Janet Gilligan Abaray Esq
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Janet Gilligan Abaray Esq
Biography
Janet G. Abaray acts as managing shareholder for the Cincinnati Ohio office of Burg Simpson. She has litigated extensively in the area of pharmaceutical products liability and represents plaintiffs in employment, insurance and contract disputes. She was appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the Depakote Products Liability Cases (SDIll); served as Science Co-Chair in the Yasmin MDL (SDIll); member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Heparin MDL (NDOH); appointed National Co-Lead Counsel in the Orthro Evra MDL (NDOH), and served as National Liaison Counsel for the Ephedra MDL (SDNY) She also served as Chair of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission Sub-Committee on the Judicial Branch and Administration of Justice. She counseled with the Kentucky Attorney General to represent the Commonwealth in consumer claims against Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Best Lawyers named Ms. Abaray Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury in Cincinnati 2020 and 2015 Top 15 Business Women in Ohio by the National Diversity Council. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, 2005-2020. She was named 2014 Lawyer of the Year by Carl B. Rubin Legal Society. She earned her B.A. (1979) and J.D. (1982) degrees from the University of Cincinnati, graduating Summa Cum Laude from the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences and Order of the Coif from the College of Law. Ms. Abaray received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences. She has published in Trial Magazine, the American Bar Association Litigation Journal, the University of Cincinnati Law Review, the University of Dayton Law Review and the American Bar Association Products Liability Newsletter. She serves as Chair of the AAJ Preemption Litigation Group and is a member of the AAJ Legal Affairs Committee. She lectures frequently in the areas of products liability litigation, trial techniques, civil procedure and epidemiology.
Practice Areas
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Fees
- Free Consultation - I can meet with you in person or by phone to confidentially discuss your potential claim.
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Lead Counsel for Plaintiff Class Reedy v. Cincinnati Bengals
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable Robert P. Ruehlman
Chair of Subcommittee on the Judicial Branch and Administration of Justice Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission
Year: 2011 - 2017
Description:
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Bayer (Yaz Consumer Litigation)
Year: 2013 - Current
Description: Appointment approved by Kentucky Attorney General
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs In re Depakote Products Liability Litigation
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable Nancy Rosenstengel, S.D. Ill
Co-lead Counsel for Plaintiffs In re Ortho Evra Products Liabity Litigation (MDL 1742)
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable David D. Katz, N.D. Ohio
Executive Committee In re Heprin Products Liabity Litigation (MDL 2100)
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable James G. Carr, Chief Judge, N.D. Ohio
Lead Counsel for Plaintiff Class Dunkelman v. CIncinnati Bengals
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable Robert P. Ruehlman
Member of Plaintiffs Executive Committee and Naitonal Liaison Counsel In re Ephedra Products Liability Litigation (MDL 1598)
Year: Current
Description: Appointed by the Honorable Jeb Rakoff, USDC, SDNY
Professional Associations
American Bar Association (Current)
Federal Bar Association (Current)
Ohio State Bar Member (Current)
American Association for Justice Legal Affairs Committee (2018 - 2021)
Publications
Keep Defense Experts in Check AAJ Trial Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 12 (December, 2018)
Deja Vu All Over Again: Ohio's 2005 Tort Reform Act Cannot Survive a Rational Basis Challenge University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 31, Sec. 2 (2006)
Reply in Support of "Modern Realities Render the Learned Intermediary Doctrine Obsolete" American Bar Association Products Liability, Summer (2010)
Modern Realities Render the Learned Intermediary Doctrine Obsolete American Bar Association Products Liability, Winter (2010)
Navigating Preemption After Merck Trial Magazine (January, 2020)
Awards
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Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, for Cincinnati
Best Lawyers 2020.0
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2020 Legal Eagle
Top 100 Registry - Business Leads & Professionals 2020.0
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2020 Best Lawyers "Women In The Law" Spring Business Edition
Best Lawyers 2020.0
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Top 100 Civil Plaintiff
National Trial Lawyers 2019.0
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Attorney of the Year
Top 100 Registry - Business Leads & Professionals 2019.0
Note: Recognition outstanding efforts and achievements in the field of law.
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Distinguished Alumni Award
University of Cincinnati-McMicken College of Arts & Sciences 2018.0
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Top 15 Business Women in Ohio
National Diversity Counsel 2018.0
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Featured Attorney
Ohio & Kentucky Super Lawyers 2017.0
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Mass Torts/Class Actions Top 50 Women Attorneys in Ohio
Lawyer of the Year Cincincinnati 2017.0
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Lawyer of the Year
Carl B. Rubin Legal Society 2013.0
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2004-2018
Ohio Super Lawyers
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2011-2020
Best Lawyers
Education
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University of Cincinnati College of Law (1982)
Year: 1982
Websites
201 East Fifth Street, Suite 1340, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Monday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Thursday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
(513) 852-5611