Attorney Profiles

Henry Kerr is a 1960 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a 1962 graduate of St. John's University Law School. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Ohio. From 1963 through 1969, Henry practiced in New York courts litigating claims involving products liability defense, medical malpractice, admiralty, and negligence. In 1969, Henry joined the New York Stock Exchange, Division of Enforcement, and prosecuted member firms and registered personnel for infractions of the Exchange's rules and regulations. He successfully prosecuted one of the first administrative proceedings against a senior managing director of a major member firm for failure to supervise. Thereafter, Henry joined Bache and Company (now Wachovia Securities LLC) as regional counsel responsible for its Canadian Division (5 branches throughout Canada) and some 20 domestic branches. His duties required a thorough knowledge of Exchange rules and regulations, federal securities laws, and custom and usage in the brokerage industry. From 1973 to 2000, Henry served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of McDonald & Company, charged with overseeing compliance efforts and giving advice on general legal issues affecting a broker-dealer. In 2000, subsequent to the merger of McDonald and KeyCorp, he became associated with Key's litigation management department. Henry recently retired from Key and now is using his vast expertise exclusively for the benefit of injured investors.