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| | Address | | 901 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 900, P.O. Drawer 3028 | | Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 | | (Calcasieu Parish) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Scofield, Gerard, Singletary
& Pohorelsky, Attorneys at Law,
a Limited Liability Company practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Communications, Construction Claims and Litigation, Corporations and Partnerships, Energy, Environmental, Health Care, Insurance, Labor/Employee Relations and Employment Discrimination (Management), Media, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Railroad Law, Commercial, Industrial and Residential Real Estate, Federal, State and Local Taxation, Toxic Torts, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Utilities, Workers' Compensation. Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. | Firm Profile:
Scofield, Gerard, Singletary & Pohorelsky was founded in 1876 under the name of Gallaugher and Barnett. The firm's existence has continued uninterrupted from that date. Although the firm represents numerous national and international enterprises and insurers doing business in Louisiana, the representation of individuals and smaller enterprises remains an important part of the firm's practice. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
AFI Management; AIG Technical Services; Allied Waste, Inc.; Ambac Financial Group, Inc.; Angelle Concrete Group, L.L.C.; Arrowpoint Capital Corp.; Atofina Petrochemicals, Inc.; Bel Commercial, L.L.C.; Bel Mineral, L.L.C.; Boise Cascade Company, LLC; Calcasieu Parish School Board; Cecos International, Inc.; Central Crude, Inc.; ChevronTexaco; City of DeQuincy; ConocoPhillips Corporation; Cory Oil and Gas Co., Inc.; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Coushatta Empire, Inc.; DPIC Companies; The Dore' Energy Corporation; Encore Capital Group, Inc.; Entergy, Inc.; ERA Helicopters, L.L.C.; Excalibur Land Company; ExxonMobil Corporation; Farmers Rice Milling Company; Fina, Inc.; Fina Oil and Chemical Company; First American Title Insurance Company; Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.; Global Industries, Inc.; Great American Custom Insurance Company; H. C. Drew Estate; Hornbeck Offshore Services; Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation; infoUSA, Inc.; JELD-WEN, inc.; Jordan Oil Company; Kansas City Southern Railway Co.; Kite Bros., L.L.C.; The Lacassane Company, Inc.; Manti Resources, Inc.; Marathon Oil Company; Martin GMC; McNeese State University; Midland Credit Management, Inc.; Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.; PWK, Inc.; Quatre Mineral, L.L.C.; Raycom Media Corp.; Recon Management Services, Inc.; Rice University; Risk Administration & Management Company; Sara Lee Corporation; Sasol North America, Inc.; Southern Ionics, Inc.; Southwest Beverage Company, Inc.; Stewart Lender Services; The Dow Chemical Company; The North American Land Company, Inc.; The Powell Group; The Sweetlake Land & Oil Co.; Thermoplastic Services, Inc.; TRMI Holdings, Inc.; Unical Corporation; Union Oil Company of California; United Oilfield Services, Inc.; United Teachers Associates Insurance Co.; W & R Food Services, Inc.; Weingarten Realty Investors; West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital; Westlake Chemical Corporation; Whitney National Bank; Zurich American Insurance Company. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co. | | John B. Scofield (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.B.S., 1957; LL.B., 1959). Phi Delta Phi. Named in The Best Lawyers in America for Business Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. Recipient, Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association, 1997; Distinguished Attorney of Louisiana Award from the Louisiana Bar Foundation, 1998. Appointed Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Louisiana Supreme Court, 2004. