Jen litigates complex, high-stakes matters for Fortune 500 companies, concentrating on product liability, tort, commercial litigation and legal malpractice defense. She has represented product manufacturers in a variety of fields and highly-regulated industries and is involved with cases from new matter intake through trial and post-trial proceedings. Her work often involves coordinating defense strategy in multidefendant cases, conducting all aspects of fact and expert discovery, preparing witnesses for trial and serving as trial counsel. 

Jen is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the legal community and beyond and brings this enthusiasm to her leadership roles at Shook. She is a past recipient of the firm’s Mosaic Award, given to those who demonstrate outstanding efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at Shook, and also served as chair of Shook’s Women’s Management Council for four years. 

Jen’s civic and pro bono work focuses on underrepresented members of society, especially advocating for the rights of foster children. She serves on the board of directors for Florida’s Children First, a nonprofit child welfare advocacy organization. Jen is also a proud member of the William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court.

 

Publications

Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Jennifer Voss, Jared Sherr & Talia Zucker, Federal Preemption: Origins, Types and Trends in the U.S. Supreme Court, Washington Legal Foundation Monograph, Oct. 2015.

Presentations

The Racial Underpinnings of Zoning and Land Use Ordinances, Update of the Law, June 2021 (with Ambria Mahomes and EJ Odigwe).  

Tips on How to Present Your Evidence at Trial Most Effectively, Co-Presenter, William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court (January 2021).

Using Technology During Crisis, Co-Presenter, William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court (April 2020).

Plaintiff Depositions, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Gulfport, Florida, October 12, 2018 (with Kris Verra).

Panelist, Staying in the Game: Be a Champion Kickoff Luncheon, Federal Bar Association Tampa Bay Chapter, Tampa, Florida, June 28, 2018.