Donni Young

Attorney Young, a native of Louisiana, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola University New Orleans in 1984 and then Magna Cum Laude from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1989. She graduated third in her class, where she received twelve American Jurisprudence Awards and two Student Bar Association Awards for excellence in fourteen diverse subjects. She also received the Honorable Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. Award, and the Jack LaNasa Award for Excellence. Attorney Young was also a Member of the Loyola Law Review and a Moot Court Semi-finalist.

Attorney Young has participated in litigating over fifteen hundred individual asbestos claims against asbestos manufacturers, distributors, premise owners, and employers resulting in numerous multi-million dollar settlements. She currently represents those suffering from mesothelioma as a result of military service, occupational, household, and environmental exposure to asbestos. Not only is attorney Young a litigator against corporate wrongdoers, she is a counselor who carefully and thoughtfully guides victims and their families through what will be one of the most difficult times in their lives. Attorney Young's persistence and work ethic are key to the success she has had on behalf of her clients.

Attorney Young is licensed to practice law in Rhode Island and Louisiana. She is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Young joined Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss in 2006 and she currently manages the firm's Rhode Island practice.

Dear Donni, I'm sorry it took so long to get out this note. I appreciate so much that you took the time to help Dewey and me. I really believe that knowing someone cared enough to fight for him kept him focused on something besides his illness.

Lila Riemann