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Jill S. Goldsmith 
Phoenix, Arizona
Partner
phone 602.643.2411
fax 602.248.0947
email jill.goldsmith@bowmanandbrooke.com

Jill Goldsmith's trial practice is concentrated in complex civil litigation, including the defense of products, healthcare claims, and commercial litigation.

She defends long term care, assisted living facilities and home health agencies in matters involving claims of professional negligence and elder abuse and neglect claims.  In defense of product manufacturers, Jill has represented automobile, motorcycle, tire, children's toys, bicycles, medical devices and all-terrain vehicle manufacturers.  She has also defended a number of companies in commercial litigation disputes, including software licensing companies.  

Jill has served on the Institutional Review Board for the Phoenix Children's Hospital, the Paradise Valley Hospital Review Board, and the Institutional Review Board of the Phoenix Regional Medical Center Hospital. The boards approve clinical trials of medical devices and pharmaceuticals that are conducted at the hospital.

An AV Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, Jill is sought after for her knowledge in long-term care litigation, and has lectured at the August 2005 and March 2007 Arizona Health Care Association seminars, and the April 2007 and April 2008 American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, January 2009, Arizona Corporate Counsel.

Areas of Practice:
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice Defense
Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facility Litigation
Drug and Medical Device Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Arizona, 1987
U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
Texas, 2004
Education:
Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, 1987
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: U.S. Law Week Award
Law Journal: Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1985 - 1987


Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri, 1984
B.A.
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Honors: Political Science Honorary
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Limits on Depositions of Corporate Executives: Special Rules for Important People, For the Defense, August 2001, Vol. 43, No. 8, The Defense Research Institute, Inc.


Are the Documents of a Corporate Defendant Plaintiff's Work Product?, Product Safety & Liability Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 10, March, 1999


Ethical Considerations of Internet E-Mail Communication, (Co-author), Law Department Management Advisory, Business Laws, Inc., Issue No. 177, December 1, 1998


Admissibility of Testing Evidence to Demonstrate Scientific Principles, (Co-author), Product Safety & Liability Reporter, Vol. 22, No. 49, p. 1298, December, 1994


Representative Clients:
Ford Motor Company
Toyota Motor Corporation
Mazda Motor Corporation
Nissan North America, Inc.
Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company of America
Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
Avalon Health Care, Inc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
2008 National Educational Conference - "The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Long Term Care Litigation", American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, April 12, 2008


Speaker, The Long-Term Care Profession Under Attack in Arizona, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants - Arizona Chapter, January 9, 2007


Speaker, The Long-Term Care Profession Under Attack in Arizona, Arizona Health Care Association 2005 Annual Conference and Trade Show, September 1, 2005


Speaker, Admissibility of Testing in Fire Cases, Bowman and Brooke, Annual Hot Topics Seminar, 2003


Medical Manufacturers' Liability for Failure to Warn Claims: The Past, Present and Future, Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis 2001 Conference, October, 2001


Speaker, Limitations on Depositions of Corporate Executives, Bowman and Brooke, Annual Hot Topics Seminar, 2001


Speaker, Ethical Considerations of Internet Electronic Communications, Update, Bowman and Brooke, Annual Hot Topics Seminar, 2001


Speaker, Ethical Considerations of Internet Electronic Communications, Bowman and Brooke, Annual Hot Topics Seminar, 1997


Honors and Awards:
Named a Super Lawyer(R) by Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009


"Arizona Woman" - Who's Who in Business, 2006-2009


Leadership Award, Product Liability Committee of the ABA's Litigation Section, 2001


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Phoenix Community Alliance
Membership Committee Chair


Arizona Association of Defense Counsel


Arizona Health Care Association


Defense Research Institute, 1999 - Present


State Bar of Arizona, 1987 - Present


Maricopa County Bar Association, 1987 - Present


Pro Bono Activities:
Paradise Valley Hospital, Institutional Review Board, Member
Phoenix Regional Medical Center Hospital, Institutional Review Board, Vice Chair, 1997 - 1999
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Institutional Review Board, 2003
Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Birth Information:
1962, Louisville, Kentucky

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