conduct of large corporations and injured by defective products, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, and medical devices. Derek is known for his compassion to clients and his passion for pursuing justice. He has been a leader in the legal field, notable for being one of the first attorneys to file suit on behalf of families who lost a child, spouse or parent to suicide as a result of psychotropic medication and one of the first to file a suit against investigators, sponsors and institutional review boards for conducting unethical human clinical trials. Derek has served in numerous Court-appointed leadership positions in other pharmaceutical and medical device litigations. He has been appointed as Co-Liaison Counsel in multiple state and federal courts, including Risperdal and Paxil in Philadelphia, Levaquin in New Jersey and Zimmer Durom Hip Cup Products Liability Litigation MDL 2158. A sought-after speaker at conferences sponsored by the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Harris Martin, Mass Torts Made Perfect and the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Derek has lectured on issues ranging from federal preemption of drug products, antidepressants and suicide, antibiotics and tendon ruptures, pelvic mesh injuries, clinical trials, bioethics and pharmaceutical litigation and policy. Most recently, he has been a featured speaker on the topics of Onglyza and heart failure, the dangers of Metal-on-Metal hip devices, Proton Pump Inhibitors and kidney disease, Risperdal and gynecomastia, and the Zimmer NexGen Knee litigation. He currently serves as co-chair of AAJ's Zimmer NexGen Knee Litigation Group and Proton Pump Inhibitor Litigation Group. Derek has testified before the FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee regarding the risk of suicide and antidepressants and has counseled many clients who have themselves testified before the FDA's subcommittees regarding the deadly risks of ADHD drugs and antidepressants for children and adolescents. Derek has also been featured in multiple documentaries concerning psychotropic medication and has been quoted in numerous articles on the issues of health care reform and the risks of psychotropic medication. Derek is a 1993 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and 1996 graduate of Temple University School of Law. While at Temple, he clerked for the Hon. Norma L. Shapiro in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and served as co-chair of Temple's Women's Law Caucus. Derek also led Temple's National Trial Team to a regional championship and was awarded the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Award for Trial Advocacy.

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• Partner
• Co - Founder & Senior Partner ( Licensed in
• Design
• Expert Challenges - Frye / Daubert, MAJ ( Feb. 2013 )
• Switch Sales Rep Testimony to Your Advantage, 48 Trial 36 ( Nov. 2012 )

