Our Attorneys

Mike Williams is nationally recognized as a leading trial lawyer in the field of pharmaceutical mass torts. He is particularly known for his understanding of science and medicine, and for his ability to “connect the dots” between the drug a client has taken and the injury they have suffered. Leading trial lawyers from major national law firms and from Canada regularly ask Mike to work with them on cases involving hundreds of injured people.

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During the first 20 years of her practice, Linda represented more than a thousand injured workers and tried hundreds of cases in hearings before the Workers' Compensation Board.  Beginning in 2001, Linda has handled the firm's "Fen-Phen" Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) cases, along with partners Williams and O'Leary.  They successfully resolved cases for PPH clients who lived in Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Rhode Island, Ohio, Utah, Louisiana, and New Jersey.

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Leslie O’Leary was appointed to the Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Discovery Committee, as well as the Science and Expert Committee; elected co-chair of the ATLA Ephedra Litigation Group; and appointed to the national Ephedra MDL Plaintiffs Coordinating Committee.  She is a member of the national Prempro MDL Discovery, Science and Law Committees in the Prempro MDL.

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Tom Powers’s practice focuses on toxic tort litigation, including thimerosal and vaccine injuries and asbestos. He has worked on PPA, PPH and hormone therapy litigation. He also handles claims involving serious personal injuries caused by dangerous and defective products, as well as general litigation claims involving serious injuries.

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