Education
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., 1994
- Villanova University, B.A., 1991, political science and philosophy
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- Speaker, “Managing Mega-MDLs; Challenges, Solutions, and Emerging Trends,” Fall Mass Torts Made Perfect Seminar 2025, October 22, 2025.
- Speaker, “Navigating Mass Torts from the Unique Perspective of the Judiciary; Practical Guidance and Insightful Observations,” Spring Mass Torts Made Perfect Seminar 2025, April 2, 2025.
- Speaker, “Mass Tort Pre-Settlement to Payment – Claims Management Problems and Solutions,” Epiq Mass & Class, February 14, 2025.
- Speaker, “Critical Early Decisions in MDL Litigation: Shaping the Defense,” PLAC, October 9, 2024.
- Speaker, “Early Exchange of Information: What Works for Both Sides,” Epiq’s Mass & Class 2024 Summit, March 6, 2024.
- Speaker, “Exit Strategies, Resolutions Options, and Dealing with the ‘TAIL,’” Louisiana State Bar Association’s 23rd Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, November 10, 2023.
- Speaker, “Overcoming the Trials and Tribulations of Plaintiff Census Forms and Registries: What’s Working, What’s Not, and How the Newly Proposed MDL Rule Changes May Improve the System,” ACI’s 27th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation, December 6, 2022.
- Panelist, “Taking Down the Rising Behemoth: Combatting Plaintiff Tactics That Are Transforming MDLs into the Machines We See Today,” ACI’s 26th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation, December 7, 2021.
- Speaker, “Strategies for Minimizing the Effects of Innovator Liability,” ACI’s 23rd Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation, November 28, 2018.
- Speaker, “ACI’s Drug & Medical Litigation Boot Camp,” Philadelphia, PA, July 31, 2018.
- Speaker, “Third-Party Financing and Impact of JPML Selection of Transferee Judge,” Mass-Tort MDL Problems Conference, April 27, 2018.
- Speaker, “Training the Next Generation of Life Sciences Attorneys to Become an Asset,” ACI’s 22nd Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation, December 4, 2017.
- Speaker, “Settlements in Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation,” July 27, 2016.
- Speaker, “Sufficient Proof of Injury in Multiple-Plaintiff Trials,” Mass Torts Judicial Forum, April 15, 2016.
- Speaker, “Getting Out of Dodge – A Strategic Checklist for Getting Out of Unfriendly Jurisdictions and Practical Tips for Using Personal Jurisdiction, Forum Non Conveniens, Severance Motions, and CAFA and Other Removal Arguments,” ACI’s 20th Annual Drug and Medical Litigation Conference, December 3, 2015.
- Speaker, “Litigation in a Post-Tincher World,” Philadelphia Mass Tort Conference, March 27, 2015.
- Co-author, “State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty,” Troutman Pepper, June 15, 2023.
- Co-author, “Product Liability & Safety 2022,” Chambers and Partners, June 23, 2022.
- Co-author, “Product Liability & Safety 2021,” Chambers and Partners, June 24, 2021.
- Co-author, “Product Liability & Safety 2020,” Chambers and Partners, June 24, 2020.
- Co-author, “Product Liability & Safety 2019,” Chambers and Partners, July 10, 2019.
- Quoted, “Attorneys Say It’s Gotten Harder for Young Lawyers to Get Court Experience,” The Legal Intelligencer, February 16, 2023.
- Mentioned, “Meet the Attys Leading Philly’s Newest Mass Tort Programs,” Law360, September 16, 2022.
- Quoted, “Christina Diaz Has Gone from the Bench to the Bar,” Hispanic Executive, November 9, 2020.