Emily focuses her practice on class action and complex litigation matters in the product liability space. She has practiced in state and federal courts across the country and has managed discovery, drafted dispositive motions and assisted with trial preparation. Emily has experience in a wide range of areas including consumer fraud, international and domestic tobacco litigation, cannabis regulation and biometric privacy. She regularly removes cases to federal court, manages discovery, drafts dispositive motions and assists in Spanish language briefing.
Emily has completed three clerkships for three federal judges, giving her significant experience in all phases of litigation and federal practice and procedure. She is fluent in Spanish and has worked for international clients. Before entering law school, Emily worked as a bilingual court advocate for immigrant victims of domestic violence.
Emily graduated summa cum laude from Rhodes College with an undergraduate degree in international studies-political science and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law.
Publications and Presentations
Think Like a Woman: How to Develop Meaningful Relationships and Business, Shook's Junior Women's Management Council, June 22, 2022 (co-moderator).
Cannabis Litigation Risks: Hyperbolic Claims, Hidden THC, and Other Marketing and Labeling Perils, Food and Drug Law Institute Legal and Practical Issues in Cannabis Regulation Conference, panelist, May 25, 2022.
Missouri - Legal Overview, Marijuana Venture, May 19, 2022.
State-Specific Cannabis Regulations, State Bar of Texas Cannabis CLE Webinar, March 8, 2022 (with Stephanie McGraw).
Trapped in a Regulatory Web: FDA Says Again That Hemp Extracts Containing CBD Cannot Be Marketed as a Dietary Supplement, Cannabis Law Journal, October 2021 (with Katie Gates Calderon and Kristin Kaplan).
New Guidance on Waste Disposal for Hemp Producers, Cannabis Industry Journal, February 11, 2021 (with Stephanie McGraw).
Cannabis-Infused Products: Labelling, Regulation and Liability, Mini-Roundtable, Corporate Disputes, July-September 2020.
Access to Justice for Undocumented Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, 84 UMKC L. Rev. 2, Winter 2015.