Sam Iola is an attorney at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Dallas office. Sam focuses his practice on helping people who have been catastrophically injured by asbestos exposure and their families seek recovery through the legal process. In addition to asbestos litigation, Sam also represents people involved in personal injury, product liability, and toxic tort cases. Sam is...
Chris Johnson is a Partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Dallas office. Chris represents plaintiffs involved in toxic tort and complex civil matters. He focuses on helping victims who have been catastrophically injured by dangerous products and toxic substances, including people dealing with mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure. Chris earned his bachelor’s...
Michael Connett is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Michael represents plaintiffs involved in toxic tort and complex civil matters. He focuses on helping victims catastrophically injured by toxic substances and dangerous products, including families dealing with birth defects resulting from chemical exposures in the semiconductor and aerospace...
Susannah Chester-Schindler is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the Dallas office. A native of Arizona, Susannah moved to Dallas in 2000 to attend Southern Methodist University. Susannah earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Political Science (with distinction), magna cum laude, and was selected to Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating in 2004, Susannah...
Caitlyn Silhan is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the Dallas office. Caitlyn focuses her practice on qui tam whistleblower/False Claims Act matters. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Boston University. She was awarded her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School, where she was a Dean’s Scholar and selected to the Order of the Coif before graduating magna cum...
Joy Sparling is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Illinois office. Joy heads up the Asbestos Litigation Intake Department, and in addition to asbestos has a special interest in complex product liability cases. A native of Davenport, Iowa, Joy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois. She was awarded a Juris Doctor degree...
Patrick Wigle is an partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Dallas office. Patrick concentrates his practice on representing plaintiffs involved in product liability and toxic tort cases. His work includes helping people who have been injured by asbestos exposure and their families seek recovery through the legal process. Patrick earned his bachelor’s degree from...
Charles Siegel is the head of the appellate and qui tam practices at Waters & Kraus. He was born in Houston, Texas and earned both his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees at the University of Texas. Charles has argued appeals in nine of the federal circuits, seven state supreme courts, and in numerous intermediate appellate courts around the country, and has appeared in state...
Mike Armitage is a partner at Waters Kraus & Paul in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Admitted to practice in both California and Louisiana, Mike began his career practicing maritime transportation and commercial law, but has focused on personal injury and product liability cases since joining the firm in 2000. Mike’s work on asbestos-related cancer cases has resulted...
Since beginning her practice in 1995, Leslie MacLean has focused on complex civil litigation representing plaintiffs in the areas of product liability, mass torts, and toxic torts. Leslie helps victims of mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure, and those who have been injured by Roundup use, as well as clients who have been harmed by medical devices, including IVC filters, hernia...
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