Overview
Emily Bodtke Zambrana defends food and agribusiness industry clients and medical device manufacturers as a member of the firm’s nationally ranked product liability practice. She represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including consumer fraud and other class actions, personal injury, and contract disputes.
Previous Experience
Before joining the firm, Emily served as a law clerk on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, researching legal issues and drafting bench memoranda and opinions. She also worked as a summer associate at Faegre Baker Daniels and a legal intern at Dow Corning Corporation.
Personal Interests
Emily grew up on a family blueberry farm in southwest Michigan. In her free time, she reads fiction and history, and runs.Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Hon. Richard Suhrheinrich, 2015-2016
Education
University of Minnesota Law School
J.D. summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Minnesota Law Review (article submissions editor) (2015)
Hillsdale College
B.A. in English, summa cum laude, Valedictorian (2012)
Experience
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2018 1 min readLivaNova Defends 3T Heater-Cooler Device LitigationMedical Devices and Products Health and Life Sciences Product Liability Mass Tort Litigation and Settlement Strategies Product Liability Litigation Litigation & Dispute Resolution Class Actions
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August 2017 1 min readBASF Corporation Obtains Summary Judgment in Alleged Product Defect LitigationProduct Liability Product Liability Litigation Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- California Expands Slack Fill Safe Harbors
The Recorder, co-author, November 2018 - Class Action Updates: Bristol-Myers, Sandwich Size and Other Class Action Updates
Minnesota CLE, March 2018 - Oral Argument: Striking a Balance Between Judicial Assistance and Appellate Advocacy
ABA Mass Torts Newsletter, March 2017 - When Volunteers Become Employees: Using a Threshold-Renumeration Test Informed by the Fair Labor Standards Act
99 Minn. L. Rev. 1113, 2015
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Part of team that obtained asylum on behalf of immigration client after remand from Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
- Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Clinic
- VLN Housing Court Project
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Honors
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017-19