Robert D. Brownson
Robert D. Brownson is a partner and attorney in the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Mr. Brownson specializes in representing defendants in the Midwest and throughout the United States in asbestos personal injury and property damage litigation, products liability cases, personal injury cases involving mold, lead, benzene, silica, styrene, ceramic fiber, and other chemical and particle toxic exposure, groundwater cleanup and insurance coverage matters, class action cases, and in construction and surety bond disputes.
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D. Scott Ballou
D. Scott Ballou is a partner and attorney in the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Mr. Ballou is engaged primarily in insurance defense litigation. He has represented various companies, individuals, and public entities in a wide variety of litigation with special emphasis in personal injury litigation pertaining to premises liability, automobile accident liability, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and copyright and trademark litigation.
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Susan M. Hansen
Susan M. Hansen is a partner and attorney in the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Since 1988, she has acted as Minnesota, regional, and national primary trial counsel in personal injury asbestos litigation. From 1989-2004, Ms. Hansen was National Coordinating Counsel for a fabricator and distributor of gasket products and is currently Regional and National Trial Team Counsel for a major building industry manufacturer and distributor. She has been active in employment litigation for the last ten years.
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Thomas J. Linnihan
Thomas J. Linnihan is a partner and attorney in the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. After spending several years in a general litigation defense practice, Mr. Linnihan has specialized and concentrated his practice in workers' compensation for eighteen years. During that period, Mr. Linnihan's practice has been almost exclusively devoted to the defense of workers' compensation claims in Minnesota, together with insurance and subrogation matters arising from workers' compensation and employers' liability.
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Kristi K. Warner
Kristi K. Warner is a partner and attorney with the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Ms. Warner specializes in civil litigation, with an emphasis on products liability, toxic torts and premises liability. She has also successfully defended individual and corporate clients in a variety of general liability claims.
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Patrick M. Biren
Patrick M. Biren is an associate attorney with the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Prior to joining Brownson & Ballou, PLLP, Mr. Biren served for 2 years as judicial law clerk for the Honorable Michael T. De Courcy, Second Judicial District, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Mr. Biren specializes in civil litigation. He represents a wide variety of clients with an emphasis in toxic torts and personal injury litigation involving premise liability and automobile accident liability.
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Michael A. Vellon
Michael A. Vellon is an associate attorney with the firm of Brownson & Ballou, PLLP. Mr. Vellon practices in the areas of insurance defense litigation, commercial ligitation, and the defense of employers in workers’ compensation and other claims.
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