HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Class Action and Mass Tort - Examining the Blurred Lines in Recent Complex Litigation Speaker Profiles
Co-Chair Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco Show/Hide Bio
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Under Elizabeth Cabraser’s leadership, Lieff Cabraser has become one of the country’s largest law firms serving clients seeking redress for financial and consumer fraud, anti-competitive practices, harmful drugs and products, and illegal employment practices. For four decades, Elizabeth has made sure that our firm remains dedicated to its clients and its core values.
Co-Chair Lee Floyd, Breit Biniazan, Richmond, VA Show/Hide Bio
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Before joining Breit Biniazan, Lee Floyd spent a decade defending some of the country’s largest and most influential corporations. From pharmaceutical companies to national automotive manufacturers, Lee worked in the trenches with impressive battalions of attorneys and seemingly unlimited resources. Lee was the first female partner in the products liability group of one of the nation’s leading law firms and the youngest partner in that firm’s history. In 2019, she was one of only ten lawyers selected nationwide to join the prestigious Products Liability Advisory Council’s as a Future Leader. During this time Lee was recognized consistently: by Super Lawyers® as a “Rising Star” and by Best Lawyers in America® as “Ones to Watch.” She has received national recognition by Benchmark Litigation as a partner in the Product Liability Firm of the Year and is the only attorney in Virginia to be recognized on their “40 and Under Hot List” list five years running. On paper, she displays the kind of career that many attorneys aspire to achieve.
Co-Chair Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco Show/Hide Bio
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A leader within the plaintiffs’ bar, Lexi J. Hazam Chairs the firm’s Mass Torts Practice group and represents clients in mass tort cases and environmental class actions, as well as whistleblower/false claims act actions.
Co-Chair Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL Show/Hide Bio
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Jennifer M. Hoekstra is a partner with Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Ms. Hoekstra boasts an impressive academic and professional record, including graduation from two of the nation’s top schools. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York. She relocated to Louisiana to attend Tulane Law School, where she earned her J.D. while also completing a certificate in Environmental Law. During her law school career, she spent a semester studying at the University of Wisconsin School of Law and visited on their International Law Journal as a Junior Member during her Hurricane Katrina evacuation semester.
Co-Chair David L. Selby II, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Birmingham, AL Show/Hide Bio
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Throughout his legal career, David has successfully focused his practice on representing individuals injured by defective firearms, medical devices, and pharmaceutical drugs. David currently serves in leadership and steering committee roles in several medical device MDLs.
Adam M. Evans, Dickerson Oxton, Kansas City, MO
Aideen Gaffney, Vice President, Class Action and Mass Tort Solutions, Epiq, Seattle
Amanda Hunt, Keller Postman LLC, Louisiana
Andre Mura, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Oakland, CA
Anne W. Schiavone, Holman Schiavone, LLC, Kansas City, MO
Bill Cash, Levin Papantonio Rafferty, Pensacola, FL
Brandon D. Henry, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO
Cameron Andrus, Mass Tort Manager, Balaban Law, LLC, Denver
Carasusana B. Wall, Zoll & Kranz, LLC, Toledo, OH
Danielle Rogers, Langdon & Emison Attorneys At Law, Kansas City, MO
David K. Lietz, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Washington, DC
Erin Copeland, Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Hsiao (Mark) C. Mao, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, San Francisco
Jason L. Lichtman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Jason S. Goldstein, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
Jean Martin, Morgan & Morgan, Tampa, FL
Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco
Jesse Creed, Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP, Los Angeles
Jessica Meeder, May Jung, LLP, Washington, DC
Jonathan P. Floyd, Troutman Pepper, Richmond, VA
Kate M. Baxter-Kauf, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
Kelly Hyman, The Hyman Law Firm P.A., West Palm Beach, FL
Kelly McNabb, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Kiley Grombacher, Bradley/Grombacher, LLP, Westlake Village, CA
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas
Maury Goldstein, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Melissa Gardner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Reagan Charleston Thomas, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Rebecca L. Phillips, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Stacy Hauer, Johnson // Becker, PLLC, St. Paul, MN
Steve Nober, President & CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
Stuart N. Ratzan, Ratzan Weissman & Boldt, Coconut Grove, FL
Thomas W. Pirtle, Laminack, Pirtle & Martines, Houston