Mr. Lannus represents clients on both the local and national level in all phases of toxic tort and products liability litigation. His representative matters include litigation involving asbestos, chemical exposure, clean rooms, mold, and groundwater contamination.
His experience includes the examination of lay and expert witnesses, law and motion practice, oral arguments at court hearings, settlement conferences and negotiations, mediations, and trial. Mr. Lannus served as part of Ford’s trial team in the case of Cannard v. Ford Motor Co., which resulted in a defense verdict in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. He also has experience in drafting licensing, non-disclosure, and sales agreements.
Mr. Lannus was a senior litigation associate with an international law firm where he served as a primary case handling/senior team attorney with its San Francisco Toxic Tort Group handling asbestos litigation for national and international clients.
He is a graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy (2004) and served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable James Ware, United States District Court, Northern District of California in 1998. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Lannus worked for a national entertainment company as a logistics manager.
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Juris Doctor (1997)
- San Jose State University, B.A. in Public Administration (1994)
- California
- Washington
- United States District Court, All California Districts