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Christopher A. Kerosky
Present Position :
Honorary Consul, Republic of Poland, San Francisco.
His office in San Francisco is now the Consulate for the Republic of Poland and he serves as its Honorary Consul.
Education :
| 1984 |
Juris Doctor Degree
University of California, Berkeley, Boat School of Law |
1981
cum laude |
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
Work Experience :
| 1993-present | Attorney and Partner, Kerosky & Associates, San Francisco, California
Operates his own law practice with four attorneys and several staff. Clients are primarily Polish and Polish-Americans.
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| 1993-2002 |
Attorney and Partner, Kerosky & Bradley, San Francisco, California
Worked as a partner and lawyer for a private law firm specializing in civil and immigration law. Primary clientele was Polish and Polish-American clients. |
| 1989-1993 |
Attorney and Partner, Byrne Igleheart Kerosky & Byrne, San Francisco, California
Worked as a partner and lawyer for a private law firm specializing in civil and immigration law. Primary clientele were Polish and Polish-American clients. |
| 1986-1989 |
Trial Attorney, Law Offices of Knecht Haley Lawrence & Smith, San Francisco, California
Worked as a trial lawyer for a private law firm specializing in insurance and public works law. |
| 1984-1986 |
Honor Law Graduate and Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C.
Handled various civil cases filed against the federal government including the case of Richard Nixon v. U.S. |
| Summer 1983 |
Honor Law Associate, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C.
Worked as a paid summer honor intern as a law student |
Notable legal work :
Katyn Forest case:
handled litigation on behalf of the families of victims of the Katyn massacre against the Soviet and Russian governments
Tyrakowski v. City of San Bernadino:
successfully sued the City of San Bernadino police department for the shooting and killing of a Polish citizen on behalf of his mother, another Polish citizen. Referred the case by the Polish consulate
Polish Pastoral Center case:
successfully defended a lawsuit against the Polish church in San Jose for construction costs allegedly owed. Handled the church's defense pro bono and obtained a defense verdict (holding nothing was owed by the church)
Polish American Congress litigation:
Have represented the Polish American Congress in various cases since 1989, including a case successfully recovering sums embezzled from a Polish charity |
Honors :
- Attorney General's Trial Advocate Award, 1984
- Attorney General's Special Achievement Award, 1985, 1986
- Listed, Who's Who in Polish America, 1996
Courts Admitted :
- U.S. Claims Court, Washington, D.C.;
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit;
- U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California.
Memberships :
- State Bar of California
- San Francisco Bar Association.
- American Bar Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member and Former President, Polish American Congress, Northern California Division.
- Director, US-Polish Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco
- Counsel and Member, John Paul II Foundation, San Francisco
- Counsel and Member, Polish Veterans Organization, San Francisco
- Member, Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
- Founder, Polonia Foundation
- Former Counsel and Board member, East Bay Polish American Association
- Polish Pastoral Catholic Church
Languages :
- English, Polish (fluent)
- Russian, French and Spanish (conversational)
Personal :
- Born Fremont, Ohio, August 24, 1959.
- Parents: Tadeusz and Rose Kerosky
- Grandparents were Polish immigrants: Antoni and Maria Krylowski.
- Wife: Mary Kerosky, Speech Therapist
- 3 Children: Sara, Sophia and Samuel
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