Courtney has extensive experience in all phases of discovery, litigation, and trial preparation in both state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, with significant experience in matters involving general liability, products liability, construction litigation, catastrophic injury, premises liability, marine insurance, and general maritime law.
Courtney’s construction litigation practice includes representing owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and insurers in complex disputes in both state and federal courts. She handles matters involving construction defects, workplace accidents, contractual indemnity, and risk‑transfer issues.
Courtney supports clients throughout all phases of litigation, from early claim investigation through discovery, motion practice, mediation, and trial preparation. Her experience includes analyzing construction contracts, coordinating expert evaluations across multiple technical disciplines, and developing efficient strategies for managing large‑scale document productions common in construction matters. She also advises clients on proactive risk mitigation strategies, providing guidance on contract drafting, regulatory compliance, and project management best practices.
Courtney's maritime experience includes defending claims involving allision of vessels, oil spills, crew-related claims, charterer's liability claims, and other Charter Party claims. She has handled matters including cargo loss and damage claims, Harter Act/Carriage of Goods by Sea Act claims, and Jones Act Claims. Courtney’s practice includes handling breach of the warranty of seaworthiness claims, breach of the warranty of payment to the end of the voyage claims, and breach of the warranty of passage home claims. She is adept at breach of marine contract claims, marine indemnity claims, passenger claims, Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act claims, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act claims, and Death on the High Seas Act claims. In addition, she is skilled in Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act claims, maritime lien claims, piracy claims, Towage and Pilotage claims, salvage claims, and general average claims.
Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Courtney was an associate at a full‑service national law firm, where she concentrated on mass tort litigation, including asbestos and product liability matters. Before that, she practiced as an employment law attorney.
After earning her B.A. from Salve Regina University, Courtney began her career on active duty in the U.S. Army, where she served for four years, including a deployment to Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. Upon transitioning from active duty, she joined the U.S. Army Reserves, where she has continued to serve for the past eleven years. She has held several significant leadership and legal positions, most recently serving as a Brigade Judge Advocate responsible for advising on legal and policy matters.
Following her active-duty service, Courtney was appointed as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where she conducted Counterintelligence investigations.
Courtney earned her J.D. from New England Law School, where she completed a certificate in Compliance and Risk Management. She also holds a professional certificate in U.S. Business and Constitutional Law from Penn State University. During law school, she interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and served as a Judicial Intern at the Cambridge District Court.