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| | Address | | 5213 Airline Drive | | Metairie, Louisiana 70001-5602 | | (Jefferson Parish) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 504-836-2220 | | Facsimile: 504-836-2221 | | |
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| Burglass & Tankersley, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in State and Federal Courts, Admiralty, Insurance Defense, Commercial and Construction Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Workers' Compensation. | | Firm Size: 10 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Bruce D. Burglass, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.S., 1980); Tulane University (J.D., 1984). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Sections of Admiralty, Insurance and Negligence, 1984—) and American (Member: Sections of Litigation and Tort and Insurance, 1984—; Forum on the Construction Industry and the Litigation Section, 1990—) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Surplus Line Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Bruce D. Burglass, Jr. | | Christopher K. Tankersley (Member) born Norman, Oklahoma, May 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1979, District of Columbia; 1988, Louisiana. Education: University of Kansas (B.A. with honors, 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Maritime Administration, 1975-1980. Deputy General Counsel, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., 1980-1988. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of Business Law and Public Contracts); Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Litigation; Finance; Business Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; Equipment Leasing; Real Estate Leasing; Creditors Rights; Secured Transactions; Asset Based Financing; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Computer Law; Software Licensing; Government Contracts; Public Contract Law; Class Action Defense. Email: Christopher K. Tankersley | | André C. Gaudin (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.A., 1984); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Defense; Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act; Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Coverage Disputes; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: André C. Gaudin | | Dennis J. Phayer (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Eta Sigma. Adjunct Lecturer: Program of Community Medicine, Tulane Medical School, 1980-1985; Program of Trial Advocacy, Loyola Law School, 1986-1989. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American (Member, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Municipal Liability. Email: Dennis J. Phayer | | ASSOCIATES | | Michael Joey Bernard (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, June 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1983); Loyola University (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Insurance Coverage Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Michael Joey Bernard | | Scott O. Gaspard (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.B.A., 1992; J.D., M.B.A., 1995). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Civil Practice; Products Liability. Email: Scott O. Gaspard | | Meredith M. Miceli (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Tulane University of New Orleans, Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Employment Law. Email: Meredith M. Miceli | | Lucie E. Thornton (Associate) born Mena, Arkansas, April 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Centenary College (B.A., 1979); Tulane University (J.D., 1982). Author of Chapter and Style Editor: Louisiana Appellate Practice Handbook, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1986. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Tulane University School of Law, 1981-1982. Member: Covington, New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 2001-2004; Member, Editorial Board, LSBA Journal), and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Lucie E. Thornton | | Benjamin C. Rodgers (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, May 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1996); Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: New Orleans Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1996-2001]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Benjamin C. Rodgers | | Sue A. Buser (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, January 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; 1993, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University at New Orleans (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1979); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member, Moot Court. Recipient, Editor-in-Chief's Award. Casenote and Index Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1986-1987. Outstanding Law Review Board Member, 1987. Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Pascal F. Calogero, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1987-1988. Assistant Director, Refugee Social Services for the City of New Orleans, 1982-1984. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance; Regulatory Law. Email: Sue A. Buser | | Richard C. Pavlick (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., 2003); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. |
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