Lynn Schenk, Frederick Schenk and Benjamin Schenk Announce New Firm
A trio of prominent attorneys – former congresswoman Lynn Schenk, former CaseyGerry partner Frederick Schenk and trial lawyer Benjamin Schenk – have launched The Schenk Law Firm, specializing in personal injury, business and mass tort law.
With many decades of combined expertise, the firm’s attorneys practice in numerous areas, including serious personal injury, wrongful death, automobile collisions, product liability, social media addiction, mass torts, asbestos and mesothelioma, environmental law, wildfire claims, class actions, business and multi-district litigation.
According to Frederick Schenk, founding managing partner of the San Diego-based firm, the time was ideal to create this new plaintiffs’ firm together with his sister Lynn and son Benjamin. “We are thrilled to combine our extensive experience, complementary strengths and considerable resources and leverage our skills as consumer advocates to protect our clients’ rights and provide legal services to those who have been physically injured or financially damaged,” he said. “As dedicated trial lawyers, we are passionate about giving a voice to those who have been harmed through no fault of their own or taken advantage of by corporate misconduct.”
Since the outset of their legal careers in the 1970s, siblings Lynn Schenk and Frederick Schenk have forged a tremendously successful track record in many facets of the law. Previously a partner with nationally recognized plaintiffs’ firm CaseyGerry for over 40 years, Frederick Schenk concentrates his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation, asbestos litigation, automobile and bike accidents, construction negligence, traumatic brain injury and social media addiction. A pioneer in mass torts, he has led high stakes cases involving defective products and pharmaceuticals, playing a crucial role in holding large and small corporations accountable. Active in the community, since 2023 he has served as president of the 22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County Fair Board) and previously served as board president from 2013 to 2015. He has served on local, state and national trial association boards, including as president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and the San Diego Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). The recipient of numerous awards for his legal work and community service – including the San Diego County Bar Association’s Community Service Award and most recently the USD School of Law’s Distinguished Law Alumni award – he holds a B.A. in mass communications from UCLA and a J.D. from University of San Diego (USD) School Law.
Serving of counsel to the new firm, Lynn Schenk will advise on government and public policy as well as community engagement in her new role. With extensive public policy, corporate law and business experience, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first woman ever elected to Congress south of Los Angeles. Additionally, she was chief of staff to Governor Gray Davis and was California’s Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing under Governor Jerry Brown. A co-founder of the Lawyers Club of San Diego – a leading industry advocate for gender equality – she received her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a J.D. from the USD School of Law.
Benjamin Schenk practices in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, mass torts and complex business litigation. Prior to co-founding The Schenk Law Firm, he was a trial attorney with Fell Law – a top San Diego plaintiffs’ firm – where he will remain of counsel. Additionally, he founded The Civic Group LLC, a commercial real estate investment and asset management firm, and worked as a product manager at Bridgewater Associates (the world’s largest hedge fund) after graduating magna cum laude with an A.B. in government and a minor in theater from Dartmouth College. He holds a J.D. from the USD School of Law.
About The Schenk Law Firm
Headquartered in San Diego at 600 W. Broadway Suite 700 with offices in Palm Desert, The Schenk Law Firm is comprised of top trial attorneys with extensive litigation, business and government experience – and has helped recover over $25 billion for families, individuals and governments who have suffered serious injuries, financial losses or lost loved ones. For more information please visit https://schenklawfirm.com.
