Brenda is a litigation paralegal with over 10 years of litigation and trial experience.  She manages all aspects of a variety of cases all the way through trial and has experience with trial presentation. Brenda has significant experience in using the latest technology combined with resourcefulness to provide key support in all phases of litigation.

Key Practice Experience

• Substantial arbitration and trial experience
• Involved with cases pertaining to pharmaceutical and medical device
• Substantial experience working multi-district litigation cases
• Experience with cases pertaining to personal injury, products liability, workers’ compensation, no-fault and medical malpractice
• Worked plaintiff personal injury from 2000-2004
• Appellate practice
• Wrongful death claims and catastrophic personal injury
• Transportation defense litigation
• Investigation regarding allegations of harassment, retaliation and discrimination claims
• Mass torts and product liability defense

Key Industry Experience

• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
• Toxic Tort
• Foodborne Illness Litigation
• Transportation
• Labor and Employment

Representative Cases/Transactions

• Involved in defense of several pharmaceutical manufacturers in product liability cases involving the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s Disease/Restless Leg Syndrome (MDL) and cases involving antibiotics (MDL)
• Assisted in jury trials involving personal injury claims as a result of alleged benzene exposure, personal injury claims as a result of alleged side effects of various pharmaceutical drugs, personal injury and wrongful death claims
• Involved in defense of medical device manufacturer in product liability cases
• Assist in case management for mass toxic tort litigation
• Coordinates efforts with local, co-defense counsels, national counsels and in-house counsels

Professional Associations

• Member of MPA
• Paralegal Chapter of the Minnesota Bar Association

Community Involvement

• MSBA Everybody Wins Reading Buddy Program
• Volunteer Lawyers Network
• Participate in community volleyball leagues
• Volunteers at Minneapolis Crisis Nursery, Sharing and Caring Hands and Feed My Starving Children

Other Education

• B.S., A.B.A. Approved Paralegal Program (2000), Winona State University, Winona, MN, Sigma, Sigma, Sigma
• Certificate in Law Enforcement, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN