Austin Kessler has represented clients at all stages of litigation, including pre-suit negotiations, pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions practice, jury trials, arbitrations, and appeals. Austin focuses his practice on professional liability defense, including healthcare matters and medical malpractice, and the defense of correctional healthcare providers against constitutional claims.
- Dismissal of plaintiff’s case against property owner and property management company in premises liability case.
- Dismissal of defendant’s negligence case filed in federal court against a hospital and its healthcare providers.
- Defense verdict in rear-end collision motor vehicle case for defendant driver.
- Directed verdict in rear-end collision motor vehicle case for defendant who admitted liability.
- Summary judgment in federal court for defendant accused of defaming a candidate for political office.
- Summary judgment for property owner and property management company in premises liability case.
Admissions
- North Carolina
Memberships
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- 41st Judicial District Bar
- Polk County Bar, President, 2019-2020
Education
- J.D., Campbell University School of Law, 2016
- B.A., Criminal Justice, Guilford College, 2013
- Dean’s List Honor Student