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Experience
Jessica has been representing hospitals, long term care facilities, physicians, nurses and other health care providers in the defense of medical malpractice and wrongful death claims for more than a decade. After graduating law school, she completed a clerkship with the New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County Vicinage, Criminal Division, in Newark, New Jersey. She then honed her skills as a medical malpractice defense attorney in New York City where she practiced for more than 7 years. Upon deciding to start her family, Jessica returned to her home state of Kentucky and now practices throughout the Commonwealth and the State of Ohio. Jessica’s practice includes, but is not limited to:
• Representation of clients in all aspects of medical negligence and wrongful death claims, including but not limited to pre-suit evaluation, claim response and investigation, discovery and motion practice, and trial
• Representation of clients on appellate issues in Kentucky and Ohio
• Advising clients on a variety of risk management issues
• Representation of clients regarding alternative dispute and extra-judicial resolution of various litigation related matters
• Advising clients on a variety of HIPAA-related issues
Admissions
• Kentucky
• New Jersey
• New Jersey (Federal)
• New York
• New York, Eastern District (Federal)
• New York, Southern District (Federal)
• Ohio
Professional Affiliations
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association
• Ohio Bar Association
• UK Alumni Association
Presentations
• “Professional Boundaries and Social Media, What You Need to Know,” presented to staff at The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (September 2019)
• “HIPAA – What You Need to Know,” presented to nursing staff at Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio (May 2019)
• “Meta-What,” presentation on metadata and electronic health records in litigation, Cincinnati, Ohio (January 2019)
• “Medication Errors & The Law,” 2015 PCA Pharmacy Educational Symposium, Louisville, Kentucky (March 2015)
• “Protecting Your Facility Against End of Life Related Litigation,” Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities Annual Meeting (November 2013)
• “Anatomy of a Lawsuit”, presented to physician practice managers with Catholic Health Partners (August 2012)
• “OSHA and Physician Offce Practices,” presented to physician practice managers with Catholic Health Partners (August 2012)
Education
• New England Law (J.D., 2002)
• University of Kentucky (B.A., 1999)
