Our Expert Writers and Editors

Combined, Drugwatch’s expert writers have decades of experience in research and investigation. They have worked for respected newspapers, magazines, universities and law firms. Drugwatch’s writers get the facts directly from trusted, credible sources, such as lawyers, court documents, government reports, doctors and medical journals. They then translate the information into language you can understand. They also develop relationships with experts, advocacy groups and plaintiffs to add first-hand knowledge and additional expertise to the information found on Drugwatch.com. Our writers and researchers are available to help journalists and editors in need of reliable research, sources and quotes.

  • Emily Miller
    Emily Miller Managing Editor
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    Emily Miller is an award-winning journalist with more than a decade of professional writing and editing experience. Her coverage for Drugwatch has been published or cited by The Hill, Fox Business and United Press International. Prior to joining Drugwatch, Emily worked for media organizations, including San Antonio Express-News and South Florida Sun Sentinel. Her assignments included covering state and federal court proceedings, lawsuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Michelle Llamas, Senior Content Writer
    Michelle Llamas, BCPA Senior Writer
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    Michelle Llamas has ten years of experience writing legal content. Renowned women’s health advocate Erin Brockovich shared Michelle’s piece, How the FDA Let Women Down, on her site. The article takes an in-depth look at how the FDA has approved drugs and medical devices that hurt women. Prior to working for Drugwatch, Michelle spent six years working with plaintiff’s injury law firms in Orlando. While at the firms, she developed a passion for fighting for her clients and helping them get justice. She continues to spread awareness about medication and medical device safety as well as help people injured by the negligence of Big Pharma and the medical device industry.
  • Terry Turner
    Terry Turner Senior Writer
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    Terry Turner is an Emmy-winning, former television journalist with more than 25 years of experience researching and reporting on consumer issues. His work for Drugwatch has been published or cited in Washington Examiner, MedPage Today and The New York Times. He has also appeared on the BBC to discuss hernia mesh complications and lawsuits. Prior to joining Drugwatch, he spent 12 years as a U.S. Department of Defense writer and producer, five years with CONUS Communications and two years with Voice of America. He routinely reported on health and medical policy issues before Congress, the FDA and other federal agencies.
  • Christian Simmons
    Christian Simmons Writer
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    Christian Simmons is a writer for Drugwatch who covers important topics like product recalls and lawsuit news. He began his journalism career in 2016, and his work has been featured in publications like the Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel. He has also spent time with Orlando CBS affiliate WKMG and Orlando NPR affiliate WMFE-FM. Christian was a first-place winner in a Florida Society of News Editors Journalism Contest.
  • Bianca Prieto
    Bianca Prieto Writer Bianca Prieto has won local and national awards for her work focused on criminal justice issues and breaking news. Her writing has appeared in prominent publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Denver Post, the Orlando Sentinel, as well as ConsumerNotice.org. She has also appeared as a guest on Dateline NBC, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast and other true crime television shows. Bianca was recognized as a finalist for the American Society of News Editors’ Distinguished Writing Award for Deadline News Reporting.
  • Renée Deveney Senior Content Editor
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    Renée Deveney is the senior content editor at Drugwatch, where she upholds rigorous quality standards to provide accurate and up-to-date information to patients and consumers.

Our Legal Contributors

Our legal contributors are licensed attorneys with expertise in mass tort litigation. They contribute authoritative legal content on emerging lawsuits and help translate complex legal concepts into clear, accessible resources. They provide unique insight and commentary as well as expert legal review to ensure the accuracy, relevance and helpfulness of our content.

