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| | Address | | Suite 1600, Chase Tower, 600 Jefferson Street | | Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 | | (Lafayette Parish) | | Mailing Address: Drawer 3408, Lafayette, LA, 70502-3408 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Longman Russo,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Arbitration, Real Estate, Corporate, Contract, Commercial, Oil and Gas, Banking, Bankruptcy, Taxation, Estates, Construction, Probate, Eminent Domain, Employment and Labor Law, Health Care and a General Defense Practice including Admiralty, Jones Act, General Casualty, Worker's Compensation, Products Liability, Construction Surety, Insurance Fraud, Environmental, Intellectual Property, and Auto. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1987 the firm has provided corporate, commercial and litigation services. The firm's clients consist of commercial entities and insurers. With its Lafayette, Louisiana location, the firm is able to handle the needs of its clients throughout the Gulf South. | | Firm Size: 19 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Louisiana State Newspapers; MB Industries; The Moody Company. |
AGENT FOR: First American Title Insurance Company. | Representative Clients:
Abbeville Offshore; Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.; Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc.; Acadiana Mack; Acadiana Plastics Manufacturing, Inc.; Acadiana Radiology Group, Inc.; Access Oil Tools, L.P.; Ace Insurance Company; Ace Transportation, Inc.; The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; AIPSO; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Amerisafe Insurance Group; Apache Corporation; Arc Equipment Rental, LLC; ATC Leasing Corp.; AT&T; AT&T Mobility; Baroid Corporation; Cal Chlor Corp.; Clarendon National Insurance Company; Continental Casualty Company; Crum & Forster Corporation; Dallas & Mavis Specialized Carriers; Del Corporation; Denbury Management, Inc.; Dynamic Industries, Inc.; Evangeline Downs; F.A. Richard & Associates; Farm Bureau Insurance Company; Farmers Insurance Exchange; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies; Franklin Foundation Hospital; Fred Loya Insurance Company; GEICO; Goodrich Operating Co., Inc.; Halliburton Company; The Hartford Companies; Hercules Liftboat Company, LLC; Hibernia National Bank; Hillcorp Energy Co.; Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.; IberiaBank; Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company; International; Interstate Insurance Group; JP Morgan Chase; Kemper Insurance; Lamar Corporation; The Lemoine Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; L.M. Berry Company; Louisiana Motors; Louisiana Patients Compensation Fund; Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company; Management Services, USA; MGA Insurance Company; Martin-Decker Totco, Inc.; Mashburn Manufacturing, Inc.; Moreno & Associates; Moreno Energy Services; MWD Services; National Council on Compensation Insurance; National-Oilwell Varco; Nike, Inc.; Nutmeg Insurance Company; Ocean Energy, Inc.; Offshore Energy Services, Inc.; Omni Insurance Company; Production Accelerators, Inc.; Progressive Security Insurance Company; River Ranch Development Co.; RSKCO Services; Risk Enterprises; Samedan Oil Corporation; Southern Wood Piedmont Company; Specialised Petroleum Services; Spirit Energy 76; State of Louisiana; Supreme Source Energy Services; Thru-Tubing Systems, Inc.; Toledo Bend Motors, L.L.C.; The Travelers Companies, Inc.; TIG Insurance Group; Ultima Labs, L.L.C.; Union Underwear Company, Inc.; United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation; USAgencies Casualty Insurance Company; USF&G; UTICA Mutual Insurance Company; Whitney National Bank; The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company of America; zed.i solutions, inc.; Zurich American Insurance Group. | Approved ATTORNEYS FOR:
First American Title Insurance Company. References: Hibernia National Bank; JP Morgan/Chase Bank; Iberia Bank; Whitney National Bank. | | Douglas C. Longman, Jr. (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, June 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana; 1992, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1975); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: Note, 37 Louisiana Law Review 957, 1977; Member: Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Maritime Litigation; Oilfield Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Douglas C. Longman, Jr. | | Gary J. Russo (Shareholder) born Morgan City, Louisiana, April 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana; 1992, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Moot Court Board; Louisiana Fraud Advisory Board. Member: Lafayette and Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Certified Mediator). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Insurance Fraud and Commercial Litigation; RICO and Lender Liability. Email: Gary J. Russo | | Lester J. Zaunbrecher (Shareholder) born Crowley, Louisiana, September 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1975); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: "Short Shrift for the Solidary Surety," Vol. 41, Louisiana Law Review, 1982. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations; Tax Litigation; International Law; International Taxation. Email: Lester J. Zaunbrecher | | Ian A. Macdonald (Shareholder) born Laramie, Wyoming, September 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1982); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1986). Member: Lafayette (President, Young Lawyers Section 1991-1992; Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1989; 1993-1996) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys; Louisiana Association of Defense Attorneys; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: General Casualty Litigation; Health Care; Employment and Labor Relations.. Email: Ian A. Macdonald | | John W. Kolwe (Shareholder) born Ponchatoula, Louisiana, March 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana. Education: Centenary College (B.S., Accounting, 1985); Louisiana State University (J.D.,1991). Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Chi. Moot Court Board, Vice Chairman. Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Louisiana, 1987. Author and Speaker: "Forms of Louisiana Acts and Matters Related to Their Validity," 44th Mineral Law Institute, Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 20-21, 1997. Member: Lafayette Parish, Fifth Federal Circuit and Louisiana State (Member: Mineral and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; Lafayette Association of Professional Landmen. