Overview
Emily Steeb advises product manufacturers on resolving complex disputes in and out of court at the state and federal levels. She focuses her practice on medical drugs and devices, and she has supported these types of manufacturers in all phases of product liability litigation, from pre-suit negotiations through trial.
Trial Experience
Emily has been involved in multiple bellwether trials — including crafting strategy for bellwether selection during the pre-trial phase — during multidistrict mass tort litigation related to medical devices. On these trial teams, Emily plays a key role in preparing expert witnesses, particularly physicians, to help support clients’ arguments.
Tax Background
Before realizing her passion for product liability litigation, Emily focused on state and local tax law and helped corporate clients protest assessments by the Indiana Department of Revenue for nearly two years.Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Indiana
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. cum laude, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (2015)
Purdue University
B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience, with distinction (2012)
Experience
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2020 2 min readCook Medical Litigates National MDL Involving IVC FilterMedical Devices and Products Health and Life Sciences Product Liability Mass Tort Litigation and Settlement Strategies Product Liability Litigation
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1 min readFortune 500 Manufacturing Company Implements Employee Health and Wellness ProgramHealth and Life Sciences Labor and Employment
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1 min readSteel Company Protests Proposed Assessments and Refund DenialTax Disputes Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- Tips for Learning the Learned Treatise Exception
Co-author, Mass Torts Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association, April 2018 - The Gift of Life: Can the Organ Procurement Philosophies From Spain and Iran Help Eliminate Organ Shortage in the United States?
25 Ind Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 207, 2015
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic — Provides intake assistance to low-income individuals seeking legal representation.
- Eskenazi Health Wills Clinic — Assists hospital patients in drafting wills and related legal documents.
- Eskenazi Medical-Legal Partnership — Represents parents of disabled children in guardianship proceedings.
- Immigration Asylum Cases — Represents clients seeking asylum status in the United States.
Professional Associations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
Civic Activities
- Indianapolis Zoo Council
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity – Success in Law School Mentoring Program, Mentor
- Indianapolis Professionals Advocating Animal Welfare Coalition (Indy PAAW Coalition)
Honors
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2016
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society — Executive Board
- Dean's Tutorial Society — Legal Research and Writing Fellow, 2013-14