Rachel N. Byrnes

Rachel defends medical device and drug manufacturers in state and federal courts across the country, and is knowledgeable in medical device preemption issues. She also represents midsize to large companies in cases involving claims for breach of contract, business torts, and consumer fraud. She handles various aspects of pre-trial litigation, including drafting pleadings, preparing motions to dismiss, conducting fact investigation and expert discovery, and dispositive summary judgment motions.

Rachel is also devoted to pro bono work. Recently, she took an expert deposition in a post-conviction appeal involving a capital murder case. In addition, she assists with landlord-tenant disputes in Cuyahoga County.

While in law school, Rachel was a judicial extern for the Honorable Donald C. Nugent at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She was also a member of the team that placed first in the August A. Rendigs National Product Liability Moot Court Competition in 2017, defeating 13 teams from across the country.

As an undergraduate, Rachel played varsity softball for John Carroll University. A northeast Ohio native, she now lives in downtown Cleveland. In her spare time, she enjoys running, kickboxing, playing volleyball and softball, watching the Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers (although she is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan), and trying out Cleveland’s newest restaurants.