(Main Office)

Taylor Porter is the oldest law firm in the City of Baton Rouge, having been founded in 1912 by B. B. Taylor and C. V. Porter and the firm continues to represent many of its original clients. It now stands as one of the most respected firms in Louisiana, providing comprehensive legal services to a broad spectrum of individual, commercial and corporate clients located throughout Louisiana, North America and abroad. The firm is comprised of attorneys with distinguished academic and professional training and proven ability in substantially every area of civil law. A source of pride to the firm is the extensive involvement of its members in academic pursuits and community service.

Taylor Porter serves its clients from its Baton Rouge office. With 80 attorneys and an equal number of support staff, the firm is large enough to handle the most complex litigation, but still serves its clients' needs on a person to person basis. It is uniquely qualified to manage and support major litigation by virtue of its experience in handling complex litigation involving hundreds of thousands of documents and in maintaining and operating several computer databases.

Taylor Porter is dedicated to providing legal services in a manner that is prompt, affordable and effective to assure clients of exceptional representation.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice, Administrative, Admiralty, Agriculture, Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganizations, Business and Estate Planning, Constitutional, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Corporations and Partnership, Education, Energy, Entertainment, Environmental and Toxic Tort, Gaming, Health Care, Health and Casualty Insurance Defense, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment and Benefits, Legislation and Public Policy, Litigation and Appellate Practice, Media and First Amendment, Medical Malpractice, Mineral (including Title, and Oil and Gas Litigation), Patent, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Public Utility, Real Estate and Land Use, Regulatory, and Taxation.

Representative Clients:

Agricultural Ins. Co.
Albemarle Corporation
Alma Plantation
American Electric Power
Amoco Chemical Co.
Amoco Production Co.
ApproSystems, Inc.
Aristech Chemical Co.
Baton Rouge Printing
Baton Rouge Water Works Company
Baxter Healthcare
Bechtel Corp.
BlueCross BlueShield
Boy Scouts of America
Caddo-Bossier Port Commission
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Chevron USA Products Co.
Clarendon National Insurance Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company
Constitution State Service Co.
Crosstex LIG
CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Ethyl Corporation
Exide Corporation
Federal Insurance Co.
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Fresenius Medical Care
GMFS LLC
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Greater Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital
Greater Baton Rouge Surgical Hospital
Grove Worldwide, LLC
Hallwood Energy Companies
Head & Engquist Equipment, Inc.
Highlands Insurance Co.
Hollingsworth-Richards Automobile Group
Hunt Petroleum Corporation
International House of Pancakes
Jacobs Engineering
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Kemper National Ins. Co.
Legends Gaming, LLC
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
LOGA Development, L.L.C.
Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc.
Louisiana Home Builders Self Insurers Fund
Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund
Louisiana State University Systems
Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation
Manitowoc, Inc.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mercedes-Benz of N.A., Inc.
Moody-Price, Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
New Holland North America, Inc.
New Market Corporation
North Oaks Health System
Ohio Casualty Group
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Party Time Ice Co., Inc.
Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation
Pennington Oil, Inc.
PetroUnited Terminals, Inc.
PPG, Inc.
Plaquemine Bank & Trust Co.
Regions Bank
Republic Insurance Company
Rite-Aid Pharmacy Inc.
Royal Indemnity Co.
Sabine River Authority
Safe-Guard Products International
Schwarz Pharma, Inc.
Southern University System Foundation
Spiral Metals Corp.
State of Louisiana
St. Paul/ Travelers Companies
Superior Ford, Inc.
Tembec, Inc.
Tenneco Pipeline
The Dow Chemical Company
The Newtron Group, Inc.
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Union Carbide Corporation
U.S. Comex Corp.
WMX Technologies
Waste Management of Louisiana, L.L.C.
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
Zurich-American Insurance Group.

Address

Chase Tower South, 8th Floor
451 Florida Street P.O. Box 2471
Baton Rouge, LA 70821, (East Baton Rouge Parish)

Phone

Phone: 225-387-3221
Facsimile: 225-346-8049

Website

http://www.taylorporter.com

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Edward D. Hughes (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, July 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.A., 1994); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2003). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. [With USAR, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Workers Compensation; Toxic Torts.Email: Edward D. Hughes

Matthew L. "Matt" Mullins (Associate) born December 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2002); Tulane University (J.D., 2005). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Real Estate.Email: Matthew L. "Matt" Mullins

William H.L. Kaufman (Associate) born Abbeville, Louisiana, October 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2002; J.D., 2005; B.C.L., 2005). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Health Care; Construction Law.Email: William H.L. Kaufman

Kathryn C. Goodson (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, November 13, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., cum laude, 2002; J.D., 2005; B.C.L., 2005). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Health Care; College and University Law.Email: Kathryn C. Goodson

Tom S. Easterly (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Finance, 2002); Louisiana State University (M.B.A., 2005; J.D., 2006). Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association Louisiana Bar Association Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Construction Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Tom S. Easterly

Tam Catherine Bourgeois (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A. 1999; J.D. 2006). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense.Email: Tam Catherine Bourgeois

