Georgia Hatzis

Georgia focuses her practice on the defense of pharmaceutical, medical device, mass tort, and product liability litigation. She represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in a variety of complex litigation matters across the country, as well as major corporations in multidistrict, coordinated, and consolidated proceedings, putative class actions, and one-off product liability suits. Georgia has experience in cases involving large-scale product recalls and also engages in complex business litigation. In recognition of her skill, Georgia has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. She is also fluent in Greek and is conversational in Serbian. Education Baldwin Wallace University (B. A., cum laude, 2011)Cleveland State University College of Law (J. D., magna cum laude, 2014)Deans Honor List; Editor, Cleveland State Law Review; CALI Excellence Awards in Agency and Partnership and Advanced Brief Writing Bar Admissions Ohio U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Professional Affiliations International Association of Defense Counsel (Trial Academy, 2024) Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Community Involvement Horizon Education Centers (Board of Trustees) Awards & Honors Greek America Foundations Forty Under 40 Award Recipient (2018) Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2019-2025) Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021-2025) Experience Defends medical device (Class I-III, 510(k) and PMA) and pharmaceutical manufacturers (ANDA, NDA, and OTCs) in all phases of trial and appeal in product liability litigation, including multidistrict litigation and state-coordinated proceedings. Skilled in many aspects of eDiscovery, including counseling clients on data preservation, providing initial assessments of data issues in new litigations, selecting and retaining of eDiscovery vendors, negotiating with opposing counsel regarding collection and production of electronically stored information, arguing in courts regarding discovery disputes, managing the collection, processing, review and production of materials responsive to discovery requests, and managing materials received in response to such requests. Represented a medical device manufacturer in a complex breach of contract action seeking to recover damages from a component part manufacturer and supplier resulting from a large-scale consumer product recall. Represented a beverage company in a dispute with a supplier resulting from a multi-country consumer product recall. Obtained a favorable summary judgment award in a complex commercial foreclosure action. Represented multiple pharmaceutical and dietary supplement manufacturers in defending consumer class actions involving product recalls, medical monitoring claims, and various other consumer claims. Former Law Clerk at The Sherwin-Williams Company. Recent News & Media View all December 17, 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 57 UB Greensfelder Attorneys in 2025 August 15, 2024 UB Greensfelder Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 List December 29, 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 50 Ulmer Attorneys in 2024 Lists