Benchmark Litigation has named Butler Snow attorney Kari L. Sutherland in its 2021 Top 250 Women in Litigation. Sutherland has been recognized on this list since 2016.
This year marks the tenth edition of Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation. The women receiving this honor have earned their place among leading litigators by participating in some of the most impactful litigation matters in recent history, as well as by earning the hard-won respect of their peers and clients.
Attorneys named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 publication were chosen through several phases of research. The extensive process, which encompasses six months of research into the litigators’ professional activities, as well as client feedback surveys and interviews, has culminated in the selection of the country’s most distinguished attorneys in the world of litigation.
“We congratulate Kari on this prestigious recognition,” said Christopher R. Maddux, chair of Butler Snow. “Her continued recognition by Benchmark Litigation showcases not only her talent and expertise, but also her dedication to our clients.”
Sutherland is a trial attorney who focuses her practice on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation. She has tried many pharmaceutical cases in various jurisdictions across the country and currently serves as a crucial part of a national counsel team defending prescription medical devices.
Sutherland has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and Mid-South Super Lawyers® for Personal Injury – Products: Defense. She also received a 2017 Burton Award and a 2018 Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association “The Quarterly” Editorial Award for her written work.
Sutherland is a member of the American, Mississippi, Tennessee, 5th Circuit and Lafayette County Bar Associations, Defense Research Institute, Fellowship of the Litigation Counsel of America, Federalist Society, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association and Trial Attorneys of America. She is also a former special agent for the U.S. Secret Service. Sutherland received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law.
Founded in 2007, Benchmark Litigation strives to provide the most accurate and comprehensive coverage of the U.S. and Canadian litigation markets. Benchmark Litigation is the only publication in the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the U.S.
