Lana Crump is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  She joined the firm in 1995 and represents clients in toxic tort and mass tort defense, commercial litigation, federal civil rights cases and life insurance litigation.  Lana has particular expertise in class action litigation involving chemical exposures and catastrophic accidents. Lana 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 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 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 fraud and negligence claims 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.
• 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.

Education

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

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 1995
• Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
  
• Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 2002

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

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
• Member, D

Lecturer

• 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.