Lana Crump is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  She joined the firm in 1995 and represents clients in class actions, toxic tort and mass tort actions, business litigation, federal civil rights cases, and life, health and disability insurance litigation.  Lana has particular expertise in class action litigation involving chemical exposures and catastrophic accidents. She represents companies and individuals in all areas of business disputes and contract litigation. She defends life and disability claims for insurance companies. She also counsels municipalities involving various municipal and civil rights issues.  

Representative Experience

• Representation of a major petrochemical company in a $50 million class action lawsuit involving alleged exposure to hazardous materials
• Representation of an international oil and gas company in a multi-million dollar construction dispute involving soil and groundwater contamination
  
• Representation of a global fertilizer producer in a complex class action involving an explosion and fire from its Louisiana facility
• Representation of an international oil and gas company in a class action involving refinery flaring and emissions of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide
• Representation of a Louisiana municipality in a multi-million dollar land-use dispute against a release estate developer
• Representation of municipalities throughout south Louisiana in the defense of federal civil rights suits, including a case involving allegations of federal conspiracy in the United States Supreme Court
  
• Representation of an international energy company in litigation involving a lease dispute involving an LNG facility
  
• Representation of a multi-national industrial client involving long term exposure to ethylene dichloride
• Representation of a national pipeline company in a contract dispute relating to design and construction of a Louisiana pipeline
• Representation of a chemical manufacturer in class action litigation arising out of property damage claims from nearby residents alleging excessive coke emissions from the facility
• Representation of a large global clearing broker and financial services provider in business litigation brought by Louisiana investors
• Representation of a title insurance company advocating its position on use of federal grant funds in compliance with Louisiana law
  
• Representation of a national insurance carrier in multiple suits against the insurance company including complex claims for policy disability benefits and accidental death benefits
• Representation of a regional insurance company in multiple suits for life insurance benefits involving material misrepresentation and beneficiary disqualification issues
• Representation of global manufacturer of dental products in multiple products liability disputes
  
• Successfully defended a national insurance company in a fraud claim alleging misrepresentations in dealing with security interests on annuity accounts
• Representation of the Louisiana Municipal Association on significant municipal law issues in appellate courts and the Louisiana Supreme Court
• Representation of the Louisiana Department of Justice advocating its position on the statutory representation requirement by the Louisiana Attorney General

Education

Lana earned her B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1992. She earned her J.D. in 1995 from the LSU Law Center where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, Moot Court Board and the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 1995; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth; Circuit; United States Supreme Court, 2002

Memberships

• Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (ABA Tort and Trial Practice Section); Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Professionalism for Attorneys, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2011 Fall Conference and CLE.
  
• Closing Arguments that Help the Jury, Louisiana State Bar Association, Co-Presenter Voodoo Fest Seminar, 2010.
• Professionalism in the 21st Century, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2010 Fall Conference and CLE.
• How to Be a Professional, Louisiana State University, LSU Law Center, 2009 CLE by the hour.
  
• Recent Developments in Local Disturbing the Peace Ordinance, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2008 Summer Conference.
  
• Do You Know the Rules of Professional Conduct?, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2007 Fall Conference.
  
• Ethics: Revisions to Selected Rules of Professional Conduct, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2004 Fall Conference.
• Game of Ethics, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2002 Fall Conference.
• Ethics for the Municipal Attorney, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2000 Summer Workshop.
• Overview of the Louisiana Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, Louisiana Association of Educators, May 2000.
• Municipal Law, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, December 1998.

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
  
• Volunteer, Junior Achievement Teaching Program, Glen Oaks Middle School
• Volunteer, Mid City Fix-Up Program, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Young Lawyers Section and Continuing Legal Education Committee, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Member, YWCA of Baton Rouge
• Member, St. George Catholic Church