Jeffrey Poretz is a member of the firm's products liability, mass tort and commercial litigation trial teams. Jeff defends major product manufacturers in a wide assortment of complex tort-related litigation. His practice includes the defense of catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims. He has represented physicians, physician groups, hospitals, and other health care providers. Jeff additionally has significant experience with complex commercial and business disputes.
Jeff has successfully handled matters in both Federal and State Courts throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has also successfully handled matters in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and the Federal Court in the District of Columbia. Jeff has additionally acted as local counsel in numerous courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia.
Jeff has served as a faculty member and lecturer at a continuing legal education forum sponsored by the D.C. Bar Association on the topic of retaining and handling experts. He has also spoken to numerous health care providers regarding general risk management issues.
Prior to joining Miles & Stockbridge, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Alexandria Circuit Court Judges in Alexandria, Virginia. Jeff joined Miles & Stockbridge in 1997 following his two-year clerkship.
Credentials
Alexandria Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Fairfax Bar Association
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Rated
Model Judiciary Program, Regional Coordinator
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Virginia State Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
"Recent Developments in Products Liability Litigation," (presentation given on Replacement Parts Liability) The Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Fall Meeting (October 14, 2010).
"How to Try an Effective Civil Case: Getting the Basics Right," D.C. Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (August 2002).