Ann M. Asiano

Ann is at the forefront of litigation, whether it entails a product liability claim relating to a high tech company in Northern California, an agricultural piece of equipment in the Central Valley, an industrial press in Los Angeles or consumer products in San Diego. Drugs and medical devices are also in her repartee, having served as National Counsel for the diet drug Fen-Phen litigation. Ann’s experience representing general and subcontractors in construction site accident cases has rendered her proficient in the fields of OSHA and scaffolding regulations and general contractor oversight and coordination.

Ann’s represents clients in commercial transportation and trucking cases, premises owners in slip and falls, security guard cases, and defense of business owners for criminal actions of third persons arising out of assault and sexual violence. In addition, she represents entertainment clients including amusement ride manufacturers and designers. In the realm of professional liability, her clients include insurance agents and brokers, architects, engineers and medical practitioners.

Serving public entity clients ranging from cities and counties to public districts and airports for more than 30 years, Ann proudly represents San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles World Airports. She defends public agencies in a wide range of matters such as dangerous conditions of public property cases, including intersection accidents, trips and falls on displaced sidewalks, police officer liability for excessive force and civil rights violations, inverse condemnation, and ADA liability.

Ann has the distinguished honor of being the first civilian in the State of California to earn an Instructors Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certification in Weaponless Defense. and has taught update courses for POST at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department and has presented many seminars on Sidewalk Liability and Tree Roots and has written many of the existing Municipal Sidewalk Ordinances for California Cities.