Best Lawyers Near You in Minneapolis, Minnesota for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Michael V. Ciresi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Michael V., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has be...
Brendan has spent his entire career helping people seriously injured and their families. He began as part of a trial team working on behalf of a woman who lost fetal twins and the family of a man who died, both as a result of contaminated deli meat. Driven by that formative experience, he focused his practice on food poisoning cases and has represented people throughout the country. Over the past fifteen years, he has litigated countless product liability and food poisoning cases and achieved...
Roberta B. Walburn has focused her legal career on complex, high-stakes litigation. Most notably, she played a pivotal role in the Minnesota tobacco litigation, representing the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in their groundbreaking lawsuit against the tobacco industry. After four years of litigation—including unearthing more than 30 million pages of internal documents, litigation of crime-fraud issues, more than a dozen unsuccessful interlocutory appeals...
Shawn J. Wanta has dedicated his career to championing workplace equity and individual rights through class and collective actions. Born and raised in Milwaukee WI, Shawn has always had a strong drive to foster a just society. Shawn went on to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison , where he received his degree in Philosophy and Political Science. Later, Shawn would go on to secure his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 2008. Recognized for his s...
Sacchet specializes in complex civil litigation, including multi-district litigation. Involved in all aspects of the case, Sacchet excels at briefing, oral argument, and cross-examining expert witnesses at deposition and trial. Given his litigation experience and leadership skills, Sacchet was recently appointed to serve as Co-Lead Counsel in MDL 3081: In re Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation and to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL 3089: In re O...
Megan is a partner at Ciresi Conlin. For the past several years, she has worked tirelessly on behalf of injured plaintiffs in MDL 2885: In re 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation —the largest MDL in American history—and MDL 2666: In re Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation . Megan was integral to law and briefing efforts in both litigations, including choice of law, Daubert , summary judgment, motions in limine , post-trial motions, a...
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