Meera U. Sossamon

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2019.

400 Poydras Street, Suite 2700 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

(504) 310-2162

msossamon@irwinllc.com

Firm: Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC

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Overview

Firm

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC

Years In Practice

Phone Number (504) 310-2162

Meera has extensive experience in defending medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers in product liability actions, with a particular emphasis on complex and mass-consolidated litigation. Her practice extends to each phase of litigation, from inception and procedural structure of federal multi-district litigation, to successfully authoring pretrial dispositive motions, to case workup including depositions of fact and expert witnesses, and ultimately preparing a case for trial. Meera has an undergraduate degree in neuroscience and worked as a research assistant measuring volatile organic compounds in the Environmental Health Sciences lab at the Tulane School of Public Health. Prior to starting at the firm, Meera clerked for the Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Awards

2020 New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law
Graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy, 2019
Best Lawyers in America: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star
Lawyers of Color Second Annual Hot List
Louisiana State Law Institute, Junior Honorary Member

Education

Loyola University New Orleans, J.D.

Graduated 2012

Tulane University, B.A.

Graduated 2005

Tulane University, B.S.

Graduated 2005

Contact Details and Office Locations

Office: (504) 310-2162

Other: (504) 310-2100

msossamon@irwinllc.com

400 Poydras Street, Suite 2700
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130