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| | Address | | United Plaza One, 4041 Essen Lane, Suite 500 | | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 | | (East Baton Rouge Parish) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 225-922-5110 | | Fax: 225-922-5105 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.longlaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Long Law Firm, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Governmental Relations, Legislative Law, Regulatory Law and Litigation, Corporate Structure and Litigation, Construction, Banking, Real Estate and Oil and Gas Law, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation, Settlement Counsel, Telecommunication and Energy Law and Regulation, Insurance Law and Regulation and Business Litigation. | | Year Established: 1988 | Firm Profile:
Long Law Firm was established by former United States Senator Russell B. Long and three principal partners. Senator Long was regarded as one of the most influential senators in American Congressional history, he continued to provide his experience and leadership to clients of Long Law Firm until his death. Long Law Firm is a unique and compatible mix of experienced attorneys and governmental relations specialists. The firm offers a broad range of legal services with emphasis in the Washington office on governmental relations/legislative law and tax practice. Emphasis in the Baton Rouge office is on insurance defense, business litigation, professional liability, general business, public finance, and governmental relations/legislative practice. Long Law Firm's clients mirror the firm's diversity, ranging from large Fortune 500 corporations and intermediate and small business to trade associations, government entities and individuals. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Associated Branch Pilots; American Arbitration Assn.; Cabot; CAMICO; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; CIGNA Corporation; Comcast Cable Communications; Conoco Phillips; Cox Communications; Degussa Engineered Carbons; ESOP Association; Exxon Mobile Corp.; Freemont -McMoran; General Health, Inc.; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Gulf South Health Plans; Hibernia National Bank; Louisiana Housing Finance Agency; Louisiana Hydroelectric Limited Partnership; Louisiana Public Facilities Authority; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University Tiger Athletic Foundation; Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation; LS Power Development, LLC; Morgan Keegan & Company; Pinnacle Insurance; PPG Industries, Inc.; Progress Entergy Corp.; Relational Investors; Security Insurance Company of Hartford; Security National Southern Heritage Insurance Company; Shell Chemical Company; Southern Mississippi Electric Power Association; State of Louisiana; Time Warner Cable; Trilon Dominion Partnership; Turner Industries; Waste Management; Wright and Percy Insurance; XL Design Professional Co., Zurich, North America. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | PRINCIPALS | | C. Kris Kirkpatrick (Principal) born Jennings, Louisiana, October 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1987, District of Columbia. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1975); Yale University (M.A., 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Administrative Assistant to former U.S. Senator Russell B. Long, 1981-1985. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Legislative Practice; Governmental Relations. Email: C. Kris Kirkpatrick | | Michael A. Patterson (Principal) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1992, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971); Pepperdine University (Certificate in Dispute Resolution, 2002; LLM, 2008). "Trial Procedure," Chapter 8, Hearsay, §8-1 through 8-17. Co-Author: "Attorney-Client Sex: Too Close for Comfort," TRIAL, 1999; "The Burden of Proof in a Civil First Circumstantial Evidence Case: More Probable Than Not?" Vol. 23, Louisiana Bar Journal 263, 1976; "Discharged Counsel: The Dilemma Solved?" Vol. 27, Louisiana Bar Journal No. 4, 177, 1981. Author: "Contingent Fee Contracts: The Dilemma of the Discharged Attorney," Vol. 24 Louisiana Bar Journal No. 107, 1976; "Recent Trends in UM Litigation," The Forum IX, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1979. Adjunct Faculty, Louisiana State University Law Center. Adjunct Faculty, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1987. Judge pro tempore, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, August-December, 2002. Member, Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Establishment of a Mandatory Internship Program, 2004. Member: Baton Rouge (President, 1984-1985; Chairman, Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1977-1978; Member, Board of Directors, Lawyer Referral Service, 1976; Lawyer of the Year, 1989; Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989-1991) and Louisiana State (Member: House of Delegates, 1978-1982; Chairman, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1997-2000; Board of Governors, 1987-1989; Secretary-Treasurer, Section on Composition and Administration of the Judiciary, 1989-1991 and Vice Chairman, 1992; Chairman, Section on the Bench and Bar, 1993-1994; Chairman, Bar Governance Committee, 1997-1999; President's Award, 1999) Bar Associations; Louisiana Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1997-2000; IOLTA Grants Committee, 1992—; Vice Chair, IOLTA Administrative Committee, 1996 and Chairman, 1997); Baton Rouge Bar Foundation (Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1990-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Law; Professional Liability; Employment Discrimination; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Michael A. Patterson | | Joseph E. Juban (Principal) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.I.M., 1970); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Business Law; Banking; Governmental Relations. Email: Joseph E. Juban | | Albert Dale Clary (Principal) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1979). