Candice L. McNabb
Genae Leal
gleal@potts-law.com
“I have always wanted to be that approachable person that could eliminate the fears victims may have about the legal system. Let’s face it, courtrooms and lawyers can be very intimidating for most people. I want to make it my responsibility to help relieve victims from the fears of this unknown territory.”
Contact Candice or Genae if you have questions regarding Alloderm or your baby’s birth defects after taking antidepressants/ anti-seizure medications.
Candice’s legal experience started when she was a legal assistant during the day and attended the University of Houston at night, majoring in American Jurisprudence. She continued her legal assistant work even while attending the South Texas School of Law.
Candice has significant experience in mass torts, including pharmaceutical, medical device and gas explosion/disaster cases. Her pharmaceutical experience includes litigation of thousands of claims involving predominately Fen Phen and SSRIs (anti depressants).
She currently manages several of these dockets, including individuals harmed by Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa and Lexapro. Her medical device experience includes Kugel Mesh where she was appointed a member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee by the Honorable Mary Lisi, United States District Court of Rhode Island. As a member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee she was actively involved in trial expert depositions and mock trials in advance of trial. She was also a member of the expert committee during this litigation. Most recently, she has been involved in the litigation involving the human tissue product Alloderm, which is currently consolidated in Westchester County, New Jersey. She currently serves as the Treasurer of the American Association for Justice Alloderm Litigation Group.
Candice has also been represented individuals injured in a wide variety of personal injury accidents, including auto/trucking accidents and refinery and chemical explosion disaster cases, including cases against Bayer, Pasadena Refining Systems, Inc. and MEMC Pasadena, Inc. She has also arbitrated labor and employment cases for various local and international unions, as well as represented them in front of the National Labor Relations Board.
Education:
- Candice earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston—Clear Lake, where she majored in American Jurisprudence. Later she earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 2000.
- Dean’s List
- Member of Currents International Trade Journal for STCL
- Dean’s Fellowship Scholarship Recipient
- Moot Court Semi-Finalist
Bar Admissions:
- Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Organizations/Organizations:
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association of Justice
