Marisa has significant experience handling insurance defense matters, including the defense of developers, general contractors, manufacturers and other parties in construction defect pre-suit matters, construction defect litigation and product liability litigation. She has represented clients ranging from large national developers and product manufacturers to regional and local general contractors and subcontractors on a wide range of matters. She also defends companies in general liability matters.
Prior to joining Litchfield Cavo LLP in 2017, Marisa worked in the Nevada office of a California-based litigation firm, where her practice focused on the defense of Nevada and Arizona construction defect matters, as well as litigation involving product liability and insurance coverage issues. Prior to moving to Nevada, she worked for a law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, where her practice focused primarily on civil litigation. Marisa also served as a judicial extern to Honorable Donald C. Nugent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio during her time at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Practices
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, JD, 2004, cum laude
- John Carroll University, BA, 2001, cum laude
Admissions
- Arizona
- Nevada
- Ohio
- United States District Courts: District of Nevada, District of Arizona, Northern District of Ohio
Languages
- English
- Italian
Professional Memberships
- Las Vegas Defense Lawyers
Honors & Awards
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award Recipient in First Amendment – Gard (spring 2004)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award Recipient in Commercial Law – Gard (spring 2003)
- European Union Law and International Trade Contracts Abroad Program (Rome, Italy), Temple University Beasley School of Law