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(Main Office)

In 1934 Vance Plauche and Oliver P. Stockwell formed the partnership of Plauche and Stockwell which has now become Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P. The firm represents individuals, the oil and gas industry, the chemical industry, insurance companies, utilities, financial institutions and many institutional, residential and commercial mortgage lenders. The firm's members have been active participants in a broad spectrum of civic and charitable activities. Firm members practice in all State and Federal Courts in Louisiana.

Statement of Practice

Admiralty and Maritime Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Contracts, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Domestic/Family Law, Environmental Law, Family Law, Fidelity & Surety, General Practice, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense [Fire, Arson and Fraud], Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Workers Compensation.

Representative Clients:

State Farm Insurance Cos.
PPG Industries, Inc.
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Firestone-Bridgestone, Inc.
Christus St. Patrick Hospital
United Services Automobile Association
CNA Insurance Company
Forest Capital Partners, LLC
Jack Lawton, Inc. and Lawton Oil Company
Sasol North America, Inc. f/k/a/ Condea Vista
Certainteed Corp.
Citgo Petroleum Corp.
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
State of Louisiana Mineral board and DOTD.

Clients

AGENTS FOR: Ticor Title Insurance Co. and Stewart Title Co.

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

One Lakeside Plaza, 4th Floor
Lake Charles, LA 70601, (Calcasieu Parish)

Phone

Phone: 337-436-9491
Fax: 337-493-7210; 493-7209

Website

http://www.ssvcs.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Oliver P. Stockwell (1907-1993).

Fred H. Sievert, Jr. (1923-1988).

Robert W. Clements (1934-2004).

Emmett C. Sole (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, August 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Proof of Damages Against A Surety," 1984 National Conference on Surety Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc.; "Place Your Bets-and Insurance-on a Casino Construction Project," Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1994 American Bar Association Annual Meeting; "They Can't Have Their Cake and Eat It, Too-A Look at Allegations and Facts Attempting to Support Alternative Causes of Action," Advocacy, Practice and Procedure, Insurance Executive, and Property Insurance Committees, 1996, International Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting; "Proof Requirements," The Law of Payment Bonds, Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1998 American Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting; "The Fundamentals of Construction Law," Louisiana State Bar Association, November, 2000; "Proof Requirements," The Law of Payment Bonds," Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association CLE, Baltimore, October 26, 2001. Recognized Member of: "Best Lawyers in America" in Construction Law/Professional Malpractice Law; "Louisiana Super Lawyers" in Construction/Surety. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel, Louisiana Law Institute (Vice President, 1997-2002; President, 2002-2003; Chair, 2004—). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation (Louisiana State Chair). Reported Cases: Texas v. Louisiana, 410 U.S. 702, 93 S.Ct. 1215 (1973) and 426, 96 S.Ct. 2155 (1976); Knowles v. American Tobacco Co., LEXIS 22195 (E.D. La. 1998); Louisiana ex rel Guste v. Watt, 631 F.Supp. 648 (E.D. La. 1985); Austin v. Parker, 672 F.2d 508 (5 Cir. 1982). Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Professional Liability Law; Products Liability Law; Toxic Torts; Insurance Coverage Law.Email: Emmett C. Sole

John Stanton Bradford (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1974). Southwest District Director, Louisiana Hospital Association. Faculty Member, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1998. Recognized Member of "Best Lawyers in America" in Labor and Employment Law. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.; International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2005); Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Eltech Systems Corp. v. PPG Industries, Inc., 710 F.Supp. 622 (W.D. La. 1988); Carruthers v. PPG Indus., 543 So.2d 472 (La. 1989); Bertrand v. Browning-Ferris Industries Chemical Services, Inc., 502 So.2d 167 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1987); Colleps v. State Farm Gneral Ins. Co., 446 So.2d 988 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1984); Skinner v. Papania's 425 So.2d 318 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1982); Theriot v. Lanier, 425 So.2d 351 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1982); Semien v. PPG Industries, Inc., 413 So.2d 956 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1982); Hammond v. Fidelity & Casualty Co., 407 So.2d 13 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1981). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Law; Casualty Claims Law; Products Liability; Labor and Employment.Email: John Stanton Bradford

