Rebecca Trela is a trial lawyer and former journalist who brings strategic thinking, focus and practicality to complex disputes. She defends multinational and Fortune 500 companies against product liability and other tort claims, including allegations of deceptive trade practices, off-label promotion, and common-law fraud.
Rebecca has successfully represented pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer goods companies at trial and mediation, through dispositive motion practice, and in pre-suit negotiations. She has experience preparing company executives on key safety, regulatory, and scientific issues for sworn testimony, and has served as national and local counsel in more than half a dozen mass tort proceedings.
Credentials
Education
- Drexel University School of Law, J.D., 2012, cum laude
- Ohio University, B.S., journalism, 2006, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- California
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Clerkships
- HonorableRobert J. Mellon, Bucks County (Pennsylvania) Court of Common Pleas