Portrait of Georgia Hatzis

Georgia Hatzis

Partner

Georgia focuses her practice on the defense of pharmaceutical, medical device, mass tort, and product liability litigation. She represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in a variety of complex litigation matters across the country, as well as major corporations in multidistrict, coordinated, and consolidated proceedings, putative class actions, and “one-off” product liability suits. Georgia has experience in cases involving large-scale product recalls and also engages in complex business litigation. In recognition of her skill, Georgia has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. She is also fluent in Greek and is conversational in Serbian.

    Education

    • Baldwin Wallace University (B.A., cum laude, 2011)
    • Cleveland State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014)
      • Dean’s Honor List; Editor, Cleveland State Law Review; CALI Excellence Awards in Agency and Partnership and Advanced Brief Writing

    Bar Admissions

    • Ohio
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

    Professional Affiliations

    • International Association of Defense Counsel (Trial Academy, 2024)
    • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
    • Ohio State Bar Association

    Community Involvement

    • Horizon Education Centers (Board of Trustees)

    Awards & Honors

    • Greek America Foundation’s “Forty Under 40” Award Recipient (2018)
    • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2019-2025)
    • Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021-2025)

Georgia Hatzis

Georgia focuses her practice on the defense of pharmaceutical, medical device, mass tort, and product liability litigation. She represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in a variety of complex litigation matters across the country, as well as major corporations in multidistrict, coordinated, and consolidated proceedings, putative class actions, and “one-off” product liability suits. Georgia has experience in cases involving large-scale product recalls and also engages in complex business litigation. In recognition of her skill, Georgia has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. She is also fluent in Greek and is conversational in Serbian.