Attorney Profiles

Hugh D. Berkson obtained a business degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and is a 1994 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and received both the American Jurisprudence Award, National Mock Trial in 1993 and the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Prize for 1993-1994. Hugh has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the CWRU School of Law, where he began teaching trial practice in 1995. After gaining extensive trial experience in both business and personal injury litigation, Hugh decided in 2000 to join Tony and Jay in the representation of injured investors. He tries securities cases, both on his own and in tandem with Tony, and does a significant amount of research and writing. He is a member of Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), and in addition to being an active member of PIABA committees, is a featured speaker at PIABA's annual meeting/seminar. He also is a faculty member and speaker in the Practicing Law Institute's "Securities Arbitration 2008: Evolving and Improving," presented in New York City and webcast to a nationwide audience.