|   | | Law Firm in Lafayette, Louisiana | A Limited Liability Company including Professional Corporations |
| | Address | | 1313 West Pinhook Road, P.O. Drawer 52606 | | Lafayette, Louisiana 70505-2606 | | (Lafayette Parish) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 337-232-2606 | | Fax: 337-232-9867 | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ottinger Hebert, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Oil and Gas, Mining, Secured Transactions, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Trust and Corporation, Bankruptcy, Environmental, Health Care, Estate Planning, Successions and Wills, Probate Law. Administrative Proceedings. Arbitration Services. Commercial, Banking, Personal Injury and Liability Litigation. | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
Acadian Ambulance & Air Med Services, Inc.; Acadiana Computing Concepts, Inc.; A.J. Blair Company, L.L.C.; Amerada Hess Corp.; American Land & Exploration, Inc.; Aviva America, Inc.; Bank One, Texas, N.A.; Basin Properties, Inc.; BKL, Inc.; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana; Burlington Resources, Inc.; Cabot Oil & Gas Company; Camex, Inc.; Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.; Carson Energy, Inc.; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; City of Abbeville; Columbia Gas Development Corp.; Cree Oil Co.; DBL Drilling & Production Services, Inc.; Devon Energy Corp. (Nevada); Duphil, Inc.; EEX Corporation; EL-Oil, Ltd.; Energy Investments Co.; Enserch Exploration, Inc.; Erskine Energy, L.L.C.; GLS, L.L.C.; Gulf Coast Bank; Gulf Coast Chemical, Inc.; Hargrove Oil Co., Inc.; Harken Energy Corporation; Henry Energy Partners, L.L.C.; Henry Production Co., Inc.; Hibernia National Bank; Hilcorp Energy Co.; Howell Petroleum Corp.; Hunt Petroleum Corporation; Iberia Imaging Center; Iberia Orthopedic; Iberia Surgical Center; International Paper Company; Legacy Energy Corp.; Linder Oil Co., A Partnership; Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.; Mack Energy Company; Manti Resources, Inc.; Mayne & Mertz, Inc.; Maverick Operating Company; Meridian Oil Inc.; Miocene Oil & Gas, Inc.; Munday Operating Co., L.L.C.; NCNB Texas; Neumin Production Company; New Century Exploration, Inc.; Newfield Exploration Company; Paradigm Ventures, Inc.; Plains Resources Inc.; Samedan Oil Corp.; Seneca Resources Corp.; Sooner Resources, Inc.; State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources; St. Mary Energy Company; Sunbelt Energy, Ltd.; Texas Meridian Resources Corp.; Texas Petroleum Investment Co.; The Shaw Group; Time Insurance/Foretis Company; Vastar Resources, Inc.; Vermillion Alligator Farms, Inc.; Voyager Petroleum, Inc. | | Patrick S. Ottinger, (P.C.) (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1977, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1986, Texas. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1971); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1973). Member, Moot Court Board, Louisiana State University, 1972-1973. Author: "The Enforcement of Real Mortgages by Executory Process," 51 La. L. Rev. 87 (1990); "Drilling Contracts," 38th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, Pg. 99 (1991); "A Primer on the Mineral Servitude," 44th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, (1997); "Principles of Contractual Interpretation," 60 La. L. Rev. 765 (2000); "Conventional Unitization in Louisiana," 49th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, 2002; "Production in Paying Quantities - A Fresh Look," 51st Annual Institute on Mineral Law, 2004. Adjunct Professor of Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Mineral Rights. City-Parish Attorney, Lafayette Consolidated Government, 2004—. Member: Advisory Council, Mineral Law Institute, 1992-1996; Justice System Funding Commission; Mineral Code Committee, Louisiana Law Institute. Member: Lafayette (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1980; President-Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993), Fifteenth Judicial District (Vice-President, 1992-1993) and Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1988-1996; Board of Governors, 1996-1997; President-Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Immediate Past President, 1999-2000; Council Member, Section on Mineral Law, 1993-1998; Secretary-Treasurer, 1995-1996; Vice-Chairman, 1996-1997; Chairman, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation (Director, 2004—). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Administrative Proceedings; Arbitration; Eminent Domain. Email: Patrick S. Ottinger, (P.C.) | | Larry C. Hebert, (P.C.) (Member) born Kaplan, Louisiana, September 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1968); Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University and A and M College (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Author: "Royalty Issues Affecting Commercial Leases Forms," 42nd Annual Institute on Mineral Law, 1995; "Servitudes on Boundaries," National Business Institute's Boundary Law In Louisiana, 1998; "Louisiana Mineral Code Article 122: The Concept of Mutuality," 45th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, 1998; "Acquisitive Prescription - A Review," 14th Institute on Real Estate Law, 1998 and "The Oil and Gas Lease," and "Acquisition of Leases, Permits, Options, Etc - Who, How, How Many, Why, Etc.; "LAPL Spring Educational Seminar, 1998; "Basic Mineral Rights for Louisiana Lawyers," Louisiana State Bar Association CLE in the Ozarks, 1998; "Cause and Consideration in the Granting of Mineral Leases and Modifications to Lease Forms," and "Recent Developments in Jurisprudence and Legislation," Educational Seminar, Lafayette Association of Petroleum Landmen, Fall 2001; "Prescription: Acquisitive and Liberative; Their Relevance and Roles in Title Examination and Land Work," LAPL Spring Seminar, 2003. