Before returning to private practice, Jackie served as vice president and general counsel for an international biocide company. That company produced products used in animal health, especially poultry, livestock and shrimp farming, and agribusiness. She managed regulatory issues for many products regulated by EPA and FDA, and their corresponding agencies and ministries worldwide.

Prior to her legal career, Jackie worked for years in the healthcare industry, first as a registered nurse and later as a case manager. Her education and initial work experience concentrated on pharmacology and critical care of patients.

Jackie maintains an active pro bono practice, particularly in matters involving domestic law disputes. She also served as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem.

While in law school, Jackie served as lead articles editor for the Georgia State University Law Review. She clerked for the Honorable Justice Hugh Thompson of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

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• Obtained favorable settlement in litigation asserting claims for misappropriation of patent applications and trade secrets and RICO relating to biocide technology*
• Obtained favorable result and award of attorneys’ fees as second-chair trial counsel in multiple arbitrations involving complex business disputes relating to biocide products*
• Obtained favorable settlements/results as core team member in multiple Hatch-Waxman litigations involving generic pharmaceutical formulations*
• Obtained summary judgment (and affirmance on appeal) in business dispute relating to business franchise rights*
• Obtained favorable verdict as second-chair trial counsel in trial asserting negligence and related claims*
• Obtained favorable verdict as second-chair trial counsel in trial over commercial zoning rights*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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