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SANDR A T. HAWLEY MADELEINE M. MCDONOUGH
S H B Ka n sa s Cit y SHB Kansa s Cit y/Wa shington, D.C.
S H aw l e y @shb.com mmcdonough@shb.com
Sandy is the division Madeleine is currently serving her second term as an
managing partner of the elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She
firm’s Corporate Law Division. Her concentrates her practice primarily on the defense of pharmaceutical and
expertise includes a wide variety of medical device manufacturers for which she serves as regional and national
corporate finance matters, including counsel on a wide range of different products. She also represents clients in
extensive experience in all types of real estate the agribusiness, food and telecommunications industries. Madeleine has
transactions. Sandy is an active member extensive experience in successfully resolving class actions, multidistrict and
of the firm’s Associates Committee, which mass-tort litigation. She heads up many civic, diversity, pro bono, training,
is responsible for mentoring and leading and client development activities.
evaluations of young lawyers.
MARTHA S.
WARRE N
S H B Ka n sas Cit y
MWa r r e n@shb.com
Marty is the division
SHB meet an
managing partner of the firm’s Global
Product Liability Litigation Division. She
EXECU T I V E
has led national counsel teams coast to coast
from California to Florida, Mississippi and
COMMITTEE MEM B E R
Indiana. Marty is currently serving her third
term on the firm’s Executive Committee;
she was the first female partner elected to
serve on this committee. She is a past chair
of the firm’s Diversity Committee.
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uccessfully defending complex, high-stakes products liability,
environmental, antitrust, consumer fraud, and employment law cases in
courtrooms around the nation and the world, SHB women lawyers prove
their mettle day-in and day-out on behalf of the nation’s largest corporations.
Marie Woodbury won a defense victory for a pharmaceutical client in a
case that The National Law Journal recognized in 2006 on its “Defense Hot
List.”
Sarah Croft and Leanne DeShong have distinguished themselves
in litigation in the United Kingdom on behalf of pharmaceutical and
tobacco clients.
Alicia Donahue took part in a 10-week trial that culminated in a unanimous
defense verdict for a Fortune 100 company.
Ann Songer has secured defense verdicts and summary judgments in
meet two SHB defective auto cases and was part of the team that obtained the dismissal
of class actions against the companies that purportedly sold the ammonium
DIVIS I O N M A N A G I N G nitrate used in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.
PARTN E R S
WInnInG
ALICIA J. DONAHUE
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SHB San Fr a nc i s c o
ADonahue@ shb . com
Tr a d i T i o n Alicia is a native of San
Francisco with more
than 20 years of experience representing
manufacturers of products in both individual
and class action cases. She has successfully
Lori Schultz secured jury verdicts in gender discrimination, litigated cases in numerous areas of the law,
including products liability, class actions,
Title VII, FLSA, and civil rights actions.
drug and medical devices, and environmental
matters.
Gay Tedder has served as trial counsel in complex state
attorney general litigation brought against products
manufacturers and successfully defeated one of the first
RICO actions alleging clergy sexual abuse. She currently
chairs SHB’s Diversity Committee. MICHELLE R.
MANGRUM
SHB Washing ton , D . C .
Michelle Fujimoto is a former managing partner of the MM angrum @ shb . com
firm’s Orange County office who has successfully led trial
teams in the defense of pharmaceutical and medical device Michelle’s practice has
manufacturers across the country. She recently founded the been focused almost exclusively on the
Orange County Chapter of the Athena Network, a national defense of pharmaceutical and medical
mentoring organization for women. device manufacturers in products liability
and commercial litigation over the last
Women’s Management Council Chair Leanne DeShong 20 years. She has defended manufacturers
of many different products, including
recently led a team that successfully resolved a mass tort
synthetic and natural hormone therapies,
litigation on behalf of a major pharmaceutical manufacturer. and antidepressants. In December 2009,
Michelle was named as one of DC’s
Tammy Webb helped develop and implement the strategy “Top Lawyers” by The Washingtonian.
that defeated more than 50 statewide tobacco class actions.
Debbie Moeller has led teams in defense of major medical
device and pharmaceutical clients in MDLs across the nation. LEA ANN
SOUZA-RASILE
Lori McGroder has successfully resolved high-profile SHB Mia mi
LR a sile@shb . com
personal injury, class action, MDL, and third-party
reimbursement claims for major firm clients.