Mr. Browne is a partner at KBA. He is passionate about litigating cases to aggressively uncover evidence, exclude opposing experts, and develop well-founded, trial-ready cases backed by sound evidence and innovative strategies and technology. He handles an array of cases but has focused primarily on mass tort (medical devices and other products), catastrophic injuries (including brain and spinal cord injuries), and class action cases. He has diverse experience in complex matters, including within consolidated actions in state and federal courts nationally. In short, if you have been taken advantage of or seriously injured, he is interested in speaking with you to have the privilege of fighting on your behalf. Mr. Browne's experience spans the entire spectrum from meeting with clients through trial work and appeals. He enjoys being part of litigation strategy planning and implementation, and is invited by other lawyers to develop their cases and consulted on litigation and trial strategy. As part of litigation teams, particularly within multidistrict litigations (MDLs) or state court consolidations, he is often charged with obtaining and responding to discovery, taking high-level depositions including of Rule 30(b)(6) corporate witnesses, corporate officers, and experts, and identifying and developing experts to support plaintiffs' cases, while cross-examining opponents' experts. He has repeatedly moved to exclude defense experts and successfully argued these matters before judges in several venues in state and federal court. Mr. Browne employs his experience on the defense side to deconstruct affirmative defenses and has successfully moved to exclude defenses from trial as well. He often argues motions in court, including Daubert and dispositive motions in federal and state courts, motions in limine, and has been on trial teams through verdicts, including a $35,940,756 jury trial verdict, and post-verdict motions and an appeal. He has successfully negotiated several substantial recoveries securing tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. (See footnote 1 at the bottom of the page.) Mr. Browne has litigated cases across the country on a pro hac vice basis and been part of several trial teams, most recently second-chairing the first bellwether trial in a mass tort litigation involving thousands of individuals and complex interrelated regulatory and scientific issues. He has also served on committees within and been a member of Plaintiffs Steering Committees, most recently for the medical device Essure litigation consolidated in California state court. Mr. Browne was a leader in the pain pump and GranuFlo litigations, including leading committees on and working within the Plaintiff's Steering Committee. His mass tort consolidation and MDL litigation experience include: Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re Essure Product Cases, JCCP No. 4887 Co-Lead Of The PSC Warnings Subcommittee, Member, Experts, Oversight, And Regulatory Subcommittees, In Re Fresenius GranuFlo/Naturalyte Dialysate Prods. Liab. Lit. (D. Mass. And Mass. Super. Ct.) Maryland Liaison, In Re: New England Compounding Pharmacy Inc. Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2419 (D. Mass.) Local Counsel, In Re: J&J Talcum Powder Prods. Marketing, Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Lit., MDL No. 2738 In Re Consolidated Steroid Injection Litigation Matters (Balt. Co. Cir. Ct.) In Re Harford County Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC (Harf. Co. Cir. Ct.) In Re Box Hill (Harf. Co. Cir. Ct.) In Re Infusion Pump Cases, JCCP 4615 Mr. Browne founded KBA after working for nearly a decade at a prominent Baltimore-based firm where he rose the ranks from a contract attorney to become a partner. He also worked at defense firms in the Baltimore area in products liability, employment, commercial, and business litigation, while supporting a partner serving as in-house counsel for several businesses. He previously interned with a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He also worked for a non-profit organization doing appellate and administrative law work. Before graduating cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law, Mr. Browne worked in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, in clinical research, and other healthcare related capacities. Mr. Browne is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated for personal injury, mass torts, and products liability. He has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" Rising Star every year since 2012 through 2018, which does not involve capes but is a recognition bestowed through a multiphase selection process resulting in no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys being named to the list. (See footnote 3 below.) Mr. Browne moved from the Rising Stars list to the Super Lawyers list in 2020 and remains on the list. Mr. Browne is a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute. He has also won several awards and been recognized academically and for his community service. Mr. Browne provides clients with candid assessments and advice and is frequently called upon to help other attorneys prepare their cases and to mentor developing law students and attorneys. He has published several articles and has spoken at conferences on substantive and strategic legal matters.

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• Associate ( Licensed in TX )
• Associate at Ketterer, Browne and Associates, LLC

Keith Smith is an associate at Ketterer, Browne and Associates, LLC. He has worked in mass torts for over twelve years. During this time, he has developed a passion for helping others and for fighting back against some of the world's largest corporations. Keith's practice focuses on mass torts, primarily on KBA's hernia mesh docket. He is involved in all aspects of hernia mesh, including helping the firm in its capacity as co-lead counsel for the Strattice litigations. Prior to joining KBA, Keith worked for two prominent nationwide law firms, practicing in both state and federal court, on the firms' Camp Lejeune, Elmiron, Essure, and pelvic mesh dockets. Mr. Smith earned his JD from the University of Houston Law Center, after earning his Bachelor's degree from Baylor University. He is licensed to practice in Texas, and he is admitted to practice in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. Keith lives in Austin with his wife, where they are both actively involved with a number of local charities and community service organizations.

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• Associate
• Associate at Ketterer, Browne and Associates, LLC
• Member of the Maryland Association for Justice

Lauren Henry is an associate at Ketterer, Browne and Associates, LLC. Having worked in the personal injury field for over fifteen years, she has developed a strong passion for client advocacy and giving her full attention to each and every client while pursuing justice for injured victims and their families. Lauren is a strong believer in operating in a spirit of excellence while striving for perfection for each client. Lauren's practice focuses primarily on nursing home negligence and motor vehicle accidents. Prior to joining KBA, Lauren handled workers' compensation and tort litigation cases, including, but not limited to, premises liability and dog bite injuries. Ms. Henry earned her JD from University of Baltimore School of Law, after earning her Bachelor's degree from Morgan State University. Following law school, she earned a Post-JD Family Law Certificate from University of Baltimore School of Law and a Masters in Criminal Justice from University of Baltimore. Lauren is a member of the Maryland Association for Justice and Maryland State Bar Association. Within months of joining KBA, Lauren worked with Reza Davani to obtain a 1.5-million-dollar verdict in Baltimore City. Each case is different and this past record does not assure future success, so contact us to discuss the specifics of your case, nursing home or otherwise.

