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Molly Mrowka

Partner

Molly Mrowka is a partner in the San Francisco office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Practices.

Ms. Mrowka has extensive experience handling multi-district federal litigation and California state complex product and commercial litigation matters. Her experience includes defending manufacturers and distributors of products, which have ranged from herbal supplements to "clean room" chemicals. She has successfully defended a Fortune 1000/NASDAQ company from a variety of product and premises claims, and successfully defended local government entities from 42 U.S.C. §1983 claims.

Of note, Ms. Mrowka represented a German chemical company in landmark complex litigation involving the microelectronics industry, which was the first of its kind in California. In re San Jose IBM Litigation, Case No. l-98-CV-772093 (Santa Clara Sup. Court). Ms. Mrowka also defended corporate defendants in In re High Quality Printing Inventions, LLC ('070) Patent Litigation, MDL No. 2690; In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. IV), United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, MDL No. 875; and In re Ford Motor Co. DPS6 Powershift Transmission Products Liability Litigation, United States District Court, Central District of California, MDL No. 2814. 

Recently, Ms. Mrowka recovered a seven figure sum for a national insurer in an intellectual property/antitrust matter. 

From the Courtroom to the Horse Show Ring

Ms. Mrowka is a nationally competitive equestrian who competes year­round on the United States Hunter Jumper Association "A" Circuit. She is the recipient of USHJA Horse of the Year awards, including USHJA Zone 10 Horse of the Year Championship honors at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, a United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Show benefitting the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Her numerous wins have garnered her trips to compete at the AON/USHJA National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. She celebrated a top 5 placing at the USHJA National Hunter Derby at the USEF/USHJA Oregon High Desert Classic benefitting J Bar J Youth Services (a non­profit organization), in Bend, Oregon. 

Publications

Scientific Evidence Review: Admissibility and Use of Expert Evidence in the Courtroom, Monograph No. 6, American Bar Association (2003), Co-author of Chapter XI, "Expert Evidence in the Tenth Circuit." 

Giving Back

Ms. Mrowka has been involved in giving back to her alma mater, University of California at Davis, for many years, including serving in the following roles: 

  • University of California Davis, Cal Aggie Alumni Association - past Member Board of Directors
  • University of California Davis, Cal Aggie Alumni Association - past Chair Scholarship Committee, San Francisco Bay Area Region

Recent Successes

Professional Presentations

  • Speaker, "Defending A Silica Case", for the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada.
  • Panelist, "Update on Silica Litigation" roundtable at Harris Martin's California Asbestos and Silica Litigation Conference at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa.

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions
    • California
  • United States District Courts
    • United States District Court for the Central District of California
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Courts of Appeals
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Associations

  • Federal Bar Association
  • The Bar Association of San Francisco
  • University of California Davis - Cal Aggie Alumni Association (lifetime member)
  • United States Equestrian Federation (Senior Competing Equestrian Member)
  • United States Hunter Jumper Association (Senior Competing Equestrian Member)
  • Nor Cal Hunter Jumper Association
  • Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1997

  • Law Review Comment Editor, Comment Staff Writer, & Legislation Staff Writer
  • Third Year Class Representative
  • Dean's Honor Roll
  • Traynor Honor Society member

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 

  • Recipient of the U.C. Davis Outstanding Senior Student Award

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