Lea focuses her practice
on bankruptcy, commercial litigation
Terry Satterlee won a RCRA lawsuit and has successfully and products liability litigation, with an
challenged federal agency action involving environmental emphasis on creditors’ rights, workouts
issues. and reorganizations in state, federal and
bankruptcy courts and on the defense
SHB women lawyers also have a depth of experience and of complex product liability litigation
success in various corporate matters. involving pharmaceutical, chemical and
pesticide products. She currently co-chairs
Mischa Buford Epps and Sandy Hawley recently assisted SHB’s Diversity Committee.
a Missouri-based retirement community secure a tax-exempt
bond issue valued at $56.5 million.
And when SHB clients are the wronged parties to a dispute,
our women lawyers are equally effective on the other side of
the bar.
meet three SHB
Lori Schultz obtained a $71.8 million judgment as lead
counsel in an antitrust class action lawsuit against the NCAA.
MANAGING
PARTNERS
ACCOLADES INITIATIVES
• Leading Lawyers, Chambers USA • Nation’s Most Powerful Employment
Terry Satterlee, 2009 Attorneys, Human Resource Executive SHB’s distinguished leading
Lori Schultz, 2009 Lori Schultz, 2009 women lawyers have undertaken
a number of initiatives to increase
• The Best Lawyers in America® • Influential Business Women the number of women practicing
Terry Satterlee, 2003-2009 South Florida Business Journal law at the firm and advance them
Marie Woodbury, 2008, 2009 Lea Ann Souza-Rasile, 2009 into its partnership ranks. They
have also:
• California Rising Stars • The Legal 500 United States
Benchmark Litigation Marie Woodbury, 2009 • Revised the Alternative Work
Tammy Webb, 2009 Schedule Policy to allow
• Women Who Mean Business attorneys working reduced
• Outstanding Lawyers of America Kansas City Business Journal schedules admission into
Terry Satterlee, 2003 Terry Satterlee, 2000 the partnership; appointed
Marie Woodbury, 2008 a partner to act as
• Super Lawyers administrator of the policy.
Leanne DeShong, 2005-2009 • 500 Rising Stars, Law Dragon
Alicia Donahue, 2006 Tammy Webb, 2006 • Established appropriately
Madeleine McDonough, 2005-2009 furnished New Mothers
Eileen Moss, 2007-2009 • Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, rooms in each SHB office
Carol Poindexter, 2007-2009 Super Lawyers to provide a comfortable
Terry Satterlee, 2005-2009 Mischa Buford Epps, 2008 environment for women
Gay Tedder, 2005-2009 Celia Garrett, 2008 returning to work.
Marie Woodbury, 2005-2009
• Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers • Established a formal Parental
• Up and Coming Lawyers Kristi Belt, 2007-2009 Leave Policy, Parent Task
Missouri Lawyers Weekly Force and Parents Page on
Mischa Buford Epps, 2008 • Kansas City’s 40 Under Forty, Ingram’s SHB’s Intranet.
Mischa Buford Epps, 2001
• Best of the Bar • Conducted in-house jury
Kansas City Business Journal • International Who’s Who of Life voir dire workshop for
Madeleine McDonough, 2006-2009 Sciences Lawyers female litigators.
Carol Poindexter, 2009 Sarah Croft, 2009
Terry Satterlee, 2003, 2004 Marie Woodbury, 2008, 2009 • Participated in bar and
professional organizations
focused on women, such as
the National Association of
Women Lawyers.
• Formed a Women’s Initiative
W O MEN’S MANAGEMENT C O U N C I L Task Force to develop
programming related to the
SHB’s women partners formed the associates to discuss work/life balance
unique challenges faced by
Women’s Management Council in challenges, leadership opportunities and
April 2002. The WMC assists the women attorneys in large
diversity in the legal profession.
firm’s women lawyers in developing law firms.
the necessary legal skills, mentoring Leanne DeShong, Chair
relationships and marketing ldeshong@shb.com
opportunities that will support their
promotion into the partnership. The Kristi Belt, Vice Chair
WMC has held retreats for women kbelt@shb.com
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