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• Founder
• Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel

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• Senior Trial Counsel ( Licensed in NH, MA. Not Licensed in

Michael has achieved excellent results for his clients in catastrophic personal injury matters. He is widely recognized as one of the nation's top mass-tort lawyers, based on his work pursuing cases against the drug and medical-device industry. KBA Attorneys is honored to have Michael as the Chair of the Firm's Medical Malpractice Group. Michael has played a leading role in the following national litigation matters: He Has Served As Co-Lead Coordinating Counsel For The Plaintiffs In National Litigation Against Fresenius, The Manufacturer Of GranuFlo, A Defective Product Used During Dialysis. He Has Served On The Plaintiffs' Executive Committee In Litigation Involving Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Implants. He Was Plaintiffs' Lead Coordinating Counsel In Massachusetts Diet-Drug Litigation, In Which He Helped To Obtain Settlements For Over 2,300 Individuals Injured By The Fen-Phen And Redux Diet Drugs. He Was Plaintiffs' Co-Liaison Counsel In Litigation Involving Taxus Surgical Stents, Which Were Favorably Settled. Michael has had similar success handling matters involving medical malpractice, premises liability, workplace injury, and motor-vehicle accidents. He has successfully negotiated favorable resolutions of such cases, including a $4 million settlement on behalf of a child who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a bus accident, a $6 million settlement for law-enforcement officers in a nationwide class-action suit against the maker of material used in body armor, and a $4.5 million settlement on behalf of the parents of a college student who was murdered in her off-campus apartment.

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• Partner ( Licensed in

KBA is fortunate to work with Mr. Reza Davani because he is a true trial lawyer. He has secured jury trial verdicts across Maryland. He has a 9-million-dollar verdict in a nursing home case in Baltimore County. Six months later, he obtained a 1.5-million-dollar verdict in Baltimore City with Laurn Henry. He heads KBA's nursing home practice area. Each case is different and this past record does not assure future success, so contact us to discuss the specifics of your case, nursing home or otherwise.

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• Partner
• Partner ( Licensed in FL, Not Licensed in

Robert has dedicated his entire career to being a trial lawyer and litigating products liability

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• Partner ( Licensed in NC, Not Licensed in

Whitney J. Butcher comes to KBA with extensive experience litigating products liability, mass tort, and single event cases. With previous positions as both Partner for a prominent North Carolina based personal injury firm, and as Senior Attorney for a large firm with a national reach, she values the importance of quality client-centered representation but also knows how to fiercely litigate against billion-dollar companies in complex proceedings. She has previously been appointed to the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for the Smith & Nephew BHR Hip Implant Multi-District Litigation ("MDL") and the Discovery Committee for the Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate MDL. She has also litigated cases in numerous other federal consolidated litigations and MDLs and has experience taking corporate fact witness and 30b6 depositions, arguing and briefing motions, and helping to oversee document discovery and the review of millions of pages of documents. Her favorite aspect of practicing law, though, is the ability represent individuals and help tell their stories. She has successfully represented hip implant clients whose devices failed prematurely, helped numerous families navigate and ultimately resolve tragic wrongful death cases, and worked to secure a multi-million-dollar settlement for a client with a severe traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injuries following a devastating motor vehicle wreck. Born and raised in Ashland, Kentucky, Ms. Butcher graduated from Elon University magna cum laude in 2009, with double majors in Political Science and Public Administration. She also competed on the Division I Women's Tennis Team and was named an ITA Scholar Athlete. She then attended Elon University School of Law where she was a member of the Moot Court Board and argued at several national competitions, graduating in 2012.