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| Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Disabilities, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Fidelity and Surety, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legislative and Administrative Lobbying, Litigation, Maritime, Medical Malpractice, Medicare and Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Partnership Law, Patents, Probate, Public Service Commission, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Tax, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation. | Firm Profile:
With more than 120 lawyers, Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P. (Kean Miller) serves the needs of Louisiana businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Kean Miller is the largest law firm in Louisiana's Capital Region. The firm maintains two offices in Baton Rouge, and offices in New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Plaquemine, Louisiana. Kean Miller serves clients in numerous industries including energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, information technology, banking, financial services, telecommunications, transportation, trucking, media, advertising, insurance, gaming, government, education, health care, manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction, and leasing. We serve as general counsel to the Louisiana Chemical Association and the Louisiana Municipal Association. Kean Miller works with clients in a variety of practice areas, including environmental regulation, permitting, banking and finance, commercial litigation, products liability, business transactions, real estate, intellectual property, chemical exposure litigation, toxic tort defense, oil and gas, health care, medical malpractice, bankruptcy and reorganization, utilities regulation, labor and employment, technology, state and local tax, administrative matters, lobbying, estate planning, probate, and insurance coverage litigation. The firm combines the talent and expertise of its lawyers into multi-disciplinary client teams and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are equipped to identify the legal and business needs of the client and develop superior service strategies that provide unmatched support. Whether we are helping our clients defend lawsuits, raise capital, comply with regulatory requirements, enter new markets, obtain and defend intellectual property rights, develop and distribute products and services, or acquire or divest businesses, we understand that our client's goals are paramount. When our clients are faced with disputes, we assist them in identifying and pursuing the fastest and most effective solutions. Kean Miller's founding partners practiced law together in a firm established in the 1920's. We assisted well-known industrial and petrochemical companies with the acquisition of raw agricultural land for some of their first Louisiana facilities. As these companies expanded in Louisiana, so did the variety and complexity of their legal needs. Today, these industry leaders continue to rely on Kean Miller for cost-efficient legal services in a wide variety of substantive areas, including corporate and business matters, labor, environmental regulation, state and local tax, lobbying, and litigation. Kean Miller is a valued community partner, and we are proud of our record of civic and charitable contributions in the communities where we live and work. From our inception, Kean Miller has recognized the value of diverse ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds to the balance and success of the firm. As part of our recruiting process, Kean Miller participates annually in state and regional minority job fairs and law school recruiting events. Kean Miller is proud to be at the forefront of all Louisiana firms and ABA averages in our ratios of minority attorneys. Our firm's history is one of lasting alliances with its clients. Our client partnerships are based on value, service, and Louisiana know-how. We diligently pursue results that allow our clients to out-perform their competitors. At Kean Miller our most important asset is our reputation for results...From Main Street to Wall Street. | | Firm Size: 122 | Representative Clients:
Albertson's, Inc., Boise, ID; BP Amoco, Houston, TX; Arkel International, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Basic Industries, Inc., Houston, TX; Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; BASF Corporation, Mt. Olive, NJ; Baton Rouge Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA; Bayer CropScience, Inc., Greensboro, NC; Black & Decker, Towson, MD; Burlington Resources, Houston, TX; Cajun Injector, Clinton, LA; CITGO Petroleum, Lake Charles, LA; Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Commercial Properties Development Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA; Colonial Pipeline Company, Houston, TX; ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX; CVS Pharmacy, Woonsocket, RI; DSI Transports, Inc., Houston, TX; DSM Copolymer, Geismar, LA; Duke Energy Corp., Houston, TX; EATEL, Gonzales, LA; Equilon Pipeline Co., LLC, Houston, TX; Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX; Excel Electrical & Instrumentation, Prairieville, LA; ExxonMobil Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA; Fidelity Bank of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA; Formosa Plastics Corp., Baton Rouge, LA; Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Graphic Packaging, Inc., West Monroe, LA; Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA; Harrah's Casinos, Las Vegas, NV; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Dallas, TX; Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ; IBM Corporation, White Plains, NY; Joslyn Manufacturing Co., Franklin Park, IL; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company, Oakland, CA; KMC Telecom, Inc., Bedminster, NJ; Lamar Advertising Company, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Association of Educators, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Chemical Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Municipal Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Energy Users Group; Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co., Metairie, LA; Louisiana Pulp and Paper Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Lyondell, Houston, TX; Marathon Petroleum Company, Findlay, OH; Martco Limited Partnership, Alexandria, LA; Martin Company, L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Martin Timber, L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Merchantile Stores Company, Fairfield, OH; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York, NY; Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; The Mosaic Company, Minnetonka, MN; Ondeo Nalco Chemical Company, Oakbrook, IL; NEC Technologies, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Occidental Chemical Co., Dallas, TX; PCS Nitrogen, Inc., Geismar, LA; Pipeline Technology, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA; PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Philips Electronics North America Corp., New York, NY; Regions Bank, Baton Rouge, LA; Rhodia, Inc., Cranbury, NJ; Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Sasol North America, Houston, TX; The Shaw Group, Baton Rouge, LA; Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX; Triad Nitrogen, Donaldsonville, LA; Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. and Transco Energy Company, Houston, TX; Turner Industries, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Vascular Surgery Associates, P.M.C., Baton Rouge, LA; Vulcan Materials Company, Geismar, LA; The Williams Companies, Tulsa, OK; Whitney National Bank, New Orleans, LA; WorldCom, Inc., Clinton, MS. |
Other Office Locations of Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.A.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Plaquemine, Louisiana, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | R. Gordon Kean, Jr. (1919-1992). | | Ben R. Miller, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1961, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., cum laude, 1961; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Hall of Fame, Louisiana State University Law School. Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Law Review, 1960-1961. Staff, Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, 1961-1963. Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University Law School, 1964-1965, 1969 and 1974. Special Lecturer: Tulane Tax Institute, Tulane University; Estate Planning Seminar, LSU. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America. (Woodward/White); Chambers USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers (Corporate Law/Mergers and Acquisitions, 2003-2007). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Bar Foundation. [Captain, U.S. Army Reserves, 1961-1963]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Probate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Leases and Leasing; Shopping Center Development; Contracts. Email: Ben R. Miller, Jr. | | Charles S. McCowan, Jr. (Partner) born Alexandria, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1967, Louisiana; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1965- 1967. LSU Law School Hall of Fame, 1987. Author: "Louisiana Complex Litigation" 80 Tulane Law Review 1905, (2006); "Civil Procedure—The Louisiana Class Action," 58 La. L. Rev. 953, (1998); "Entrapment: Instigation Not Investigation," 26 La.L.Rev. 858; "The Emergence of Strict Liability in Products Liability," 26 La L. Rev. 447; "Filing Suit in a Court of Incompetent Jurisdiction," 25 La.L.Rev. 922; "Venue-Article 74," 27 La.L.Rev. 76; "Defending State Environmental Enforcement Actions," 36 La.Bar J. 20; "Environmental Considerations in Louisiana Oil and Gas Drilling," Louisiana Mineral Law Institute Proceedings, 1985; "Update on Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations," 31 La.Bar J. 168; "Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations," 29 La.Bar J. 171; "The Law of Movable Lease—A Void Being Filled," 28 La.Bar J. 123; "Impact of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act on Louisiana Law," 23 La.Bar J. 275; "Lessor's Protection in Movable Leases," 21 La.Bar J. 109; "A Standard for Expert Testimony In Louisiana," 37 La.Bar J. 76; "The Ethics of Advocacy," 40 La.Bar J. 193; "Alternative Fee Arrangements: Time for Consideration," 43 La.Bar J 464 (1995); "The Evolution of Environmental Law in Louisiana," 52 La.L.Rev. 907; "Joint Defense Counsel: Retention and Responsibility," The Defense Research Institute, 36 For The Defense 20 (May 1994); "A Fair Attorney's Fee?" 45 La.Bar J. 147. Co-Author: "The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee's Report," 31 Gonzaga L. Rev. 115 (1996); "Environmental Racism," 4 Corporate Legal Times 26. Presentations: "Review of the Louisiana Class Action," Louisiana Judicial College, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; Louisiana State Bar Association Summer School for Lawyers, 3rd Annual Class Action Mass Tort Symposium; "Recent Developments in Tort Law," LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1998; "Recent Legislation Regarding Class Actions," Louisiana State Bar Association, Cancun, Mexico, 1998; "Louisiana Class Actions," La. Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, 1997 and 2004; "A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation—A Defense Perspective," Baton Rouge Bar Association Bench - Bar Meeting, 1996; "The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee's Report, ACMIE Mid-Year Meeting, 1995; "The Environmental Justice Movement," 40th Annual International Educational Seminar, International Right-of-Way Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994 and New York City Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, 1994; "Environmental/Tort Liability Issues," Environmental Concerns Seminar, The American Society of Environmental Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, 1993; Mechanics of Environmental/Toxic Tort Litigation," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, 1992; "Contesting and Appealing State Environmental Actions in the 1990's," Environmental Law Litigation Seminar, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1990; "Defending Against State Regulatory and Enforcement Actions by Commercial Interests," LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Environmental Law Symposium, 1987; "Pollution Generated Torts," Environmental Law Litigation Seminar, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1987; "Pollution Generated Torts," Southern University Law Center Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, 1987; "Environmental Considerations in Permitting, Drilling and Operating Wells," Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1985. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," (Woodward/White); "Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers," (Environmental Law). Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987), Louisiana State (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998-2002) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Law Institute (Member, Committee for the Revision of Environmental Law Procedure, 1991-1992); Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court; American Board of Trial Advocates; Louisiana Bar Foundation (Member, Judicial Liaison Committee); International Society of Barristers. [Captain, JAGC, U.S. Army, 1967-1971; Deputy SJA-USA Flight Training Center, 2d Armored Division; Military Judge]. Reported Cases: Johnson v. Orleans Parish School Bd., 929 So.2d 761 (La.App. 4 Cir. 3/22/06); Young v. Exxonmobil Corp., 155 Fed.Appx. 798, 2005 WL 3211198 (5th Cir.(La.), Nov. 30, 2005); Thomas v. Mobil Oil Corp., 901 So.2d 1182 (La.App. 4 Cir. Apr 13, 2005); Louisiana Municipal Association v. State, 893 So.2d 809 (La 1/19/05); Ernest v. Petroleum Services Corp., 868 So.2d 32 (La.App. 1 Cir. 11/19/03); Thomas v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 2003 WL 22533677 (E.D.La. 2003); U.S. v. City of New Orleans, 2003 WL 22208578, 57 ERC 1426 (E.D.La. 2003); Trigg v. Pennington Oil Co., Inc., 835 So.2d 845 (La.App. 1 Cir. Nov 08, 2002); Livingston Downs Racing Ass'n., Inc. v. Jefferson Downs Corp., 259 F.Supp.2d 471 (M.D.La. 2002); Exxon Corp. v. Foster Wheeler Corp., 805 So.2d 432 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/28/01); Commercial Properties Development Corp. v. State Teachers Retirement System, 808 So.2d 534 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 28, 2001); In re Exxon Coker Fire, 108 F.Supp.2d 628 (M.D.La. 2000); Rinehart v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 190 F.R.D. 197 (M.D.La. 1999); In re Grand Jury, 737 So.2d 1 (La., Apr 13, 1999); Ford v. Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., 703 So.2d 542 (La., Sep 09, 1997); Guilbeaux v. Times of Acadiana, Inc., 693 So.2d 1183 (La.App. 3 Cir., Mar 26, 1997); Mitchell v. Exxon Corp., 907 F.Supp.198 (M.D.La. 1995); Nungesser v. Brown, 664 So.2d 132 (La.App. 1 Cir., Oct 06, 1995); Pasqua v. St. Landry Parish Police Jury, 651 So.2d 430 (La.App. 3 Cir., Mar 01, 1995); Atkins v. Harcross Chemicals, Inc., 638 So.2d 302 (La.App. 4 Cir., May 17, 1994); Warwick Apartment Baton Rouge v. State Through Dept. of Transp. and Development, 633 So.2d 895 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 11, 1994); Atlantic Mut. v. IT Corp., 842 F.Supp. 910 (M.D.La. 1994); Malina v. Gonzales, 1 F.3d 304 (5th Cir.(La.) 1993); Eiche v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Bd., 623 So.2d 167, 85 Ed. Law Rep. 950 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jul 02, 1993); Alexander & Alexander, Inc. v. State, 596 So.2d 822 (La.App. 1 Cir., Dec 30, 1991); Jones v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 584 So.2d 317 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 27, 1991); Louisiana Chemical Ass'n v. Department of Environmental Quality, 577 So.2d 230 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 05, 1991); Phillips v. Phillips, 569 So.2d 127 (La.App. 1 Cir., Oct 16, 1990); Department of Transp. and Development v. Standard Const. Co. of Georgia, 550 So.2d 1327 (La.App.1 Cir., Oct 11, 1989); Louisiana Ass'n of Educators v. Edwards, 521 So.2d 390, 45 Ed. Law Rep. 905 (La., Feb 29, 1988); Succession of Launius, 503 So.2d 682 (La.App. 3 Cir., Mar 04, 1987); Arnold v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R.R., 501 So.2d 778 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 19, 1986); In re Beychok, 495 So.2d 1278, 35 Ed. Law Rep. 892 (La., Oct 20, 1986); State v. Heck, 486 So.2d 915 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 25, 1986); Blackett v. Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality, 481 So.2d 1042 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 25, 1985); Daigle v. Standard Coffee Service Co., a Div. of Win. B. Reily and Co., Inc., 479 So.2d 469 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 19, 1985); Parkerson v. Swaggart, 478 So.2d 922 (La.App. 1 Cir., Oct 10, 1985); Brumfield v. Brumfield, 477 So.2d 1161 (La.App. 1 Cir., Oct 08, 1985); IT Corp. v. Commission on Ethics for Public Employees, 464 So.2d 284 (La., Feb 25, 1985); Pizzolato v. State Through Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Educ., 452 So.2d 264, 18 Ed. Law Rep.795 (La.App. 1 Cir., May 30, 1984); 49, Save Ourselves, Inc. v. Louisiana Environmental Control Com'n, 452 So.2d 1152, 20 ERC 2214, 14 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,790 (La., May 14, 1984); Con-Plex, Div. of U.S. Industries, Inc. v. Vicon, Inc., 448 So.2d 191 (La.App. 1 Cir., Apr 03, 1984); Endicon, Div. of U.S. Industries, Inc. v. Vicon, Inc., 448 So.2d 194 (La.App. 1 Cir., Apr 03, 1984); Androwski v. Ole McDonald's Farms, Inc., 447 So.2d 1121 (La.App. 1 Cir., Feb 28, 1984); City of Port Allen, Louisiana v. Louisiana Mun. Risk Management Agency, Inc., 439 So.2d 399 (La., Oct 17, 1983); Save Our Selves, Inc. v. Louisiana Environmental Control Com'n, 430 So.2d 1114 (La.App. 1 Cir., Apr 05, 1983); Logan v. Hollier, 424 So.2d 1279 (La.App. 3 Cir., Dec 22, 1982); Erwin v. Agrico Chemical Co. of Delaware, Inc., 422 So.2d 1385 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 16, 1982); McKenzie v. Standard Life Ins. Co., 422 So.2d 1387 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 16, 1982); George v. Town of Lutcher, 422 So.2d 537 (La.App. 5 Cir., Nov 10, 1982); Johnson v. Board of Elementary and Secondary Educ., 414 So.2d 352, 4 Ed. Law Rep. 929 (La., May 17, 1982); Tirante v. Gulf States Utilities Co., 412 So.2d 128 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 02, 1982); Bourgeois v. Kirkland, 399 So.2d 1203 (La.App. 1 Cir., May 26, 1981); Newman v. Polite, 400 So.2d 1186 (La.App. 1 Cir., Apr 13, 1981); Dunaway v. Bankers Life and Cas. Co., 393 So.2d 387 (La.App. 1 Cir., Dec 15, 1980); Orleans Parish School Bd. v. Pittman Const. Co., Inc., 384 So.2d 573 (La.App. 4 Cir., May 13, 1980); Louisiana Nat. Leasing Corp. v. ADF Service, Inc., 377 So.2d 92 (La., Nov 12, 1979); Smith v. Andrepont, 378 So.2d 479 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 12, 1979); State ex rel. Guste v. Pickering, 365 So.2d 943 (La.App. 4 Cir., Dec 27, 1978); Norton v. Lay, 360 So.2d 239 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 12, 1978); City of Baton Rouge v. Lay,360 So.2d 243 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 12, 1978); Georgia Pac. Corp. v. Ardenwood-Melrose, Inc., 348 So.2d 748 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jul 11, 1977); Louisiana Nat. Leasing Corp. v. Family Pools, Inc., 345 So.2d 480 (La., Apr 11, 1977); Hamilton v. Georgia Pac. Corp., 344 So.2d 400 (La.App. 1 Cir., Mar 21, 1977); Telerent Leasing Corp. v. R and P Motels, Inc., 343 So.2d 267 (La.App. 1 Cir., Feb 14, 1977); Musso v. Musso, 343 So.2d 3 10 (La.App. 1 Cir., Feb 14, 1977); LeBlanc v. Ellerbee Builders, Inc., 317 So.2d 1 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jul 08, 1975); Nichols Const. Corp. v. Spell, 315 So.2d 801 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 30, 1975); Carr v. City of Baton Rouge, 314 So.2d 527 (La.App. 1 Cir., May 21, 1975); Altex Ready-Mixed Concrete Corp. v. Employers Commercial Union Ins. Co., 308 So.2d 889 (La.App. 1 Cir., Feb 10, 1975); Palone v. Jefferson Parish School Bd., 306 So.2d 679 (La., Jan 20, 1975); Reeves Brick Co., Inc. v. Forrest, 297 So.2d 712 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 28, 1974); Franklin Press, Inc. v. National Diversified Corp., 286 So.2d 469 (La.App. 1 Cir., Nov 12, 1973); City of Plaquemine v. Louisiana Public Service Commission, 282 So.2d 440 (La., Aug 20, 1973); Whitaker v. State, Dept. of Public Safety, Drivers License Division, 264 So.2d 725 (La.App. 1 Cir., Jun 26, 1972); Betz v. Coteau, 261 So.2d 373 (La.App. 1 Cir., Apr 17, 1972); Ard v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 138 F.3d 596 (5th Cir.