- Member, The American Law Institute
- Past chair, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Young Lawyers Committee (2022-2023)
- Steering committee member, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Drug and Medical Device Committee
- Vice chair, AI Task Force, Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Center for Law and Public Policy
- Barrister, Lamar Inn of Court
- Member, Lawyers for Civil Justice
- Past member, Board of Directors, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Past chair and member of the leadership committee, BRAVO of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2012
- Emory University, B.A., 2008
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
Court Admissions
- Florida Superior Courts
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Georgia Superior Courts
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Speaker, “Zoom Depositions: Early Trial Strategy, Offensive and Defensive Positioning, and Improving Technology,” 2025 DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 9, 2025.
- Speaker, “Masters of Trial,” ABA 2024 Professional Success Summit, November 7, 2024.
- Speaker, “AI in Drug Development and Medical Devices: Unpacking Liability Risks in the Life Sciences,” American Conference Institute’s Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference, December 4, 2024.
- Speaker, “Embracing AI in Senior Living: Use Cases, Legal Considerations, and Benefits,” OHCA Annual Convention 2024: The Art of Innovation, September 18, 2024.
- Speaker, “Tips for Adding Value at Trial No Matter Your Role,” 2024 DRI Young Lawyers Seminar, June 13, 2024.
- Speaker, “Psychology of a Jury: Voir Dire, Deliberations & Verdict Trends,” Atlanta Bar Association – Litigation Section Breakfast Meeting, January 19, 2024.
- Speaker, “How to Make Your iPad Work for You,” DRI’s Opportunity Calling Series, March 27, 2023.
- Speaker, “Expert Exposé,” ABA’s Current Events in Business Litigation Conference – What You Need to Know, February 1, 2023.
- Speaker, “Technology Is Your Ace in the Hole,” 2023 DRI Women in the Law Seminar, January 24, 2023.
- Panelist, “Effective Techniques for Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses,” DRI Webinar, October 12, 2022.
- Speaker, “What Can and Should Jurors Consider When Awarding Damages?,” Sixteenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues, October 10, 2022.
- Panelist, “Scientific and Expert Testimony,” ABA’s Bench & Bar Academy, April 4-5, 2022.
- Panelist, “Mediation Strategies and Perspectives: Insurance, Products Liability, and Commercial Practice,” ABA Business Litigation Conference: Getting Down to Business! Examining Emerging Trends in Business Litigation, March 25, 2022.
- Panelist, “Cross-Examination of the Sympathetic Plaintiff in a Personal Injury Case: Plaintiff and Defense Strategies,” Strafford Webinar, February 2, 2022.
- Speaker, “Litigation by iPad: How to be a Tech Whiz In and Out of the Courtroom,” DRI’s 2021 Product Liability Conference, August 21, 2021.
- Panelist, “In-House Counsel: Protecting Legal Privilege When Working With Outside Public Relations Firms,” Strafford Publications, April 22, 2021.
- Panelist, “Return to ‘Normal:’ Post COVID-19 Considerations for Life Sciences, Pharma, and Health Care Companies,” Association of Corporate Counsel Greater Philadelphia 2021 Virtual In-House Counsel Conference, April 22, 2021.
- Speaker, “Cross-Examination of the Sympathetic Plaintiff in a Personal Injury Case: Plaintiff and Defense Strategies,” Strafford Webinar, May 14, 2020.
- Presenter, “Trial Preparation,” DRI Trial Skills Series, April 2019.
- Presenter, “So You’ve Got to Draft a Cross-Examination for Trial . . . Now What?,” DRI Products Liability Seminar, February 7, 2019.
- Presenter, “The Millennial Invasion of Jury Pools,” DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 10-11, 2018.
- Presenter, “Introduction to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation,” Defense Research Institute Webinar, November 10, 2015.
- Presenter, “What’s the Score Now? An Update on Medical Device Preemption,” 23rd Annual Product Liability Seminar, State Bar of Georgia, February 25, 2015.
- Presenter, “State Laws Governing HIV Testing in Correctional Settings,” Annual Public Health Law Conference, October 2013.
- Presenter, “Biobanking, Consent, and Certificates of Confidentiality: Does the ANPRM Muddy the Water?,” The Annual Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation Conference, The Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, May 18-19, 2012.
- Host, The Good Bot: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, and the Law Podcast.
- Podcast, “AI in Employment: Navigating the Legal Landscape with Lessons from I, Robot,” Hiring to Firing Podcast, March 25, 2025.
- Author, “AI-Enabled Medical Device Manufacturers: Are You Prepared for Evolving FDA Oversight?,” Med Device Online, November 1, 2024
- Co-author, “States Seek AI Guardrails in Health Care,” Westlaw Today, July 9, 2024.
