As a member of the Health Care Department, Jillian focuses her practice on the representation of medical professionals and providers in all manner of health care liability matters. Jillian also has experience in defending municipalities and their employees in high-risk contract and tort matters, including allegations of civil rights violations made against law enforcement officers. She has practiced in both the state and federal system, and has argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jillian grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York and graduated from SUNY Albany with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and concentrations in Spanish and Arabic Language studies. She went on to receive her juris doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she began her litigation career as an award-winning student in the Criminal Defense Clinic.
Year Joined
2017
Results
Successful defense of local municipality in employment law matter.
Employment Law
July 25, 2019
Several police cadets were not allowed to take the state licensing exam after the municipality learned that those cadets had been cheating to complete academy requirements. The cadets were referred for disciplinary charges and then terminated. They brought suit, alleging due process violations for allegedly holding sham post-disciplinary hearings, predetermining termination, and not allowing them access to the evidence against them. Select plaintiffs also alleged racial discrimination.
Thought Leadership
Special Law Alert - Preserving Arbitration: The U.S. Supreme Court Nears Unanimity to Protect the Supremacy of the Federal Arbitration Act
Health Care Liability
Long-Term Care Liability
May 24, 2017
Last week, the United States Supreme Court slammed a Kentucky rule that required “explicit reference” to the authority to enter into arbitration agreements in powers of attorney. This Special Law Alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments to our readers.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Political Subdivision Tort Liability, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, August 2015
Pro Bono Activities
Brief Advice Clinic with Legal Aid Society of Greater Cleveland, 2009
Immigration Clinic with Catholic Charities, 2009
AmeriCorps Service Member benefitting Legal Aid of Western New York, 2009