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Jeffrey Poretz is a member of the firm’s products liability, mass tort and commercial litigation trial teams. Mr. Poretz 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. Mr. Poretz additionally has significant experience with complex commercial and business disputes. Mr. Poretz 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. Mr. Poretz has additionally acted as local counsel in numerous courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. Mr. Poretz 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, Mr. Poretz served as a judicial law clerk to the Alexandria Circuit Court Judges in Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Poretz joined Miles & Stockbridge in 1997 following his two-year clerkship. Practice Areas: Commercial & Business Litigation Commercial Litigation Insurance Recovery & Risk Management Mass Torts / Environmental Asbestos/Occupational Exposures Risk Prevention & Management Products Liability Fire & Electrical Injury Litigation Industrial Machinery Litigation Medical Malpractice, Medical Products & Health Care Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:District of Columbia Virginia United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia Education:American University, The Washington College of Law, J.D. 1995. Denison University, B.A. 1989. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: Alexandria Bar Association American Bar Association Defense Research Institute Fairfax Bar Association Model Judiciary Program, Regional Coordinator Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Virginia State Bar Association Speaking Engagements: How to Try an Effective Civil Case: Getting the Basics Right, D.C. Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (August 2002). | 