- Co-author, “AI in the Operating Room: Liability Issues for Device Makers,” Law360, April 16, 2024.
- Co-author, “New FDA Guidance on AI and Medical Products,” Troutman Pepper, April 10, 2024.
- Co-author, “Ga. Appeal Shows Benefits of Questioning Jury Instructions,” Law360, November 21, 2023.
- Co-author, “Correcting the Pattern: Pattern Jury Instructions Can Be Challenged,” Troutman Pepper, October 25, 2023.
- Co-author, “Effective Voir Dire in the Virtual Courtroom,” For The Defense, July & August 2023.
- Co-author, “Proposed Amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 Provide Clarification for Courts and Litigants,” Joint Business Litigation Committee / Cannabis Law & Policy Committee Newsletter, Spring 2023.
- Podcast, “In House Warrior: Razor Thin – Privilege for Third Parties,” Corporate Counsel Business Journal, June 3, 2021.
- Co-author, “Failure to Warn Who? Eleventh Circuit Solidifies Duty to Warn Physicians, Not Plaintiffs,” DRI: Rx for the Defense, April 22, 2021.
- Co-author, “Liability Considerations for Manufacturers of Face Masks in the Age of COVID-19,” The Voice, July 15, 2020.
- Co-author, “Liability Considerations for Manufacturers of Face Masks Intended for Source Control in the Age of COVID-19,” Troutman Sanders, June 9, 2020.
- Co-author, “Guidance for Non-Medical Device Manufacturers to Produce Isolation Gowns,” Troutman Sanders, April 22, 2020.
- Co-author, “Considerations for Limiting Liability for Manufacturers and Importers of Masks and PPE During the COVID-19 Crisis,” Troutman Sanders, April 9, 2020.
- Author, “Flowers v. Mississippi: A Batson Guideline for Civil and Criminal Trial Lawyers,” DRI: The Voice, July 2019.
- Author, “Adding Value During Jury Selection at Every Level,” For the Defense, April 2019.
- Author, “So You’ve Got to Draft a Cross-Examination for Trial—Now What?,” For the Defense, March 2019.
- Author, “Who’s on the Hook? The Product Liability Implications of 3D Printing and Patient-Matched Medical Devices,” DRI: Rx for the Defense, August 2018.
- Co-author, “Farewell to Extreme Litigation Tourism: A Summer of Personal Jurisdiction Narrowing by the Supreme Court,” For the Defense, October 2017.
- Co-author, “Association of HIV Diagnosis Rates and Laws Criminalizing HIV Exposure in the United States,” AIDS, June 2017.
- Author, “Keeping Pain and Suffering Out of Wrongful Death Damages,” DRI: The Voice, February 22, 2017.
- Co-author, “State Laws Governing HIV Testing in Correctional Settings,” Journal of Correctional Health Care, January 2016.
- Co-author, “Certificates of Confidentiality: Protecting Human Subject Research Data in Law and Practice,” 43 J. L. Med. & Ethics 594, 2015.
- Co-author, “Novel Claims: How Plaintiffs Are Using Off-Label Promotion of Medical Devices to Avoid Preemption and Dismissal of Their Claims,” DRI: Rx for the Defense, March 2015.
- Co-author, “What’s the Score Now? An Update on Medical Device Preemption,” ICLE 23rd Annual Product Liability Seminar, February 25, 2015.
- Co-author, “United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari to Medtronic,” IADC Drug, Device, and Biotechnology Newsletter, July 2014.
- Co-author, “Biobanking, Consent, and Certificates of Confidentiality: Does the ANPRM Muddy the Water?,” Human Subjects Research Regulation: Perspectives on the Future (Basic Bioethics), 2014.
- Co-author, “Biobanking, Consent, and Certificates of Confidentiality: Does the ANPRM Muddy the Water?,” 41 J. L. Med. & Ethics 440, 2013.
- Co-author, “Certificates of Confidentiality: Protecting Human Subject Research Data in Law and Practice,” 14 Minn. J. L. Sci. & Tech. 11, 2013.
- Co-author, “Certificates of Confidentiality: Legal Counsels’ Experiences With and Perspectives on Legal Demands for Research Data,” Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, Volume 7, Issue 4, 2012.
- Mentioned, “Meghan Kelly Does It Again: Defense Verdict in Mesh Suit Is 2nd for Orrick This Year,” New Jersey Law Journal, May 3, 2023.
- Interviewed, “Manufacturing Masks and Protective Equipment in the Age of COVID-19,” Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Litigation Podcast Series, COVID-19 Resource Center, May 9, 2020.
- Quoted, “Troutman, Smith Gambrell Protect Volunteer PPE-Makers From Legal Liability,” Daily Report, April 7, 2020.