Overview
Kaitlyn Stone represents major pharmaceutical companies in products liability cases involving prescription medications and medical devices. Kate has experience ranging from individual cases to class actions, and the majority of her practice focuses on multidistrict litigations and coordinated state proceedings.
Prior to joining the firm, Kate’s practice focused on advising clients in a combination of complex business, commercial and land use and zoning matters, including antitrust, class actions, insurance defense, business tort, redevelopment, environmental and public contract disputes. She has represented client interests in both state and federal court, as well as before local planning and zoning boards. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr., P.J.A.D. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division for the 2013-14 term.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Clerkships
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr., 2013-2014
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D. cum laude, Seton Hall Circuit Review - Editor-in-Chief (2013)
University of Rhode Island
B.A. in Writing & Rhetoric and English Language & Literature, summa cum laude (2010)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Kate demonstrates an unwavering commitment to serving her community by maintaining an active pro bono practice through which she helps indigent clients obtain criminal expungements. This representation ultimately enables clients to obtain improved employment and a higher quality of life for themselves and their families.
Professional Associations
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association
Civic Activities
- Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) – Member, Board of Trustees (2019-present); Committee Member, Development Committee (2019-present); Committee Member, Gala Committee (2016-present); volunteer attorney (2014-present); Co-Chair, Generation Now Committee (2017-19)
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, 2021
- JD Supra — "Top Author," Readers' Choice Awards, 2021
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- New Jersey State Bar Association – 2019 New Attorney Award for Pro Bono Service, 2019
- Volunteer Lawyers for Justice – Attorney of the Month, July 2017
- Seton Hall University School of Law – ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award
- University of Rhode Island – Gertrude Spencer Endowment for Excellence in Written English