  • Jayne Conroy, Named Shareholder of Simmons Hanly Conroy
    Jayne Conroy, Esquire Trial Attorney and Pharmaceutical Litigation Expert
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    Jayne Conroy has more than three decades of experience as a skilled strategist, trial lawyer and negotiator. She has been appointed by courts to serve in leadership roles in more than a dozen high-profile multidistrict litigations.
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    Brendan A. McDonough, Esquire Associate Attorney, Drug & Medical Device Litigation Brendan A. McDonough is an associate attorney with award-winning national law firm Weitz & Luxenberg. He is a part of the firm’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation practice group. He plays a leading role in the firm’s Philips CPAP litigation against Philips Respironics for injuries caused by their recalled CPAP and BiPAP sleep apnea machines.
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    Jonathan M. Sedgh, Esquire Mass Tort & Product Liability Attorney Jonathan M. Sedgh is an award-winning product liability lawyer with the national firm Morgan & Morgan. He is a mass tort product liability partner in the firm’s New York City office.
  • Moshe Horn
    Moshe Horn, Esquire Mass Tort & Asbestos Attorney Moshe Horn is an award-winning attorney and partner at the New York office of Simmons Hanley Conroy. He is dedicated to expanding the firm’s litigation capabilities in asbestos, mass tort and class action practices. 
  • Brendan Smith, Esquire. Partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy in the Complex Litigation Department.
    Brendan A. Smith, Esquire Mass Tort & Product Liability Attorney Brendan A. Smith is an award-winning attorney and a partner in the Complex Litigation Department at Simmons Hanly Conroy. Smith has more than a decade of experience in complex litigation and focuses on pharmaceutical, medical device and sexual abuse litigation.
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    Trent B. Miracle, Esquire Mass Tort and Product Liability Attorney Trent B. Miracle has more than two decades of experience handling complex civil litigation and is currently a partner and managing member of Flint Cooper’s mass torts practice.
  • Attorney Daniel Nigh
    Daniel Nigh, Esquire Mass Tort & Product Liability Attorney Daniel Nigh is a founding partner of the Washington D.C. law firm Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn. He specializes in a broad range of litigation types, including pharmaceutical litigation, medical device litigation, cryptocurrency exchange bankruptcies and mass torts.
  • Attorney Ashleigh Raso
    Ashleigh Raso, Esquire Mass Tort & Product Liability Attorney Ashleigh Raso is an award-winning attorney and founding partner at Nigh, Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn. She practices product liability law with a concentration on medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs.
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    William A. Davis, Esquire Attorney & Complex Litigation Expert William A. Davis is an award-winning licensed attorney with the Law Office of William A. Davis and senior counsel at The Peterson Firm based in Washington, D.C., a law firm specializing in asbestos litigation.
  • Kimm Massey, Esquire Personal Injury and Civil Litigation Attorney Kimm Massey is the founding partner of Massey Law Group, a full service law firm located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School and has over 30 years of litigation experience.
  • Ann Brown, Esquire Personal Injury and Employment Discrimination Attorney Ann Brown is the founding partner of Ann Brown Legal, PC, a law firm located in Iowa that specializes in personal injury and employment discrimination claims. She has acted as class counsel in numerous class actions ranging from failure to pay wages owed to unfair banking practices and is the author of the Iowa chapter in the American Bar Association's "A Practitioners' Guide to Class Actions."
  • Andrea S. Hewitt, Esquire Personal Injury and Appeals Attorney Andrea S. Hewitt is a member of Hewitt & Hewitt, a boutique law firm located in a suburb of Portland, Maine. She has over 25 years of litigation and appellate experience. Her practice has covered a wide range of legal matters, including personal injury claims.
  • Julie Lawson Timmer, Esquire Product Liability & Corporate Law Attorney Julie Lawson Timmer has 30 years of legal experience. She began her career as a litigator before becoming an in-house attorney at a firm. She ultimately rose to the position of chief legal officer for a global public health and safety corporation, where she dealt with issues of consumer product safety, including food, water and medical devices.
  • Cassandra L. Sundblad, Esquire General Law Attorney Cassandra L. Sundblad is an attorney with six years of attorney experience and 15 years in the legal field as a support professional. She has worked across several practice areas over the years, all of which required significant research and writing abilities.
  • Christopher Edison, Esquire Associate Attorney Christopher Edison is an attorney at Vigilant Law Group. Edison has more than half a decade of experience in litigation, including mass torts and personal injury matters.
  • Robert Garven, Esquire Civil Litigation and Appellate Attorney Robert Garven has been a practicing attorney in Florida for many years. He now restricts his practice to handling civil appellate matters and by providing litigation support to trial lawyers with his research, writing and strategic input.
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