Claire joined Burns Charest in 2021 after graduating from Tulane University Law School, where she served as Senior Articles Editor for Tulane’s Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property and completed externships with the Honorable Jane Triche Milazzo and the Honorable Susie Morgan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Claire has represented plaintiffs in complex class actions, consolidated actions and multi-district litigation in a variety of practice areas, including antitrust, data privacy, RICO, products liability, intellectual property, pharmaceutical injury and mass tort cases. While at Burns Charest, Claire has gained substantive, hands-on complex litigation experience including drafting pleadings, motion practice, oral argument, drafting and responding to discovery, deposition defense, trial preparation and trial experience. Claire amassed the bulk of her trial experience as an active member of the trial teams for Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc., et al., v. CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, Case No. CACE 19-018882 (Broward Cty. Ct.); In re: Epipen Marketing, Sales Practices and Antitrust Litigation, MDL No: 2785 (D. Kan.) and In re: Refinery Worker Toxic Tort Litigation, Master Docket No. SX-15-CV-096 (U.S.V.I. Sup. Ct.). In recognition of her work representing hospitals in the opioids litigation, the Chief Legal Officer of Health First hospital system commended Claire as "one of the most talented young lawyers I have encountered," exemplifying "professionalism at its best."
Before pursuing her law degree, Claire earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in manufacturing. Claire's technical degree enabled her to sit for the USPTO patent exam during law school and gain admission to practice before the USPTO as a licensed patent attorney. Claire's ability to distill complicated technologies into simplified concepts both judges and juries can understand makes her a valuable asset to any litigation team.
Outside of work, Claire enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, Brandon, and golden retriever, Tilly.
Education
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2021
University of Mississippi, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, emphasis in Manufacturing, magna cum laude, 2018
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Jane Triche Milazzo, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Susie Morgan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Admissions & Honors
Louisiana Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2025
State of Louisiana, 2021
Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2021
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2021
Senior Articles Editor, Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property, 2020–2021
CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Complex Litigation, 2020
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Agent (Reg. No. 79,104)
Publications
Iancu v. Brunetti: The First Amendment Takes Precedence Over Lanham Act’s Prohibition of Trademarks Comprised of Immoral or Scandalous Matter, 22 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. (2020)
Facial Recognition Technology: How Will Lawmakers and the Courts Respond to the Growing Demand for Policy Development?, Arizona L. J. Emerging Tech. (2020), Link available here.
Memberships
New Orleans Bar Association
American International Property Law Association
Federal Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc., North Broward Hospital District, et al., v. CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, Case No. CACE 19-018882 (Broward Cty. Ct.) (opioids litigation), representing acute care hospitals in their pending civil RICO suit against the major opioid manufacturers, distributors and retail pharmacy chains;
- In Re: EpiPen (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Marketing, Sales Practices & Antitrust Litigation, No. 2:17-md-02785-DDC-TJJ (D. Kan.), serving on trial team representing national RICO and state antitrust classes of purchasers in their consolidated action against the maker and distributor of EpiPen, resulting in a $609 million settlement;
- In re Gilead Tenofovir Cases JCCP (Cal.), representing individuals alleging that defendant Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s tenofovir-based drugs caused users to develop kidney and/or bone disease;
- Brown, et al., v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al., 1:23-cv-06065, (N.D. Ill.), representating Illiniois automobile accident claimants in their putative class action alleging violations of the IL Insurance Code and common law privacy protections arising from Defendants' unauthorized disclosure and commercialization of plaintiffs' personal medical information to third-party data brokers;
- Franz v. National Football League, Fanatics, et al., 1:23-cv-11288, (S.D.N.Y.) (antitrust), representing nationwide class of consumers alleging that the NFL, its 32 teams, and Fanatics unlawfully conspired to eliminate competition in the online retail market for NFL-licensed merchandise through exclusive dealing arrangements, retailer boycotts, and anticompetitive licensing agreements in violation of the Sherman and Clayton Acts;
- In Re: Change Healthcare, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, 0:24-md-03108, (D. Minnesota), supporting co-lead counsel representing healthcare providers asserting claims related to delays or denials of reimbursement due to Change Healthcare’s service shutdowns following a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare Inc.;
- Karwowski v. Gen Digital Inc., 3:22-cv-08981, (N.D. Cal.) (consumer data privacy);
- In re Asbestos, Catalyst, and Silica Toxic Dust Exposure Litigation, (U.S.V.I. Superior Court.), representing several hundred individual workers exposed to asbestos while working in a refinery on St. Croix, U.S.V.I., resulting in favorable settlement for hundreds of clients.