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1968-1969), Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1966-1976, 1987—; Member, President's Executive Committee, 1987-1991; Member and Former Chairman of Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1971-1982; Named Outstanding Young Lawyer of Louisiana, 1974) and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1973-1974); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors); Louisiana Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Carter v. Jones, 967 So.2d 615 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2007), writ denied, 973 So.2d 756 (La. 1/25/08) (representing a majority of the judges of the 14th Judicial District Court in a constitutional dispute with another one of the judges); Waterfowl Ltd. Liability Co. v. U.S., 473 F.3d 135 (5th Cir. 2006) (representing private mineral owners in a multi-million dollar dispute over mineral ownership with the United States Government); Rodriguez v. Olin Corporation, 780 F.2d 491 (5th Cir. 1986) (appellate reversal of adverse jury verdict on crossclaim by codefendant seeking to impose liability for leak of phosgene gas); Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Ecodyne Corp.; 635 F.2d 518 (5th Cir. 1981) (remand after sucessful defense of claim for tower collapse; no appeal taken after second trial); Daigle v. Continental Oil Co., 277 F.Supp. 875 (W.D.La. 1967) (representation of plaintiffs in first air pollution suit tried in southwest Louisiana); J-O'B Operating Co. v. Newmont Oil Company, 560 So.2d 852 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1990) (successful defense of $70 million dispute over "area of mutual interest"); Miller v. Lake Arthur Reclamation Co., 558 So.2d 333 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1990) (successful defense of attack on stock transfer involving mineral worth in excess of $1 million); NASCO, Inc. v. Calcasleu Television and Radio, Inc., 623 F.Supp. 1372 (W.D.La. 1985), aff'd, 797 F.2d 975 (5th Cir. 1986) (enforcement of contract for sale of Lake Charles television station); NASCO, Inc. v. Calcasleu Television and Radio, Inc., 124 F.R.D. 120 (W.D.La., 1989), aff'd and remanded in part, 894 F.2d 696 (5th Cir. 1990), aff'd after remand, 945 F.2d 401 (5th Cir. 1991), aff'd sub nom., Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 111 S.Ct. 2123, 115 L.Ed.2d 27 (1991) (imposition of sanctions against defendant, including $1 million in attorney's fees and disciplinary sanctions against opposing counsel); Dwayne LaFleur, et. al. v. Entergy, Inc., et. al., 98-344 (La. App. 3d Cir. 12/9/98), 737 So.2d 761, writ denied, 99-0057 (La. 2-26-99), 738 So.2d 587 (successful defense of class action cuits against electrical utility company arising from ice storm). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mineral Rights Law. Email: John B. Scofield | | Richard E. Gerard, Jr. (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Louisiana; 1992, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana; Louisiana State University (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1982. Member, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 2004—. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1990-1991), Louisiana State (Member: Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 2004—; Board of Governors, 1979-1981, 1985-1987; 1993-1995; Nominating Committee, 1973-1975; 1977-1978; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1978; Member, Committee to Establish a Public Defender, 1974-1975; Chairman, Louisiana State Bar Foundation Committee, 1975-1976) and American (District Representative, Louisiana and Mississippi Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1978-1980) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1977-1978); Maritime Law Association of the United States. Reported Cases: Lacassane Company, Inc. v. Jardin Minerals Co., 2002-1491 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03) 847 So.2d 704; Richard Smith v. Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 2002-1505 (La. App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03) 846 So.2d 980; Warren v. Sabine Towing and Transp. Co., Inc., 2001-0573 (La.App. 3 Cir. 10/30/02), 831 So.2d 517 (NO. 01-0573-CA); A-1 Nursery Registry, Inc. v. United Teacher Associates Ins. Co., 96-488 (La.App. 3 Cir. 11/6/96), 682 So.2d 929 (NO. 96-488); Bourgeois v. Landry, 583 So.2d 36 (La.App. 3 Cir., Jun 18, 1991) (NO. 89-1193); Franklin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 488 So.2d 773 (La.App. 3 Cir., May 16, 1986) (NO. 85-516); Morris v. Schlumberger, Ltd., 445 So.2d 1242 (La.App. 3 Cir. Feb 01, 1984) (NO. 83-374); Tolmak, Inc. v. Servitron, Inc., 435 So.2d 1164 (La.App. 3 Cir., Jul 21, 1983) (NO. 83-174); Deculus v. Augenstein Const. Co., Inc., 425 So.2d 315 (La.App. 3 Cir., Dec. 22, 1982) (NO. 82-361); Bernard v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co., 401 So.2d 567 (La.App. 3 Cir., Jun 30, 1981) (NO. 8165); Succession of Gardiner, 353 So.2d. 484 (La.App. 3 Cir., Dec 20, 1977) (NO. 6247); Long v. Diamond M Drilling Co., Inc., 674 F.2d 425 (5th Cir. (La.), Apr 29, 1982) (NO. 80-3550); Leger v. Drilling Well Control, Inc., 592 F.2d 1246, 1980 A.M.C. 288 (5th Cir. (La.), Apr 10, 1979) (NO. 77-1310); Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Ecodyne Corp., 577 F.2d 1031 (5th Cir. (La.), Aug 02, 1978) (NO. 78-1139). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Admiralty Law; Mineral Rights Law; Railroad Law; Product Liability Law. Email: Richard E. Gerard, Jr. | | C. Eston Singletary (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, August 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana; 1975, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1973). Assistant Director, United States Securities Commission, 1979-1981. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Law; Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: C. Eston Singletary | | Scott J. Scofield (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Member, Louisiana Disciplinary Hearing Committee, 2002-2007); American Bankruptcy Institute; Louisiana Bar Foundation. Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Bankruptcy Bar Association; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Cantieri Navali Riuniti v. M/V Skyptron, 621 F. Supp.171 (D.C. La. 1985); Cantieri Navali Riuniti v. M/V Skyptron, 802 F.2d 160 (5th Cir. 1986); Phillips v. Donaldson, 494 So.2d 1379 (La.App. 3 Cir. 10/1/86); Anders Productions, Inc. v. Stream Farms, Inc., 502 So. 2d 175 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1987); Royal Exchange Assurance Company v. M/V Gulf Fleet No. 54, 1998 WL 87881 (E.D. La. 1988); Royal Exchange Assurance Company v. M/V Gulf Fleet No. 54, 1991 WL 99406 (E.D. La. April 16, 1991) (No. Civ. A. 86-1367); Donaldson v. Universal Engineering, 606 So. 2nd 980 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1992); Foreman v. West Calcasieu-Cameron Hosp., 625 So.2d 1104, 1993 WL 394614 (La.App. 3 Cir. 10/6/93) (Appeal Counsel); Cameron Offshore Boats, Inc. v. Alpine Ocean Seismic, 862 F. Supp. 1578 (W.D. La. 1994); H.C. Drew Estate v. Reunion Energy, 689 So. 2d 457 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1996); Powers v. Vista Chemical Co., 109 F3d 1089 (5th Cir. 1997); In re A. Angelle, Inc., 230 B.R. 287 (Bankr. W.D. La. 1998); In re A. Angelle, Inc., 230 B.R. 306 (Bankr. W.D. La. 1998); Ieyoub v. W.R. Grace & Co. - Conn., 708 So. 2d 1227 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1998); Malveaux v. Condea Vista Co., 85 F. Supp. 2d 655 (W.D. La. 1999); Maas Technologies, Inc. v. Henning, 747 So.2d 238 (La. App. 3 Cir 1999); Racal Survey U.S.A., Inc. v. M/V Count Fleet, 231 F.3d 183 (5th Cir. 2000); In Re Succession of Lounsberry, 824 So.2d 409, 2002 WL 922390, 2001-1664 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/8/02), La.App. 3 Cir, 5/8/02 (Appeal Counsel); Robins v. Jarreau, 90 F.Appx. 749, 2004 WL 330861; Fontenot v. Buus, 370 F.Supp.2d 512, 2004 WL 3369363, W.D. La. 7/26/04; Robins v. Jarreau, 130 Fed.Appx. 673, 2005 WL 1050754, C.A. 5 (La.) 5/5/05; In Re: Clarence T. Nalls, Jr., 2005 WL 79125 (5th Cir. (La.) 2005); Fontenot v. Buus, 131 Fed. App. 995, 2005 WL 1231717 (5th Cir. La.); Minix v. JELD-WEN, inc., 2006 WL 2971654, M.D. Ala. 10/17/06; McNeal v. Kansas City Ry., 2007 WL 1237934, W.D. La. 4/27/07; Minix v. JELD-WEN, inc., 2007 WL 1828259, C.A. 11 (Ala.) 6/27/07, writ denied, 128 S.Ct. 1231, (2008). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation (Management Only); Complex Commercial Litigation (Plaintiff and Defendant); Bankruptcy Litigation (Creditor Only); Environmental Cleanup Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; First Party Insurance Litigation. Email: Scott J. Scofield | | John R. Pohorelsky (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., 1981); University de Paul Valery, Montpellier, France; Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. Past Lecturer, Paralegal Studies Program, Torts, McNeese State University. Past Member, Tulane Law Clinic, Civil Division. Member: Louisiana State, Southwest Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board Member); Louisiana Land Title Association; Louisiana Banker's Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Maritime Personal Injury; Property Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: John R. Pohorelsky | | Patrick D. Gallaugher, Jr. (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., 1974); Louisiana State University (M.A., 1978); Tulane University (J.D., 1985). Listed in Naifeh and Smith's Best Lawyers in America for Oil and Gas Law, 2007. Order of the Coif. Member, 1983-1984 and Managing Editor, 1984-1985, Tulane