Erin Copeland currently serves as the court-appointed Lead of the Paragard (birth control) MDL pending in the Northern District of Georgia and Co-Lead of the Suboxone MDL pending in the Northern District of Ohio. She serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee of the Hair Relaxer MDL pending in the Northern District of Illinois. Previously, from 2017 to 2022, Erin served on the Executive Committee for the Essure consolidated state litigation in California, where she and her team oversaw the claims of thousands of women who suffered severe and permanent injuries as a result of the Essure permanent sterilization birth control device. In August 2020, she helped to negotiate a $1.6 billion settlement with Bayer to resolve the Essure litigation. Erin also served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the various female pelvic mesh MDLs pending in the Southern District of West Virginia as well as the Pradaxa litigation pending in the Southern District. In the Pradaxa litigation, Erin served as State-Federal Liaison Counsel to the cases pending in St. Clair County, Illinois. Erin is often invited to speak on a variety of legal issues at both judicial and general legal conferences. She also serves on the board of several legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice and Texas Women Rainmakers. Erin is a native Houstonian who practices with the Houston-based law firm Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs. Erin and her family split time between Houston and Colorado where her son was a competitive snowboarder before attending golf school.

Katie Tait Copeland is disciplined, self-motivated, adaptable, and strategic—these traits allow her to help people who can’t help themselves. Working at the firm during law school, in various roles, including as Mr. Shunnarah’s executive assistant, in accounting, and as case manager, allowed Katie to gain invaluable experience to best serve her clients. Katie Tait Copeland’s practice focuses on of personal injury law and civil litigation. She has represented hundreds of clients and fought for each and every one of them. As a mother and advocate for women, Katie feels a strong sense of determination and dedication to righting the wrongs of insurance companies. Katie handles a wide variety of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, dog bites, and commercial/ trucking collisions. She has several notable settlements, including a $3,300,000 wrongful death claim. When Katie is not “where decisions are being made,” she enjoys spending time with her husband and their daughter. Katie also enjoys Alabama football, traveling, and visiting family in her hometown, Mobile.

David E Copple‘s litigation practice at Copple, Rockey, Schlecht, & Mason is regional in scope. Mr Copple has litigated cases in or represented clients from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Mr. Copple’s comprehensive practice emphasizes sophisticated litigation for plaintiff and defendant in cases involving personal injury, products liability, corporate-commercial, banking, creditor bankruptcy, securities, wrongful death, and real estate investment trusts. David E Copple has successfully tried felony criminal cases, a felony manslaughter case and a first degree murder case. David E Copple’s appellate work has included cases of first impression, addressing significant legal interpretations. Notable cases include determining that a “farmer” qualifies as a “merchant” under the Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code and that a “bank employee” does not fall under the “professional” category for the purposes of the professional malpractice statute of limitations. He has also successfully argued that a named driver exclusion cannot be applied to deny an insured party uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage when the excluded driver was not responsible for the injury and is not seeking coverage. Additionally, his work has established that a secured creditor can qualify as a good faith purchaser for value and receive priority under Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code, Article IX, over an unpaid seller. He has also played a key role in affirming that state common law theories of negligence and strict liability are preempted by The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in cases involving “non-applicators” injured by toxic chemical exposure.

David E. Copple\'s litigation practice is regional in scope. He has litigated cases in or represented clients from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Mr. Copple\'s comprehensive practice emphasizes sophisticated litigation for plaintiff and defendant in cases involving personal injury, products liability, corporate-commercial, banking, creditor bankruptcy, securities, wrongful death, and real estate investment trusts. Mr. Copple has successfully tried felony criminal cases, a felony manslaughter case and a first degree murder case. Mr. Copple\'s appellate work has included cases of first impression, including: that a \"farmer\" is a \"merchant\" for purposes of the Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code; that a \"bank employee\" is not a \"professional\" for purposes of professional malpractice statute of limitations; that a named driver exclusion will not be applied in a manner that will deny an insured party uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage when the subject of the exclusion was not responsible for the injury and is not seeking coverage; that a secured creditor can qualify as a good faith purchaser for value and receive priority under Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code, Article IX over an unpaid seller; and that state common law theories of negligence and strict liability are preempted by The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act involving a \"non-applicator\" injured by toxic chemical exposure.

Kelly N. Corbin's law practice focuses on estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, etc.), which she describes as an essential gift we can give our loved ones. Kelly enjoys educating her clients about their estate planning options. Kelly worked as an Emergency Medical Technician and Mental Health Associate prior to obtaining her J.D. at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Kelly chose to become an attorney after witnessing patients lose freedom and resources to systems that are not easily digestible to most. She uses her knowledge and experiences to be a strong advocate for individuals facing uncertain futures, and to influence change with respect to how we care for our aging and disabled populations. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys spending time with her family in the Chisago Lakes Area. Special days include working with her grandmother on the family farm.