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Address
Oakwood Corporate Center
401 Whitney Avenue, Suite 500, P.O. Box 1910
Gretna, Louisiana 70056 (Jefferson Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) The law firm of Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion is strategically located in the New Orleans metropolitan area at 401 Whitney Avenue, Suite 500, Gretna, Louisiana in Jefferson Parish right across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. The firm has served insurance, industry and individual clients for nearly 40 years and enjoys the highest possible peer review rating from the leading source of information on the legal profession for more than 130 years. In recent years, the firm has established a Baton Rouge office to better serve the needs of its clients throughout south and central Louisiana. Our litigation section attorneys are experienced in handling a variety of casualty litigation. This section has represented clients in lawsuits involving such diverse areas as industrial casualties, automobile and UM liability, premises liability, property damage claims, products liability, environmental law, construction litigation, maritime and Jones Act claims, municipal law, medical malpractice, state and federal workers' compensation claims, class actions and trucking liability. The attorneys in the firm also have extensive experience in insurance coverage disputes. The commercial litigation and transactions section of the firm provides a wide array of services to clients. The attorneys in this section have represented individual and corporate clients in the formation of business entities, commercial litigation, real estate transactions, construction law, the drafting and negotiation of contracts, contractual litigation, hospital and health care law, and secured transactions. We are committed to providing exceptional representation and responsiveness to our clients' specific needs. We focus on providing superior service and results and pride ourselves on the experience and expertise we can offer our clients. After all, we would not be here if not for the relationships we have established with our clients and their trust in us. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice and Trials including Personal Injury Defense, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Automobile, Premises and Products Liability Defense, Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Federal and State Worker's Compensation, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Commercial Practice, Business Law, Health Care Law, Administrative Law, Probate, Environmental Law, Business, Real Estate and Land Use Law. Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:Adventist Risk Management, Mickey O'Connor Contractors, Archdiocese of New Orleans, Mid South Controls Lines, Inc., Barriere Construction Co., LLC, Mothe Funeral Homes, Inc., BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., Mothe Life Insurance Company, BMCI Contracting Inc., National Automotive Insurance Co., Catholic Mutual Group, Nautilus Insurance Group, Cotton States Insurance Co., Parish of Jefferson, Crawford & Company, Patient's Compensation Fund, F.A. Richard and Associates, Pinkerton's, Inc., Federated Department Stores, Inc., Risk Management, Inc., Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., Ruelco, Inc., Harbor National Claims Service, Safeco Insurance Co. of America, Harleysville Mutual Insurance Companies, Securitas, Inc., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Steadfast Insurance Company, Hibernia National Bank, Sysco Food Service of New Orleans, LLC, Insulation Technologies, Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Ladder Management Company, Touro Infirmary, La. Automobile Dealer Assoc., Westlawn Cemeteries, Inc., La. United Bus. Assoc. Self-Insurers Fund, Western Southern Life Insurance Co., Meadowcrest Professional Business Building Partnership, Zurich-American Insurance Group.
Reference:Hibernia National Bank.
Former Names(Formerly, Windhorst, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, L.L.C.)
MEMBERS OF FIRMThomas L. Gaudry, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University of New Orleans (B.S., 1969); Loyola University (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas C. Wicker, 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, 1974-1975. Member: Jefferson, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Casualty Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Thomas L. Gaudry, Jr.
Daniel A. Ranson (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1976); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Death Action," 25 Loyola Law Review, 341, (1979). Member: Jefferson, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial; Health Care; Environmental; Real Estate; Construction; Business Litigation; Trusts and Estate.Email: Daniel A. Ranson
Daryl A. Higgins (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1977). Member: Jefferson, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Casualty Defense; Insurance Defense.Email: Daryl A. Higgins
Gregory G. Gremillion (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1975); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Assistant District Attorney, Jefferson Parish, 1980-1984. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Casualty Defense.Email: Gregory G. Gremillion
Wade A. Langlois, III (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1983); Loyola University (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to the Honorable George C. Connolly, Jr., Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, 1986-1988. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Casualty Defense; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Wade A. Langlois, III
Michael D. Peytavin (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Nicholls State University (B.A., 1981); Loyola University (J.D., 1984). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Environmental Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Michael D. Peytavin
Steven D. Oliver (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1983); Loyola University (J.D., 1987). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Casualty Defense.Email: Steven D. Oliver
Thomas W. Darling (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, November 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1983); Loyola University (J.D., 1994). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; Young Lawyers of Louisiana. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Thomas W. Darling
ASSOCIATESWilliam H. Voigt (Associate) born Galveston, Texas, January 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1972). Member: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Worker's Compensation Defense; Personal Injury Defense.Email: William H. Voigt
Jack Chappuis, Jr. (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1983, 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., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: Jefferson and Louisiana State Bar Associations.Email: Jack Chappuis, Jr.
Glenn D. Price, Jr. (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1998); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi (President, 2001). Recipient, William Crowe Scholar. Member: Jefferson Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Land Use; Finance; Estate Planning; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Glenn D. Price, Jr.
Gevin P. Grisbaum (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 1997). Assistant District Attorney, Jefferson Parish, 1999-2006. Past Member: Louisiana District Attorney's Association; National District Attorney's Association; National College of District Attorneys; American Prosecuters Research Institute. Member: Jefferson, New Orleans, Louisiana State & Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Criminal Law.Email: Gevin P. Grisbaum
A. Mark Flake (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.S., 1984); Loyola University (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1986-1987). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: A. Mark Flake
OF COUNSELE. Ralph Lupin (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1, 1931; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1952; J.D., 1988). Member: American College of Legal Medicine.Email: E. Ralph Lupin
Stacie E. Petersen (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, September 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2000); Loyola University (J.D., 2003). Member: St. Thomas More Inn of Court; Judge John C. Boutall Inn of Court. Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.
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