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 Shana Ortiz See
Associate
Professional Biography:
Upon obtaining her LL.M. in 2003, Shana Ortiz See came to Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP. She heads a products liability project for a major manufacturer, through which she has day-to-day supervisory responsibility for as many as 95 pending cases at any given time. She coordinates local counsel in the 14-state region, interfaces with the client (including in-house lawyers, engineers, and others), prepares all pleadings, conducts depositions, attends hearings, and, recently tried two jury cases to defense verdict in Nebraska and Ohio on behalf of the client. The project cases handled by Shana involve an array of contract, warranty, indemnification, and state consumer sales practices act claims, in addition to tort claims. In addition to products liability cases, Shana also has experience in defending consumer lending, Truth In Lending Act, and Home Ownership & Equity Act claims, as well as state and local taxation matters.
In law school at Duke, Shana assisted international professors as the nearby Fuqua School of Business in meeting VISA and other immigration requirements. While a student at Northwestern, Shana also volunteered in providing income tax assistance to low-income Spanish-speaking families in the Chicago area. Currently, Shana is an active member of the Columbus Bar Association, including its Minorities in the Law and New Lawyers’ Committees. Shana and her husband have two young daughters. Shana is proficient/fluent in Spanish, and proficient in French.
Education and Honors:
Kenyon College (B.A., with highest honors, 1998)
Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2002)
Northwestern University (LL.M., Taxation, 2003)
Bar Admissions:
State of Illinois, 2002
State of Ohio, 2004
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2006
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2006
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