Cheryl A. Possenti is a founding partner of the firm and has more than 35 years of experience in the defense of complex personal-injury actions. A respected counselor to the makers of infant and toddler products, toys, bicycles, and other children’s products, small-appliance manufacturers, and many others, Cheryl focuses on product-liability matters and related litigation and has extensive experience defending high-profile, high-exposure class actions and professional and medical malpractice claims. She helps clients navigate the regulatory terrain set forth by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other agencies.

Cheryl assists clients in maintaining CPSC compliance, manages product safety litigation, helps coordinate effective product recalls – both limited and widespread – and advises on mandatory government reporting and the assessment of civil penalties. Over the course of the past 25 years, she has handled more than 200 issues involving the CPSC and serves as counsel to two of the world’s foremost toy and children’s products manufacturers.

Cheryl has handled various types of professional malpractice actions — including pharmacy malpractice, dental malpractice, physical therapy malpractice, veterinary malpractice, and nursing malpractice — as well as licensing and disciplinary actions for health care providers. She has also represented a number of major hospitals in medical malpractice cases as self-insured entities.