Donald R. McMinn litigates a variety of complex
civil matters. He has considerable
experience defending clients involved in MDL proceedings, from the petition for
MDL status through the trial or settlement of “bellwether” plaintiffs. He
leads both Firm attorney teams and local counsel teams in implementing a
unified and consistent strategy across multiple jurisdictions in which
simultaneous litigation is proceeding. He conducts depositions, develops
expert testimony concerning causation and damages issues, and engages in motions
practice and oral argument to eliminate opponents’ causation experts on Daubert grounds. Mr. McMinn
has strong relationships with specialized accounting consultants and has
significant experience in the use of sophisticated computerized allocation
models. He represents clients involved in litigation of issues arising
out of overlapping coverage, including the application of other-insurance
clauses and the impact vel
non on the insured of the contribution and subrogation claims of
one of its insurers against another. He advises clients with respect to
coverage issues arising out of product liability claims and tort claims,
workplace exposure to noise and hazardous substances, and environmental
matters. Mr. McMinn served as a Note & Comment Editor for the New York University Law Review.
He clerked for Chief Judge Manuel L. Real of the U.S. District Court for the
Central District of California. He is a past member of the editorial board of
the Insurance Coverage
Law Bulletin and he has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at
The George Washington University Law School. He is named in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in American and the 2020 Washington, DC edition
of Super Lawyers,
and is recognized as an AV Preeminent Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.