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Jody B. Pizzala

Litigation Paralegal

She / Her / Hers

Minneapolis

150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2200

Minneapolis, MN 55402

jpizzala@merchantgould.com

D: 612.336.4764

Overview

Education

Professional Affiliations

Publications & Speaking

Practices

Litigation

With more than 30 years' experience at the firm, Jody knows her way around a patent case. She is responsible for the docketing of litigation cases, factual research, deposition and trial preparation, and management of electronic discovery and electronic files. She currently focuses on drug-related ANDA litigation. She is also experienced in Federal Circuit appellate work, cases before the United States International Trade Commission, has drafted many of the firm’s in-house forms and handbooks for litigation procedures, and been involved with in-house training.

Jody became Merchant & Gould's first paralegal in 1983. She was hired as a secretary in 1979 and worked extensively with Robert Edell, including providing deposition and courtroom support. When one of the firm's clients wanted her to work on all their cases, she was promoted to the first paralegal position.

Jody's teenage daughter and son keep her busy attending their activities. She's a gourmet cook and an artist who draws, paints, and sews in her spare time.

Education

University of Minnesota
(various courses)

Minnesota School of Business

Professional Affiliations

Minnesota Paralegal Association
National Federation of Paralegal Associations

Publications & Speaking

Presentations

Presenter, Tales from the Trenches: Law Firms on eDiscovery, Shepherd Data's "Managing eDiscovery Effectively in a Changing World Series," April 27, 2016

Presenter, The eDiscovery Tapestry: Email Threading and Near Duplicate Grouping, Minnesota Paralegal Association Annual Meeting, June 26, 2015

Presenter, teleconference/webcase re-broadcast of Patent Litigation, Promoting the Progress of the Useful Arts, originally presented at the National Federation of Paralegal Associations National Convention, 2012

Presenter, Patent Litigation, Promoting the Progress of the Useful Arts, National Federation of Paralegal Associations National Convention, 2011

Patent Litigation Practice, Legal Research Institute (Minnesota Association of Law Libraries) co-presenter with Hope Porter, 2011

Presenter, Depositions—Who, What, Why, Where, When, How, Minnesota Paralegal Association Annual Convention, 2010

Presenter, Patents and Patent Law, Minnesota Paralegal Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2009

Published article, Patent Litigation, The National Paralegal Reporter, 2003

Presenter, Depositions in US and Foreign Countries, Minnesota Paralegal Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1995

Guest Presenter, Litigation for Paralegals, Hennepin Technical College, 1994

Presenter, three Minnesota CLE classes on depositions in this country and abroad, containing discovery costs, and trial preparation. 1992-1995

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