Apryl E. Underwood-Croney

Of Counsel

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  • Biography
    Apryl E. Underwood-Croney is Of Counsel with GRSM. Apryl currently represents business and governmental entities in litigated matters involving commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, product liability, toxic torts, and personal injury. She has also represented clients in healthcare governance and compliance matters.
     
    Prior to her legal practice, Apryl amassed a diverse portfolio of work that includes conducting genetics research to inform pharmaceutical drug therapies, advising state congressional members on emerging healthcare issues, and drafting healthcare legislation. During law school, she served as an intern for the Honorable William Hanrahan of the Dane County Circuit Court.
     
    Apryl received her J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law School, her M.P.Aff. from Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, her M.S. from Indiana University School of Medicine, and her B.A. from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN.
     

    Admissions

    California
    Indiana 
    Wisconsin (voluntary inactive)
    United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California
    United States District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California
    United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

    Memberships

    Defense Research Institute
    San Francisco Bar Association
    California Association of Black Lawyers

  • Practice Areas
  • Publications & Presentations

    Publications

    Genetic Testing of a Plaintiff – The Pros and Cons, 
    For the Defense Magazine, Defense Research Institute (2012)

    Rejecting Milward: A ‘Weight of the Evidence’ Methodology is no Methodology At All, National Law Review (2012)

    Presentations

    Ethics for In-house Lawyers, CSAA Insurance Group Annual MCLE Event (November 2014)

  • Education

    Education

    M.P.A., Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 2012

    J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2010

    M.S., Indiana University School of Medicine, 2005

    B.A., Psychology, Saint Mary’s College, 2003

    Honors

    Top 40 under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2016

  • Meet Me

    What do you enjoy most about your practice?

    The opportunity to work on sophisticated legal issues that intersect with the field of life sciences and require innovative strategies for reaching desirable results.

    What are your favorite pastimes when you are not practicing law?

    Attending concerts, foodie-ing, horseback riding, reading, and traveling.

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