Husch Blackwell LLP ’s product liability and toxic tort team is adept at handling large portfolios of asbestos litigation and chemical exposure matters, as well as advising clients on compliance issues. Co-heading the firm from St. Louis, J.Y. Miller specializes in asbestos litigation, as well as defending clients against claims involving talc, benzene, and solvent exposure, while Brandan Mueller’s practice encompasses both contentious and noncontentious matters across the United States and Canada, representing clients in toxic tort, product, and premises liability matters. Springfield-based Joe Kilpatrick specializes in the defense of claims for mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. In Chicago, Jennifer Dlugosz serves as national coordinating counsel and lead counsel in asbestos and talc litigation and Jacob Sawyer, who excels in claims related to asbestos, benzene or diacetyl exposure, joined the firm from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP in August 2025.
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- 'Husch Blackwell serves a critical role as our national and local counsel in certain jurisdictions, handling a voluminous practice with efficiency and resolve. They are keen on collaboration and representation.'
- 'Lisa Oberg and Kelvin Wyles do a masterful job at managing a large docket, all the while with an eye on our business objectives and fantastic legal representation.'
Key clients
- Honeywell
- Bayer
- Monsanto
- Olympus America
- U-Haul
- AT&T
Practice head
J.Y. Miller; Brandan Mueller
Other key lawyers
Jacob Sawyer; Joe Kilpatrick; Jen Dlugosz; Lisa Oberg; Kelvin Wyles