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.

Porchia Brown is a Certified Paralegal at Foley Mansfield specializing in document review, investigations, legal research, file analysis, drafting case-related documents, helping to build litigation strategy, preparing case summaries, summarizing medical information, preparing Motions, drafting pleadings, drafting written discovery responses, propound discovery demands on other parties, federal and multi-state court…

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.

Arielle Green is a Paralegal at Foley Mansfield specializing in managing cases by providing litigation support and assistance with discovery, records management, document productions, witness coordination, and trial preparation. She also has prior experience working in Elder Law, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Personal Injury, and Premise Liability. Arielle has always…

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…

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.