Kari L. Sutherland

Kari Sutherland

Kari Sutherland is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare Litigation Group. She is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of the Trial Attorneys of America.  

She has tried cases in various jurisdictions across the country, and her significant pharmaceutical product liability defense verdicts include those resulting from trials in California, Illinois and Louisiana. She is recognized by Benchmark Litigation as one of its Top 250 Women in Litigation (2016-2020).

She authors articles on litigation and trial-related topics for Butler Snow’s Pro Te: Solutio and other publications such as Law360. She received a 2017 Burton Award and a 2018 Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association “The Quarterly” Editorial Award for her written work.  Her speaking engagements include giving a closing argument at DRI’s prestigious Trial Tactics seminar in 2017 and presenting a webinar for FDANews on OTC labeling guidances. She is a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service.

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