Portrait of Shana Ortiz See

Shana Ortiz See

Partner

  • Deep experience serving as national product liability counsel for major manufacturers in cases pending across the United States involving torts, warranty, lemon law, indemnification, and product and structural fires.
  • Active in all phases of state and federal litigation, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, trial preparation, trial, appeal, final case resolution, and temporary and permanent injunctive relief.
  • Skilled in developing experts in multiple areas of expertise, and implementing strategies to exclude or limit expert testimony through motions and hearings pursuant to DaubertKemp, and similar expert admissibility standards.
  • Collaborates with business personnel and in-house counsel to develop and implement overall case strategy, including assessment of risk and mitigation of damages.
  • Works with in-house personnel on internal investigations, including recalls.
  • Experienced with pattern fire litigation and served as lead national trial counsel for a major automaker in litigation involving fire-related defects.
  • Trained in fire origin and cause investigations, including graduating from “fire school” catered to technical experts.
  • Managed and participated in litigation involving payer-provider contract and payment disputes, including large scale arbitrations.
  • Extensive experience in various state and local taxation matters and other consumer-related litigation.

Experience

  • Deep experience serving as national product liability counsel for major manufacturers in cases pending across the United States involving torts, warranty, lemon law, indemnification, and product and structural fires.
  • Active in all phases of state and federal litigation, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, trial preparation, trial, appeal, final case resolution, and temporary and permanent injunctive relief.
  • Skilled in developing experts in multiple areas of expertise, and implementing strategies to exclude or limit expert testimony through motions and hearings pursuant to DaubertKemp, and similar expert admissibility standards.
  • Collaborates with business personnel and in-house counsel to develop and implement overall case strategy, including assessment of risk and mitigation of damages.
  • Works with in-house personnel on internal investigations, including recalls.
  • Experienced with pattern fire litigation and served as lead national trial counsel for a major automaker in litigation involving fire-related defects.
  • Trained in fire origin and cause investigations, including graduating from “fire school” catered to technical experts.
  • Managed and participated in litigation involving payer-provider contract and payment disputes, including large scale arbitrations.
  • Extensive experience in various state and local taxation matters and other consumer-related litigation.