Law Review. Author: Comment, "Revision of the Civil Code Provisions on Liberative Prescription," 60 Tulane Law Review 379, 1985. President, Calcasieu Kiwanis Club, 1998-1999, 2008-2009. Member: Southwest Louisiana (Committee on Ethics and Grievances, 1989-1993, Chairman, 1991-1993); Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1987); Louisiana Bar Foundation Reported Cases: Amoco Production Company v. Texaco, Inc., et al, 838 So. 2d 821 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2003); In Re: Westlake Petrochemicals Corporation Ethylene Plant, 769 So.2d 1278 (La.App. 1st Cir. 2000); Amoco Production Company v. Texas Meridian Resources Exploration, Inc., 180 F.3d 664 (5th Cir. 1999); Manuel v. Cameron Offshore Boats, Inc., 103 F.3d 31 (5th Cir. 1997); Lyons v. Fisher, 847 F.2d 1158 (5th Cir. 1988), appeal after remand, 888 F.2d 1071 (5th Cir. 1989); Hines v. Remington Arms Co., 648 So.2d 331 (La. 1995); Godeau v. Picheloup Const. Co., 567 So.2d 697 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1990); American Security Bank v. Farmers Drier & Storage Co., Inc., 544 So.2d 1346 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1989). Practice Areas: Mineral Law; General Commercial Litigation; Property Law; Railroad Law; FELA Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Maritime Personal Injury. Email: Patrick D. Gallaugher, Jr. | | Robert E. Landry (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Louisiana Law Review. Author: Note, "Lafleur v. John Deere Co.: No Recovery of Delictual Damages for the Sale of a Useless Product," 48 La. L. Rev. 1983 (1987). Co-Author: Comment, "The Distinction Between Negotiorum Gestio and Mandate," 49 La. L. Rev. 111, (1988). Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions (Examiner for Louisiana Civil Procedure). Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Babin v. Ecolab, Inc., 2005 WL 1629947 (W.D. La. 2005); Ramelow v. Board of Trustees, University of Louisiana System, 870 So.2d 415 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2004) (appellate counsel); Taita Chemical Co., Ltd. v. Westlake Styrene, LP, 351 F.3d 663 (5 Cir. 2003); Westlake Petrochemical Co. v. TMG Industrial Services, Inc., 861 So.2d 213 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2003); Roberts v. Richard, 743 So.2d 731 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1999); Turner v. Fleetwood Homes of Alabama, Inc., 711 So.2d 742 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998); Manuel v. Westlake Polymers Corp., 66 F.3d 758 (5 Cir. 1995); Cormier v. Wise, 638 So.2d 688 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1994); Goins v Galion Mfg. Co., a Div. Of Dresser Industries, Inc., 626 So.2d 1200 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Law; Construction Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Robert E. Landry | | Phillip W. DeVilbiss (Member) born Glenwood Springs, Colorado, May 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University (B.A., 1995); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1999). Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Past President). Reported Cases: Cunard Line Ltd. Co. v. Datrex, Inc., 926 So. 2d 109 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 4/15/06); Robins v. Jarreau, 90 F.Appx. 749, 2004 WL 330861. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Maritime Law; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Phillip W. DeVilbiss | | ASSOCIATES | | Kevin P. Fontenot (Associate) born Eunice, Louisiana, September 18, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University (B.A., 2003); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006; B.C.L., 2006). Recipient, CALI Award for Best Grade in Contracts and Legal Research Writing, Louisiana State University. Member: Louisiana Bar Association; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (At Large Member, Young Lawyers Section); Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Employment Litigation. Email: Kevin P. Fontenot | | Peter J. Pohorelsky (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., English, 2002; J.D., 2006). Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence in the Study of Contracts. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association (Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section); Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Successions; Wills; Probate; Property Law; Business Law; Business Litigation; Health Care Regulation. Email: Peter J. Pohorelsky |
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