Tracey Cowan on Fertility Negligence, Sexual Assault, and Sticking Up for Clients
Welcome to Represent More, a production of We Are Them Media.
In Episode 11, Ryan and Shireen Clarkson sit down with Tracey Cowan, who leads Clarkson Law Firm’s fertility negligence and sexual assault practices.
Tracey’s path to the courtroom was anything but direct. From studying theater at the Tisch School of the Arts to working in an NYU research lab to practicing constitutional law and prisoners’ rights, each experience helped shape the empathetic, client-first trial lawyer she is today.
The conversation explores Tracey’s work on the landmark Pacific Fertility Center trial, which resulted in the first jury verdict to place a value on destroyed embryos. They also discuss the CooperSurgical cases involving embryo culture media that allegedly lacked a critical ingredient, devastating families undergoing fertility treatment across the country.
Tracey also shares insight into the Uber and Lyft sexual assault litigation underway in the Northern District of California and why civil justice matters when the criminal court system does not provide survivors with accountability.
At the center of the episode is a simple idea: clients may never be returned to where they were before, but being heard, believed, and supported can help them reclaim their voice.
Topics covered this episode
- Tracey Cowan’s path from theater student to trial lawyer
- Why empathy is a powerful tool in the courtroom
- The landmark Pacific Fertility Center trial
- The CooperSurgical embryo culture media cases
- Uber and Lyft sexual assault litigation
- Why civil justice and client advocacy matter
- Ryan and Shireen ask Tracey Cowan the hard 8 questions
When trusted institutions fail, accountability requires advocates willing to listen, believe their clients, and stand beside them.
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