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Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
700 EAST GATE DRIVE
SUITE 330 MOUNT LAUREL
NJ 08054-0015
NEW JERSEY
United States
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Casey Watkins
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Associate
Career
Casey G. Watkins defends clients in complex litigation, including class actions, toxic tort litigation, and product liability claims. As an associate in Ballard’s Product Liability and Mass Tort Group, he frequently litigates on behalf of clients in the automotive, consumer products, and energy sectors. He also provides significant value to clients through his counseling work designed to avoid unnecessary litigation and enable businesses best to serve their customers. That counseling includes the development of ANSI- and ISO-compliant warning labels, comprehensive evaluations of existing written warranty materials, drafting waiver agreements, and conducting litigation awareness training for client personnel.
Admissions:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Memberships
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association, Product Liability and Mass Tort Section
Education
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Newark (J.D. 2013, cum laude)
University of Idaho (B.S. 2008)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
(Rising stars)Led by the ‘extremely responsive’ Neal Walters , Ballard Spahr LLP‘s New Jersey-based team regularly represents automotive clients in the defense of single plaintiff consumer and catastrophic injury actions, as well as in nationwide consumer class actions and appeals in state and federal courts. As well as handling litigation throughout the life cycle, through to trial if necessary, the firm also provides risk management advice, helping to minimize any potential disputes. Walters has an excellent relationship with longstanding client Subaru and continues to lead the firm’s efforts in a slew of class actions progressing in the District of New Jersey. Associate Casey Watkins, who rejoined the firm in October 2022 following a stint as in-house counsel, also regularly provides vital input on litigation matters, as well as guiding clients through regulatory compliance matters, including in the context of autonomous vehicles.
Lawyer Rankings
- Rising stars United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense