J. Yasmin Mancini

Shareholder

312.645.7908
312.645.7711 (fax)
ymancini@smsm.com
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5500
Chicago, IL 60606
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Ms. Mancini is a trial attorney who concentrates her practice in product liability and toxic tort matters throughout the United States.  She currently acts as National Coordinating Counsel, trial counsel and Illinois counsel for several Fortune 500 companies in both asbestos and silica litigation.  She also has considerable experience defending general product liability, professional liability and medical malpractice matters.  Ms. Mancini has tried cases in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She also served as co-author of "Benzene: A Litigation Perspective" published in HarrisMartin’s Litigation Watch: Benzene in July 2006.  At Segal McCambridge, Ms. Mancini currently serves on the firm’s Hiring and Technology Committees.

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1995, magna cum laude
Boston College School of Law, J.D., 1998

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 2003
Massachusetts, 1998
Federal District Court of Massachusetts, 2001

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS

Co-Author

• "Benzene: A Litigation Perspective," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter (Spring 2006) and HarrisMartin's Litigation Watch: Benzene (July 2006).
  

Speaker

• Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation Conference, Beverly Hills, CA, "Verdicts and Values:  A Retrospective Look at 2008"  (March 9-11, 2009).
• National Asbestos Litigation Superconference, Scottsdale, AZ, "Techniques to Enhance your Business Development Skills" (September 22-24, 2008).
• Mealey's Asbestos Conference: Advanced Trial Strategies, Philadelphia, PA, "The Case For and Against Premises Owners" (May 5-6, 2008).
• Women in the Legal Profession Summit: Rainmaking, Negotiating and Collaborative Development, Chicago, IL "Becoming a Trusted Advisor - Honing the Skills for Success" (April 16, 2008).

OTHER HONORS 

• Toxic Tort/Hazardous Substances

Four Segal McCambridge Shareholders To Take Prominent Roles in Perrin Asbestos Conference

Benzene: A Litigation Perspective
The National Toxicology Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Report on Carcinogens, Tenth Edition, “Carcinogen Profiles 2002,” identifies benzene as a known human carcinogen.¹ Benzene is a clear, colorless liquid
Toxic Tort Newsletter - Spring 2006, Vol. 5 Issue 1
Numerous cases have been filed across the country alleging that a plaintiff's cancer is the result of exposure to a product or substance that