MKB News & Headlines

July 1, 2007: Moran Kiker Brown is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming I Love The Tavern Triathlon (formerly called the Robious Landing Sprint).  Click here  for more information.

June, 2007: Brickford Y. Brown will be participating as the Moderator at Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference in Santa Monica, California on June 5; Mr. Brown will conduct an in-house roundtable discussion entitled "Proactive Resolution of Cases."

May, 2007:  Dennis Kiker   will be speaking at the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys' Spring Meeting on May 10 on "Defending the Motion to Compel."

May, 2007:  Dennis Kiker  will be participating as a panel member on May 22 for the DRI's E-Discovery Audio Conference entitled "Preserving Privilege in the Electronic Age." 

April, 2007:  Dennis Kiker will speak at the DRI E-Discovery Seminar on "After the Litigation Hold:  Acquiring Electronically Stored Information, Finding Responsive Documents and Producing Them."

March, 2007 - Brick Brown, Dewayne Lonas and Pam Sellers, along with legal assistant Vicki Douglas recently received a defense verdict on behalf of CNH America LLC and Old Dominion Tractor and Equipment Company, Inc. in a $10 million products liability action.  The lawsuit involved a former Virginia Power employee who claimed that he was pitched out of a loader backhoe by an improperly designed door and an improperly manufactured component part which resulted in a neck injury which left him totally disabled.  The complaint also asserted various warranty claims, all of which were dismissed on summary judgment prior to trial.  Following a four day trial, the jury deliberated briefly and then returned a verdict in favor of defendants on all remaining claims.

February, 2007 - Articles by Dennis Kiker and Christopher J. Wesser have been published in the February 2007 issue of DRI's For the Defense.  Dennis is currently serving as Chair of the DRI Technology Committee; please click here to read Rolling with the Changes.  To read Chris' article, Ethical Considerations and the Use of Email , click here .  

January, 2007:  Dennis Kiker  gave a seminar at the University of Richmond School of Law on "Opening Statements and Closing Arguments".

January 2007 - Congratulations to C. Dewayne Lonas and Christopher J. Wesser  for their recognition as Virginia Super Lawyer Rising Stars for 2007.  The annual Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star list comprises the top attorneys in Virginia who are either 40 or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years.

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Christopher J. Wesser 
Contact Information

4110 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
(804) 421-6257
(804) 497-7575 (fax)
cwesser@morankikerbrown.com

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Mr. Wesser represents companies of all sizes in products liability, regulatory and risk management matters. His practice includes work in both federal and state trial and appellate courts, federal and state agencies, and before alternative dispute resolution boards and tribunals. In products liability, Mr. Wesser defends products such as tires, heavy and industrial equipment and commercial food processing equipment. His regulatory experience appearing before state and federal agencies, lobbying Congress on behalf of a government contractor, and preparing written comments on proposed rulemakings complements his product liability work as it gives him a unique perspective on the socio-political forces which shape the laws governing his clients' products.

Mr. Wesser is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Inc., Virginia Association of Counties and the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division.

Mr. Wesser serves as Editor of the MKB E-Mail News. Many of his articles appear on the firm's website.


Current Employment Position(s):

Associate
Areas of Practice:

  • Administrative Law
  • Products Liability
  • Government Relations
  • Employment Law
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Defense Team
Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2002
Education:

  • William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, May, 1999
    J.D.

  • LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York, May, 1996
    B.A., Business Administration/Finance
    Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.
    Chair, Whistleblower Subcommittee of the White Collar Crime Committee

  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.
    Member, Governmental Liability Committee

  • American Chemical Society

  • Virginia Association of Counties

Published Works:

  • Anti-Government Movement Guidebook, National Center for State Courts, 1999
Representative Cases:


Past Employment Positions:

  • Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, P.C., Attorney, 1999 - 2002