Laurel Halbany

Laurel Halbany is an Attorney at Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP based in Marin County, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mythology from the University of Michigan in 1989 and her law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1995. She was originally admitted to practice in 2003 in California, having previously worked in other roles after law school.

Halbany was inspired to pursue law by her mother's legal career and initially explored corporate law before redirecting her practice toward plaintiff representation. She has focused on toxic tort and asbestos litigation since 2003, representing victims and families harmed by asbestos exposure. She is admitted in California, before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California, before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.