CaseyGerry Adds New Attorney Specializing in Class Action Litigation
Veteran Litigator Also an Ordained Rabbi
SAN DIEGO, CA, November 11, 2012
CaseyGerry - San Diego's oldest plaintiff's law firm - has expanded its class action litigation practice team with the addition of veteran attorney Mark Ankcorn.Ankcorn, whose practice has been concentrated on consumer actions, is joining the firm as an attorney of counsel and will work closely with partner Gayle M. Blatt in representing clients on complex litigation matters, including national class actions against the largest banks in the world. The firm is actively prosecuting cases against JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America and Discover Financial Services, among others.
"Mark brings us a wealth of expertise, ranging from leading a team that prosecuted the largest financial services companies in the world to representing insurance companies in major health care fraud litigation," said CaseyGerry's managing partner David S. Casey, Jr. "His knowledge of finance, regulatory compliance and risk exposure will be particularly important to our class action work, as well as our personal injury and product liability practices."
Prior to joining CaseyGerry, Ankcorn was in private practice in San Diego, handling national consumer class actions, with more than $9 million in settlements to date. He was also an associate with boutique litigation firms in Century City, Calif., and Orlando, Fla.
After graduating as a member of the prestigious Order of the Coif - given to only the top ten percent of the class - from the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Calif. - Ankcorn began his legal career as a deputy district attorney in Orange County, Calif. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., where he lettered in football and basketball.
In addition to his legal career, Ankcorn is an ordained rabbi with a master's degree in rabbinic studies from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2006, he served as the senior rabbi of one of the oldest synagogues in New York City, Congregation Shaare Zedek, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He also held a pulpit in Orlando, Fla., for two years. He lives with his wife and daughter in the San Elijo Hills neighborhood of San Diego.
About Casey Gerry
Celebrating 65 years in San Diego, Casey Gerry was established in 1947, and is the oldest plaintiffs' law firm in San Diego. The firm's 15 attorneys practice in numerous areas, including asbestos, personal injury, product liability and pharmaceutical litigation. Located in the Banker's Hill neighborhood of San Diego, the firm also has a satellite office in Carlsbad, Calif. For more information, call (619) 238-1811 or visit http://www.caseygerry.com.
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