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Address
400 Lafayette Street, Suite 200
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (Orleans Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Full Service Law Firm with Concentration in Litigation in State and Federal Courts Nationwide, Administrative Practice before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the United States Department of Labor, (the Office of Workers Compensation Programs), the United State Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas General Land Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Statement of PracticeComplex Litigation, Class Actions, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Property Damage, Arbitration, Mediation, Maritime Personal Injury and Death, Banking, Patents, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Coverage and Subrogation, Maritime Contracts, Hull, Cargo, Collision and Casualty, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Taxation, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), Workers Compensation, Tort Claims, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability. Year Established: 1980
Firm Size: 41
Representative Clients:AIG Technical Services, Inc.
ANR Pipeline Company
Alpha Therapeutic Corporation
American Cyanamid Company
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anderson Greenwood & Company
Baldwin Motors, Inc.
Bancroft Rehabilitation Living Center
Bituminous Insurance Company
CGB Enterprises, Inc.
Cameco Industries, Inc.
Carbo Ceramics
Children's Int. Medical Research, L.L.C.
City of Covington, Louisiana
City of Mandeville, Louisiana
City of Slidell, Louisiana
Clinical Research Networks, Inc.
Coach USA, Inc.
Commercial Metals Corporation
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Cytec Fiberite, Inc.
Cytec Industries, Inc.
Deere & Company
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C.
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
El Paso Corporation
Ellsworth Leblanc & Ellsworth
Entergy Corporation
Exocet, Inc.
Fields to Forests, L.L.C.
Florida Hydro
FMC Technologies, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Georgia Gulf Corporation
Gerling Insurance Company
Global Santa Fe Corporation
Griffin Corporation
Grinnell Corporation
Hancock Bank
Heart Hospital of Lafayette
Home Service Store
ICG/Holliston a/k/a Industrial Coatings Group Keystone International, Inc.
Kramer Industries, Inc.
Level (3) Communications
Lewcott Corporation
Lexington Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Louisiana Heart Hospital
Magnum Construction Services, Inc.
MCF Valves, Inc.
McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc.
Mark IV Industries, Inc.
MedCath, Inc.
Mega Crane Rentals, Inc.
Mobil Oil Corporation
New Orleans Cold Storage & Warehouse Company, Ltd.
North Shore Medical Research, L.L.C.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Parmelee Industries, Inc.
PDI, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia Corporation
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Port of New Orleans
Praxair, Inc.
Premier Nationwide Lending
Punam Hotel Corporation
Rehab Dynamics, Inc.
Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Resource Bank
St. Paul/Traveler's Insurance Company
St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation
St. Tammany Parish Economic And Industrial Development District
Sasol North America, Inc.
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
Sisters of Mercy Health Care System
Sporting Goods Properties, Inc.
Steve Owens Construction, Inc.
Syn-Tech, Inc.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
The Azby Fund
The Dow Chemical Company
The Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute-NYU
Turn Services, Inc.
Tuthill Corporation
Tyco Electronics Corporation
Tyco Fire & Security
Tyco Healthcare, Inc.
Tyco International, Ltd.
Tyco International (US) Inc.
Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, Inc.
Tyco Valves & Controls, Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Planters Bank
Wadleigh Energy Group
Wadleigh Industries, Inc.
Wadleigh Offshore, Inc.
XL Insurance America, Inc.
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation.
Address400 Lafayette Street, Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70130, (Orleans Parish)
PhonePhone: 504-568-9393
Fax: 504-524-1933
Website
http://www.abbott-simses.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesCovington, Louisiana: 5100 Village Walk, Suite 200. Telephone: 985-893-2991. Fax: 985-898-0383.
Jackson, Mississippi: 210 East Capitol Street, Suite 1090. Telephone: 601-352-9393. Fax: 601-352-9066.
Houston, Texas: 1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1700. Telephone: 713-627-9393. Fax: 713-627-9395.
Lawrence E. Abbott (Managing Director) born Miami, Florida, May 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, Texas and District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: St. Edward's University (B.A., 1967); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Assistant Examiner, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1994) and American (Member: Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee; Rail and Motor Carrier Law Committee; Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, 1995) Bar Associations; Charter Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member: International Law of the Sea Committee, 1984; Subcommittee on Offshore Exploration and Development, 1984; Committee on River and Ocean Towing, 1985); Association of Average Adjusters of the United States (Associate Member, 1985); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Outstanding Lawyers of America (First selected Member in 2003); Louisiana Bar Foundation. (Also at Houston, Texas Office; Covington, Louisiana Office; and Jackson, Mississippi Office). Practice Areas: Trial Specialist; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Tort Litigation; Civil Law; Pharmaceutical Claims; Railroad Defense Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Admiralty Cases; Class Actions; Non-litigation Corporate and Business Law.Email: Lawrence E. Abbott
Charles H. Abbott (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., Spanish, cum laude, 1999); Louisiana State University (Bachelor in Civil Law Studies, 2002); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2002). Chancellor's List; Member, Moot Court Board. Winner, Tullis Moot Court Competition; Finalist, Louisiana State University Law Student Flory Trials. Selected to Wex S. Malone Inn of Court; CALI Awards in Appelate Advocacy and International American Trade Association; Certified Mediator. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Class Action Defense; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Charles H. Abbott
Byron Daniel Kitchens (Shareholder) born Decatur, Georgia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas. Education: University of Louisiana at Monroe (B.A., 1994); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1997). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Intellectual Property; Contract Litigation; Construction Claims; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Byron Daniel Kitchens
Amy L. Maccherone (Senior Counsel) born Woodbury, New Jersey, August 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2000, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, Texas. Education: Widener University (B.S., 1990); Villanova University (J.D., 1999). Member: Louisiana State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Class Action Defense.Email: Amy L. Maccherone
Christine Changho Bruneau (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., 1994); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Bar Foundation; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Association for Women Attorneys; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Defense; Environmental Law; General Civil Litigation.Email: Christine Changho Bruneau
Eric M. Carter, Sr. (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1972; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (B.A., Political Science, 1996); University of Akron, Akron, OH, (Masters Degree, Public Administration, 1998); Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, LA (J.D., 2008). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. [U.S. Navy Veteran]. Special Agencies: Service as a United States Presidential Management Fellow under President William J. Clinton's administration; Program Analyst for the U.S. Minerals Management Service. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts.
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