Mary Lynn Tate

Counsel

Mary Lynn represents pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and other manufacturers in the defense of product liability claims on a local, regional, and national level, including claims in multidistrict litigation and consolidated proceedings. She handles all phases of the defense of complex cases, including fact and expert depositions, electronic discovery, dispositive practices, Daubert challenges, mediation, trial, and appeal.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • College of William & Mary

    (B.S., 1983)

  • University of Kentucky College of Law

    (J.D., 1999)

Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Experience

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Involved in complex product liability litigation with a concentration on defense of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Involved in coordination of national defense of complex product liability litigation involving pharmaceuticals.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Staff Attorney for Judge Mary C. Noble, Fayette County Circuit Court, Kentucky.
  • Former Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

Involvement

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program (Former Member)