At a Glance

Gina is experienced in managing complex and individual litigation and has represented some of the nation’s leading retailers, sports and exercise equipment manufacturers and distributors, and technology and pharmaceutical companies. She is currently managing the firm's hormone-replacement therapy litigation for a top pharmaceutical company.  She has extensive experience in multi-district litigation and class action litigation involving products, contract and labor issues. Gina also is experienced in all aspects of state and federal civil litigation, including pleadings and motion practice, pretrial discovery, trial preparation, trial practice, and appeals. She was named an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star by Law & Politics. Gina also serves as a Regional Editor for the Ohio Tort Law Journal and co-chairs the Firm’s Women’s Professional Development Committee.

Practices/Industries
Litigation
Class Actions
Mass Tort/Occupational Exposure
Product Liability

Life Science
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Mass Tort Litigation

Areas of Concentration
  • Class Action Defense
  • Complex and Multi-District Litigation
  • Drug and Medical Device Defense
  • General Product Liability Defense
  • General Civil and Business Litigation
Education
Xavier University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990)

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1993) Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Moot Court; Student Court
Representative Experience
  • Experienced in managing complex and individual litigation for manufacturers and distributors of various products, including consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
  • Experienced in managing class action litigation involving products, contract issues, and labor issues.
  • Experienced in multi-district litigation involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
  • Experienced in handling all aspects of state and federal civil litigation, including pleadings and motion practice, pretrial discovery, trial preparation, trial practice, and appeals.
  • Experienced in resolving cases through alternative dispute resolutions, including arbitration and mediation.
  • Experienced in defense of general civil and business litigation matters.
Honors & Distinctions
BV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell

Named to Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation, Woodward/White (2008)

Named an "Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star" in a survey of Ohio lawyers by Law & Politics and Cincinnati magazines (July 2005)
Publications & Presentations
Presentations
"The Secrets of Winning:  Winning the E-Discovery Battle," PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (August 2007)
Professional Affiliations
Ohio State Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association
Admissions
State of Ohio
Commonwealth of Kentucky
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky