Bar Admission
& Education
& Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
- Juris doctorate, 2013
- Honors: cum laude
- Moot Court: Niagara International Moot Court
- BPP Law School, London, United Kingdom
- Graduate Diploma in Law, 2012
- Moot Court: Jessup International Moot Court
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
- Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Political Philosophy, and Spanish
- Honors: magna cum laude, Student Body President
Court Admissions
- Minnesota, 2013
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2013
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2015
Professional Associations
& Memberships
& Memberships
- Plaintiff Executive Committee (PSC) In Re: Valsartan Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) In Re: Abilify Products Liability Litigation
- American Association for Justice – Member
- Minnesota Association for Justice – Member
Leadership
& Appointments
& Appointments
- In re Aripiprazole Products Liability Litigation: Discovery Liaison and Plaintiffs Steering Committee Member
- In re Bard IVC Filter Products Liability Litigation: Law and Motion Committee Member
- Selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2015-2020
Awards & Certifications
Honors/Awards
- Selected by Minnesota Super Lawyers– Rising Star, 2015-2020
- Selected by Minnesota Lawyer– Up & Coming Attorney, 2014
- 2018 Member of the Year, Minnesota Association for Justice
Presentations
& Publications
& Publications
- “What to Do with a New Drug or Device Case,” Minnesota Trial Magazine, Winter 2017
- Speaker, “Abilify,” Mass Tort Medical School, Orlando, Florida, March 2017
- Speaker, “Abilify and Compulsive Gambling,” American Association for Justice Mid-Winter Convention, Austin, Texas, February 2017
- Speaker, “Medical Device Preemption and Getting Around Riegel,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Montreal, Quebec, July 2015
- “Taking on Infuse and Preemption,” Trial Magazine, July 2015
- Speaker, “Speaking to Your Treating Physician and Pleading Fraud,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2014
- Speaker, “Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft- Litigation Update,” American Association for Justice Education’s Plaintiff-Only Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Litigation Update Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2014
- “Pleading a Parallel Claim Based on Fraudulent Promotion of Off-Label Use,” American Association for Justice Speaker Paper, July 2013
- Moderator, “A Broad View of the Medtronic Infuse Litigation and Substantive Issues Therein,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, San Francisco, California July 2013.
- “Pleading a Parallel Claim: The Challenging Landscape of Preemption in Medical Device Cases and Possibilities for the Near Future,” American Association for Justice Infuse Bone Graft Teleseminar Speaker Paper, December 2012
Pro Bono & Volunteer Activities
- Twin Cities Cardozo Society Board Member, 2016-Present
- Children’s Law Center Volunteer Attorney, 2014-Present
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Minnesota: Big Sister, 2013-Present
- Jewish Family & Children’s Service: Volunteer, 2013-Present
Mass Tort Areas of Practice
Personal Injury & Defective Products
Experience
- Dangerous Medical Devices & Defective Drugs and Supplements including: Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft, GranuFlo & NaturaLyte, Medtronic Insulin Pumps, Testosterone Therapy, Propecia, Avandia, Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control, IVC Filters, Mirapex, Vioxx, Trasylol, Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches, Pacemaker Lead Wires
- Dietary Supplements
- Product Liability: Exploding devices, single event medical device and nutritional supplement cases
- Automobile and Truck Collisions
- Wrongful Death including: Drug Adverse Effects and Medical Device Malfunctions