(La.), Apr 20, 1998); Logan v. Hollier, 711 F.2d 690 (5th Cir.(La.) 1983); Furlow-Laughlin Equipment, Inc. v. Maddox Paint Contracting Co., 578 F.Supp. 160 (M.D.La.1983). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Litigation; Governmental Affairs Law; Administrative Law; Class Action Defense; Environmental Law. Email: Charles S. McCowan, Jr. | | G. William Jarman (Partner) born Monroe, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana; 1996, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1970; J.D., 1973). Author: "Awardable Damages in Environmental/Toxic Tort Issues," Advanced Environmental & Toxic Tort Issues Seminar, LSU Law Center, 2002. Co-Author: "What Is It and Can We Tax It?" 30 Louisiana Bar Journal 299; "Louisiana Sales and Use Tax," National Business Institute, 1988. Lecturer: "The Litigation Aftermath of Katrina", 57th Annual Conference on Oil and Gas Law, February 2006, Institute for Energy Law, The Center for American and International Law; "Awardable Damages in Environmental / Toxic Tort Cases," Louisiana State Bar Association, 4th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, October 2003. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White); Chambers USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers (Commercial Litigation, 2003-2007). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1993-1995); Louisiana Mineral Law Institute (Member, Advisory Council, 1989-1991); Institute of Property Taxation; Louisiana Law Institute; Institute for Energy Law. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; International Oil and Gas Foundation. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Mediation; Environmental Law; Condemnation. Email: G. William Jarman | | Leonard L. Kilgore III (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law," 2006; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business," 2007. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1974-1976. Adjunct Professor, Tulane Law School, 1991. Chancellor's Council, LSU Law Center. Associate Editor and Co-author: Louisiana Environmental Handbook, Lawyers' Cooperative Publishing. Author: "Contribution in Non-Collision Maritime Cases," 35 La.L.Rev. 689; "The Ten-Year Acquisitive Prescription of Immovables," 36 La.L. Rev. 1000. Contributing Author: Civil Law Property Coursebook, A.N. Yiannopoulos; "Defense of Hazardous Waste Cases," National Business Institute, 1988; "Recent Developments in Environmental Law Affecting Gulf Coast Mineral Operations," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute on Oil and Gas Operations, 1989; "Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production," Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1990; "Hazardous Waste Site Liabilities Under CERCLA and Other Federal Laws, LSU Center of Continuing Professional Development, 1990. Co-Author, "Expert Depositions in the Era of Daubert (and its Progeny)," ABA Environmental Litigation Section, 2001. Lecturer: "The Louisiana RECAP Remediation Program," Louisiana State University, 2002; "Hazardous Waste Site Liabilities Under CERCLA and Other Federal Laws," LSU Center of Continuing Professional Development, 1990; "Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production," Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1990; Executive Enterprises, U.S. EPA Region VI Environmental Regulation Conference, Dallas, 1989; "Defense of Hazardous Waste Cases," National Business Institute, 1988; "Recent Developments in Environmental Law Affecting Gulf Coast Mineral Operations," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute on Oil and Gas Operations, 1989. Member, LSU Law School Board of Trustees. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Section on Environmental Law) and American (Section on Land and Natural Resources; Vice Chair, Committee on Environmental and Toxic Torts, 1989-1990) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; The Louisiana Bar Foundation. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Class Actions; Complex Litigation. Email: Leonard L. Kilgore III | | Gary A. Bezet (Partner) born White Castle, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Author: "The Effect of a Suspensive Appeal on the Non-Appealing Party," 38 La.Bar J. 253. Presentations: "Defending the Executive Officer in Benzene Cases," Harris Martin Benzene Litigation Conference, New Orleans, 2005; "Cross Examination of Epidemiologist in Benzene Cases," DRI Toxic Torts Seminar, New Orleans, 2005; "Strategies in Jury Selection," DRI Toxic Torts Seminar, San Diego, 2003; "Asbestos Litigation," Andrews Continuing Legal Education program, 2002; "Daubert in Louisiana," American Chemistry Council, Houston, TX, 2001. Speaker on subjects sponsored by Andrews Publications, American Chemistry Counsel and Defense Research Institute. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America," (Woodward/White). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Complex Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Chemical Exposure. Email: Gary A. Bezet | | Michael C. Garrard (Partner) born Thibodaux, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Nicholls State University (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981); Georgetown University Law Center (Masters of Inns in Labor and Employment Law, 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Mu Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, Hall of Fame, LSU Law Center. Adjunct Professor of Labor Law, LSU Law Center, 1998—. Author: "Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act," Baton Rouge Bar Journal; "Do You Have Mistakes In Your Employee Policy Manual?" The Law Journal, 1994. Special Lecturer: "Labor and Employment Law for Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1987; "Basic Issues in Employment Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1988; "Louisiana Labor and Employment Law," National Business Institute, 1990; "Hiring and Firing," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1990; "Substance Abuse and Drug Testing in the Workplace," Baton Rouge Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, 1990; "A Brief Discussion in Regard to Some of the Provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1992; "Struggling with the ADA, Worker's Compensation and the FMLA?" LSU Law Center, 1995; "Avoiding and Defending Employment Discrimination Claims," Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, 1997; "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law," West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, 2001; "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law," Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management, 2002; "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," VCC Seminar, 2003; "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2003; "Employment Discrimination," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2004; "Legal Issues in Hiring, During Employment and in Connection with the Termination of Employment," Various Chemical Companies, 2004; "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," Southeastern University, Hammond, Louisiana, 2004; "Recent Developments in Employment Discrimination," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2004; "A Brief Discussion in Regards to Some Issues in Connection with the National Labor Relations Act," Various Chemical Companies, 2005, "A Few Comments About the FMLA and the ADA and Employees Who are Ill," Various Chemical Companies, 2006; "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," Louisiana Society for Human Resources Management, 2006; Kean Miller Labor Law Update, White Oak Plantation, 2007. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Section on Labor Law) and American (Member: Section of Labor and Employment Law; Committee for Liaison with EEOC and OFCCP) Bar Associations; Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Labor and Employment; Supervisor and Employee Training. Email: Michael C. Garrard | | Vance A. Gibbs (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Graduate, Masters Advocates Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1991. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: "The Problematic Application of Succession of Brown," 41 La.L.Rev. 1314. Special Lecturer: "Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation," Law Education Institute, 1994. Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program, Louisiana State University Law School, 2002 —. Member: Baton Rouge (Chair, Legal Aid Committee, 1987-1989), Louisiana State (Member, Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1987-1992) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Medical Device Defense; Physicians Risk Management; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Vance A. Gibbs | | Isaac M. Gregorie, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1982. Special Lecturer: "Commercial Real Estate Leasing in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1990; "Advanced Real Estate Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1991; "Basic Real Estate Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1992; "Purchase and Sale Agreements," Institute on Real Estate Law, LSU, 1993; "Evicting Tenants in Troubled Times," American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1993 Annual Meeting; "Recent Developments in Sales, Leases and Property Law," Louisiana State University, 1995, 1998 and 2000; "Real Estate Practice Update," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1998 and 2000. Listed in Chambers USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers (Banking/Finance, 2003-2004). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Industrial Property; Secured Finance. Email: Isaac M. Gregorie, Jr. | | Maureen N. Harbourt (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: "Kaplan: Continuing Problems With the Constant Acknowledgment Rule," 41 La.L. Rev. 746. Co-Author: "Air Pollution Control," (Chapter 6) Louisiana Environmental Handbook, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing. Lecturer: "The Energy Policy Act," LSU Law Center Advances Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues Conference, 2006; "Title V: Reporting of Permit Deviations, Semiannual Monitoring and Annual Compliance Certifications," Air & Waste Management Association, Louisiana Chapter, National Conference, June 2006; "Hurricane Season Primer: Preparedness and Response," Kean Miller Environmental Seminar, May 2006; "Contesting Permit Conditions," Louisiana Water Environment Association Conference, May 2005; "The Role of Environmental Agencies and Standouts in Property Damage Litigation," LSU Law Center Advanced Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues Conference, May 2004; "Responding to Audit Requests and Other Legal Ethics Issues," LSU Law Center Advanced Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues Conference, 2002; "Environmental Assessments and Environmental Justice Issues in the Louisiana Permit Process," Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Annual Conference, 2002; "Ozone Reclassification Issues Affecting Louisiana," Louisiana State Bar Association, Environmental Committee Annual Winter Seminar, 2001; "Title V: Reporting of Permit Deviations, Semiannual Monitoring and Annual Compliance Certifications," Air & Waste Management Association Seminar, Louisiana Chapter, 2001; "New Source Review Workshop," Air & Waste Management Association Seminar, Louisiana Chapter, 2001; "Recent Developments: Management of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater," Air & Waste Management Association Seminar, Louisiana Chapter, 2000; "Louisiana's Approach to Operating Permits Under Title V of the Clean Air Act," LSU Environmental Law Institute, 1995; "An Up-to-date Look at RCRA," Executive Enterprises, 1993, 1994, 1995. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Environmental Law Committee) and American (Member, Energy and Environmental Resources Section) Bar Associations; Air and Waste Management Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law: Permitting, Enforcement, Rulemaking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Auditing. Email: Maureen N. Harbourt | | G. Blane Clark, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Accounting, 1980; J.D., 1984). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Special Lecturer: "Considerations in Buying or Selling a Business in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1991; "Basic Corporate Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1993; "Business Acquisitions," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1995. Member, 1993-1995 and Junior Honorary Member, Louisiana Law Institute. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Business; Antitrust) and American (Member, Sections on: Business; Antitrust) Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Council, 1993-1995; Junior Honorary Member). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Loans; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Oil and Gas Pipelines; Physicians Contracts; Real Estate Acquisitions. Email: G. Blane Clark, Jr. | | M. Dwayne Johnson (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1983). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Hall of Fame, Louisiana State University Law Center. Senior Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Past Chairman, Past Secretary/Treasurer, Environmental Law Section) and American (Section on Land and Natural Resources) Bar Associations; Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Environmental Business Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Real Estate. Email: M. Dwayne Johnson | | David K. Nelson (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1985). Graduate, Masters Advocacy Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1992. Instructor: National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Gulf Coast Regional Program, 1990—; National Instutite of Trial Advocacy, Deposition Program, 2002; Louisiana State University Law Center, Trial Advocacy Program, 1995—. Technical Presenter: International Technology Corporation Technical Exchange, American Industrial Hygiene Conference, 1993. Author: "Ruling the Unruly: Case Management Orders for Complex Litigation in State Court," 1998; "Legal Considerations for the Health and Safety Professional," 1995. Lecturer: "Toxic Mold: Modern Plague or Ancient Nuisance," Louisiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American (Litigation and Insurance Defense Sections) Bar Associations; National Organization for Lawyers of Education Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Mold Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: David K. Nelson | | Sandra L. Edwards (Partner) born Alexandria, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Microbiology, 1975; M.S., Microbiology, 1978; J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Hall of Fame, LSU Law Center. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1982-1984. Law Clerk to the Hon. Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1984-1986. Author: Note, "Discovery of the State's Witnesses: State v. Walters," 43 La.L.Rev. 1549; "State and Federal Regulatory Developments in Air: Overview of Toxic Regulations in Louisiana and the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments," Environmental Law Institute, LSU, 1992; "Clean Air Act," Executive Enterprises, 1993; "A Practical Guide to Environmental Regulation in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1995. Co-author: "Air Pollution Control" (Chapter 6) Louisiana Environmental Handbook, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1998. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Asssociations; Air and Waste Management Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Insurance; Environmental Law; Environmental Regulation; Toxic Tort Defense; Toxic Substances. Email: Sandra L. Edwards | | Bradley C. Myers (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1979. Law Clerk to the Hon. Michael E. Ponder, 19th Judicial District Court, 1981-1982. Co-Author: "The Louisiana Evidence Code at a Glance," Baton Rouge Bar Association Newsletter, September 1988. Lecturer: Civil Rights Law, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 1990; "Recent Developments in Municipal Law," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000; Louisiana State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration training schools, 1985-1987; "Professionalism," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 1998, 1999. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, 1982-1987. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1984-1985. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Section 1983 Defense; Federal Civil Practice; Municipal Torts; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Bradley C. Myers | | Melanie M. Hartmann (Partner) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1984). Delta Sigma Pi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1983-1984. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 editions. Listed in Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers in Employment Law, 2004-2007. Lecturer: "Post 9/11: Military Reservists' and National Guardsmen's Employment Rights," American Petroleum Labor Lawyers Association Conference, 2006; "I Want to File a Complaint! Conducting Internal Investigations," Kean Miller Labor Law Update, 2007; "Organization and Documentation - A Winning Combination," Kean Miller Labor Law Update, 2006; Seminar to Human Resources managers, 2003; "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law," "Sexual Harassment in the Modern Workplace," Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, 2005; Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management Seminar, 2002; "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, 2001; "Labor Laws: From Hiring to Firing," McNeese State University, Burton Business Center, 2000, 2001; "Administering the FMLA for Proper Regulatory Compliance," Council on Education in Management, 1999; "Knowing Your Employer Rights When Employees are Ready to Return to Work," Council on Education in Management, FMLA Update, 1999; "How to Conduct an Internal Investigation," Council on Education in Management, 1999; "Louisiana's Statute Governing Statutory Employer Status," Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, 1998; "Hot Button Issues in Employment and EEO," Lorman Business Center, Inc. EEOC Seminar, 1997; "A Brief Discussion in Regard to Some of the Legal Issues and Practical Considerations Presented by Certain Federal Laws in Connection with the Hiring and the Termination of Employees," LHO Conference, 1993; "Family and Medical Leave Act: An Overview," Kean Miller CPA Seminar, 1993; "Sexual Harassment," Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants, 1993; "Employment Discrimination," Kean Miller CPA Seminar, 1991; "Overview of Labor and Employment Laws," Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, 1991; "Issues Upon Termination," Kean Miller Client Seminar, 1990; "Protected Classes Under EEO Laws," Kean Miller CPA Seminar, 1990. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Melanie M. Hartmann | | Linda S. Akchin (Partner) born Plaquemine, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Hall of Fame, LSU Law Center. Candidate, Louisiana Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: Comment, "Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams: Expansion of the Due Process Notice Requirement," 46 La.L.Rev. 311; "Circumnavigating Louisiana's Interstate Commerce Exclusion by Apportioning Taxes Upon Instrumentalities of Interstate Commerce," 38 La.Bar J. 25. Special Lecturer: "Selected Ethics Rules Governing the Attorney-Client Relationship in Civil Practice," CLE Seminar, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1997, 1998; "Louisiana Sales and Use Tax," National Business Institute, 1991, 1992; "Louisiana Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers," National Business Institute, 1992, 1994, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association (Member, Lawyer Referral Service Committee; VIP Pro Bono Volunteer). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Ad Valorem Tax; Sales and Use Tax. Email: Linda S. Akchin | | James P. Doré (Partner) born Alexandria, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dallas; Louisiana State University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White). Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Law, LSU School of Paralegal Studies, 1996-1997. Louisiana Department of Justice, 1973-1976. Co-Chair, Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2006. Lecturer: "Litigation - Start to Finish," LSU Continuing Legal Education Department, 2004; "Ethics—It's Legal, But Is It Right?"; "Medical Malpractice, NBI, 2003; "The Defense of a Malpractice Case: Trial Pointers," Medical Malpractice in Louisiana Seminar, National Business Institute, March 7, 2003; "Louisiana Civil Procedure & Evidence," 2002 Recent Developments in Louisiana Law Seminar, LSU Center of Continuing Professional Development, LSU Law Center, September 9, 2002 and November 9, 2002; "Ethics and Professionalism in Litigation," 18th JDC Bar Association, 2002; "Effective Examination of Expert Witnesses," National Business Institute, 1999; "Medical Malpractice in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1997; "Class Actions in Louisiana," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1997; "Insurance Hot Spots, The Pollution Exclusion," Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996; "1996 Louisiana Tort Reform," Baton Rouge Certified Public Accountants, 1996; "Discovery and Pre-Trial Procedure," Baton Rouge Paralegal Association, 1996. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (House of Delegates, 1980-1986; Sections on Litigation and Environmental Law), American, Federal, 19th and 18th Judicial Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors); Louisiana Association of Hospital Attorneys; Louisiana Bar Foundation. [Captain, Louisiana Natl. Guard, 1969-1976]. Reported Cases: Simoneaux v. Amoco Production Co., 860 So.2d 560 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2003); Clark v. Trus Joist MacMillan, 836 So.2d 454 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2002); Tebow v. Bradex Oil and Gas, Inc., 2006 WL 2710364 (W.D. La. Sept. 20, 2006). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Class Actions; Mass Torts. Email: James P. Doré | | Erich P. Rapp (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; 1994, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Co-Author: "The Environmental Legacy of World War II: Recovering CERCLA Costs from the U.S. Government," The Docket, The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel Association, 2003; "Nine Questions for Defending Asbestos Litigation: Getting Uncle Sam on the Hook for World War II Asbestos Exposure," The Docket, The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel, September, 2004. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Environmental Litigation; Louisiana State Tax Litigation. Email: Erich P. Rapp | | Charles L. Patin, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Chairman, Greater New Orleans Consumer Task Force, 1977. Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, 1978. Chief, Civil Division, Louisiana Department of Justice, 1981-1988. Vice Chairman, Governor's Special Task Force on Judicial Selection, 1988-1989. Assistant Executive Counsel to the Governor of Louisiana, 1988-1989. Member, Civil Justice Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Member, Board of Examiners for Certified Court Reporters, 1993-1995. Member: Louisiana State (Co-Chair, Governor's Special Committee on the Composition and Administration of the Judiciary Section, 1989; Secretary, Special Committee on Judicial Electoral Processes, 1991; Member: Sub-Committee on Campaign Finance Practices, 1991; Chairman, Bench and Bar Section) and American Bar Associations; American Judicature Society (Board of Directors, 1992-1994); Louisiana Organization for Judicial Excellence (Board of Directors, 1992-1995). [Capt., Infantry, U.S. Army Reserves, 1971-1979]. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Corporate Litigation; Government Procurement Law; Municipal Law; School Desegregation; State Administrative and Procurement; Voting Rights. Email: Charles L. Patin, Jr. | | Mathile W. Abramson (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District Courts of Louisiana; Coushatta Indian Tribal Court. Education: Northwestern University; H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University (B.A., 1962); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Mortar Board; Vice Chair, Moot Court Board, 1987-1988. Flory Trial Winner, 1988. Recipient, President's Award, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1992, 2005. Author: Chapter in, 1960's to the Present, the Middle District Civil Litigation, The Legal History of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Instructor, Appellate Advocacy, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Mediation Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University Law School, 1999. Lecturer, "Do Unto Others," Louisiana State Bar Association, 1999; "Handling Complex Matters-Multi-Party Litigation," Baton Rouge Paralegal Association, 1999; "Discovery Skills for Paralegals," Half Moon Seminar, 1999; Mediation Seminar, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2001, 2002 and 2003; Professionalism Seminar, LSU, 2002; Mediation Seminar, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 2002; Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee for the United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Program Chair, Wex Malone American Inns of Court. Chairperson, IOLTA Administration Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Arbitrator, East Baton Rouge Parish City Court; Member, Chancellor's Council, LSU Law Center. Member, Board of Trustees, LSU Law Center. Member: Baton Rouge (President, 2003-2004; Board Member, Treasurer, Secretary, 1996—; Chair, Law Day Committee, 1991; Chair, Programs Committee, 1993-1994; Board of Trustees, 1992-1994), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Coushatta Indian Tribal Court Bar Association; Baton Rouge Bar Foundation (Board Member); 23rd Judicial District Bar Association; Louisiana Bar Foundation (Board Member). Practice Areas: Litigation; Indian Gaming Law; Gaming Law; Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Litigation; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Mathile W. Abramson | | Todd A. Rossi (Partner) born Bay Shore, New York; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1987, Washington; 1990, U.S. Tax Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Faculty, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1996—. Law Clerk to the Hon. Fred A. Blanche, Jr., Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Author: "Limited Liability Company Members' Immunity from Claims: Advantages Over Corporate Shareholders," 46 La. Bar J. 122; "Powers of Attorney—Durable Enough to Survive Interdiction?" 44 La. Bar J. 517; "Business Advice: The Privilege Stops Here," 42 La.Bar J. 263; "Professional Advisors: Are They Subject to Fiduciary Liability Under ERISA?" 41 La.Bar J. 28; "Taxation of Amounts Received for Personal Injury," 38 La.Bar J. 409. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Washington State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Federal Taxation; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Todd A. Rossi | | Katherine W. King (Partner) born Winnfield, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to the Hon. Elven Ponder, Judge, First Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana, 1981-1984 and to the Hon. John V. Parker, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1984-1986. Certified Cogeneration Professional, 2000. Lecturer: LAI/MEP Deregulation Seminar, McNeese State University, 2001; The Chlorine Institute's 44th Annual Plant Operation and Safety Seminar, 2001. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White); Chambers USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers (Energy and Natural Resources, 2004-2005). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Co-Chair, Public Utility Section) and American Bar Associations; Association of Energy Engineers. Practice Areas: Cogeneration; Energy Regulation; Energy Contracts; Public Utility Law; Public Utility Regulation; Telecommunications Law; Utility Rates. Email: Katherine W. King | | Charles S. McCowan III (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1986); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Author: "Louisiana Judicial and Legislative Highlights and Hypothetical Problems," Institute of Property Taxation, 1989; "A Case for an Independent Administrative Judiciary for Louisiana," Louisiana Association of Administrative Law Judges Annual Meeting, 1994; Co-author: "A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation—A Defense Perspective," Conference for Trial Lawyers and Judges, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College (1995). Member: Baton Rouge (Mock Trial Competition Committee), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Gas Pollution; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material; Oil Pollution; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Charles S. McCowan III | | Gayla M. Moncla (Partner) born Natchitoches, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1989). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Torts and Advanced Litigation Clinic. Adjunct Professor, Appellate Advocacy, LSU Law Center. Author: "Abandonment: An Evolving Concept of Liberative Prescription," Louisiana Law Review, 2003. