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M. Melissa Baltz: Lawyer with Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC

M. Melissa Baltz

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Practice Areas

  • Medical Liability Defense
  • Drug and Medical Device
 
Mailing AddressRenaissance at Colony Park, 1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 6010, Ridgeland, Mississippi, 39157
 
University St. Lawrence University, B.A., History, cum laude, 1974 Phi Beta Kappa
 
Law SchoolGeorge Washington University, J.D., with high honors, 1979 Order of the Coif
 
Admitted1979, New York; 1980, Florida; 2003, Mississippi; U.S. District Courts, Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
 
Born1952
 
Biography

Distinctions

· Attorney, Office of District Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 1981-90

· Special Assistant United States Attorney, New York, 1984-86

· 2009 Outstanding Service Award, Capital Area Bar Association

Legal Experience

· Represents pharmaceutical companies in multi-district litigation.

· Represents medical device and drug manufacturers in product liability litigation.

· Represented the Department of Veterans Affairs in U.S. District Court, New York state courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board and the Veterans Board of Contract Appeals.

· Handled Medical Malpractice Defense for six VA Medical Centers in Western New York.

Papers, Presentations & Publications

· "An Eye on Revising the False Claims Act," Product Liability Law 360, January 2009.

· "What Outside Counsel Must Know About the Challenges Facing Medical Device Companies Today," Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 2007.

· "How Did That Information End up as Plaintiff's Exhibit 1?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 2, 6-10 (April 2008).

· "The New Pharma Code and the Potential Benefits of Compliance," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 2 No. 1, 10-13 (February 2009).

· "Sentinel Initiative," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 3 No. 1, 2-5 (January 2010).

· "Social Media and Discovery Considerations: A New Frontier or the Same Issues in New Packaging?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 4 No. 3, 9 -13 (August, 2011)

Associations

· Mississippi Bar Association

· Mississippi Women Lawyers Association

· Florida Bar Association

· Capital Area Bar Association
- Chair, Web Technology Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee

 
ISLN909276391
 
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Office Information

M. Melissa Baltz
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens
& Cannada, PLLC

1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400
Ridgeland, MS 39157




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