Mary Novacheck partners her Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice with the firm’s role as National Discovery Counsel in mass torts, class actions and multidistrict litigations. Her practice focuses on the defense of clients on ESI issues in product liability, medical device and pharmaceutical litigation. She has worked extensively defending corporate clients in discovery, and has served as national discovery coordinator for numerous clients involved in multi-plaintiff litigations.
Mary often utilizes the principles of the Sedona Conference and ascribes to the principles set forth in the Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation. She has briefed and argued ESI issues in state and federal courts in multiple venues, including issues related to preservation and review of back up tapes, ESI collection methods, the effectiveness of litigation holds, and the search of client servers for data responsive to a requesting party’s discovery. She has developed expertise in managing her client's electronically stored information (ESI) in litigation, including its collection, management, review and production, and can custom design ESI databases to meet her clients' needs.
Experienced in the courtroom, she has first-chaired more than 50 Lemon Law and property damage cases, and second-chaired numerous cases involving catastrophic personal injuries for medical device, pharmaceutical, automotive, ATV and construction equipment manufacturers. She has worked extensively with FDA experts defending medical device clients and has represented clients in both state and federal appellate courts.
Mary also owns and has operated a motorsports business. This experience gave her the business insight necessary to understand her clients' needs, both legal and practical. Her business and personal experiences are beneficial to assist her in achieving results that not only her clients expect, but also the results she expects from herself.