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Code of Civil Procedure Committee); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Louwanna Coleman James v. Formosa Plastics Corporation of Louisiana, 813 So.2d 335 (La. 2002); Sharp v. Kmart Corporation, et al., 991 F.Supp. 519 (M.D. La. 1998); Hornsby v. Allied Signal Inc. et al., 961 F.Supp. 923 (M.D. La. 1997); Bart Rivere v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., et al., 647 So.2d 1140 (La. App. 1st Circuit 1994); Ardoin v. Formosa Plastic Corporation of Louisiana, et al., 884 F.Supp. 209 (M.D. La. 1994). Practice Areas: Industrial Accidents and Premises Defense; Toxic Tort Claims; Toxic Tort Defense; Retail Premises Defense. Email: Gayla M. Moncla | | Jay M. Jalenak, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1987); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Judge Joseph Keogh Memorial Award, 2001; Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award, 1999. Lecturer: "Ethics," Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 2006; "Professionalism," Wex Malone American Inn of Court, 2003, Bench Bar Conference, 2003 and Baton Rouge Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2003; "Professionalism," LSU Law Center, September and November 2002; "Ethics," Wex Malone American Inn of Court, 2002, Bench Bar Conference, 2002, and Baton Rouge Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2002; "Ethics," Bench Bar Conference, 2001, 2007; "Professionalism," Bench Bar Conference, 2000; "Ethics," Bench Bar Conference, 2004. Member: Baton Rouge (President and Treasurer, Secretary and Board of Directors Baton Rouge Bar Association; Chairman and Council Member, Young Lawyers Section; Chairman, Bench Bar Conference Committee; Chairman, Legal Directory Committee; Pro Bono Project Double Century Club Member), Louisiana State (House of Delegates) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court (Executive Committee, 2000-2003). Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Defense; Warranty Law. Email: Jay M. Jalenak, Jr. | | Linda G. Rodrigue (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1991, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.G.S., 1986); University of Memphis (J.D., with highest honors, 1989). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1987-1988 and Notes Editor, 1988-1989, University of Memphis Law Review. Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis School of Law, Legal Research and Writing, 1989-1990 and 1990-1991. Law Clerk to the Hon. Bailey Brown, U.S. Court of Appeal, Sixth Circuit, 1989-1990. Author: "Fraud and Abuse: Physicians Have Questions," LAMMICO newsletter, The Letter, July/August 2005; "In Appreciation" (Dedication to Vanderbilt Law School Dean John Wade), 17 Mem.St.U.L.Rev.; "Stein v. Plainwell Community Schools: Establishment Clause Analysis of Public High School Invocations and Benedictions," 18 Mem.St.U.L.Rev. 565; "Physicians Opting—Out of Medicare," LAMMICO Newsletter, The Letter, January-February 2001. Lecturer: "Compliance Issues," Louisiana Healthcare Financial Management Association Winter Conference, 2001 and 2002; "HIPAA Privacy and Proposed Changes to the Rule," Physician CME Seminar, 2002; "Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse,"1999, 2000 and 2001; "Qui Tam Lawsuits," Kean Miller Seminar, 2000; "False Claims Act," Lorman Education Series, 2000; Panelist, Professional Negligence Teleconference, ABA Health Law Section, Young Lawyers Division, Center for CLE, 2002. Presenter: "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005"; "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005"; "Health Care Fraud in Quality of Care," 2006; "Collateral Consequences of Pleading Guilty to Health Law," 2006. Panelist: Fraud and Abuse Statutes Affecting Health Care Providers, ABA Health Law Section, Center for CLE, 2004; Medicaid Recoupement Based on Lack of Medical Necessities Not Permitted If Based on Review of Billing Records Alone, 2007; Professional Courtesy Exception Under Stark III: Significant Changes, 2008. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Health Law Section) and American (Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Louisiana Medical Group Management Association; Louisiana Hospital Association, Society of Hospital Attorneys; Healthcare Financial Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Regulatory Compliance; Legislation and Rulemaking; Health Law Compliance; HIPAA Compliance; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Provider Licensing and Credentialing; Defense of Medicare and Medicaid Audits; Fraud and Abuse; Reimbursement. Email: Linda G. Rodrigue | | Glenn M. Farnet (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Computer Science, 1987; J.D., 1990). Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Hon. Luther F. Cole, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1990-1991. Co-Author: "A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation — A Defense Perspective," Conference on Complex Multi-District Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, 1995; "School Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1995. Author: "Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The Act of God Defense in Louisiana," Class Action Litigation Rep (BNA) Vol. 6 No. 21 (Nov 11, 2005) and Toxics Law Rep. (BNA) Vol. 20, No. 47 (December 8, 2005); "The Lone Pine Order as a Case Management Tool for Complex Litigation," http://www.louisianalawblog.com/cat/classaction.html, October 26, 2005. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Fifth Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Glenn M. Farnet | | Esteban Herrera, Jr. (Partner) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Civil Engineering,1986; M.S., Environmental Engineering, 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Author: "In the Wake of Katrina: The 'Act of God' Defense Under Select Environmental Programs Applicable in Louisiana," Toxics Law Reporter, BNA, Inc., Vol. 20, No. 47, December 2005; "Use of Toxicology in Tort Litigation in Louisiana," The Use of Toxicology in Tort Litigation, A Survey of Federal and State Jurisdictions, published by the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, December 2004; "Interview with Judge Burrel Carter," Baton Rouge Bar Association, Around the Bar, December 1999; "Harmon Industries, Inc. v. Browner: Federal Courts Limit EPA Overfiling under RCRA," La. Bar Journal's The Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 1999; "Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Laws: The Basics of What Your Business Should Know," The Baton Rouge Business Report, September 1999; "Louisiana Insurance Law Update - The Absolute Pollution Exclusion," Baton Rouge Bar Association's Around the Bar, No. 126, April 1998; "Recent Developments in Environmental Law," 42 La. Bar J. 296. Co-author: "Alternative Fee Arrangements: Time For Consideration," 43 La. Bar J. 466; "Evaluation of the Leaching Properties of Solidified Heavy Metal Wastes," 27 Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 4; "Immobilization Mechanisms in Solidification/Stabilization of Cd and Pb Salts Using Portland Cement Fixing Agents," 24 Environmental Science and Technology, 6. Lecturer: "Review of Select Environmental Issues Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Continuing Legal Education, November 22, 2005; "Release Reporting and Spill Response," Kean Miller Seminar, February 2005; Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Laws," Louisiana Water Envrionment Association Seminar, April 2001. Member: Baton Rouge (Publications Committee), Louisiana State (Environmental Law Section Council, Chair, 2007-2008) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Criminal Law; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Esteban Herrera, Jr. | | J. Randy Young (Partner) born Church Point, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1983); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Intent in Environmental Racism is Hard to Prove But Plaintiffs May Not Have To," 4 Corporate Legal Times 26 (1994). Adjunct Instructor, School of Paralegal Studies, Louisiana State University, 1999. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Public Utilities Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Energy; Energy Regulation; Environmental Litigation; Public Utility Law; Superfund; Utilities. Email: J. Randy Young | | John F. Jakuback (Partner) born Massapequa, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1987); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1992). Member, Moot Court Board. Semi-Finalist, Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition. Author: "What You Need to Know About Sec.1983 Litigation—NBI Emerging Issues," Civil Rights Litigation in Louisiana, 1998. Lecturer: "Recent Developments in Municipal Law," Louisiana City Attorneys Association Fall Conference, 1999; "Municipal and Government Liability — Recent Developments," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1996 and 1997. Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Pro Bono Committee), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Young v. City of Plaquemine, 2002 Westlaw 963442, La. App.1st Cir. 5/10/02; Perry v. City of Bogalusa, 2000-2001, 804 So.2d 895, La. App.1st Cir. 12/28/01; Hall v. Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, CA 01-766, 803 So.2d 203 (La. App. 5th Cir. 11/28/01); Doe v. Louisiana Municipal Association, 99-539, 746 So.2d 179 (La. App. 5th Cir. 10/26/99); Keller v. City of Plaquemine, 96-1933, 700 So.2d 1285 (La. App. 1st Cir. 9/23/97); Couvillion v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, 95-1186, 672 So.2d 277 (La. App. 1st. Cir. 4/4/96); Tugger v. Continental Casualty Insurance Company, 27-04047, 658 So.2d, 769 (La. App. 2nd Cir. 6/21/95); Black v. State through The Department of Public Safety & Corrections, 94-1305, 657 So.2d 270 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 5/17/95). Practice Areas: Civil Rights Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Municipal Law. Email: John F. Jakuback | | Barrye Panepinto Miyagi (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Chairman, Louisiana State University Moot Court Board, 1991-1992. Adjunct Professor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Annual Program, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1999. Court Annexed Mediator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Judge, LSU Law Center Appellate Advocacy Program. Presentation, "Mediation from the Client's Perspective," Louisiana Department of Revenue, 2003. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Register of Qualified Civil Mediators. Reported Cases: Bankston v. BASF Corporation, 827 F.Supp. 1239 (U.S.D.C. 1993); Lloyds of London v. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation, 38 F.3d 193 (5th Cir. 1994); Underwriters at Lloyds of London v. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation, 847 F.Supp. 48 (U.S.D.C. 1994); Lloyds of London v. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation, 101 F.3d 425 (5th Cir. 1996); Hesker v. Pioneer Chlor Alkali Co., Inc., 955 F. Supp. 656 (U.S.D.C. 1996); Austin v. Abney Mills, 824 So.2d 1137 (La. 9/4/02); Ulysses Pate and Kathy Pate v. Adell Compounding Inc, et al., 970 F. Supp. 542 ; Margaret Brown v. BASF Corporation, 2003 WL 133227 (E.D.La). Practice Areas: Asbestos, Benzene and Hearing Loss Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Federal Civil Litigation; Litigation; Mediation; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Barrye Panepinto Miyagi | | L. Victor Gregoire (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: Boston University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Tulane University (J.D., 1993). Beta Gamma Sigma. Moot Court Appellate Semi-Finalist. Co-Author: "The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee's Report," 31 Gonz. L. Rev. 115 (1996). Lecturer: "Taking and Defending Depositions," Louisiana State Bar Association, 1999, 2002; "2002 Louisiana Evidence Law," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge (Vice Chair, 2002 Law Expo Committee, Bench Bar Committee, Pro Bono Project), Louisiana State and American (Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Reported Cases: Adams v. Rhodie, Inc., 2007 WL 4480678 (La. App. 1st Cir. 12/21/07); Adams v. Rhodie, Inc., 2007 WL 2782356 (La. App. 1st Cir. 9/26/07); Commercial Property Development Corp. v. State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, 808 So.2d 534, 2000-0392 (La.App. 1 Cir. 3/28/01) (No. 2000 CA 0392); Johnson v. Orleans Parish School Board, 2003-0828, 890 So.2d 579; Gallup v. Exxon Corporation, 2003 WL 21488541 (M.D. La. 2004); Steering Committee v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, 461 F.3d 598 (5th Circuit 2006); Marquette Transportation v. Trinity Marine Products, Inc., 2006 WL 2349461 (E.D. La. 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Action Defense; Environmental Litigation; School Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Class Actions. Email: L. Victor Gregoire | | Dean Paul Cazenave (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and Louisiana. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1987); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1988-1990. Lecturer, "Basic Corporate Law in Louisiana," National Business Institute, 1998. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Dean Paul Cazenave | | Mark A. Marionneaux (Partner) born Plaquemine, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1991-1992. Author: Comment, "International Scope of Fourth Amendment Protections: United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez," 52 La.L.Rev. 455; Comment, "The Louisiana Lottery-Supreme Court Style: A Look at State v. Simpson and its Constitutional Mandate of Random Allotment of Criminal Court Cases Within a District," 52 La.L.Rev. 1285. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Toxic Tort Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists. Email: Mark A. Marionneaux | | Robert E. Dille (Partner) born Valdosta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1991; J.D., 1994). Beta Alpha Psi. Author: "'Just Compensation'or Just a Windfall? Do Sales of Pipeline Servitudes Provide Valid, Reliable Comparables for Determination of Just Compensation in Pipeline Expropriation?" 45 Loyola L.Rev. 381 (1999). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Robert E. Dille | | Russel O. Primeaux (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1989, Hawaii; 1993, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.E.E., 1981); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University: Trial Advocacy Program, 1995-1997; Patent Law Class, 2000—. Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Class, Louisiana State University, 1995 - 2001. Author: Intellectual Property Section, Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Law Survey, 1999-2002; "Intellectual Property: What Every General Practitioner Should Know," Louisiana Bar Journal, June 1998; "How Intellectual Property Can Help Your Bottom Line," The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, The Law Journal, November 1997; "Like Your Neighbor's House?—Think Twice Before Building One Just Like It," Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, July 1997; "Protection of Logos," Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, June 1997; "A Trademark: It's More Than Just a Name," Baton Rouge Realtor Magazine, May 1997. Lecturer: "Practices of the Municipal Attorney and the Protection of Information," Louisiana Municipal Association Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 2003; "Litigating Intellectual Property Cases," Intellectual Property Seminar, New Orleans Bar Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1996; "Copyright Law," Intellectual Property Law Seminar: Tulane School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1997; Lecturer and Program Chairman, "Exploding Issues in Intellectual Property," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1998; "Intellectual Property—What Every Lawyer Needs to Know," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, Sandestin, Florida, June 1998; "Important Issues in Internet Privacy Law," National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 1998; Intellectual Property Presentation, Louisiana State Bar Association CLE Seminar; "A Summer School for Lawyers Revisited," New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1998; "Internet Basics for the Louisiana Attorney," National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 1999 and July 2000; "Practical Internet Use for the Louisiana Law Office," National Business Institute Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March and October 1999; "Legal Issues on the Internet," Institute of Mgmt. Accountants, New Orleans, October 1999; "Technology—A Lawyer's Best Friend," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jan. 2000; "Protecting Yourself and Your Clients on the Internet," Continuing Education Seminar for CPA's, Baton Rouge, February 2000; "Marketing Your Practice on the Internet," Baton Rouge Bar Association Seminar, Orange Beach, Alabama, April 2000; "Defining Trade Secrets," Louisiana State Bar Association, New Orleans, December 2000; "The Wild, Wild Web and Your Practice," Louisiana State Bar Association, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, February 2001; "Intellectual Property Issues in E-Commerce," Louisiana State University Center for Continuing Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 2001; "How to Deal with Intellectual Property Issues," Baton Rouge Bar Association, Orange Beach, Alabama, April 2002; "Intellectual Property Protection for Startups," Louisiana Purchase Venture Capital Forum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 2002; "Intellectual Property: What Is It? Who Owns It? What's It Worth?" Continuing Education Seminar for Certified Public Accounts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 2002; "Privacy and the Protection of Information," Louisiana State Bar Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2003. Member, Council for a Better Louisiana, 1998-2003. Member, Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce. Member: New Orleans (Member, Intellectual Property Law Committee), Hawaii State and Louisiana State (Past Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. [Major, U.S. Marine Corps, 1981-1994]. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Infringement; Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Technology Law; Technology and Joint Ventures. Email: Russel O. Primeaux | | James R. Chastain, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Law Clerk to Judge Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1989. Member, Board of Directors, Volunteer Baton Rouge!. Lecturer: "Legal Issues Involving the Internet," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2002; "Intellectual Property Overview," Southern University Recent Developments Seminar, 2002; "Fear Factor: How to Deal With Intellectual Property Issues," Baton Rouge Bench Bar Conference, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Intellectual Property Section) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Copyright Registration; Infringement Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trademark Registration; Unfair Competition. Email: James R. Chastain, Jr. | | John E. Heinrich (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Paper. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors); Louisiana Hospitals Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; ERISA; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense. Email: John E. Heinrich | | Gordon D. Polozola (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1995). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Certified Cogeneration Professional and Distributed Generation Certified Professional, Association of Energy Engineers. Member, Senior Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: "The Battle of Removal—Is Delay the Ultimate Weapon?" 54 La.L.Rev. 1419. Lecturer: "Telecommunications Update and Overview of Current Jurisprudence on Franchise Agreements," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2002; "Restructuring of the Electric Industry in Louisiana," Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE By the Hour Seminar, 1996. Member, Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Cogeneration; Electricity Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulation; Energy Project Development; Mass Torts; Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law; Municipal Law; Pipeline. Email: Gordon D. Polozola | | Lana Davis Crump (Partner) born Panama City, Florida; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Moot Court Board. Member, Hall of Fame, Louisiana State University Law Center. Lecturer: "Ethics: Revisions to Selected Rules of Professional Conduct," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2004 Fall Conference; "Game of Ethics," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2002 Fall Conference; "Ethics for the Municipal Attorney," Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2000 Summer Workshop; "Overview of the Louisiana Campaign Finance Disclosure Act," Louisiana Association of Educators, May 2000; "Municipal Law, Baton Rouge Bar Association," Continuing Legal Education, December 1998. Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Young Lawyers and CLE Committees), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Section 1983; Municipal Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Law. Email: Lana Davis Crump | | Gregory M. Anding (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review. Author: "Does This Piece Fit?: A Look at the Importation of the Common Law Quitclaim Deed and After-Acquired Title Doctrine into Louisiana's Civil Code," 55 La.L.Rev. 159. Co-Author: "Just Compensation or Just a Windfall?: Do Sales of Pipeline Servitudes Provide Valid, Reliable Comparables For Determination of Just Compensation in Pipeline Expropriation?" 45 Loyola Law Review, 381, 1999. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Exxon Pipeline Company v. LeBlanc, 2000-C-2559 (La. 10/05/01), 796 So.2d 665; LeBlanc et al. v. Chevron USA, Inc., 513 F.Supp. 2d. 641 (E.D.La. 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Construction Law; Expropriation Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Benzene Litigation; Hearing Loss Litigation. Email: Gregory M. Anding | | Troy J. Charpentier (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Coauthor: "Protecting the Elderly: The Louisiana Legislature's Response to an Aging Population," 149 La. State Medical Journal 494 (December, 1997). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Sheila Martin et al v. Stanley Francis, 600/1382 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1992); Treadway v. Vaughn 633/626 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1993) writ denied 635/233 (La. 1994); Sutton v. Lambert 657/697 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1995); Sanders v. Posi-Seal 668/742 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1996); Livingston Downs v. State, 705 So. 2nd 149 (La. 1997); LaFargue v. U.S., 4 F. Supp 2d 580 (E.D. La 1998), 4 F. Supp 2d 593 (E.D. La. 1998); Haglund v. T.C. Properties, 99-2323 (La. App. 1st Cir. 11/3/00). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Condemnation Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Products Liability. Email: Troy J. Charpentier | | Christopher J. Dicharry (Partner) born Fort Smith, Arkansas; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1979); Loyola University (J.D., 1982). Author: "Louisiana Corporation Income Tax Apportionment Formulas - Three Factor Formula or Sales Only Factor?" LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Louisiana Property Tax Appeal Procedures Frustrating Yet Mandatory," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Alternative Tax Collection Procedures Give Louisiana Department of Revenue Many Tax Collection Options," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Beneficial S Corporation Tax Treatment in Louisiana Requires Advance Planning," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Uniform Methodologies Should be Used to Value Property for Louisiana Ad Valorem Tax Purposes," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Timely Payment Under Protest Can Be Used to Challenge the Legality of Ad Valorem Taxes and to Raise Tax Exemption Issues," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "S Corporation Bank Shareholders Entitled to Louisiana Income Tax Exclusion," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "La. Property Tax Assessment Review Procedures Arcane," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Proper Presentation of the Case Before the Louisiana Tax Commission Critical to Successful Valuation/Uniformity Dispute," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Judicial Review of Ad Valorem Tax Valuation Uniformity Cases is Limited to the Record Created Before the Louisiana Tax Commission," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Local Sales Tax Collectors Have Broad Tax Collection Authority," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Local Sales/Use Tax Payment Under Protest Prevents Collection Action and Saves Interest," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Reduce Louisiana Use Tax by Properly Claiming Credit for Sales/Use Tax Previously Paid," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Expanding Louisiana's Corporate Income Tax Base," Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 41, Number 5, p. 417. Adjunct Professor of Law, LSU Law Center. Chairman, State Affairs Committee, 1998— and Member, 1992—, Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Member: Revenue and Taxation Task Force, Louisiana Economic Development Council, 1998; Louisiana Motor Transport Association, 1996—; Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association, 1994—; Governor Edwin Edwards Revenue and Taxation Transition Team, 1992. Registered Lobbyist, Louisiana, 1989—. Member: Louisiana State (Tax Section, 1982—; Chairman, 2000-2001; Vice-Chairman, 1999-2000; Secretary/Treasurer, 1998-1999; Program Chairman, 1997-1998; Chairman, Liaison Committee between the Tax Section and the Louisiana Department of Revenue, 1986-1995) and American (Taxation Section, 1982—) Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Tax Study Committee). (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: International Paper Inc. v. Cynthia Bridges, Secretary Department of Revenue, State of Louisiana, 2007 1151 (La. 1/16/08) ___ So.2d ___; F. Miller & Sons, Inc. v. Calcasieu Parish School Board, 827 So. 2nd 409 (La. 2002); Triangle Marine v. Savoie, 681 So. 2d 937 (La., 1996); BP Oil Company v. Plaquemines Parish Government, 651 So. 2d 1322 (La., 1994); Moonmaid Marine, Inc. v. Larpenter, 599 So. 2d 820 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1992); Zapata Haynie v. Larpenter, 583 So. 2d 867 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1991); Zapata Gulf Marine Operators, Inc. v. Louisiana Tax Commission, 554 So. 2d 1253 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1990); Hildebrand v. City of New Orleans, 549 So. 2d 1218 (La., 1989). Practice Areas: Legislative Lobbying; Legislative Services; Local Tax; State Tax. Email: Christopher J. Dicharry | | Melissa M. Cresson (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1993); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Louisiana Law Review, 1994-1996. Chancellor's List, 1994-1996. Author: "The Trespass Action in Louisiana: A Real Problem," 56 La. L. Rev. 477. Outstanding Young Lawyer, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2004. Member: Baton Rouge (Bar Association Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section; Chairman Belly Up with the Bar Cookoff; Chairman, Young Lawyers Dress for Success Program), Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Regulation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Melissa M. Cresson | | Pamela Roman Mascari (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. LSU Law Center Hall of Fame, 1997. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Lecturer: "Awardable Damages in Environmental/Toxic Tort Cases," Advanced Environmental & Toxic Tort Issues, Louisiana State Bar Association, 4th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, October 2003; "Ethics: Who Wants to be a Successful Attorney?" Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Seminar, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal (President-Elect, Middle District of Louisiana Chapter) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Chemical Exposure; Products Liability; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Pamela Roman Mascari | | Kyle B. Beall (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1992); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1997). Author: "A Study of Environmental Politics: The Sandy Island Fiasco," South Carolina Law Journal, June 1, 1997. Lecturer: "Release Reporting in the Age of Title V," Louisiana State Bar Association Environmental Law Seminar, 2000; "Compliance Certification Issues," ERM Seminar, 2001; "NSR Enforcement," ERM Seminar, 2002; "Federally Permitted Release Exemption," ERM Seminar, 2002; "Startup/Shutdown Authorization," LMOGA Seminar, 2002; "Criminal Environmental Law Presentation," given to various industrial clients, 2003; "Title V Permitting Issues Related to the Pulp and Paper Industry," National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) Seminar, 2004; "Compliance Certification Issues in 2004," Louisiana Chemical Association/URS Consultants Seminar, 2004; "Title V Permit Deviation Reporting Case Studies," Kean Miller Environmental Seminar, 2006. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Air and Waste Management Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Quality; Hazardous Waste; Release Notification; Environmental Litigation; Chemical Exposure. Email: Kyle B. Beall | | Linda Perez Clark (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Lambda Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in C |
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