Kim Schmid focuses her litigation practice defending companies in drug and medical device cases in courts across the country.  In addition to her defense litigation practice where she is currently serving as National Coordinating Counsel in medical device mass tort litigation, she advises her clients on FDA regulatory compliance and reporting requirements.

In courts, Kim has successfully tried cases and defended medical device products including latex gloves, breast implants, hip stem implants, infusion pumps, orthopedic devices, implantable cardiac care devices, suction devices, surgical instruments, device monitors and blood warming units to name a few.  She has defended IDE products utilized in clinical trials as well as Class I, II and III FDA cleared devices.  Kim has defended pharmaceutical cases involving generics, branded, OTC and Rx medications.  She has written articles and presented at national seminars on issues specific to drug and device litigation such as preemption, successful Daubert challenges and other evidence based motions.  Kim has defended individual lawsuits, class actions, cases involved in mass tort and multi-district litigation (MDL).

Kim is Managing Partner of our Minneapolis office and is also an active member of the DRI and ABA's Drug and Medical Device Subcommittees and LifeScience Alley.