Melissa Foster Bird
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Melissa has served as lead trial counsel in more than 35 trials in state and federal courts in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia. Her experience includes representing clients in complex cases in the pharmaceutical, medical device, transportation, and chemical industries—including other manufacturers, retailers, and convenience stores—in some of the most difficult venues in the nation.
Education
- Ohio State University, JD (1994)
- Miami University (OH), BS (1990)
Admissions
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Employment & Labor
- Class Action & Multi-Claim Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability – Consumer & Mechanical
- Products Liability – Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Railroads
- Toxic Torts