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Michael “Ryan” Casey 
701 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3504
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (504) 524-5777
E-mail: r.casey@kanner-law.com
Fax: (504) 524-5763
Web site: http://www.kanner-law.com


Position Areas of Practice Education
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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.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Year Joined Organization:
2006
Areas of Practice:
Complex Litigation and Environmental Law

Insurance Coverage
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana
Virginia
Education:
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

Past Employment Positions:
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


Publications:
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).
Affiliation(s):
Louisiana Association for Justice and Insurance section member



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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