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Cases
- Won a complete defense verdict in a 12-day wrongful death mesothelioma trial for Pneumo Abex LLC in federal court in North Carolina.
- Won a defense verdict for Pneumo Abex LLC as co-counsel in a three-week asbestos wrongful death trial in Pierce County, Washington. Due to COVID restrictions, the trial was held in a converted gymnasium in a juvenile detention facility and livestreamed across the country.
- Extensive experience developing, preparing, and defending corporate witnesses for numerous 30b6 type corporate witness depositions in jurisdictions across the United States.
- Supervises and handles all aspects of the defense of thousands of asbestos cases nationwide.
- Developed and implemented an overall asbestos litigation management system to drive down legal spend and settlement costs and reduce case counts for a client facing tens of thousands of cases and hundreds of millions of dollars in potential liability.
- Instituted a comprehensive approach to identify, develop, and retain dozens of experts in numerous specialties to ensure consistent and reliable scientific and medical testimony in thousands of asbestos cases across the country.
- Extensive experience in asbestos low-dose exposure claims and accompanying medical and scientific theories.
- Serve as strategic advisor to clients on multimillion-dollar liability cases, including issues related to trial strategy and settlement guidance.
- Developed and maintains a comprehensive library and archive of key medical, scientific, and state of the art articles regarding asbestos.
- Handled hundreds of asbestos exposure claims arising out of "crane-brake" litigation in the Bethlehem Steel Mill in Sparrow's Point, Maryland and contributed to victories at the summary judgment, intermediate appellate, and Maryland Court of Appeals stages.
- As local counsel, handled hundreds of cases involving pumps, boilers, turbines, raw asbestos fiber, phenolic resin-based products, mastics, construction equipment, cranes, oil purifiers, industrial gaskets, wire and cable, fire equipment, engine gaskets, friction materials, joint compound/dry wall materials, and cosmetic talc.
- Won a defense verdict, as second chair trial counsel, in a living mesothelioma case following a seven-week trial in Mclean County, Illinois.
- Won a defense verdict, as second chair trial counsel, in a deceased mesothelioma case in Seattle, Washington.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
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Co-presenter, "Recent EPA Publications on Chrysotile Asbestos," with David Shaw from Williams Kastner, 2022 DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar (November 3, 2022).
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"New Plaintiff and Product Investigation: Strategies for Investigating & Defending Plaintiffs' Exposure Claims," DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, San Diego, CA, (November 2007).
Presentations
Other Experience
DeHay & Elliston LLP
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rated
National Member of the Order of Barristers
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
Personal Interests
Hiking, jogging, travel, cooking, and home brewing