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| | Location: Whitney Bank Building
Suite 1200, 228 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (Orleans Parish) | | |
(Main Office)
| Curry & Friend,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Litigation, Trials and Appeals, Health Care, Medical Malpractice, Environmental Law, Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Labor and Employment Law, Insurance, Casualty Premises and Liability and Contracts. | | Year Established: 1978 | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
AMN Healthcare, Inc.; American International Group, Inc.; Anesthesia Consultants of the South; ASL Senior Housing, LLC; Ascension Health; Baptist Community Ministries; Bayside Healthcare Center, LLC; Buckeye Gulf Coast Pipe Lines, L.P.; Cannon Hospice; Catlin Underwriting Agency, U.S., Inc.; Christian Health Ministries; Christian Health Ministries Foundation; CNA Health Pro; Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation; Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.; CSR PolyPipe, Inc.; Darwin National Assurance Company; Daughters of Charity Health Center; DaVita Inc.; DePaul-Tulane Behavioral Health Center; Dr. Brobson Lutz; GAMBRO Healthcare, Inc.; HCA Inc.; HealthCare Indemnity, Inc.; Healthy Lifestyle Choices; Hospital Underwriting Group, Inc.; KCBL Holdings; Kindred Healthcare, Inc.; Lafayette Surgical Hospital; Lakeside Hospital; Lakeview Regional Medical Center; LAMMICO; Lennox International; Louisiana Nursing Home Association Trust; Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund; Louisiana State University - Health Science Center; National Fire and Indemnity Exchange; North American Specialty Insurance Co.; Oaklane Wellness and Rehabilitation Center; Oceanus Insurance Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; OXY Inc.; Placid Oil Company; Pontchartrain Lithotripsy; Professional Rehabilitation Hospital, L.L.C.; Promise Healthcare, Inc. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories; Renal Treatment Centers - Southeast, L.P.; Riverbend Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Sedgewick Caronia; Slidell Specialty Hospital, L.P.; Southerland Place; Southern Health Partners; Southern Surgical Hospital; St. Claude Medical Center; St. Joseph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.; Tangi Pines Nursing Home; Tenet Health System; Texas Brine Company, L.L.C.; Total Renal Care, Inc.; Touro Infirmary; Tulane University Hospital and Clinic; University Healthcare System, L.C.; Vintage Petroleum, L.L.C.. | 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
| | Rene A. Curry, Jr. (Senior Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member: New Orleans (Third Vice-President, 1976-1977) and Louisiana State (Member, Committee on Bar Examinations, 1975—; Representative, Young Lawyers Section, 1972-1975; Member, Committee on Clients Security Fund Section, 1978-1980) Bar Associations; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1984-1985). (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Environmental Law; Class Actions; Toxic Torts; Insurance; Casualty; Contracts; Appeals; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Environmental Law; Class Actions; Toxic Torts; Insurance; Casualty; Contracts; Appeals. Email: Rene A. Curry, Jr. | | Christoffer C. Friend (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.. Education: Vassar College (B.A., 1979); Tulane University (J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: Norwegian. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Environmental Law; Class Actions; Toxic Torts; Insurance; Appeals; Casualty; Contracts; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Environmental Law; Class Actions; Toxic Torts; Insurance; Appeals; Casualty; Contracts. Email: Christoffer C. Friend | | Guy C. Curry (Managing Partner) born Key West, Florida, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1992). Junior Managing Editor, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 1991-1992. Resource Attorney, Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education, 1995—. Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Labor and Employment Law; Appeals; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Labor and Employment Law; Appeals. Email: Guy C. Curry | | Susan E. Henning (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1976); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Louisiana Society for Hospital Attorneys (President, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Healthcare Law; Medical Malpractice; Corporate Law; Healthcare Law; Medical Malpractice; Corporate Law. Email: Susan E. Henning | | —————————— | | Terese M. Bennett (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1982); Tulane University (J.D., 1988). Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Appeals; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Appeals. Email: Terese M. Bennett | | Ambrose K. Ramsey, III (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1979); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Alpha Chi. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Casualty; Premises Liability; Appeals; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Casualty; Premises Liability; Appeals. Email: Ambrose K. Ramsey, III | | Suzanne Ford LaNasa (Research and Writing Attorney) born West Monroe, Louisiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1996; J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity; Chancellor's List. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Appeals; Environmental Law; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Appeals; Environmental Law. Email: Suzanne Ford LaNasa | | Brett F. Willie (Associate) born Covington, Louisiana, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1991); Loyola University (J.D., 1999). Member, Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 1999. Member: St. Bernard Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. [Louisiana Army National Guard, 1987-1996]. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Class Actions; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Trials; Casualty Insurance; Premises Liability; Civil Practice; Class Actions; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Trials; Casualty Insurance; Premises Liability. Email: Brett F. Willie | | John R. Cook, IV (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., 1998); Louisiana State University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Externship: Honorable James F. McKay III, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for the State of Louisiana, 2000; Louisiana State Senate, 2000-2001. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Healthcare Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Professional Liability Defense; Environmental Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Appeals; Health Care; Professional Liability Defense; Environmental Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Litigation; Trials; Appeals. Email: John R. Cook, IV | | Susan R. Laporte (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1951; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, National Moot Court Team. Articles-Comments Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, 1989-1990. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Appeals; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Litigation; Appeals; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense. | | Molly Steele (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Ninth Circuits; 2009, Louisiana. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1970); The University of Texas School Of Law (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member, Mac Taylor Inn of Court, Dallas, Texas. Listed, Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly; 2003-2006. Recipient, Equal Access to Justice Award; 1999; Award for Dedication and Leadership to Pro Bono Service, Legal Services of North Texas; 1997. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1973-1974. Law clerk to the Honorable Walter P. Gewin, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1974-1975. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, SMU School of Law, spring 1989, fall 1993 and fall 1994. Authorships: "Challenges to Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Foreign States in the United States," The International Lawyer, American Bar Association Section of International Law, Spring 2008; "Arbitration, How To," Panelist, Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, October 2007; "Arbitration in Las Americas-a view-Advocate's Presentation," ICDR 5th Annual Miami International Arbitration Conference, February 2007; "What Happens in Burma?" Commentary on Alien Tort Statute for U.S. energy Companies, Oil and Gas Investor, January 2007; "Conducting Business in the Central and Southern American Communities-Cultural Considerations, Practicalities, and Pitfalls," Defense Research Institute, Joint International Conference, May 2006; "Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in Latin America," PricewaterhouseCoopers conference, October 2005; "Drafting International Arbitration Clauses," client seminar, July 2005; "Ways to Resolve Trans-National Disputes," Symposium on International Contracting and Dispute Resolution, Fort Worth Office of International Affairs, November 2004; "Recent Developments in International Arbitration," Dallas Bar Association International Law Section, September 2004; "Ways to Save Money When Resolving Disputes with U.S. Companies," Client seminar, Monterrey, Mexico, June 2003; "International Dispute Resolution for Oil & Gas Executives," Latin Oil & Gas 2003 Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2003; "Daubert - Effective Use of Experts, Including Demonstration of Direct and Cross-Examination," State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2002; "International Alternative Dispute Resolution," Dallas Bar Association International Law Section, May 2002; Discovery and Attorney-Client Privilege for Transactional Lawyers," continuing legal education seminar, January 2002; "Discovery and Attorney-Client Privilege in International Litigation," Dallas Bar Association International Law Section, July 2000; Voir dire demonstration, State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, June 2000; Voir dire demonstration, Mac Taylor Inn of Court, 1999; "To Litigate or Arbitrate: Tips on Handling Trans-National Commercial Disputes," Monterrey, Mexico, Summer 1999; "Fighting Lost Profits in a Commercial Case," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, August 1995; "Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition in Texas State Courts," Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation Section, October 1989. Associate and Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, 1975-2008. Board of Directors, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1997-2000. Board of Directors, Legal Services of North Texas, 1979-1983. Member: State Bar of Texas (Board of Directors, 1998-2001; Executive Committee, 2000-2001; Member, Sections on: Litigation; International Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee, 2007-2008); Dallas Bar Association (President, 1997; President-Elect, 1996; Vice President, 1994-1995; Chair of Board, 1993; Board of Directors, 1986-1992; Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; ADR; International Law) and American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; International; Vice Chair, International Energy Subcommittee, 2007-2009); Texas Law Review Association (Board of Directors, 2005—; DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar (International Law Committee); Fellow, American Bar Foundation and Texas Bar Foundation and Dallas Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees, 1998-2006; Chair, 2006; Vice Chair, 2005; Secretary-Treasurer, 2004; Grants Committee Chair, 2003); American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitration Panel; ICDR International Arbitration Panel); Center for American and International Law (Research Fellow; Advisory Board Member, Institute for Transnational Arbitration). Languages: Spanish. | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Rodi W. Culotta (Special Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1952; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University; Northeast Louisiana University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1975); Loyola University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Articles/Comments Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1987-1988. Recipient: West Awards for Scholastic Achievement, 1985-1986; 1986-1987; 1987-1988; Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Legal Scholarship, 1985-1986. Registered Pharmacist, Louisiana, 1976. Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University School of Law, 1989—; Partner, Adams and Reese, Products and Professional Liability Practice Group, 1993-1999; Medical Malpractice Attorney, Mang, Batiza, Gaudin, Godofsky and Penzato, (Staff Counsel to Louisiana Mutual Medical Insurance Company), 1999-2006. Chairman and Attorney, Medical Review Panel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Attorney Chairman; Civil Practice; Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Attorney Chairman. Email: Rodi W. Culotta |
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