- 87 - YVONNE M. FLAHERTY LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P. www.locklaw.com ABOUT YVONNE M. FLAHERTY Yvonne M. Flaherty focuses her practice on the representation of injured parties in complex litigation against pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as class actions involving a variety of consumer and product defect claims. She has been appointed to serve as Lead Counsel in consolidated claims against national medical device manufacturers and serves on several Plaintiff Steering Committees on behalf of thousands of claimants in Multi District Litigation throughout the United States. Ms. Flaherty has also served on trial teams in two national class actions, both of which were tried to verdict. In Peterson v. BASF Corp., Ms. Flaherty was a member of the trial team who secured a substantial jury verdict for a nation-wide class of farmers seeking redress for violation of consumer protection statutes. She is a frequent speaker at national conferences concerning medical device and pharmaceutical litigation, including topics concerning mass tort litigation, preemption, electronic discovery, and the Learned Intermediary Doctrine. Yvonne M. Flaherty is a member of the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) formerly ATLA, numerous AAJ committees, co-chairs the Electronic Discovery Committee, and is the past Chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyers Caucus. She also serves on the Minnesota Association for Justice Board of Governors and Executive Committee and is a member of the Minnesota State, Hennepin County and Federal Bar Associations. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS • AAJ Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP), Chair Elect (2010-present); Vice Chair (2009-2010); Secretary (2008-2009) • AAJ Electronic Discovery Litigation Group, Co-Chair (2006-present) • AAJ Womens Trial Lawyer Caucus, Chair (2008-2009); Chair Elect (2008-2009); Vice Chair (2007-2008); 2nd Vice Chair (2006-2007); Secretary (2005-2006); Lobby Day Co- Chair (2004, 2006, 2008) • AAJ Executive Committee (2010-present) • AAJ Board of Governors (2006-present) • National College of Advocacy, Board of Trustees (2010-present) • National Finance Council (2010-present) • AAJ Litigation Group Leaders Council, Co Chair (2009-present) PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION • Named a Minnesota Super Lawyer® (Class Action/Mass Torts) from 2011-2018 • Named one of Minnesota’s Top 50 Women Super Lawyers® from 2013-2018 • Named a Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer® from 2016-2017 • Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer in 2015 PRACTICES: • Personal Injury • Defective Drugs • Medical Devices BAR ADMISSIONS • 1996, Minnesota COURT ADMISSIONS Minnesota • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota • U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit PRODUCTS LIABILITY Women in Law Awards 2021 USA
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