RIDGELAND, Miss., Oct. 1, 2013 – Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC (Butler Snow) Attorney Christy D. Jones has been named Product Liability Attorney of the Year by the LMG Life Sciences Awards. Jones is a member of the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Team – and focuses her practice on drug and medical device, product liability law and mass torts.
“We congratulate Christy on this prestigious honor,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman, Butler Snow. “Her hard work has earned her great respect among her clients and peers around the country. This designation is certainly well-deserved.”
Jones has served as national trial counsel representing numerous corporations, trying hundreds of cases throughout the United States, many of them bellwether cases. She has been recognized for her work by Chambers USA, and The Best Lawyers in America® and she is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a past regent of Region 6. She is also a fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Bar Foundation.
LMG Life Sciences ranks attorneys and law firms by their expertise in both the legal profession and life sciences industry. Research for the publication is based on reviewing nearly 1,000 interviews and surveys completed by partners active in the market. The publication covers four main practice areas: regulatory, intellectual property, finance & transactional, and non-IP litigation and enforcement. Butler Snow was also a finalist for Product Liability Firm of the Year.
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Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, is a full-service law firm with over 250 attorneys representing local, regional, national and international clients from 15 offices globally. Ranked as one of America’s Top 100 law firms in the BTI Power Rankings, Butler Snow is recognized as one of the nation’s top law firms for client service. The firm was also named by BTI on the Short List of Go-To Law Firms and also rated as a Hidden Gem. For more information, visit www.butlersnow.com or follow Butler Snow on twitter @Butler_Snow.