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Address
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1150
New Orleans, Louisiana 70163 (Orleans Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice and Litigation, Administrative, Commercial, Corporate, Energy, Environment, Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and related Corporate Interests, Governmental Relations, Construction, Worker's Compensation, Tort, Products Liability, Labor and Employment, Insurance, Utility Law, Municipal Liability, Toxic Torts. Year Established: 1994
Firm Size: 12
Languages: French.
Representative Clients:ADT Security Services, Inc.
Allied Van Lines
Anheuser Busch, Inc.
ARCO Builders
Belco Energy, LLP
Borden, Inc.
Bituminous
Blue Haven Pools of Louisiana
Cabot Corporation
The Chateau Hotel
Chateau Orleans Condominium Association
ChevronTexaco Corporation
Chevron USA, Inc.
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
City of Baton Rouge
DCC Services
Devon Energy Corp.
Diesel Driving Academy
East Baton Rouge Parish
Forno Italiano di Nonna Randazzo's, LLC
Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc.
Great American Custom Services, Inc.
Hartford Insurance Company
Hartford Specialty Risk Services, Inc.
Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans
Le Richelieu Hotel
Louisiana Military Department
Mall Properties
Manitowoc Corporation
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America Inc.
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.
Morton Buildings, Inc.
Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
National Oilwell, Inc.
North American Van Lines
Park Investments
Patriot Homes, Inc.
Rathborne Land
SIRVA Corporate Relocation Solutions
SPX Corporation
Saia Electric, Inc.
Snyper Drilling Company, Inc.
State of Louisiana Office of Risk Management
Sunline Coach Company
Sunrise Homes
Terex Corporation
Textron, Inc.
TransGuard Insurance Company of America
Twin City Fire Insurance Company
United Fire Group
URS
VFIS Claims Management, Inc.
Viola Homes.
Address1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1150
New Orleans, LA 70163, (Orleans Parish)
PhonePhone: 504-588-1288
Fax: 504-588-9750
Websitehttp://www.couhigpartners.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesBaton Rouge, Louisiana Office: One American Place, Suite 900, 70825. Telephone: 225-282-0600. Fax: 225-282-0650.
PARTNERSRobert E. Couhig, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana; 1991, Colorado; 1992, Texas. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1971); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Casualty Law; Commercial Litigation; Class Action; Antitrust; General Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert E. Couhig, Jr.
Sam A. LeBlanc, III (Partner) born Donaldsonville, Louisiana, November 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Louisiana; 1990, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1960); Université de Fribourg, Switzerland; Tulane University (LL.B., 1963; LL.M., Energy and Environmental Law, 1991). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1961-1963. Member, Advisory Board of Editors, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 1990. Member: House of Representatives, State of Louisiana, 1972-1980 (Chairman, Committee on Civil Law and Procedures, 1975-1980); State Mineral Board, 1979-1981; Board of Governors, Tulane Medical Center, 1984; Archbishops Advisory Council, 1984-1985. Vice-Chairman: Economic Development Council, 1983-1985; Metropolitan New Orleans, 1982-1984. Member, 1982-1984, Chairman, 1984-1986, Downtown Development District. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Secretary, 1968-1969; Chairman, 1969-1970; Chairman, Young Lawyers, 1970-1971; Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1976) and American Bar Associations; Union Internationale des Avocats; Chairman-Elect, Chamber of Commerce, 1997. Practice Areas: Governmental Relations; Environmental Law; Litigation; Gaming Law; Trial Practice; Business; Intellectual Property.Email: Sam A. LeBlanc, III
Jonathan P. Lemann (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Law Review. Author: Comment, "Big Brother and the Gambling Company: The Federal Regulation of Louisiana's Gaming Industry Through the Mail Fraud Statute," Summer 1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Jonathan P. Lemann
David C. Loeb (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, July 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Johns Hopkins University; Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Assistant District Attorney, Jefferson Parish, 1978-1985. Legal Director, Gretna Police Academy, 1980-1985. Member: Claims Court Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Environmental Regulation; Construction Law; Permitting; Leasing; Zoning, Planning & Land Use Law.Email: David C. Loeb
Lisa Lemaire Maher (Partner) born Houma, Louisiana, June 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1984); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Employment Law; Casualty Litigation; Class Action.Email: Lisa Lemaire Maher
Gary J. Rouse (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University; A. and M. College (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Senior Law Clerk to Hon. Nauman S. Scott, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1970-1972. Author: "Emerging Theories of Lender Liability, The Decision to Defend and Payment of Defense Costs Under the 1986 Form 24 Financial Institution Bond," American Bar Association. Contributing Author: "Annotated Financial Institution Bond, Second Supplement," American Bar Association; Contributing Author: "Bond Default Manual, Extra-Contractual Damage Considerations," American Bar Association. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American (Member, Professionals', Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Committee; Vice-Chairman, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice, 1990; Member, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Construction Law; Insurance; Professional Liability; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Trial Practice.Email: Gary J. Rouse
Daniel E. Zelenka, II (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, July 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana; 1987, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1982); Loyola University (J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Security Rights. Member, Loyola Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Louisiana State Supreme Court, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Appellate Practice; Commercial and Construction Litigation.Email: Daniel E. Zelenka, II
Susan A. Zeringue (Partner) born Hammond, Louisiana, December 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member, L.S.U. Moot Court Board, 1986-1987. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Association for Women Attorneys.Email: Susan A. Zeringue
OF COUNSELJames J. Carter (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: Howard University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1997). Recipient: Academic Achievement Award. Member: New Orleans Bar Association (Member, City Council, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: James J. Carter
ASSOCIATESJason A. Cavignac (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., Mass Communications and Broadcasting, 1997); Tulane University (J.D., 2002). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Construction Law; Fidelity and Surety; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Jason A. Cavignac
Robert E. Couhig, III (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 2000); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2005; B.C.L., 2005). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Development; Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Robert E. Couhig, III
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