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking. Email: John W. Kolwe | | Tracy P. Curtis (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; 2000, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Psychology; B.A., English, 1985; J.D., 1992). Moot Court Board; Appellate Advocacy Board, 1990-1992. Practice Areas: Casualty Defense; Motor Carriers; Construction Defects; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage. Email: Tracy P. Curtis | | Camille Bienvenu Poché (Shareholder) born St. Martinville, Louisiana, June 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Tulane University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Associate Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1992-1993. Author: "Chatelain v. State: Defending the Wrongful Death Action by Asserting the Existence of an Illegitimate Child of the Decedent," 66 Tul. L. Rev. 2057, 1992; "Better Title: An Examination of the Burden of Proof in Louisiana Petitory Actions," 67 Tul. L. Rev. 511, 1992. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Contracts; Corporate Reorganizations; Commercial Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Camille Bienvenu Poché | | Ted M. Anthony (Shareholder) born Canton, Ohio, July 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marietta College, Ohio (B.S., 1985); Loyola University (J.D., 1992). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State (Member, Intellectual Property Section), Federal and American Bar Associations; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Lafayette Association of Petroleum Landmen. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Energy; Intellectual Property. Email: Ted M. Anthony | | Mark E. Stipe (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, September 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1989). Listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1994. Special Counsel, Louisiana Public Service Commission. Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana. Member: Lafayette and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (John Duhe Chapter); Bar Association for the Federal Fifth Circuit; American Health Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts. Email: Mark E. Stipe | | Joel P. Babineaux (Shareholder) born New Iberia, Louisiana, May 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989) Phi Kappa Phi; Louisiana State University (J.D., 1992). Moot Court Board. Board of Directors and Past President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana, Inc. Contributing Author: Employee Benefits Law Treaties, Cumulative Supplements 2001-2007, American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs; The Employer's Guide to The EEOC, LCPI. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State (Member, Past Chairman and Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Section; Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Business Law), Federal (Secretary, Board of Directors Federal Bar Association - Lafayette Acadiana Chapter) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Benefits Law; Business Law) Bar Associations; Society of Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Benefits Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; ERISA. Email: Joel P. Babineaux | | Robert L. Waddell (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., November 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1995, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Virginia Tech (B.A., 1984); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Co-founder and Former Partner, Domingue & Waddell, PLC. Frequent lecturer and author on IP topics. Author: "En Banc Review of Doctrine of Equivalents," Louisiana Bar Journal 41:566, April 1994; "Major Revisions to Patent Laws," Louisiana Bar Journal 43:78, June 1995; "Royalty Income," Louisiana Bar Journal 44:163; "Community Property Laws Entitle Non-Author Spouse to Economic Benefits of Works Created by Author Spouse," Louisiana Bar Journal 48:231. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State (past Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Commercial Litigation Section); Federal Bar Association; Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (Technology Committee). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert L. Waddell | | Frank S. Slavich, III (Shareholder) born Chalmette, Louisiana, November 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Inns of Court; Lafayette Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Business Formation; Business Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Real Estate Title Insurance. Email: Frank S. Slavich, III | | Cade Evans (Shareholder) born Thibodaux, Louisiana, October 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Business Administration, Pre Law, 1993); Paul M. Hebert School of Law (J.D., 1996). Semifinalist, Robert J. Tullis Moot Court. Member, Appellate Advocacy Board. Appellate Advocacy Finalist. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Insurance Practice Section; Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Treasurer, John M. Duhe Chapter). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Casualty Insurance. Email: Cade Evans | | Michael G. Lemoine (Shareholder) born Plaucheville, Louisiana, November 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., honors degree, 1977; J.D., 1981). Law Clerk for 16th Judicial District Court, 1981-1982. Selected as one of the top attorneys in Louisiana in the field of maritime law, Louisiana Life Magazine's Super Lawyer section, 2008 edition. Member: Lafayette, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage. Email: Michael G. Lemoine | | Nadia M. de la Houssaye (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1996, Louisiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.F.A., cum laude, 1987); Boston University (M.S., cum laude, 1989); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Moot Court Board. St. Thomas Moor Inn of Court. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1991-1993. Law Clerk to Honorable Judge Miriam Waltzer, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Author: "The Church's Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of Clergy," Loyola Law Review, 1993. Adjunct Professor, University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Toxic Torts; Insurance Litigation. Email: Nadia M. de la Houssaye | | —————————— | | Margaret D. Swords (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University; H. Sophie Newcomb College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, Moot Court. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Lafayette Association of Professional Landmen. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Contracts; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Title. Email: Margaret D. Swords | | D. Paul Gardner, Jr. (Associate) born Lafayette, LA, August 21, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Finance, 2001); Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 2005). Fellow: American Inns of Court - John M. Duhe Chapter. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Lafayette Parish Bar Association, Lafayette Parish Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment. Email: D. Paul Gardner, Jr. | | OF COUNSEL | | Dennis L. Doise (Of Counsel) born Elton, Louisiana, December 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida and Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1972). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Louisiana Bankers Association (Member, Bank Counsel Section); American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. |
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