The FM Team

Lisa An, Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Los Angeles office, is a civil litigation attorney representing clients in a variety of matters, including toxic tort, product liability, premises liability, and commercial litigation

Lisa Lamm Bachman is a Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Minneapolis office, chair of the Mediation & Arbitration practice group and co-chair of the Employment & Litigation practice group.

Ray Bell is the Managing Partner of the Edwardsville office of Foley Mansfield. Ray practices primarily in the areas of commercial and construction litigation, toxic tort defense and insurance coverage litigation.

Demetra Arapakis Christos is the Managing Partner of Foley Mansfield’s Chicago office. Demetra joined Foley Mansfield in its Detroit office in 2001 and relocated in 2007 to help launch the firm’s Chicago office, maintaining a robust practice in both states. She is chair of the firm’s Professional Liability practice and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Mike Haag is Partner Emeritus in Foley Mansfield’s Minneapolis office.

Michael Moss is a Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Kansas City office, where his litigation practice includes the areas of product liability, professional malpractice, construction, and toxic tort. Michael has great breadth of experience, ranging from product liability defense to medical malpractice to business and contract disputes. He has participated in…

Noelle M. Natoli, a Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Los Angeles office, is a strong advocate on behalf of her clients, typically embroiled in complex personal injury matters, including general liability, medical malpractice, elder abuse, trucking, and product liability.

Tom Pahl represents small and large businesses and their owners/shareholders in commercial and contract disputes, shareholder and fiduciary duty claims, lease and franchise litigation, and fraud and misrepresentation actions.

Jake Peden, an Attorney in Foley Mansfield’s Minneapolis office, defends his clients in a variety of areas including civil litigation, commercial disputes, secured transactions, employment law, insurance coverage, construction defect, professional liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, civil rights, land use/zoning, and insolvency/bankruptcy.

Joanna Salmen is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s Minneapolis office, focusing her practice in the areas of asbestos defense, complex commercial litigation and professional liability defense.

Thomas Scully has been a trial attorney for almost 40 years. He concentrates his practice on toxic tort, product liability and general negligence litigation.

Stephen Vedova is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s Chicago office, where he focuses his practice on professional liability, insurance defense, product liability, construction law, and medical malpractice.

Howard Wallach is the managing partner of Foley Mansfield’s Detroit office. Howard focuses his practice in the areas of business and corporate law and litigation, with extensive experience in the litigation aspects of commercial and real estate disputes, construction defects, and various disputes surrounding business transactions.