About Emily
Emily W. Roark’s career in regulation commenced on the Bryant Law Center in 2000, instantly out of University of Kentucky Law School. She represents people harmed through pharmaceutical tablets, dangerous merchandise and faulty medical devices.
Emily has been involved in numerous multi-district litigation and class movements concerning opioids, train derailments, Essure, transvaginal mesh, IVC filters, Abilify, Zantac, Paraquat, 3M military earplugs and Roundup - just to name a few.
In June 2021 she turned into appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee inside the Multi District Litigation case: RANITIDINE PRODUCT CASES, JCCP No. 5150.
August 16, 2021, she was appointed to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in Multi-District Litigation 21-md-02996-CRB IN RE: MCKINSEY & CO., IN NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE CONSULTANT LITIGATION.
Also in August of 2021, she turned into appointed as a Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky via Governor Andy Beshear and was awarded the West Kentucky Star People’s Choice award for Best Lawyer in 2021.
Emily is likewise former President of the McCracken County Bar Association and is a member of the American Association for Justice, and Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America. She is likewise a member of the Kentucky Justice Association wherein she served on the Board of Governors from 2016-2017. Adding to her many accomplishments, Emily is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is made out of attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts & settlements. Currently, she serves as the Vice-Chair for the Barkley Regional Airport Board.
On a personal note, Emily’s husband, Joseph Roark, is likewise an legal professional on the corporation. They have an 11-12 months old son who they experience watching play golf and tennis. Emily and Joe are contributors of St. Thomas More and volunteer at their son’s faculty, St Mary. For relaxation, Emily enjoys watching her son’s sporting events, running out and escaping to the seashore.
Emily has been involved in numerous multi-district litigation and class movements concerning opioids, train derailments, Essure, transvaginal mesh, IVC filters, Abilify, Zantac, Paraquat, 3M military earplugs and Roundup - just to name a few.
In June 2021 she turned into appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee inside the Multi District Litigation case: RANITIDINE PRODUCT CASES, JCCP No. 5150.
August 16, 2021, she was appointed to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in Multi-District Litigation 21-md-02996-CRB IN RE: MCKINSEY & CO., IN NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE CONSULTANT LITIGATION.
Also in August of 2021, she turned into appointed as a Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky via Governor Andy Beshear and was awarded the West Kentucky Star People’s Choice award for Best Lawyer in 2021.
Emily is likewise former President of the McCracken County Bar Association and is a member of the American Association for Justice, and Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America. She is likewise a member of the Kentucky Justice Association wherein she served on the Board of Governors from 2016-2017. Adding to her many accomplishments, Emily is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is made out of attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts & settlements. Currently, she serves as the Vice-Chair for the Barkley Regional Airport Board.
On a personal note, Emily’s husband, Joseph Roark, is likewise an legal professional on the corporation. They have an 11-12 months old son who they experience watching play golf and tennis. Emily and Joe are contributors of St. Thomas More and volunteer at their son’s faculty, St Mary. For relaxation, Emily enjoys watching her son’s sporting events, running out and escaping to the seashore.
