With a focus on the state of Louisiana, Chelsea represents clients in asbestos matters.
Chelsea began her legal career at a toxic tort-focused firm in New Orleans, a city with a high volume of asbestos exposure cases. In addition to traditional asbestos litigation dealing with historic exposures, she also represented clients in class action lawsuits stemming from recent, alleged toxic emissions from Louisiana facilities. These matters involved thousands of plaintiffs and spanned multiple years. Moreover, she has been involved in litigation related to exposures to benzene and other chemicals. This work has led to her extensive involvement in case progression and defense strategy development, including preparation for major hearings and trials.
Today, Chelsea focuses her practice on Louisiana asbestos litigation, defending manufacturers and other clients in historic exposure cases. As a former journalist, she excels at investigative work, thereby contributing to the formation of case-specific discovery objectives. Further, the communication skills she honed in her prior career make her well suited to engaging in productive conversations with opposing counsel and extracting relevant and valuable information during depositions.
In 2024, Chelsea joined Husch Blackwell to help grow the firm’s Louisiana toxic tort practice. With a reputation for her thoroughness in both client communication and case organization, Chelsea aims to develop a framework for each case that fits the client’s needs. She always operates with the client’s business as her top priority, and she remains conscious of the impact of current choices on the client’s future prosperity.