At a Glance

Jeanette’s practice focuses primarily on product liability and drug and medical device litigation.  She coordinates the national defense of complex product liability and mass tort litigation and is experienced in managing complex multi-district litigation.  Jeanette is also an experienced commercial litigator having successfully defended financial institutions and other business entities in contractual and commercial disputes.  Jeanette has additional experience in securities, ERISA, construction, health insurance, banking, and personal injury litigation and has successfully defended clients involved in state and federal criminal proceedings.

Practices/Industries
Litigation
Mass Tort/Occupational Exposure
Product Liability

Life Science
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Mass Tort Litigation

Areas of Concentration
  • Product Liability Litigation
  • Mass Tort Defense
  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation
Education
University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with distinction, 1988) Departmental Honors in Finance

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1995) Order of the Coif, Law Review
Representative Experience
  • Defends companies involved in complex products liability litigation in both state and federal court.
  • Coordinates the national defense of pharmaceutical companies in products liability litigation, including federal multi-district litigation.
  • Experienced in handling complex commercial litigation of all types, including securities, ERISA, construction, health insurance, and banking litigation.
  • Experienced in defending personal injury disputes.
  • Experienced in defending individuals and business entities in criminal proceedings, including those involving white-collar crimes.
  • Law clerk to the Honorable Sandra S. Beckwith, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
  • Prior to pursuing legal career, designed and implemented information and manufacturing systems as a consultant with Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting).
Professional Affiliations

Federal Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Fellow, Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, 2006
Inn of Court, 2003-04

Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio