Mandi Jo Hanneke

law@hanneke.us

EDUCATION
	Case Western Reserve University School of Law J.D., Criminal Law Concentration; magna cum laude, 2003 Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition Dean's Brief Writing Award National Moot Court Team Member Jonathan Ault Mock Trial Team Member	Cleveland, OH
	Case Western Reserve University B.A., Economics and Music; magna cum laude, 2000 Mortar Board National Honor Society Semester Abroad, Capital Normal University College of Foreign Languages, Beijing, China	Cleveland, OH
EXPERIENCE
Bar Admissions	Commonwealth of Massachusetts - 2003 United States Distric Court, District of Massachusetts - 2004 United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit - 2004
2003-2007	Clark, Hunt & Embry	Cambridge, MA
Attorney	During my four years at Clark, Hunt & Embry, I initially managed approximately forty subrogation claims and lawsuits as lead attorney from initial demand through settlement or trial. During this time I arbitrated a number of cases, mediated a few cases, and acted as lead trial attorney in a property damage action that went to jury verdict. In 2005 I transitioned from prosecuting subrogation claims to insurance defense work. At that time and through 2007, I managed a few insurance defense tort claims from initial demand though trial or settlement. I also assisted the partners in a number of several complex civil litigation, business litigation and toxic tort cases. I drafted pleadings, discovery, motions to dismiss, motions to compel, and motions for summary judgment. I attended state and federal court on a regular basis to represent clients at case management conferences, scheduling conferences, and the argue their positions in both discovery and dispositive motions. In doing so, I wrote and argued several successful motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and motions to compel. When my clients were successful in the lower court, if the opposing party appealed the ruling, I wrote the appellate brief. In addition to attending court for case management and motion hearings, I second chaired a multi-day medical mal-practice trial. I also managed on a day-to-day basis the defense of a large number of personal injury cases, filed after the defendant incurred media scrutiny, based upon novel theories of law. In the cases filed as putative class actions in Massachusetts, the defense defeated class certification. In the actions in which summary judgment was filed, I succeeded on winning summary judgment for my clients. Those cases successfully won on summary judgment are now on appeal. During my time at Clark, Hunt & Embry, I also took and defended more than one hundred depositions, examined expert witnesses, and participated in all stages of discovery and motion practice.
2002-2003	Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic	Cleveland, OH
Immigration Law Intern	I drafted an appellate brief which was filed with the Board of Immigration Appeals. I represented non-citizens in their proceedings with the Immigration Court, including filing the necessary paperwork to renew work authorizations and petitions for permanent residency status. I conducted information gathering interviews with non-citizens, and I researched both factual and legal issues relating to the representation of non-citizens in asylum and other claims.
2001-2003	McLaughlin & McCaffrey, LLP	Cleveland, OH
Law Clerk	I drafted various pleadings, including complaints, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and appellate briefs. I drafted discovery papers, including interrogatories, document production requests and admission requests. I also researched Federal and State law on various subjects and drafted the accompanying memoranda.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
2004	National Institute of Trial Attorneys New England Deposition Skills Program New England Building Trial Skills Program
PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS
	Oats, et al. v. Whittaker, et al., 18 Mass. L. Rptr. 637 (January 3, 2005) (Middlesex Superior Court, No. 20042681C) (prevailed on summary judgment)
	Mateo v. Highland Plaza Trust II, et al., 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 150 (February 17, 2005) (Middlesex Superior Court, No. 200300945) (prevailed on motion to dismiss)
	Clift and Hensler, Inc. v. Marks, et al., 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 392 (May 4, 2005) (Middlesex Superior Court, No. 20042234C) (prevailed on motion to dismiss specific counts)
	Lincoln Ventures, Inc. v. FSL Associates, Inc., et al., 21 Mass. L. Rptr. 161 (April 25, 2006) (Worcester Superior Court, No. 20050589B), remanded at 70 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2007) (prevailed in Superior Court on motion to dismiss)
	Genereux, et al. v. American Beryllia Corp. et al., 518 F. Supp. 2d 306 (D. Mass. 2007) (prevailed on summary judgment)
	Degtyarev, et al. v. Corcoran Management Co., Inc., 72 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 (August 7, 2008) (No. 07-P-1750)