Tammy B. Webb

Tammy B. WebbPartner
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Tammy focuses her practice on class action litigation and products liability defense.She has represented defendants in class action cases related to consumer fraud, product liability and medical monitoring and has served as national counsel for corporations in class action cases in federal and state courts around the country.Tammy recently served as trial counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company in a statewide class action trial in New Orleans, Louisiana, successfully defeating plaintiffs' request for medical monitoring relief.Her briefing efforts helped to defeat certification both in trial courts and on appeal in New York, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

Tammy has also defended numerous individual product liability cases throughout the country, including California, Ohio, Nevada, Illinois, Oregon and Oklahoma.In her roles as national counsel in class actions and individual cases, she has managed and participated in all aspects of pre-trial and trial work, including coordinating discovery, developing defense strategies, taking and defending depositions, developing and preparing expert and company witnesses, extensive motion practice and appellate briefing.

Tammy is the Administrative Partner of the firm's San Francisco office.She is a member of SHB's Associates Committee, the Women's Management Council and the San Francisco office's Business Development Committee.She is also actively involved in the firm's mentoring program and recruiting program, having served as a supervising attorney for many of the firm's summer interns and currently heading the summer associate program for the San Francisco office.Tammy is a member of the California and Missouri Bars, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco.Tammy is the author of "The Functional Effect of Eliminating Gender Bias in Jury Selection: A Critique and Analysis of J.E.B. v. Alabama" 48 Oklahoma Law Review 173 (1995).

Memberships

Tammy is a member of the California Bar, the Missouri Bar, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco.She is a member of SHB's Associates Committee, the Women's Management Council and the San Francisco office's Business Development Committee.She is also actively involved in the firm's mentoring program and recruiting program, having served as a supervising attorney for many of the firm's summer interns and currently heading the San Francisco summer associate program.

Licenses

Tammy is admitted to practice before the state courts of California and Missouri, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the federal district courts of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

"A lot of clients want diverse attorneys representing them," said Tammy Webb, administrative partner at Shook, Hardy."Women in this office are seen as the go-to people for our clients."

On October 24, Partner Tim Congrove moderated a discussion of "Recent Trends in Securities, Class Actions and Other Aggregate Litigation;" Partner Gay Tedder co-presented "Long Arm of the Law - The Rise of AG Investigations and Government Private Litigation;" and Partner Tammy Webb joined a panel on "Assessing Defenses to Class Cert - in Light of IPO and Its Progeny - Challenging the Loss Causation and Market Efficiency."

Tammy B. WebbPartnerSan Francisco333 Bush Street, Suite 600San Francisco, California U.S.A.94104-2828

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Tammy primarily represents Fortune 500 companies in class actions, multidistrict litigation and other complex litigation.Her class action experience includes defense of consumer protection claims, mass torts, and product liability and medical monitoring claims.With more than a decade of experience in litigation, Tammy has also coordinated the defense of cases brought by individual plaintiffs in federal and state courts throughout the country.Most recently, Tammy defeated class certification in the Central District of California of a nationwide class of pet owners who premised their claims on consumer protection violations.Tammy served as trial counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company in a statewide class action trial in New Orleans, Louisiana, that lasted two years, successfully defeating plaintiffs' request for medical monitoring relief in one of the few medical monitoring cases to go to trial.

Tammy is a partner in the firm's National Product Liability Division.She also serves on the Steering Committee of the firm's Class Action and Complex Litigation Practice Group.Tammy has represented automobile manufacturers, fuel retailers, consumer good manufacturers, tobacco companies, and cell phone manufacturers in complex litigation.She has successfully defeated class certification in nationwide and statewide class actions in trial courts and on appeal in courts throughout the country.Tammy's role as national counsel in class actions and individual cases involving multiple defendants has entailed all aspects of pre-trial and trial work.Tammy was part of the team that developed and implemented the strategy leading to the defeat of more than 50 statewide tobacco class actions.She is regarded by her clients as having an innovative and common sense approach to problem-solving.She was selected in 2006 as one of the 500 Rising Stars in the nation by Law Dragon.

Tammy is the administrative partner of the firm's San Francisco office, assisting the managing partner in all aspects of office management and office growth.She is a member of the Women's Management Council.She is an active member of SHB's Associate Committee, the San Francisco office's Business Development Committee, and the firm's Management Council.She is also involved in the firm's mentoring program and serves as the formal or informal mentor for numerous firm associates.Tammy has developed and conducted programs for clients and co-counsel on defending class actions and preparing cases for trial.Tammy is the author of "The Functional Effect of Eliminating Gender Bias in Jury Selection: A Critique and Analysis of J.E.B. v. Alabama" 48 Oklahoma Law Review 173 (1995).

Memberships

Tammy is a member of the California and Missouri bars, the American Bar Association-Product Liability Section, the Bar Association of San Francisco, Queen's Bench, and the Defense Research Institute.

