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Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, A Professional Corporation, founded in 1945, is the oldest business and defense oriented firm in central Louisiana, serving local, statewide and national clients. The firm handles cases in all Louisiana State and Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court. Three of its members have served as President of the Louisiana State Bar Association. The firm has the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Corporations, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Business Transactions, Intellectual Property Law, Bankruptcy, Maritime, Merchant Liability, Public Entity Law, Real Estate, Expropriation, Taxation, Estate Planning, Environmental Law, Probate, Banking, Oil and Gas Law, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Mediation, Worker Compensation.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Air Conditioning Appliance Corporation
Alexandria Central Economic Development District
Alexandria Metropolitan Foundation
Alexandria Regional Port Authority
Bentley-Glenmora Lands, Inc.
Catholic Diocese of Alexandria
Central Louisiana Business Incubator
Central Louisiana Business League
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital
DBE Program at England Airpark
Dubuis Health Systems
Dubuis Hospital for Continuing Care
England Economic and Industrial Development District
Freedman Clinic of Internal Medicine
Grant Parish Sheriff's Department
J. A. Bentley Lumber Company, Inc.
Kinetix Broadband
Louisiana Cardiovascular and Thoracic Institute, LLC
Louisiana Safety Association of Timbermen
MacArthur Surgical Clinic
Millennium Medical Products
Medical Technologies, Inc.
Northport Properties
Peppers Unlimited of Louisiana, Inc.
PIVoD Technologies, LLC
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Department
Ratcliff Construction Company
SCH Management Solutions, Inc.
Skip Converse, Inc.
Tri-State Industries of Louisiana, LLC.

LOUISIANA PROVIDER ATTORNEYS FOR: Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: AEGIS Insurance Services
AIG Global Energy
AIG Risk Management
Allstate Insurance Company
American Interstate Insurance
American National Property and Casualty Co.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana
Brown & Root, Inc.
Byrd Regional Medical Center
Canon USA, Inc.
Century Surety Group
Certain Underwriter's at Lloyd's of London
Champion Homes
Chandeleur Homes
CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center
Chubb Group
City of Alexandria
CLECO Corporation
Clarendon National Insurance Company
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Cramer, Johnson, Wiggins & Associates
Deep South Surplus, Inc.
Economy Premier Assurance Co.
Employer's Reinsurance Group
Encompass Insurance Company
Executive Risk Insurance Co.
Exxon Corporation
Farmland Insurance Companies
Forest Insurance Companies
GE Medical Protective Insurance Company
GNA
Halliburton Company
Harman Kemp North America Limited
Hertz Corporation (Litigation)
Hibernia National Bank
Highlands Insurance Company
Homes of Legend
Integrity Brokers and Underwriter's Inc.
Keebler Manufacturing
Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA)
Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Louisiana Nursing Home Assoc. Trust
Louisiana Office of Risk Management
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund
Louisiana Safety Association of Timbermen
Louisiana Sheriff's Law Enforcement Program
Louisiana Sheriff's Risk Management Program
Lumbermans Mutual Insurance Co.
Martin Forest Products, Inc.
Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans
Medical Protective Insurance Co.
MetLife Auto and Home Insurance Company
Mid-American Indemnity
Mid-Continent Group
The Miller Insurance Group Limited
Mutual Services Insurance Company
National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (NCMIC)
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Obstetrics & Gynecological Associates, Inc.
Old Republic Insurance Company
People's State Bank, Many, Louisiana
PPIC
Property Casualty Alliance of Louisiana
Sabine Medical Center
The St. Paul Companies
St. Paul Reinsurance Company, Limited
State of Louisiana-Department of Environmental Quality
State of Louisiana-Department of Health and Hospitals
State of Louisiana-Department of Justice, Litigation Division
State of Louisiana-Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
State of Louisiana-Department of Natural Resources
State of Lousiana-Department of Transportation and Development
State of Louisiana-Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
State of Louisiana-Division of Administration, Office of Risk Management
Stiel Insurance Services of New Orleans
Steadfast Insurance Company
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Titan Indemnity Company
Underwriters Insurance Company
University Hospital Medical Center-Lafayette
Westport Insurance Co.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Address

Capital One Bank Building
934 Third Street, Suite 800 P.O. Box 1791
Alexandria, LA 71309-1791, (Rapides Parish)

Phone

Phone: 318-445-3631
Telecopier: 318-445-9377

Website

http://www.provosty.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Real Estate Office: 3600 Jackson Street, Suite 106A, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71303. Telephone: 318-767-0366. Fax: 318-561-9945.

Marksville, Louisiana Office: 237 South Washington Street, 71351. Telephone: 318-253-4435. Fax: 318-253-6626.

SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FIRM

LeDoux R. Provosty (1894-1980).

Richard B. Sadler, Jr. (1912-1990).

LeDoux R. Provosty, Jr. (1930-1995).

William H. deLaunay, Jr. (Shareholder) born New Iberia, Louisiana, December 3, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana; Tulane University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Alexandria (President, 1979-1980), Louisiana State (House of Delegates, 1972-1974, Nominating Committee, 1984-1985) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Negligence; Maritime; Products Liability; Construction Defense; Insurance Regulatory Law.Email: William H. deLaunay, Jr.

Albin A. Provosty, III (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, March 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University; St. John's College (B.A., 1964); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Alexandria (Secretary-Treasurer, 1976-1980 and 1982-1986, Vice-President, 1984-1985, Executive Committee, 1993-1995) and Louisiana State (House of Delegates, 1974-1976, 1982-1986) Bar Associations; Louisiana State Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Diocesan Attorneys; Alexandria/Pineville Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Public Entity Law; Municipal and Police Liability.Email: Albin A. Provosty, III

H. Brenner Sadler (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, February 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1973). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Transactions; Banking; Corporate; Probate; Expropriations; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law.Email: H. Brenner Sadler

Ronald J. Fiorenza (Shareholder) born Donaldsonville, Louisiana, July 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1977); University of Missouri (M.B.A., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1969-1974]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Public Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Railroad Law; Toxic Torts.Email: Ronald J. Fiorenza

David R. Sobel (President) born Massapequa, New York, May 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1988, Texas. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Tulane University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Tulane Law School Merit Scholar. Managing Editor, The Bench, 1984-1986. Panelist, U.S. Congressman Richard Baker's Forum: Healthcare Priorities for the 6th District. Author: "Products Liability," American Justice (Salem Press, 1996); "Jury Selection," Civil Rights (M.E. Sharp Inc., 1998); "Medical Malpractice," Magill's Legal Guide (Salem Press, 1999). Member: Alexandria (Executive Committee, 1990-1991), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Nursing Home Association; Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability; Nursing Home Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Health, Accident and Life Insurance Defense.Email: David R. Sobel

Frederick B. Alexius (Shareholder) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University and Louisiana State University (B.A., 1963); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1970). Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Associate Justice Albert Tate, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, 1970-1971. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; National Health Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Maritime; Health Care Law; Hospital and Medical Administration; Oil and Gas.Email: Frederick B. Alexius

Andrew E. Schaffer (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, April 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana. Education: State University College of New York at New Paltz (B.A., 1974); State University of New York at Albany (M.B.A., 1976); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Member, Moot Court Board, 1981-1982. Law Clerk: Honorable Jimmy M. Stoker, Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, 1983-1984; Honorable Lewis O. Lauve, Louisiana Ninth Judicial District Court, Rapides Parish, 1984-1985. Chairperson, Hearing Committee and Member, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 2001—. Member: Alexandria (Executive Committee 1999-2001, 2005—), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville (Master of the Bench); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Premises Liability; Medical/Hospital Malpractice Defense; Pharmaceutical Manufacturer/Seller Liability; Health Insurer/TPA Provider Liability; Products Liability; Motor Home Manufacturer/Seller Liability; Commercial/Personal Vehicle Liability; Mediation.Email: Andrew E. Schaffer

Joseph J. Bailey (Shareholder) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1979; M.B.A., cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1989). Production Engineer, Cos-Mar Corp., 1980-1986. Process Engineer, ARCO, 1979-1980. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State (Chair, Environmental Law Section, 2006) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (Environmental Council, PIRI RBCA Advisory Group, 1998-2000); Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort; Self Insurance; Self Insurance Fund; Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense; Collections.Email: Joseph J. Bailey

H. Bradford Calvit (Shareholder) born Fort Worth, Texas, July 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1987). Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Merchant Liability; Product Liability; Municipal and Police Liability.Email: H. Bradford Calvit

Catherine G. Brame (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, June 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1978); Tulane University (Paralegal Certification, 1982); Loyola University (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Alternate Member, 1994-1996 and Chairman, 1996-2000, Hearing Committee, Third Circuit, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. Member: Alexandria (Executive Committee, 1992-1997; Secretary-Treasurer, 1993-1994; Vice-President, 1994-1995; President, 1995-1996), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Practice.Email: Catherine G. Brame

John D. Ryland (Shareholder) born Alexandria, Louisiana, September 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Alexandria and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court of Alexandria-Pineville. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Regulation; Public Law; Healthcare Law.Email: John D. Ryland

Barry Ray Laiche (Shareholder) born Columbus, Georgia, August 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly, University of Southwestern Louisiana)(B.S.B.A., Finance, 1990); Southern University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Avoyelles Parish, Lafayette Paris, Terrebonne Parish, Alexandria, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Litigation Practice; Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Public Entity and Local Government Law; Self-Insured Entity Defense; Political Subdivision Liability; Municipal and Police Liability Defense; Elected Official Liability Defense; Elected Official Advisory Practice; Multi-Party Litigation; Premises Liability; Maritime Law; Maritime Litigation; Employers Liability; Workers Compensation; Public Employment; Civil Service Law.Email: Barry Ray Laiche

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Ricky L. Sooter (Special Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, April 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk, Honorable M. L. Laird, Ninth Judicial District Court 1977-1978. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Collection and Creditor's Rights; Bankruptcy; Business Transactions.Email: Ricky L. Sooter

OF COUNSEL

Joseph R. Martin (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, July 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; 2000, Tennessee. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member: Louisiana State, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estate Planning.Email: Joseph R. Martin

E. Trent McCarthy (Of Counsel) born Orlando, Florida, January 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1989). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Collections; Corporate; Civil Litigation.Email: E. Trent McCarthy

John W. Maloy (Of Counsel) born Alexandria, Louisiana, August 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University (B.A., 1991); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1993). Associate, Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, 1999-2003. Assistant Attorney General, 2003-2006. Assistant District Attorney, Winn Parish, 2006—. Member: Alexandria, Winn Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Workers' Compensation; General Civil Litigation.Email: John W. Maloy

ASSOCIATES

David W. Lambert (Associate) born Miami, Florida, October 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1995, Texas. Education: Northwestern State University (B.S., 1988); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk: Louisiana Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1994-1997; Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, 1997-1999. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: David W. Lambert

Patrick B. Sadler (Associate) born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1978; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University (B.S.B.A., 2001); Southern Law Center (J.D., 2008). Member: Alexandria and Louisiana State Bar Associations.Email: Patrick B. Sadler

Jeremy C. Cedars (Associate) born Alexandria, Louisiana, July 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, with college honors, 1999; J.D., 2002). Louisiana State University National Moot Court Team, 2001-2002. Member: Alexandria, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Health Law; Medical Malpractice Litigation.Email: Jeremy C. Cedars

George I. Fine (Associate) born Alexandria, Louisiana, November 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Centenary College (B.A., Psychology 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2007). Member, Loyola Moot Court, 2003-2007. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Practice; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law.Email: George I. Fine