Melanie Meneses Palmer joined Kiesel Law LLP in 2014. Her practice focuses on mass tort litigation, pharmaceutical/medical device liability, consumer class actions, and catastrophic personal injury. She was recognized as a Southern California Rising Star from 2019 through 2022 and a Super Lawyer in 2023. She has tried eight jury trials to verdict, including a 4 week product liability trial in which the jury awarded $6.18 million to a single plaintiff for the life-altering injuries he sustained.
Ms. Palmer has extensive experience in complex litigation, and has represented thousands of plaintiffs in consolidated multidistrict litigation (MDL) and California Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings (JCCP) against large corporate defendants, including Johnson & Johnson, Wright Medical Technology, JUUL Labs, Boston Scientific, and Ford Motor Company. Currently, she holds a leadership position in the California Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases serving as Plaintiffs’ Court Liaison Counsel.
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