J.Y. is a proven leader in designing business solutions to combat the challenges unique to mass tort litigation.
J.Y. is the leader of the award-winning Innovāt Alliance national asbestos defense team that unites 100+ high-performing professionals to defend thousands of cases pending in 35+ states. He serves as national coordinating counsel for high-profile clients with large portfolios of national toxic tort litigation.
The unique business model J.Y. pioneered has been recognized with both an ACC Value Champion Award and a CLOC Innovation Award for the results the Alliance Team achieved for its clients. The Alliance business model leverages novel technology and innovative business methods to provide clients cost certainty and manage risk.
His deep understanding of scientific, medical, and state-of-the art issues enables J.Y. to construct and present comprehensive and compelling defenses to personal injury cases involving exposure to asbestos, benzene, and solvents. He has also defended product liability claims involving industrial tools, construction equipment, and consumer products throughout his 20+ year career.
J.Y. serves on the Firm’s Executive Board and is also the Managing Partner of Husch Blackwell's virtual office, The Link.
Before joining the Firm, J.Y. served five years on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. As a prosecutor and, later, as criminal defense counsel, J.Y. developed his trial advocacy and leadership skills while stationed in Texas, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, and Bosnia.