Alana Bassin is an established trial attorney who has represented fortune 500 companies in the areas of product liability and personal injury defense. She has extensive experience defending medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, nursing homes and hospitals, construction and building products, as well as high exposure chemical/toxic tort cases. In addition, she has experience handling employment law and commercial litigation matters.
As a first-chair trial attorney, Alana's extensive trial practice has taken her to at least 25 different states defending high exposure personal injury and wrongful death cases. Although she has had several successful Daubert motions and settlements, clients rely on her for her ability to skillfully cross examine experts and other witnesses, and handle other key parts of trial including opening and closing statements. She further has significant experience working with insured and self-insured companies and their Third-Party Administrators in handling their litigation.
Alana currently serves as chair of the firm's policy and diversity committees and was the Hiring Partner for the Minneapolis office from 2007-2008. She is frequently called upon by local and national publications and has been featured in the 2005 New York Times' article, “The Pacifier Isn't for the Client,” the 2005 MSP Business Journal article, “You've Come a Long Way Baby,” and was a 2007 guest on the Women On The Move radio program. Alana recently received the title of "Power Mom" in an article in Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine.
Alana's representative experience includes:
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Representing a major fortune 100 technology company on a national basis for building products, climate control solutions, HVAC and security systems
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Serving as lead counsel to one of the nation's largest long-term care providers, as well as several other independent nursing homes
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Serving as national counsel for a global industrial adhesive manufacturer in cases involving construction siding materials and other building products, as well as class action suits
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Handling numerous medical device and pharmaceutical cases related to ambulation devices, defibrillators, dialysis cases, hearing aids and skin pads
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Served as lead counsel for a roof contractor in a high-profile wrongful death case in Minnesota involving decedent falling through a sky light at the IDS Tower (Minnesota's tallest building)
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Representing the nation's largest hearing aid manufacturer in various commercial litigation and employment matters
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First chaired two wrongful death cases in long term care settings, including an arbitration in Minnesota and a jury trial in Texas
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Serving as defense counsel for a large cleaning materials, chemical and pest control company on a national level
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