Jennifer McLoone

Practice Areas

Product Liability; Appellate; Class Action and Complex Litigation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Litigation; Toxic Tort and Exposure Litigation

Career

Jennifer enjoys a diverse practice defending class actions in product liability, wrongful death and significant personal injury actions and handling commercial cases in both state and federal court in Florida and nationally. Jennifer has defended manufacturers in a wide variety of product liability claims, including claims involving pharmaceutical and medical devices, household products and alleged exposure to contamination due to manufacturing activities. Her commercial practice has included reversing ex parte injunctions, defeating requests for temporary restraining orders and defending against consumer protection claims under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Jennifer is part of two national counsel teams representing two of the firm’s pharmaceutical and medical device clients in product liability litigation nationally. She also currently manages a docket of toxic tort cases in the Southern District of Florida, as well as the Florida litigation for a firm client involving the use of an over-the-counter personal hygiene product. She has overseen complex consolidated proceedings in Florida state courts, coordinated those proceedings with federal multidistrict litigation, developed dispositive case strategies and strategies to defeat class certification. In addition, she has extensive experience handling appellate matters. Jennifer has been honored as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star for multiple years.

Jennifer also maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented foster children in dependency court proceedings involving allegations of abuse, neglect or abandonment. She has been named a Fellow of the Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy for her "professional experience, prior commitment and leadership" within the Miami-Dade legal community.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - ABA Section of Litigation Young Advocates Committee, Subcommittee Chair (2015-2016 and 2016-2017)

Dade County Bar Association

Dade Legal Aid - Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy, Fellow (2017-2018)

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society, Charter Member

Publications

A Practitioner’s Guide to Class Actions: Florida Chapter, American Bar Association, 3rd. Ed. 2021 (with Aimée Canty and Dan Rogers).

Saving You From Spoliation: How to Minimize the Risk of a Spoliation Claim, Annual Association of Corporate Counsel South Florida Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 27, 2018 (with Al Saikali, James Feeney, Devin Moss and Vanessa Offutt).

Hot Topics in Class Actions and Appellate Decisions, Legal and Ethical Developments for In-House Counsel, Miami, Florida, November 30, 2018.

Don't Get Yourself Into a Pickle: Avoiding the Quirks of Florida Law, Association of Corporate Counsel South Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 6, 2017 (with Daniel Rogers and Al Saikali).

Frye v. Daubert - What the Florida Supreme Court's Recent Decision on Daubert Means For You, Dade County Defense Bar Association, Miami, Florida, May 3, 2017 (with Judge Ellen L. Leesfeld and Daniel Rogers).

Jennifer A. McLoone (co-author), Florida, in Class Action Compendium (DRI Defense Library Series 2016 and 2011).

For a full list of publications, presentations and media, visit https://www.shb.com/professionals/m/mcloone-jennifer