Stephen C. Polito (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Louisiana Bankers Association (Member, Counsel Section); Southwest Louisiana Bankruptcy Bar Association. Reported Cases: Lakeside Nat'l Bank v. Vinson Bros, Inc., 607 So.2d 1009 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Title Insurance; Debtor and Creditor Rights.Email: Stephen C. Polito

Robert S. Dampf (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., 1976); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1979). Phi Eta Sigma; Blue Key. Conducted in excess of 3,000 mediations. Author: "Where to Draw The Line and Examination of Forcum-James et-progeny: Labor Journal, 1996-1997, Louisiana State Bar Journal, Vol. 32 No. 1, 1984; "Tips From the Mediator of Sticks & Stones," Louisiana State Bar Journal, Volume 45 No. 2 (August, 1997); "Mediations and Settlements - Applicability of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act," Louisiana State Bar Journal, Volume 54 No. 3 (2006). Selected, Super Lawyers - Top Attorneys in Louisiana in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1996-1997), Louisiana State (Treasurer, 1993-1994; Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1991 and House of Delegates, 1985-1989 and 1991) and American Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Reported Cases: Mathew v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 578 So.2d 242 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1991); David v. Reon, 520 So.2d 820 (La.App.3d Cir. 1987); Mansour v. State Farm Nut. Auto. Ins. Co., 510 So.2d 1305 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1987); Crochet v. American Tobacco Co., 407 So.2d 1330 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1981); Chapman v. Leger, 405 So.2d 604 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1981). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Mediation.Email: Robert S. Dampf

William B. Monk (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, December 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Author: "The Admissibility and Weight of Expert Testimony in Toxic Tort Litigation," The Louisiana Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1994. Recognized Member of: "Best Lawyers in America" in Commercial Litigation/Mass Tort Litigation; "Louisiana Super Lawyers" in Business Litigation. Honoree, "Most Significant 1999 Defense Verdicts," The National Law Journal. Member, La. Law Institute: Advisory Council, 1990-1991; and Mineral Code Committee, 1992-. Member, Advisory Council, LSU Law Center Mineral Law Institute, 1988-1991. Member, Bench Bar Committee, 2009-2010. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1991; Board of Governors, 1990-1991, Chairman Mineral Law Section, 1991-1992; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 2004-2005; Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, Disaster Legal Assistance Committee, 1989-1990; Member, Bench Bar Committee, 2007—; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2007—) and American (Member and Vice-Chairman Special Committee on 3 Environmental and Toxic Torts; Section of Natural Resources Energy and Environmental Law, 1992-1997) Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: American Casualty Co. v. United Southern Bank, 950 F.2d 250 (5 Cir. 1992); Auster Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Stream, 835 F.2d 597 (5 Cir. 1988) and 891 F.2d 570 (5 Cir. 1990); Ardoin v. Stine Lumber Co., 298 F.Supp. 2d 422 (W.D. La. 2003); Miller v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.; LEXIS 24063 (2001) and LEXIS 11298 and 11309 (2002); State v. McInnis Bros. Constr., 701 So.2d 937 (La. 1997); Keene v. Williams, 423 So.2d 1065 (La. 1982); Trent v. PPG Indus., 865 So.2d 1041 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2004); Taita Chem. Co., Ltd. v. Westlake Styrene, 246 F.3d 377 and 351 F.3d 663 (5 Cir. 2003); Riceland Petroleum Co. v. N. Am. Land Co., 869 So.2d 894 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Banking and Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Corporate Director and Officer Defense.Email: William B. Monk

H. Alan McCall (Member) born Cameron, Louisiana, June 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Marquette University; McNeese St. University (B.S., 1980); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk, Fourteenth Judicial District Court, 1984-1985. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Benoit v. City of Lake Charles, 907 So.2d 931, 2005-89 (La.App. 3d Cir. July 20, 2005) (No. CW05-89); Faubion v. Marshall, 246 B.R. 829 (W.D.La. 2000); Avery v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 621 So.2d 184 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1993); Lakeside Nat'l Bank v. Vinson Bros., Inc. 607 So.2d 1009 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1992); Armand v. McCall, 570 So.2d 158 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1990). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: H. Alan McCall

Brian L. Coody (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, January 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Centenary College (B.S., 1981); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk, 14th Judicial District Court, Louisiana, 1984-1985. Practiced 5 years in Shreveport, Louisiana. Certification in Advanced Arson Investigation and Kinesic Interviewing Techniques. A.T.F. Certified Fire Investigator. Member, Southwest Louisiana Professionalism, Ethics and Grievance Committee. Speaker on Konesic Interviewing techniques. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Southwest Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Butterfield v. Turner Industries, 951 So.2d 476 (La.App. 3 Cir. Feb. 7, 2007); Tabchouri v. Progressive Ins, Co., 775 So.2d 1127 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2000); CNA Ins. Co. v. City of Lake Charles (US CA 5th Cir. 2001); Gerald Valerie v. PPG Industries, Inc., CA 98-00032 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2000); Nelson v. Roadway Express, Inc., 573 So.2d 591 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1991); Henderson v. Louisiana Downs, Inc., 566 So.2d 1059 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1990); Myers v. Nunsett, 511 So.2d 1287 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1987); Superior Supply Co. v. Associated Pipe & Supply, 499 So.2d 558 (La.App. 2 Cir. Dec. 3, 1986). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Workers Compensation Law; Fraud Investigations.Email: Brian L. Coody

Paul L. Veazey, Jr. (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana Tech University; McNeese State University (B.A., 1981); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1985). Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Paul L. Veazey, Jr.

Andrew D. McGlathery, III (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, December 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Northwestern State University (B.A., 1978); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Louisiana State Court Bench Bar Liaison Committee, 1991—. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State (Chairman, Hearing Committee, Disciplinary Board, 1996-2002) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Ledbetter v. Concord Gen. Corp., 564 So.2d 732 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1990). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Hospital Law; Personal Injury; Casualty Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Andrew D. McGlathery, III

Susan Gay Viccellio (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1984); Louisiana State University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1991. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Susan Gay Viccellio

Benjamin J. Guilbeau, Jr. (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (B.A., 1988); Loyola University of Law (J.D., 1991). Staff, Moot Court, Loyola University of Law, 1991. Member, Loyola University School of Law, Law Review, 1991. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Hospital Association. Reported Cases: Brooks v. Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana, 954 So.2d 393 (La.App. 3 Cir. Apr. 4, 2007); Thomas v. Southwest Louisiana Hosp. Ass'n, 833 So.2d 548 (La.App. 3 Cir. Dec. 11, 2002); Owens v. Boh Bros. Const. Co., Inc., 816 So.2d 311 (La.App. 3 Cir. Feb. 6, 2002); Johnston v. Southwest Louisiana Ass'n, 693 So.2d 1995 (La.App. 3 Cir. Apr. 2, 1997); Johnson v. Lake Charles Memorial Hosp., 692 So.2d 514 (La.App. 3 Cir. Mar. 5, 1997). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Toxic Torts.Email: Benjamin J. Guilbeau, Jr.

H. Aubrey White, III (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, June 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1986); Tulane University (M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1990); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1992). Recognized Member of "Louisiana Super Lawyers" in Estate Planning and Probate. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Tax Law and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: H. Aubrey White, III

Lee W. Boyer (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 2000, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., in Business, 1979; J.D., 1983). Law Clerk for the Honorable Edwin F. Hunter, U.S. District Judge for Western District of Louisiana, 1984. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Family Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Lee W. Boyer

Todd M. Ammons (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: McNeese State University (B.S., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1992). Member: Loyola Law Review, 1991-1992; Loyola ATLA Trial Competition Team, 1992. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 2002-2004), Federal and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Past President, Secretary and Treasurer); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Past Member, Board of Directors). Reported Cases: Plaisance v. Beef Connection Steakhouse, LEXIS 6389 (E.D. La. 1998); Southern Hotels Ltd. Pshp. v. Lloyd's Underwriters at London Cos., LEXIS 8384 (E.D. La. 1997); Johnson v. St. Patrick Hosp., 832 So.2d 1162 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Admiralty.Email: Todd M. Ammons

David L. Morgan (Member) born DeRidder, Louisiana, February 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1997); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2000). Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Riceland Petroleum Co. v. N. Am. Land Co., 869 So.2d 894 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2004); Trent v. PPG Indus., 865 So.2d 1041 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Insurance Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: David L. Morgan

OF COUNSEL

Charles D. Viccellio (Of Counsel) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 8, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (LL.B., 1957). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Past Chairman: Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Chamber/Southwest. Life Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation. Member: Southwest Louisiana (President, 1975-1976), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law.Email: Charles D. Viccellio

William E. Shaddock, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1960; J.D., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America" in Trusts and Estates; "Louisiana Super Lawyers" in Estate Planning and Probate. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: United States v. Louisiana, 420 U.S. 529, 95 S.Ct. 1180 (1975); General Chemicals, Inc. v. Exxon Chemicals Co., 625 F.2d 1231 (5 Cir. 1980); Bayou Bottling, Inc. v. Dr. Pepper Co., 543 F.Supp. 1255 (W.D. La. 1982); In re Howard Marshall Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust, 709 So.2d 662 (La. 1998); Davis Oil Co. v. Citrus Land Co., 576 So2d 495 (La. 1991); Riceland Petroleum Co. v. N. Am. Land Co., 869 So.2d 894 (La.App. 3d Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Trust and Estates.Email: William E. Shaddock, Jr.

Thomas G. Henning (Of Counsel) born Sulphur, Louisiana, July 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Fellow: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Communication Law; Corporate Law.Email: Thomas G. Henning

Adrian D. Cox, Jr. (Of Counsel) born De Quincy, Louisiana, January 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., 1971); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Title Attorney's Roundtable; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Successions; Wills; Powers of Attorney; Social Security; Business Formation.Email: Adrian D. Cox, Jr.

ASSOCIATES

John J. Simpson (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Louisiana State, Southwest Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance; Commercial Litigation.Email: John J. Simpson

Dallas K. Kingham (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 2001); Louisiana State University (J.D., B.C.L. 2005). Co-Chair, Southwest Louisiana Title Examiner's Roundtable, 2009. Member: Southwest Louisiana (Member, Young Lawyer's Section) and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.

Lynsay M. Fontenot (Associate) born Galion, Ohio, February 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 2002);Louisiana State University (J.D.; B.C.L. 2006). Member, Fusion Five, 2008—. Member: Southwest Louisiana (Board Member, 2007— and Secretary, 2008—, Young Lawyers Section) and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lynsay M. Fontenot

Paul P. Marks (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1990); Louisiana State University (M.A., 1993; J.D., 2007). Member: Southwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Somer G. Brown (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 20, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2008, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: McNeese State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Barristers. Member, Baylor Law Review. Author, "Keeping Secrets: A Practical Guide to Maintaining the Trade Secret Status of Your Clients' Confidential Information," State Bar of Texas, Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section Report, Vol. 31, No. 3, March 2007. Life Member, Baylor University School of Law Alumni Association. Member, McNeese State University Alumni Association. Vestry Member, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Board Member, Literacy Counsel; Junior League of Lake Charles. Member: Southwest Louisiana (Board Member, Young Lawyers Section) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Section). Practice Areas: Litigation.