Andra Laidacker Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa

Post-trial and appellate practice in state and federal courts for catastrophic injury firm with 60+ trial attorneys. Representative cases: In the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Adams v. Zimmer US, Inc., 943 F.3d 159 (3d Cir. 2019).In the Pennsylvania Supreme Court: N.W.M. v. Langenbach, 316 A.3d 7 (Pa. 2024); Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc., 240 A.3d 537 (Pa. 2020); In re Risperdal, 223 A.3d 633 (Pa. 2019); In the Pennsylvania Superior Court: Z.F.1 by & through Parent v. Bethanna, 244 A.3d 482 (Pa. Super 2020); A.Y. v. Janssen Pharm., 2019 WL 6317403 (Nov. 26, 2019), appeal denied (Pa. 2020); T.M. v. Janssen Pharm., 214 A.3d 709 (Pa. Super. 2019), appeal denied 214 A.3d 709 (Pa. 2020); Carlino v. Ethicon, Inc., 208 A.3d 92 (Pa. Super. 2019), reargument denied (Jun. 12, 2019); Pledger v. Janssen Pharm., 198 A.3d 1126 (Pa. Super. 2018), appeal denied 198 A.3d 1126 (Pa. 2019); McIlmail v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 189 A.3d 1100 (Pa. Super. 2018); Tong-Summerford v. Abington Mem. Hosp., 190 A.3d 631 (Pa. Super. 2018), reargument withdrawn (Aug. 1, 2018); Murray v. Janssen Pharm., 180 A.3d 1235 (Pa. Super. 2018), reargument denied (Apr. 18, 2018); Stange v. Janssen Pharm., 179 A.3d 45 (Pa. Super. 2018), reargument denied (Mar. 16, 2018); W.C. v. Janssen Pharm., 174 A.3d 1110 (Pa. Super. 2017), reargument denied (Jan. 16, 2018); Hill v. NCAA, 138 A.3d 673 (Pa. Super. 2016), appeal denied 164 A.3d 491 (Pa. 2017). Trial practice. File and argue complex summary relief motions, privileges (peer review; work product; attorney-client), immunities, and Frye / Daubert motions in product liability litigation. Advise trial attorneys concerning novel questions; case selection; appellate issues.

Philadelphia, Pa

Senior staff attorney to Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille (Jan. 2010 to Feb 2015). Also, staff attorney to Justice Jane C. Greenspan (July 2008 to Dec. 2009)Prepared majority and responsive opinions, memoranda, and reports concerning allowance of appeal. Advised Chief Justice Castille concerning issues on appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Topics included: medical and nursing home malpractice; product liability; statutory and constitutional interpretation (e.g., redistricting, environmental law); preemption; appellate, civil, and criminal procedure. Drafted memoranda relating to judicial management and reform initiatives (e.g., prisoner re-entry program; appointment of senior jurists; judicial staff policies). Conducted informal internal investigations.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Civil Motions Program.

New York, New York

Newark, New Jersey

School Of Public And International Policy

Research/study abroad at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom on the integration of Eastern European nations into the European Union

J.D.

International coursework on mediation and arbitration at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany