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| | Address | | 413 Travis Street, P.O. Drawer 51367 | | Lafayette, Louisiana 70505-1367 | | (Lafayette Parish) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 337-237-4070 | | Fax: 337-233-8719 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.brineyforet.com | | |
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| Briney & Foret practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Defense and General Civil Practice at the Administrative, Trial and Appellate levels in all State and Federal Courts. Admiralty, Automobile Liability, Casualty and Property, Civil Rights Litigation, Contract Disputes, Construction, Estates, Family Law, General Liability, Labor and Employment Law, Law Enforcement, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, State and Federal Workers' Compensation, Toxic Torts and Environmental, Trucking, Ultra-Hazardous Activity, Wage and Hour Regulations and Wrongful Discharge. | | Year Established: 1980 | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
AAA Cooper Transportation; ACE USA; AIG Specialty Auto; American International Group (AIG); American Modern Group; Ameriglobe, LLC; Audubon Insurance Group; Bituminous Insurance Companies; Broadspire Services, Inc.; Brookshire Grocery Company; Cabot Corporation; CAJUNDOME; Coushatta Casino Resort; CRAIG/is, Ltd.; Crawford & Company; Dana Corporation; DIRECTV, Inc.; ESIS; FARA; Flowers Industries, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Insurance Services; General Marine Leasing; Gray & Company; Great American Insurance Companies; Greyhound Lines, Inc.; The Hartford; Homestead Insurance Company; Hospital Services of Louisiana, Inc.; Infinity Insurance Group; Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.; Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government; Langston Companies, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Group; Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA); Markel American Insurance Company; Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.; National Security Insurance Group; North American Capacity Insurance Company (NAC); Ohio Casualty Group; Oil States International, Inc.; Old Republic Insurance Company; Omega One Insurance Company; Operators & Consulting Services, Inc.; Pelican General Agency, LLC; Podiatrists Insurance Company of America (PICA); Progressive Insurance Companies; Recovery Services International, Inc.; Risk Enterprise Management, Inc.; Royal & SunAlliance USA; Sentry Insurance Group; Shop-Rite, Inc.; Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd.; Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc.; Southwest Motor Transport; St. Paul Travelers Claim Services; Statewide Claims Service, Inc; Summit Claims Service; TETRA Technologies, Inc.; TIG Insurance Company; United Services Automobile Association (USAA); Underwriters Safety & Claims, Inc.; Unitin Insurance Company; US Filter Recovery Services; Vesta Companies; Zurich-American Insurance Group. | Reference:
Home Bank. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Patrick J. Briney (Managing Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1969); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1976). Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1975-1976. Staff Attorney, Office of Louisiana Attorney General, 1976-1977. Assistant District Attorney, 1977-1979. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Automobile; Property Damage; Insurance; Fire; General Liability. Email: Patrick J. Briney | | Charles J. Foret (Member) born Alexandria, Louisiana, January 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.S.B.A., 1977); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1981). Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Transportation Lawyers Association; Acadian Home Builders Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Trucking; Premises Liability; Construction; Workers' Compensation; Insurance; Employer Liability. Email: Charles J. Foret | | Katherine M. Loos (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1995, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Mediator, Perry, Dampf, Watts & Associates. Board of Directors, Public Defender's Office, 15th Judicial District. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Inn of Court of Acadiana (Master); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Workers' Compensation; Automobile Liability. Email: Katherine M. Loos | | Michael P. Corry (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1988); Tulane University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability; Trucking Liability; Construction Law; Insurance; General Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Fire and Casualty. Email: Michael P. Corry | | Gary J. Delahoussaye (Member) born New Iberia, Louisiana, November 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, 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.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction. Email: Gary J. Delahoussaye | | —————————— | | Richard R. Montgomery (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, January 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1991). Member: Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board, 1997-1998. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Professional Malpractice. Email: Richard R. Montgomery | | Stacy D. Saltzman (Associate) born Sulphur, Louisiana, December 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: McNeese State University (A. A., 1996; B.S., 1999); Southern University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, American Inns of Court. Member: Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability; Civil Litigation; General Liability. Email: Stacy D. Saltzman | | Jason R. Garrot (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Psychology, 1998); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; Lafayette Young Lawyers Association; American Inn of Court of Acadiana Practice Areas: Commercial Liability; General Liability; Automobile Liability; Civil Litigation; Mold Litigation. Email: Jason R. Garrot | | Kathleen Will (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, May 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1981); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Premises Liability; Automobile/Trucking Liability; General Liability. | | OF COUNSEL | | Christopher L. Zaunbrecher (Of Counsel) born Rayne, Louisiana, September 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.A., 1970); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1973). Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employer Liability; Workers' Compensation; Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act; Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts. Email: Christopher L. Zaunbrecher |
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