Veronica Hayes Gromada is a creative, innovative national litigation defense leader and strategist who specializes in products, mass tort, and consumer liability litigation, while also supporting her clients with supply chain and other general business disputes. Before joining Nelson as a partner in 2026, Veronica was a partner at Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, and spent 17 years in-house with global retailer, Walmart. While at Walmart, Veronica managed one of the largest, and varied tort litigation portfolios in the nation and led one of Walmart's largest legal teams, while infusing technology into her daily practice.

Veronica’s practice spans across tech, retail, consumer, and industrial manufacturing industries, and includes consumer goods, food, technology, and services.

Beyond her litigation skills, Veronica counsels her clients on a variety of business functions including operations, employment, insurance, logistics and supply chain issues.