Jill C. Owens
Partner
In her more than two decades of practice, Jill C. Owens has handled complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. She concentrates her practice in the areas of class-action defense, products liability and trucking litigation, FINRA arbitration, directors’ and officers’ liability, and insurance-coverage litigation. Jill has appeared on behalf of a range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and individuals.
Jill has litigated numerous class actions nationwide in all phases, including class discovery, class certification, successful appeal of class certification determinations, and through class notice. She has made law at the federal appellate level concerning application of the Class Action Fairness Act. In addition, she has achieved favorable settlements of putative class actions as individual actions and has been an architect of creative class-wide settlements.
Jill also has extensive litigation experience representing major national and international companies in transportation, mass tort, and individual products liability actions involving cigarettes, and prescription products including birth control, diet drugs, and ophthalmic solutions. Transportation clients frequently call on Jill to conduct rapid response investigations of trucking accidents, and she recently served on a New York State Bar Association Auto and Truck Claims, Accidents, and Litigation panel, where she addressed ethical issues arising in automotive and trucking claims.
Jill is a member of the Diversity Task Force, which strives to conceptualize and implement diversity-focused programs and give diversity a voice in our decision-making at the highest level. Goldberg Segalla’s commitment to diversity is strong, sincere, and a critical component of our firm’s mission and culture. The individuals on this task force share the firm’s strong commitment to increasing diversity, and they use their unique experiences and backgrounds to support and advance that goal.
Early in her career, Jill gained valuable experience as special counsel with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Division of Enforcement, where she conducted investigations of and litigated disciplinary matters involving regulated entities and registered representatives alleged to have violated NYSE Rules and other governing laws.
Experience Highlights
Jill’s successes in this area include obtaining a favorable settlement of a federal putative class action involving a contaminated food product on behalf of a gourmet food producer and a Fortune 100 retailer.
Honors & Awards
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2014–19
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988
- Dartmouth College, A.B., 1985
Professional Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association: member, House of Delegates
- Federal and Commercial Committee NYS Bar Association: member
- Westchester County Bar Association: Member; Women and the Law Committee
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association: member
- Dartmouth Lawyers Association: member, 2004—present
Community Involvement
- Faculty, Pace Summer Justice Academy for Young Women, 2012
- White Plains Democratic City Committee District Leader, District 32, 2008–10
- Volunteer Chairman, Walking Scorers for Barclay’s PGA Tour FedEx Cup
Publications & Events
- Profiled in “Inside the Ropes,” Met Golfer, April/May 2018
Recent Insights
September 12, 2019
September 13, 2018
April/May 2018
September 27, 2016
September 16, 2015