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.

Julie Brummond is a Partner in Foley Mansfield’s Chicago office, focusing her practice in the area of Toxic Tort and Mass Tort litigation with an emphasis on asbestos defense.

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.

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.

Tessa Mansfield Hirte is a Partner in the Minneapolis office. She defends employers in all aspects of labor and employment-related litigation.

Scott Holmes is an attorney in Foley Mansfield’s Detroit office. Scott provides business counseling, transactional and litigation services to large and small businesses, public and private organizations, contractors, and financial institutions, with an emphasis on employment law, commercial litigation, construction litigation, and commercial finance and transactions.

Ashleigh Johnson is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s St. Louis office. She practices in toxic and mass tort defense, in addition to employment law and litigation.

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

Peter Langbord is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s Los Angeles office. An experienced trial attorney who has defended multiple cases to verdict, his practice is centered on toxic tort litigation (asbestos exposure), general liability, real estate (with an emphasis on landlord liability defense), and commercial litigation.

James Lotz is Of Counsel in Foley Mansfield’s New York office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, commercial finance, corporate transactions and bankruptcy. He also practices in products liability, toxic tort and mass litigation, and employment law.

Shana Martinis is an attorney in Foley Mansfield’s St. Louis office, where she represents small to medium-sized businesses and insureds in a broad range of legal matters. Her litigation experience spans premises liability, product liability, construction design and defect, real estate and business disputes, auto and trucking accidents, employment law, and nursing home negligence.

Alexa Newton is the Managing Partner of Foley Mansfield’s St. Louis office, and co-chair of the firm’s Product Liability practice group. She practices in the Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Litigation group, focusing on asbestos litigation.

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.

Katie M. Pritchard is a partner in Foley Mansfield’s Edwardsville office, where she focuses her practice in toxic tort, mass tort, construction and employment litigation defense.

Stephanie S. Rosa serves as a Paralegal in the Los Angeles office of Foley Mansfield, where she plays a critical role in supporting the firm’s attorneys across multiple practice areas including Toxic Tort/Mass Tort, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, and Commercial Litigation.

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.