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| | Address | | 5100 Village Walk, Suite 200 | | Covington, Louisiana 70433 | | (St. Tammany Parish) | | | |
| | | Abbott, Simses & Kuchler,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Property Damage, Arbitration, Mediation, Maritime Personal Injury and Death, Banking, Patents, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Coverage and Subrogation, Maritime Contracts, Hull, Cargo, Collision and Casualty, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Taxation, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), Workers Compensation, Tort Claims, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
Full Service Law Firm with Concentration in Litigation in State and Federal Courts Nationwide, Administrative Practice before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the United States Department of Labor, (the Office of Workers Compensation Programs), the United State Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas General Land Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS). | | Firm Size: 41 | Representative Clients:
AIG Technical Services, Inc.; Alpha Therapeutic Corporation; Anderson Greenwood & Company; American Cyanamid Company; ANR Pipeline Company; Baldwin Motors, Inc.; Bancroft Rehabilitation Living Center; Bituminous Insurance Company; CGB Enterprises, Inc.; Cameco Industries, Inc.; Children's Int. Medical Research, L.L.C.; City of Covington, Louisiana; City of Mandeville, Louisiana; City of Slidell, Louisiana; Clinical Research Networks, Inc.; Coach USA, Inc.; ConAgra Foods, Inc.; ConocoPhillips; Cytec Fiberite, Inc.; Cytec Industries, Inc.; Deere & Company; DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C.; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; El Paso Corporation; Ellsworth Leblanc & Ellsworth; Entergy Corporation; Exocet, Inc.; Fields to Forests, L.L.C.; FMC Technologies, Inc. ; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Corporation; Georgia Gulf Corporation; Gherling Insurance Company; GlobalSanta Fe Corporation; Griffin Corporation; Grinnell Corporation; Hancock Bank; Heart Hospital of Lafayette; Home Service Store; ICG/Holliston a/k/a Industrial Coatings Group Keystone International, Inc.; Kramer Industries, Inc.; Lewcott Corporation; Lexington Insurance Company; Louisiana Heart Hospital; Magnum Construction Services, Inc.; MCF Valves, Inc.; McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc.; MedCath, Inc.; Mega Crane Rentals, Inc.; Mobil Oil Corporation; New Orleans Cold Storage & Warehouse Company, Ltd.; Northshore Medical Research, L.L.C.; Ochsner Clinic Foundation; Parmelee Industries, Inc.; PDI, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Pharmacia Corporation; Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Port of New Orleans; Praxair, Inc.; Premier Nationwide Lending; Punam Hotel Corporation; Rehab Dynamics, Inc.; Remington Arms Company, Inc.; Resource Bank; St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation; St. Tammany Parish Economic And Industrial Development District; Sasol North America, Inc.; Sensormatic Electronics Corporation; Sisters of Mercy Health Care System; Sporting Goods Properties, Inc.; Steve Owens Construction, Inc.; Syn-Tech, Inc.; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; The Azby Fund; The Dow Chemical Company; The Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute-NYU; Turn Services, Inc.; Tuthill Corporation; Tyco Electronics Corporation; Tyco Fire & Security; Tyco Healthcare, Inc.; Tyco International, Ltd.; Tyco International (US) Inc.; Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, Inc.; Tyco Valves & Controls, Inc.; Union Carbide Corporation; Union Planters Bank; Wadleigh Energy Group; Wadleigh Industries, Inc.; Wadleigh Offshore, Inc.; XL Insurance America, Inc.; Zen-Noh Grain Corporation. |
Other Office Locations of Abbott, Simses & Kuchler,
A Professional Law Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | Lawrence E. Abbott (Managing Partner) born Miami, Florida, May 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, Texas and District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: St. Edward's University (B.A., 1967); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Assistant Examiner, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1994—) and American (Member: Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee; Rail and Motor Carrier Law Committee; Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, 1995—) Bar Associations; Charter Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member: International Law of the Sea Committee, 1984—; Subcommittee on Offshore Exploration and Development, 1984—; Committee on River and Ocean Towing, 1985—); Association of Average Adjusters of the United States (Associate Member, 1985—); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Outstanding Lawyers of America (First selected Member in 2003—); Louisiana Bar Foundation. (Also at Houston, Texas Office; New Orleans, Louisiana Office; and Jackson, Mississippi Office). Practice Areas: Trial Specialist; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Tort Litigation; Civil Law; Pharmaceutical Claims; Railroad Defense Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Admiralty Cases; Class Actions; Non-litigation Corporate and Business Law. Email: Lawrence E. Abbott | | Monique M. Weiner (Shareholder) born Princeton, New Jersey, February 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 2004, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1991); Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Title Insurance Agent. Member: Louisiana and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Transactions; Admiralty and Maritime Personal Injury Defense; Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Employment Law. Email: Monique M. Weiner | | André E. Maillho (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Journalism, 1993); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: André E. Maillho | | Robert E. Guidry (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, March 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.A., 1998); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Alpha Theta. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Maritime Law Journal, 2001-2002. Author: "The Seamen Who Have Walked the Plank on Statutory Negligence Remedies: The Pilot's Dilemma," Loyola Maritime Law Journal 1 Loy. Mar. LJ, 117 (inaugural 2002). Member, Loyola Maritime Law Journal Advisory Board. President, Loyola Maritime Law Society, 2001-2002. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Premises Liability Litigation; Class Action Defense; Maritime Personal Injury Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert E. Guidry | | Lou Anne Gwartney (Associate) born Chula Vista, California, November 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1993-1995. Senior Fellow, Legal Research and Writing. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Appellate Practice; Products Liability. Email: Lou Anne Gwartney | | Nancy Brechtel (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1998); Loyola University, New Orleans (J.D., cum laude, 2002). William Crowe Scholar. Member: Moot Court Staff; Loyola Law Review. Author: "Independent Fire Insurance v. Sunbeam: Applying the Daubert-Foret Standard at the Summary Judgment Level," 47 Loy. L.Rev. 943 (2001). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Email: Nancy Brechtel | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: 400 Lafayette Street, Suite 200. Telephone: 504-568-9393. Fax: 504-524-1933.
Houston, Texas Office: 1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1700. Telephone: 713-627-9393. Fax: 713-627-9395.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 210 East Capitol Street, Suite 1090. Telephone: 601-352-9393. Fax: Fax: 601-352-9066.
| | (For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at New Orleans, Louisiana). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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