Education: Drake University School of Law
Degree: JD
Year: 1997

Key Practice Experience

• Mass torts/Products liability defense
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device litigation
• Hospitality
• Multi-district litigation (MDL) practice and procedure
• Class action litigation

Key Industry Experience

• Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
• Foodborne Illness Litigation
• Drug Testing in Sports

Representative Cases/Transactions

• Mass Tort:
  • Lead Paint/Lead Pigment Litigation: Defense of chemical manufacturer in public nuisance, personal injury and class action litigation
  • Asbestos Litigation: Defense of various manufacturers in personal injury and wrongful death litigation

• Defense of pharmaceutical manufacturers in cases involving:
  • Prescription drugs:
    • SSRIs (class action)
    • Analgesics
    • Adhesion prevention
    • Birth control
    • Anxiety prevention
    • Hormone replacement therapy (MDL)
    • NSAIDs (COX-2 inhibitors)
    • Pain control
    • Anti-inflammatories
    • Antibiotics (MDL)
    • Cholesterol
  • Over the counter drugs:
    • Nasal relief/cold medicines
• Hospitality:
  • Defense of the National Football League (NFL) regarding a variety of cliams arising out of the administration fot he NFL’s Drug Testing Program and suspension of NFL players
  • Foodborne Illness Litigation
    • Defense of a major vegetable producer in E. coli pre-packaged salad litigation
    • Defense of egg producer in Salmonella Enteridis litigation

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Defense Research Institute
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

• Salvation Army
• Habitat for Humanity
• Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Volunteer

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota State Courts
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Other Education

• B.S., Legal Assistant, University of Minnesota, Moorhead, MN