
Michael “Ryan” Casey
701 Camp Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3504
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MICHAEL “RYAN” CASEY (B.A., The College of William and Mary; J.D. University of Oregon School of Law, Pro Bono Certificate and Certificate of Environmental Law), is an associate attorney at Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. Ryan joined the firm in 2006. Before attending law school, Ryan was a Peace Corps volunteer in Penza, Russia. During law school, he was a student attorney at the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC). He also clerked with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW), served on the boards of the Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund (OLSPIF) and Coalition Against Environmental Racism (CAER), and founded and was President of the Student chapter of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (SOTLA). Ryan was awarded summer work-grants from both the Land Air Water Society and OLSPIF, and worked as a summer clerk with non-profit international environmental law firms in Russia and Venezuela.
- Associate
- 2006
- Complex Litigation and Environmental Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Louisiana
Virginia
- University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, J.D., Pro Bono Certificate and Certificate of Environmental Law
- The College of William and Mary
B.A., Philosophy B.A., Government
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- Rodnik Legal Center, Moscow, Russia, Summer Law Clerk, 2005
- Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene, Oregon, Student Attorney, 2005
- Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, Eugene, Oregon, Extern Law Clerk, 2004
- Le Era Agrícola, Mérida, Venezuela, Summer Law Clerk, 2004
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- State Farm v. Campbell: A Setback for Toxic Torts and Pollution Deterrence, 5 W. Envtl. L. Update 17 (2004).
- A Perspective on the Tribal Trusteeship Role in NRD Claims, 6 Or. St. B. Envtl. & Nat. Resources Sec. Outlook 14 (Winter 2004).
- New Perspectives for Native American Tribes to Pursue Environmental and Natural Resource Claims, 14 Duke Envtl. L. & Policy Forum 155 (2003) (with Allan Kanner and Barrett Ristroph).
- Kanner & Casey, Daubert and the Disappearing Jury Trial, 69 PITT. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming 2008).
- Kanner & Casey, Consumer Class Actions after CAFA, 56 DRAKE L. REV. 303 (2008).
- Kanner & Casey, Katrina Litigation: Defense Strategy and Implementation, 14 AMERICAN ASS'N FOR JUSTICE SECTION CONNECTION: INSURANCE LAW 3 (Winter 2008).
- Kanner & Casey, Class Actions Practice in the Wake of CAFA, CLASS ACTIONS TODAY, Jan. 2008, at 12.
- Casey & Ristroph, Boomerang Litigation: How Convenient is Forum Non Conveniens in Transnational Litigation?, 4 B.Y.U. INT'L LAW & MGMT. REV. 4 (2007).
- Casey, State Farm v. Campbell: A Setback for Toxic Torts and Pollution Deterrence, 5 W. ENVTL. L. UPDATE 17 (2004).
- Casey, A Perspective on the Tribal Trusteeship Role in NRD Claims, 6 OR. ST. B. ENVTL. & NAT. RESOURCES SEC. OUTLOOK 14 (Winter 2004).
- Kanner, Casey & Ristroph, New Opportunities for Native American Tribes to Pursue Environmental and Natural Resources Claims, 14 DUKE ENVTL. L. & POLICY FORUM 155 (2003).
- Louisiana Association for Justice and Insurance section member
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PRACTICE AREAS
Complex Litigation and Appeals
Class Actions
Antitrust & Trade
Regulation
Business Litigation
Consumer Litigation
Environmental Law
Health & Healthcare Law
Insurance Fraud and Coverage Litigation
Litigation
Products Liability
Toxic Torts |
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