Current Role
  • Associate, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
  • Court-appointed member of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in In Re: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level Pap, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Litigation among 75 applicants; co-chair of science and experts committee
Experience
  • Lauren served as a court-appointed member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation among 100 applicants, and was a member of bellwether, deposition, discovery, science and experts committees.
  • Prior to joining Hagens Berman, Lauren was an associate at a well-respected plaintiffs’ firm in Birmingham, Alabama where she focused on representing individuals harmed by defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. In addition to this work, Lauren also represented clients in consumer fraud and personal injury litigation and advocated on behalf of survivors of sexual assault. 
  • Lauren was part of a national team that favorably resolved over 500 cases against a well-known medical device manufacturer for individuals injured by the company’s defective device.
  • She served on the discovery, expert, and Daubert committees for personal injury plaintiffs in In Re: Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) and Cialis (Tadalafil) Products Liability Litigation.
Recognition
  • Ones to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024
  • Women to Watch, Birmingham Business Journal, 2020
  • Top Women Attorneys, B-Metro Magazine, 2019, 2020
  • Mid-South Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019, 2020
  • Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2017-2019
  • Birmingham Top Attorney Rising Star, Birmingham Magazine, 2017
Notable Cases
  • In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation
Personal Insight

Lauren was born in California, spent most of her childhood in Arkansas, and took a slight detour to Tennessee before coming to Alabama for law school. When she is not practicing law or spending time with her two daughters, Lauren enjoys hiking, boxing and painting.