Jenny A. Covington

Jenny Covington's practice focuses on the defense of product liability, class action, mass tort, commercial litigation, and intellectual property matters. She has represented well-known medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers in high-profile claims, often involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. She also has experience defending automotive and consumer product manufacturers. Jenny is a first-chair trial lawyer with significant experience in catastrophic injury product liability trials and has defended numerous appeals.

Notably, Jenny has played a key role in both state and federal MDLs and coordinated proceedings, including bellwether trials. She has also managed several large regional teams in the workup of one of the largest medical device coordinated proceedings in history, as well as serving as the point person for all expert workup in several other coordinated proceedings. She has worked extensively in a virtual law firm model in which the client's defense in multidistrict litigation is coordinated between multiple different firms.

Jenny serves as national counsel for several medical device companies. She has defended Class I, II, and III medical device products such as infusion pumps and related products, implantable cardiac care devices, neurointerventional devices, HA gels, mesh products, light source therapy devices, laser and cryoablation therapy devices, blood product storage units, and cold therapy units, to name a few. Part of her medical device practice also focuses on issues in general causation, specific causation, neuroscience, preemption, and medication administration errors. Jenny's undergraduate degree in microbiology provides a strong foundation for this work.

Additionally, Jenny represents clients in matters regarding arbitration and mediation, as well as advising clients on how to avoid litigation and minimizing potential risk.

Jenny is admitted to practice in Leech Lake Tribal Court and White Earth Tribal Court.

Speaking Engagements

"Mitigating Mass Tort Risk: Strategic Litigation and Business Considerations," Association of Corporate Counsel Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (March 20, 2026)

Honors & Recognitions

Top Women in Law, Minnesota Lawyer (2025)

Pro Bono Service Award, Legal Services Corporation (2024)

Legal 500 (2014)

Minnesota Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2010)

Southern California Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2007)

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Professional & Community Involvement

Jenny is a member of DRI, where she previously served as social media chair of the Drug and Medical Device Committee, and of Minnesota Women Lawyers. She is also a past LCLD fellow.

Jenny is co-managing shareholder of the firm's Minneapolis office. At Wayne State University Law School, Jenny competed in moot court.