Claire W. Ketner
Member

Practice Areas
AppellateBreach of Contract
Business Torts
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Labor and Employment
Personal Injury, Mass Torts, and Product Liability
Claire W. Ketner
Member
Biography
Claire Ketner concentrates her practice in commercial litigation, products liability, and employment litigation. She has represented companies in a variety of contract and tort matters, including bad faith insurance litigation, consumer fraud claims, and products liability suits. She has represented employers in discrimination and harassment suits, and advised employers with respect to preventing employment claims. She was named a Mid-South Rising Star 2011 in Business Litigation. Claire currently serves as the Firm’s Recruiting Chair.
Claire received her undergraduate degree from Millsaps College, where she majored in both history and political science. She received her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law, where she served as assistant editor for the International Commentary on Evidence, and as research assistant to Professor Craig R. Callen. She assisted Professor Callen in presenting the American trial evidence portion of Comparative Criminal Procedure and Evidence at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, and also served as copy editor on Expert Evidence Compared: Rules and Practices in the Dutch and American Criminal Justice Systems by P.T.C. Van Kampen.
Education
- J.D., Mississippi College School of Law, 1999
- B.A., Millsaps College, 1996
Admissions
- Mississippi (1999)
- United States District Courts of Mississippi (1999)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2003)
Community & Professional Activities
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer’s Project
- Jackson Young Lawyer’s Association
- Junior League of Jackson
- Vice Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
Representative Matters
- During September 2020, Stephen Carmody and Claire Ketner obtained a directed verdict in an FMLA retaliation case filed against Sanderson Farms, Inc. in United States District Court before Judge Keith Starrett.
- During January 2020, John Wade, Claire Ketner and Lane Bobo obtained summary judgment based upon the statute of limitations in a medical malpractice case filed against Select Specialty Hospital in Hinds County Circuit Court before Judge Tomie Green.
- Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, 924 F.3d 802 (5th Cir. 2019)
- Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Pittman, 2010 WL 4009151 ( Miss. 2010)
- Auld v. Life Ins. of Georgia, 2008 WL 397871 (S.D. Miss. 2008)
- Ward v. Life Investors Insurance Company of America, 383 F.Supp.2d 882 (S.D. Miss. 2005)
- Stephens v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S., 850 So.2d 78 ( Miss. 2003
- Anderson v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S., 248 F.Supp.2d 584 (S.D. Miss. 2003)
- Lady v. Jefferson Pilot Life Ins. Co., 241 F.Supp.2d 655 (S.D. Miss. 2001)
Speeches & Publications
- CLE Speaker for Mississippi Engineers: Employment Law Issues for Professional Engineers. September 14, 2006
Honors & Awards
- Benchmark Litigation© 2020 Labor & Employment Star
- Mid-South© 2011Rising Star in Business Litigation
- Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers [Top 5% Nationally]
- 2008 Recipient “Mississippi’s 50 Leading Business Women” by the Mississippi Business Journal
News
- BRUNINI ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© 2023 EDITION
- Brunini Named Best Law Firm in Mississippi for Third Year in a Row
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers
- President Biden Issues Executive Order Encouraging Federal Limits on Non-Compete Agreements
- Benchmark Litigation Has Recognized Eight Brunini Attorneys in its 2021 Edition
- COVID-19’s impact on labor & employment laws and regulations
- U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Course Concerning Title VII Protection of LGBTQ+ Rights
- Recent Federal Court Ruling Indicates Coverage for LGBTQ-Related Conditions Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Contradictory Federal Court Opinions LGBT Rights in the Workplace Sets Stage for Landmark Supreme Court Showdown
- BREAKING – U.S. FEDERAL JUDGE ISSUES NATIONWIDE ORDER TEMPORARILY BLOCKING DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S PROPOSED OVERTIME RULE CHANGE
- “Paid Sick Leave” for Employees of Certain Federal Contractors & Subcontractors
- Get Ready – Changes to Mandatory EEO-1 Coming in 2017
- New Version of Form I-9 Announced
- Over 20 States and 50 Business Groups File Suit Seeking to Block Enforcement of New Overtime Rule
- 84 Days and Counting – Is Your Company Prepared for the New Overtime Rule?
- OSHA Delays Proposed Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
- Department of Labor Announces Increase in Wage & Hour Penalties for Employers
- Are You Ready?-(For Expanded Employee Overtime Eligibility)
- OSHA Releases Final/Updated Workplace Injury Reporting Rule
- U.S. EEOC Alters Key Investigation Procedures
- U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Rule Not Expected in 2nd Half of 2016
- New NLRB Ruling Expands “Joint Employer” Standard
- New Legislation Proposes Sweeping Civil Rights Protections for LGBT Individuals
- U.S. EEOC Rules Workplace Discrimination Based on “Sexual Orientation” Already Illegal Under Federal Law
- Mississippi’s Newest Gun Law – and Its Impact on Businesses and Employers
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on “Employee vs. Independent Contractor” Misclassification
- UPDATE: U.S. Department of Labor Releases Proposed Rule to Expand Employee Overtime Eligibility
- U.S. EEOC To Take Aim At Corporate Wellness Programs
- United States Department of Labor’s OFCCP Final Rule Protecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination
- NLRB Issues Final Rule Altering Union Election Process