Licenses

Tammy is admitted to practice before the state courts of California and Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the federal district courts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Tammy B. Webb focuses her practice on products liability defense.She has extensive practice in complex mass tort litigation.She has coordinated and successfully defended personal injury, medical monitoring and cost recovery class action lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the country.Webb has served as national counsel for several tobacco companies in lawsuits brought by individual smokers in jurisdictions across the United States.She received her J.D., with highest honors, from the University of Oklahoma School of Law.

Tammy B. Webb [ Partner ]
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Tammy is a partner in the firm's National Product Liability Division. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the firm's Class Action and Complex Litigation Practice Group. She represents consumer goods manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, fuel retailers, tobacco companies, and cell phone manufacturers in complex class action litigation. She has successfully defeated class certification in nationwide and statewide class actions in trial courts and on appeal in courts throughout the country. Most recently, Tammy defeated class certification in the Central District of California of a nationwide class of pet owners who premised their claims on product liability allegations and consumer protection violations.

With more than a decade of litigation experience, Tammy has also coordinated the defense of cases brought by individual plaintiffs involving multiple defendants in courts around the country. She was part of the team that developed and implemented the strategy leading to the defeat of more than 50 statewide tobacco class actions. She also served as trial counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company in a statewide class action trial in New Orleans, Louisiana, that lasted two years. The team successfully defeated the plaintiffs' request for medical monitoring relief in one of the few medical monitoring cases to go to trial. Tammy is regarded by her clients as having an innovative and common sense approach to problem- solving. She was selected in 2006 as one of the 500 Rising Stars in the nation by LawDragon.

Tammy is a firm marketing partner and the administrative partner of the San Francisco office, assisting the managing partner in all aspects of office management and office growth. She is a member of the Women's Management Council. She is an active member of SHB's Associate Committee, the San Francisco office's Business Development Committee, and the firm's Management Council. She is also involved in the firm's mentoring program and serves as the formal or informal mentor for numerous firm associates. Tammy has developed and conducted programs for clients and co-counsel on defending class actions and preparing cases for trial. Tammy is the author of "The Functional Effect of Eliminating Gender Bias in Jury Selection: A Critique and Analysis of J.E.B. v. Alabama," 48 Oklahoma Law Review 173 (1995).
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Tammy is a member of the California and Missouri bars, the American Bar Association-Product Liability Section, the Bar Association of San Francisco, Queen's Bench, and the Defense Research Institute.

Licenses

Tammy is admitted to practice before the state courts of California and Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the federal district courts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In addition, SHB Partner Tammy Webb co-presented with Ford Motor Co. lawyer Robert Powell a session on recent trends in automotive class actions.

Tammy B. WebbPartner
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Tammy is a partner in the firm's National Product Liability Division.She also serves on the Steering Committee of the firm's Class Action and Complex Litigation Practice Group.She represents consumer goods manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, fuel retailers, tobacco companies, and cell phone manufacturers in complex class action litigation.She has successfully defeated class certification in nationwide and statewide class actions in trial courts and on appeal in courts throughout the country.Most recently, Tammy defeated class certification in the Central District of California of a nationwide class of pet owners who premised their claims on product liability allegations and consumer protection violations.

With more than a decade of litigation experience, Tammy has also coordinated the defense of cases brought by individual plaintiffs involving multiple defendants in courts around the country.She was part of the team that developed and implemented the strategy leading to the defeat of more than 50 statewide tobacco class actions.She also served as trial counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company in a statewide class action trial in New Orleans, Louisiana, that lasted two years.The team successfully defeated the plaintiffs' request for medical monitoring relief in one of the few medical monitoring cases to go to trial.Tammy is regarded by her clients as having an innovative and common sense approach to problem- solving.She was selected in 2006 as one of the 500 Rising Stars in the nation by Law Dragon.

Tammy serves as a firm marketing partner and administrative partner of the firm's San Francisco office, assisting the managing partner in all aspects of office management and office growth.She is a member of the Women's Management Council.She is an active member of SHB's Associate Committee, the San Francisco office's Business Development Committee, and the firm's Management Council.She is also involved in the firm's mentoring program and serves as the formal or informal mentor for numerous firm associates.Tammy has developed and conducted programs for clients and co-counsel on defending class actions and preparing cases for trial.Tammy is the author of "The Functional Effect of Eliminating Gender Bias in Jury Selection: A Critique and Analysis of J.E.B. v. Alabama" 48 Oklahoma Law Review 173 (1995).

Memberships

Tammy is a member of the California and Missouri bars, the American Bar Association-Product Liability Section, the Bar Association of San Francisco, Queen's Bench, and the Defense Research Institute.
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Tammy is admitted to practice before the state courts of California and Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the federal district courts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.