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member: Sections on: Litigation and Torts and Insurance Practice; Construction Litigation Committee; Professionals', Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Committee; Professional Liability Subcommittee; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Arbitration Association (Member, Construction Arbitration Panel); American Institute of Architects (Affiliate Member). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Architects and Engineers Liability; Accountants Liability; Construction Litigation; Automobile Liability; Professional Liability Insurance; Business Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Dispute Resolution; Contract Formation and Analysis. Email: Albert Dale Clary | | David L. Guerry (Principal) born Austin, Texas, February 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). Co-Author: "Louisiana Banking Law with Forms," Claitors, 1989; "Selected Litigation Issues Involving RTC and FDIC," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1994; "The Basics of Business Acquisitions—What You Don't Know About Acquisitions Can Hurt You," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association,1996; "Troubling Business Transaction Issues" Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001; " Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration— Navigating Your Way through the American Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitration Rules," American Arbitration Association, 2002; "Getting Out of a Deal Gone South—Negotiating and Mediating Troubled Business Transactions," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2002, 2003, 2006. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association (Chairman, Practice Management Committee, 1990-1993, Chair, Public Utilities Section, 2001-2002, 2007-2008); Federal Bar Association (President, Baton Rouge Chapter, 2001-2002) (5TH Circuit Vice President, 2006—); Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (Secretary, 2004-2005, President, 2006-2007); American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice (Member, Presidents Advisory Council, 1985-1986, 1995-1996); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial, Complex, Mediation and Construction Arbitration Panels); Bar Association of the 5TH Federal Circuit; Wex D. Malone Chapter and Panel, American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy Law; Commercial Arbitration and Mediation; Insurance Law; Corporate Law; Business Structure and Trial Practice; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: David L. Guerry | | C. Stokes McConnell, Jr. (Principal) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Commercial Transactions; Banking Transactions; Banking Law; Health Care; Bond Finance. Email: C. Stokes McConnell, Jr. | | J. Wendell Clark (Principal) born Norman, Oklahoma, August 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1981). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American (Member, Insurance and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Professional Liability Claims; Insurance Defense Law; Casualty Litigation; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Health Care Litigation. | | Jamie Hurst Watts (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University and A & M College (B.S., 1996; J.D., 2002). Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association (Member: Young Lawyers Section; Volunteer Committee); Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Public Utilities); Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Public Utility Law; Appellate Practice; Business Transactions; Construction Litigation; Energy; Telecommunications and Utilities; Regulatory Litigation. Email: Jamie Hurst Watts | | Adrian G. Nadeau (Partner) born West Monroe Louisiana, October 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (B.A., Political Science and History, 1999; J.D./B.C.L., 2002). Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Young Lawyers Section, Athletic Committee) and American (Member, Young Lawyers Section, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Adrian G. Nadeau | | ASSOCIATES | | Mark L. Barbre (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., cum laude, 1999; M.B.A., 2005; J.D./B.C.L., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Public Utility Regulation. Email: Mark L. Barbre | | Jacque A. Pucheu (Associate) born Eunice, Louisiana, October 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2001); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [Lance Corporal, USMC Reserves, 1997-2001]. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Real Estate; Commercial Banking; Commercial Loans; Commercial Finance; Regulatory Litigation. Email: Jacque A. Pucheu | | S.Brooke Barnett (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Spanish, 2003; B.S., International Trade and Finance, 2004); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007). Member: American Bar Association Federal Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association Baton Rouge Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: S.Brooke Barnett | Other Office Addresses:
Washington, D.C. Office: Market Square, Suite 750, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 20004-2167. Telephone: 202-624-0640. Fax: 202-624-0659.
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