Alan concentrates his practice in the areas of products liability, tort and business litigation. He is responsible for managing national counsel engagements for major firm clients, including assignment and supervision of attorneys and support personnel, planning and budgeting, financial reporting and related matters, as well as day-to-day handling of cases throughout the United States. He handles a wide variety of products liability and personal injury litigation including prosecution and defense of contracts, chemical and toxic tort, premises liability, firearms and ammunition, maritime, aviation and rail cases. Alan also has extensive experience in construction, business and commercial, banking and finance, admiralty and maritime, insurance law and healthcare related litigation, as well as liability prevention counseling for construction and manufacturing clients. Prior to entering law school, Alan served in the military intelligence branch of the U.S. Army from 1968 to1971. Awards & Recognitions · Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial Law (Missouri), 2010-2011 Professional Associations & Memberships · Experimental Aircraft Association · The Missouri Bar · Missouri Pilots Association Experience · Defended product liability toxic exposure case resulting in exclusion of plaintiff's liability and medical expert witnesses and summary judgment for chemical manufacturer. Lemmermann v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, et al., __ F.Supp. 2d__, 2010 WL 2016848 (E.D. Wis. 2010) · Defended multiple toxic tort personal injury and wrongful death suits arising from January 2005 Graniteville, S.C., derailment and chlorine spill, resulting in dismissal of all claims against chemical manufacturer · Defended products liability and negligence action resulting in summary judgment on $15 million products liability property damage claim. Lowe's Home Centers v. Olin Corporation, 313 F.3d 1307 (11th Cir, 2002) · Defended negligence case arising from traumatic leg amputation by rail tank car, resulting in summary judgment for car operator. Messing v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al, 172 F.3d 44 (4th Cir. 1999) · Defended negligence case arising from traumatic leg amputation by rail tank car, resulting in summary judgment for car operator. Messing v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al, 172 F.3d 44 (4th Cir. 1999) · Defended breach of confidentiality and misappropriation of proprietary documents, data and information case by a major aerospace manufacturer against a competitor, resulting in dismissal of suit with prejudice · Defended negligence and misrepresentation claims against fixed base operators in connection with sale of allegedly defective aircraft, resulting in defense verdicts for operators · Prosecuted wrongful death action arising from Beech Model 58 Baron aircraft crash in Lake Village, Ark., establishing the applicability and extent of long arm jurisdiction in aviation products liability cases. State ex rel Caine v. the Honorable Orville Richardson, 660 S.W. 2d 82 (Mo. App. 1980) News & Publications News 6.13.11, Husch Blackwell Receives High Rankings, Praise from Clients in Chambers USA 2011 Publications 1.1.93, Selected Topics in Missouri and Illinois Construction Litigation, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trial Section 1.1.81, A Private Right of Action Under Missouri's Omnibus Nursing Home Act, Saint Louis University Law Journal |