Chan McLeod - Maron Marvel - Asbestos & Talc Defense Litigation Lawyer - Maron Marvel

Chan E. McLeod

Member

Chan McLeod concentrates his practice on litigation and providing advice to corporations and associations on general legal matters.  He has extensive experience defending product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, and mass tort cases for his clients.

He has extensive experience litigating and managing litigation, and has defended complex liability cases in federal and state courts across the country.  Chan has experience as national coordinating counsel, handling national litigation strategy, overseeing the administration of local counsel litigation activities, and directing case resolution efforts in jurisdictions nationwide.  He also has experience defending claims related to dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and wood treatment chemicals, and is well versed in the associated medical and scientific issues, including medical causation, disease process, and epidemiology.  Chan has defended the interests of naval equipment manufacturers in mass tort litigation including fact development, naval records research, motion practice, and preparation of experts for deposition and trial.

Education

University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2003)

Millsaps College (B.A. in History, summa cum laude, 1995)

University of Mississippi (B.B.A. in Business Administration)

Additional Practice Experience

Appellate

Chemical and Mold Exposure

Personal Injury

Professional Recognition

Martindale-Hubbell® Preeminent AV™ Peer Review Rated

Named to The Best Lawyers in America® since 2023 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Named to The Best Lawyers in America®  since 2021 for Personal Liability Litigation – Defendants

Named to The Best Lawyers in America® since 2020 for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

He was named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers® list as seen in the Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine (2014 – 2020.)

He was named to the Top 50: 2016 Mississippi Super Lawyers® list as seen in the Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine (2006).

He was named to Mid-South Rising Stars® as seen in the Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine (2012 – 2013).

Tom B. Scott Memorial Scholarship

2017 Leaders in Law by the Mississippi Business Journal

Organizations/Committee Memberships

Mississippi Bar Association

Capital Area Bar Association

International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Defense Research Institute (DRI): Toxic and Hazardous Substances Committee

Admissions

Mississippi
Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana