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| | Address | | Suite 300, City Plaza, 445 North Boulevard, P.O. Box 2997 | | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-2997 | | (East Baton Rouge Parish) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 225-383-4703 | | Fax: 225-343-0630; 343-0637 | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Blitzer,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Commercial and Litigation Practice. Banking, Corporate and Securities, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Tax, Negligence, Workers Compensation, Administrative and Regulatory, Products Liability, Labor and Employment, Construction, Insurance and Surety Law. | | Year Established: 1931 | | Firm Size: 19 | Representative Clients:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Airco, Inc.; Allied Waste Industries, Inc.; Amedisys, Inc.; American Gateway Bank; Associates in Plastic Surgery; AWC, Inc.; Bank of Zachary; BFI Waste Systems, LLC; BRPT-Lake Rehabilitation Centers, LLC; Buquet & LeBlance Construction Company, Inc.; Cajun Contractors, Inc.; CF Industries, Inc.; CNA Insurance Companies; Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; Community Coffee Company, LLC; Conn Appliances, Inc.; Country Club of Louisiana Property Owners Association, Inc.; CVT Surgical Center (A Medical Corporation); EATELCORP, Inc.; Emerge Casting; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; General Electric Capital Corporation; General Health System; Healthcare Recoveries, Inc.; Hematology Oncology Associates of Baton Rouge; Iberville Insulations; Louisiana Chemical Equipment Co., L.P.; Louisiana Public Broadcasting; Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners; Louisiana Urology, LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc.; Neuromedical Center Hospital; Nova Features; NRG Louisiana Generating; Olin Corporation; Petrin Corporation; Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group; Southern Power Systems, Inc.; St. Paul/Travelers; Starmount Life Insurance Company; Stupp Corporation; Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association; The Baton Rouge Clinic (A Medical Corporation); The Hartford Insurance Company; The Shaw Group Inc.; TraceSecurity, Inc.; United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.; Vascular Clinic. |
AGENTS FOR: First American Title Insurance Corp. | | Byron R. Kantrow (1909-1997). | | Carlos G. Spaht (1906-2001). | | Sidney M. Blitzer, Jr. (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Louisiana. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1966); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1968-1969. Adjunct Professor of Law, Security Devices (Secured Transactions) Law, 1975-1979 and Estate and Gift Taxation, 1983-1997, Louisiana State University Law School. Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Programs: Tulane Tax Institute, 2002; Louisiana State University Law School, 1976—; Tulane Law School, 1985-1988, 1991; Louisiana State Bar Association, 1987-1989; Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1991-1992, 2001. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1987; Louisiana Super Lawyers (Top 50 Super Lawyers) 2008. Lecturer, Estate Planning, Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1977-1988. Member: Successions and Donations Committee, 1990—; Trust Code Revision Committee, 1991—; Community Property Committee, 1992, Louisiana Law Institute. Special Advisor, Continuous Revision Trust Committee, Louisiana Law Institute, 1976-1977. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Advisory Commission in Estate Planning and Administration Certification, 1995-1997) and American Bar Associations; Baton Rouge Estate and Business Planning Council; The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, 2003—). (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist and Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). | | Paul H. Spaht (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana. Education: Rhodes College; Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Senior Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Email: Paul H. Spaht | | Lee C. Kantrow (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. | | John C. Miller (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to Hon. E. Gordon West, U.S. District Judge, Middle District, Louisiana, 1972-1973. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2003-2005). Email: John C. Miller | | David S. Rubin (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana. Education: Duke University; Louisiana State University (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor of Law, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Louisiana State University Law School, 1989—. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1996) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Louisiana State Banker's Association. Fellow: American Bar Association; American College of Bankruptcy. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Email: David S. Rubin | | Diane L. Crochet (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient, Senior Scholarship Award. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Email: Diane L. Crochet | | Richard F. Zimmerman, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Stillwater, Oklahoma, November 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Email: Richard F. Zimmerman, Jr. | | Bob D. Tucker (Member) born Monahans, Texas, July 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1974; M.B.A., 1977); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, Tulane Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Email: Bob D. Tucker | | Martin E. Golden (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk for Justice James L. Dennis, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1984-1985. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Email: Martin E. Golden | | J. Michael Robinson, Jr. (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana; 1990, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to the Hon. James L. Dennis, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1989-1990. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: J. Michael Robinson, Jr. | | Connell L. Archey (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, August 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western District Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.M.E., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. [JAG, Army National Guard, 1982—]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial; Corporate; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Connell L. Archey | | Randal J. Robert (Member) born Donaldsonville, Louisiana, January 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Casualty Defense. Email: Randal J. Robert | | W. Scott Keaty (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, May 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to the Honorable John M. Shaw, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Louisiana, 1994-1995. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Corporate Law. Email: W. Scott Keaty | | Jennifer Aaron Hataway (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif, candidate, Louisiana Law Review, 1997. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law; Commercial Law. Email: Jennifer Aaron Hataway | | —————————— | | Linda Orlansky Posner (Associate) born Greenville, Mississippi, September 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Mississippi; 1995, Louisiana. Education: Stephens College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Mississippi College (J.D., with honors, 1992). Phi Delta Phi; Charles Clark American Inns of Court; Mortar Board. Articles Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Honorable Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1992-1993. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit. Email: Linda Orlansky Posner | | Travis B. Wilkinson (Associate) born Warner Robbins, Georgia, December 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1993; J.D., 2003). Order of Coif, Louisiana Law Review, 2003. Author: Louisiana Law Review, Volume 63, Number 2. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Travis B. Wilkinson | | Adrianne E. Hodgkins (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 2001); Louisiana State University (J.D., Bc.L., 2005). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: "Getting a Second Chance: The Need for Tax Court Jurisdiction over IRS Denials of Relief under Section 66," 65 LA. Law Rev. 1167 (2005); Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 65, Issue 3. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transactional. Email: Adrianne E. Hodgkins | | Julie Moffett (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Louisiana State University (J.D., Bc.L., 2005). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Julie Moffett | | OF COUNSEL | | Geraldine B. Weaver (Of Counsel) born Franklinton, Louisiana, September 26, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1952; LL.B., 1955). Phi Delta Delta. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1954-1955. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Email: Geraldine B. Weaver |
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