Robin Price Toups (Associate) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (Chemical Engineering, 2002; J.D., 2006).Email: Robin Price Toups

Margaret G. Patton (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006; B.C.L., 2006). Member: Shreveport, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Environmental Law.Email: Margaret G. Patton

Lexi T. Holinga (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002, J.D., 2005). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Junior League. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Lexi T. Holinga

Jon N. "Blue" Loupe (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina; 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Business Administration, 2002); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar.Email: Jon N. "Blue" Loupe

Kari A. "Kiki" Bergeron (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1997); Southern University (J.D., 2007). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Kari A. "Kiki" Bergeron

Cindy M. Amedee (Associate) born March 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); Southern University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Torts; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care.Email: Cindy M. Amedee

Katia Desrouleaux (Associate) born October 16, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Southern University and A&M College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); Southern University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Torts.Email: Katia Desrouleaux

D. Nelson Daniel (Associate) born Ronceverte, West Virginia, 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2009, Louisiana. Education: College of William & Mary (B.S., 1990); Indiana University (M.S., 1997); University of Richmond, T.C., Williams School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar.Email: D. Nelson Daniel

Brian M. Chustz (Associate) born Hammond, Louisiana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2004; J.D., 2009). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. [With U.S. Navy, 1997-2001].Email: Brian M. Chustz

John M. Parker, Jr. (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 2006); Louisiana State University (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations.Email: John M. Parker, Jr.

L. Adam Thames (Associate) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006; J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations.Email: L. Adam Thames

SPECIAL COUNSEL

H. Evans Scobee (Special Counsel) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana. Education: University of North Carolina; Louisiana State University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation.Email: H. Evans Scobee

Erinn Neyrey (Special Counsel) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., Psychology, 1992); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995); Vermont Law School (Master of Studies, Environmental Law, 1996).Email: Erinn Neyrey

OF COUNSEL

Frank M. Coates, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Little Rock, Arkansas, November 3, 1929; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1959, Louisiana. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1952); Harvard University (LL.B., 1955). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, New York State and American Bar Associations.

William H. McClendon, III (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Louisiana. Education: The Leys, Cambridge, England; Tulane University (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1958). Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Louisiana State University Law Center, Law Office Practice, Legal Negotiation and Professionalism, 1983—. Faculty of Professional Education Group, 2000. Baton Rouge panel of Moderators, Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems, Inc., 1999. Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Title Standards Committee), Louisiana State (Past Chairman, Trust, Probate and Immovable Property Law) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Bankers Association (Member, Bank Counsel Section); Attorney-Mediators Institute. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1955-1968]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

William A. Norfolk (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., August 14, 1927; admitted to bar, 1961, Louisiana. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1952); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (LL.B., 1961). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel.Email: William A. Norfolk

Robert H. Hodges (Of Counsel) born Calhoun City, Mississippi, November 30, 1931; admitted to bar, 1953, Mississippi; 1956, Louisiana. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1953; J.D., 1953); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Eta Sigma Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Tau Kappa Alpha. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1952-1953. Recipient, Fellowship to Complutense University Law School, Madrid, Spain, granted by the Institute of International Education, 1956-1957. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Fellow, 1974—; Member, Board of Regents, 1974-1980; President, 1980-1981). [Lt. JAGD, USAF, 1953-1955]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Mortgage Law; International Transactions; International Litigation; Litigation.

Gerald L. Walter, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Opelousas, Louisiana, September 10, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1961-1962. Lecturer, Workmen's Compensation Law, Louisiana State University Law School, 1973-1982. Member: Baton Rouge (President, 1977-1978), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation.Email: Gerald L. Walter, Jr.

Mary E. Tharp (Of Counsel) born Yonkers, New York, March 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1968; M.A., 1973; J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Instructor, Real Estate Law, Paralegal Studies Program, LSU, 1992-1999. Lecturer: "Ethics of the Notary," Louisiana Notary Association, November 1996, 1997, 1998; "Current Issues in Zoning and Land Uses," 14th Institute on Real Estate Law, LSU April 1998; "Limiting Lease Liability" and "Ethics in Negotiation," January, 2000. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Member, Secretary/ Treasurer, Governmental and Public Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Property Law; Mineral Rights; Public Law.Email: Mary E. Tharp

Cyrus J. Greco (Of Counsel) born Tickfaw, Louisiana, June 24, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1964, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southeastern Louisiana College (B.A., 1962); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Moot Court II, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1977-1979. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Litigation Seminar, Paul N. Herbert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 1979-2004. Assistant District Attorney, East Baton Rouge Parish, 1967-1970. Assistant Executive Counsel, 1982-1983 and Executive Counsel, 1983, for Gov. David C. Treen. Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1993; President, 1991-1992), 21st Judicial District, Louisiana State (Member: House of Delegates, 1972-1974, 1977-1980, 1992-1993; Board of Governors, 1985-1987, 1989-1991, 1993-1995; Nominating Committee, 1990-1992; Member, 1980-1999 and Chairman, 1996-1999, East Baton Rouge Indigent Defender Board) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana State Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1998; President, 1996-1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Judicature Society. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [U.S. Army, 1956-1957].Email: Cyrus J. Greco