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State (Member, 1974—, Council Member, 1998-2002, Vice-Chairman, 2002-2003 and Chairman, 2003—, Mineral Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Mineral Law Institute (Member, Advisory Council, 1996-1999); Louisiana State Law Institute (Member: Advisory Committee on Property Law, 1987—; Agency and Representation Committee, 1993—; Quasi-Contract Committee, 1993—; Deposit and Definitions Committee, 1996—; Loan For Use Committee, 2002; Domicile Committee, 2004—); Lafayette Association of Petroleum Landmen (President, 1980-1981); American Association of Professional Landmen (Associate Member). Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Property Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Probate. Email: Larry C. Hebert, (P.C.) | | Mark D. Sikes, (P.C.) (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1979); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1982). Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Oil and Gas; General Civil Practice; Environmental Litigation. Email: Mark D. Sikes, (P.C.) | | Paul J. Hebert, (P.C.) (Member) born New Iberia, Louisiana, December 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1972); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1975). Member, Louisiana State University Moot Court Board, 1974-1975. Member: Vermilion Parish (President, 1979-1980), 15th Judicial District (President, 1983-1984), Louisiana State (Member and Chairman, 1983-1984, Young Lawyers Section; District Representative, 1980-1981; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 2007-2009) and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1984; District Representative, Executive Council, 1982-1984; Crime Victims Service Committee, 1985-1986) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; Lafayette Parish Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2008). (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Environmental; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Personal Injury; Health Care; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Email: Paul J. Hebert, (P.C.) | | K. Wade Trahan (Member) born Kaplan, Louisiana, December 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., Geology, 1986); Southern University Law Center (J.D., 1990). Member: 15th Judicial District Court (Indigent Defender; Board of Directors), Louisiana State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Association for Justice; Louisiana Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Municipal Liability Defense; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Health Care; Commercial Law; Business Law; Eminent Domain. Email: K. Wade Trahan | | —————————— | | David M. Kaufman (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University; Louisiana State University (B.S., 1973); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Pro Bono Award, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1995. Outstanding LVL Attorney, Parish of Lafayette, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2003. Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Agents and Brokers Malpractice; Casualty Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Family Law; Mediation; Workers' Compensation. | | J. Bradley Duhe (Associate) born Jefferson, Louisiana, December 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana; 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., Political Science, 1990); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, 40th Judicial District (Vice President, 1997-2004) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Personal Injury; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability. Email: J. Bradley Duhe | | Joseph M. Placer, Jr. (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, January 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 1998, Colorado. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Psychology and Sociology, 1993; J.D., 1996); University of Denver (LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Vice Dean, 1996. Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer, "Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Care, National Business Institute Seminars. Member: Lafayette Parish, Denver, Louisiana State, Colorado and American Bar Associations; International Law Society (Vice President, 1996). (Board Certified Tax Law and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Successions; Probate; Corporate Transactions; Nonprofit Organizations Law. Email: Joseph M. Placer, Jr. | | Tammy Parker Pratt (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1998). Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Successions; Wills; Collections. Email: Tammy Parker Pratt | | Stuart M. Simoneaud (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, April 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2001); Paul M. Herbert Law Center of Louisiana State University (J.D., 2004). Member: Lafayette and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Property Law; Environmental Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Transactions. Email: Stuart M. Simoneaud | | David K. McCrory (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, February 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Accounting Finance, 1999; B.C.L., 2006; J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, U.S., 2003. Former Associate with Adams and Reese, LLP. Member: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Social of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants; America Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation. Email: David K. McCrory | | Jean-Paul P. Coussan (Associate) born New Orleans Louisiana, August 31, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2000); Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University (J.D., Bachelor of Civil Law, 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Business Law; Tort Litigation. Email: Jean-Paul P. Coussan | | Valerie V. Guidry (Associate) born Eunice, Louisiana, April 17, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2003); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center (B.C.L., 2006; J.D., 2006). Formerly with Bertrand & Soileav. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law; Business Law. Email: Valerie V. Guidry |
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