The FM Team

Bob Brummond has focused his practice on toxic torts and mass tort litigation with an emphasis on asbestos-related diseases. He has been involved in personal injury asbestos litigation since 1987 in national coordinating counsel and local counsel roles for clients in various industries including refractory, electrical, friction, construction, pressure control,…

Experienced litigator Jessica Espinoza guides her clients through the complex matters which arise in the course of business, particularly those involving general liability issues including premises liability, motor vehicle liability, condominium liability, and construction defect cases.

Tim Ferguson is the Managing Partner of the Miami office of Foley Mansfield and heads the Miami toxic tort and products liability team.

Greg Geismann, Of Counsel in Foley Mansfield’s St. Louis office, is an accomplished litigator with over 25 years of experience. He handles matters in a variety of areas for his clients, including class actions, nursing home litigation, healthcare, personal injury, and complex torts.

Margaret Johnson is a Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Los Angeles office. She is a seasoned appellate practitioner and litigator.

John Loomis, Of Counsel in Foley Mansfield’s Los Angeles office, has five decades of legal experience in the areas of product liability, medical liability, toxic tort and mass tort litigation, with a current emphasis on asbestos defense.

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.

Kevin Newton defends employers of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of toxic tort-related litigation.

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.

Dustin J. Priebe is an equity partner in Foley Mansfield’s Denver and Los Angeles offices. He is a civil trial attorney with over 15 years of diverse trial experience. He frequently litigates complex cases involving numerous parties, varied claims for relief, and insurance coverage overlay.

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

A partner in Foley Mansfield’s Chicago office, James L. Svajgl focuses his practice in toxic tort, medical malpractice, and general liability, defending wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases in both state and federal court.

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.

Justine Williams, a Paralegal in the firm’s Tampa Bay office, works closely alongside attorneys from the firm’s construction defect, premises liability, medical malpractice, and personal injury practice groups.