At Jenner Law, we value client trust. In everything we do, from our first phone call to our presentation to the jury, our clients’ best interests are our priority. We recognize that clients often come to us relaying devastating betrayals of trust. We take that seriously.
Biography
Ms. Hawk is deeply engaged in her profession and the broader legal community. In addition to her law practice, she is an active member of the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) and the Maryland Association for Justice Foundation. She served as President of MAJ from 2017–2018 and continues to play an integral role in the organization. Before her presidency, she chaired the New Lawyers Section, which was honored as Section of the Year for two consecutive years under her leadership (2013–2015). Currently, she serves as Co-Chair of the Nursing Home Section for MAJ.
Ms. Hawk is also a faculty member of the Forensic Interview Research and Education team at the Center for Hope, where she contributes to advancing best practices in forensic interviewing. Additionally, she holds a Board position with Change the Conversation, an organization dedicated to creating meaningful change through engaging the community in the prevention of and healing from child sexual abuse.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her four teenage children and caring for the family’s pets, including a dog and a cat.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Mass Torts
- Defective Drugs and Devices
- Therapy Abuse
- Clergy Abuse
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Education
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2008
- Health Law Certificate
- Johns Hopkins University, Master of Liberal Arts, 2003
- Hood College, Bachelor of Arts, 1996
- Ionic Society
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2008
- District of Columbia, 2010
- Minnesota, 2010
- Ohio, 2024
Litigation Leadership Positions
- State Chair, NECC Steroid Litigation (2013)
Professional Affiliations
- Maryland Association for Justice, Past President
- Maryland Association for Justice Foundation, Past President
- Maryland Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group, Past Chair
Professional Awards
- Best Lawyers 2024 – presented for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013 – 2018
- Maryland Super Lawyers, 2020 – 2023
Selected Publications
- FDA to Issue Game Changing Rule in Defective Drug Cases Involving Generics, Trial Reporter, Journal of Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., Special Issue 2016 · Mar 1, 2016
- Supreme Court Decision Effects: Generic Drug Claims PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing and Mutual Pharmacy Co., Inc. v. Bartlett, Trial Reporter, Journal of the Maryland Association of Justice, Inc., Special Issue 2014 · Jan 1, 2014
- LinkedIn Endorsements: A Question of Legal Ethics?, Trial Reporter, Journal of Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., Winter 2014
LegalTECH: Your Clients and the Danger of Social Media, Trial Reporter, Journal of Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., Winter 2012.