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Kristine Meredith |
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Kristine
Keala Meredith earned her Bachelors in Science degree from the University
of California, Davis where she graduated with Honors. She received
an academic scholarship to J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young
University. She was a member of the Moot Court Board of Advocates,
secretary of the Student Bar Association and awarded the Distinguished
Student Service Award. She also attended a semester at Howard University
Law School in Washington D.C. as a member of the faculty/student Diversity
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Before joining O'Reilly
& Danko, Ms. Meredith practiced as a member of the defense bar in product
liability and medical malpractice cases. As a product
liability litigator, she served as part of the National Defense counsel
teams for medical device manufacturers in multi-district federal litigation
cases: In Re: Silicone Breast Implant Litigation MDL-926 and In
Re: Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation, MDL-1014.
As a medical malpractice defense attorney she defended hospitals and
physicians in arbitrations and court trials throughout Northern California. |
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Currently, she draws
upon her defense experience to keep a tight reign on pretrial litigation
by handling the majority of the firm's legal research and writing.
Ms. Meredith was instrumental in obtaining orders for terminating sanctions
against Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods, Ltd.
Inc. in three of the gel candy cases. In Jing
v. Sheng Jen Foods, Ltd. Inc., the terminating sanction served as groundwork for a $50
million default judgment. |
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Ms. Meredith is a
former Chair of the Minority Issues Committee of the San Francisco
Bar Association Barrister Club. Currently, she serves on the board
of the women's organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, Crystal Springs II Ward, and coaches her daughter's
soccer team. |
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