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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials. Admiralty, Aviation, Corporations, Environmental, Insurance, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utility and Employment Discrimination (Management) Law. Toxic Tort Litigation. Year Established: 1987
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AddressOne Shell Square
701 Poydras Street, 40th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70139, (Orleans Parish)
PhonePhone: 504-525-6802
Telecopy: 504-525-2456
Websitehttp://www.GJTBS.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesPensacola, Florida: 118 East Garden Street 32502. Telephone: 850-436-7000. Telecopy: 850-436-7099.
Lafayette, Louisiana: 4021 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Building A Suite 175 70503. Telephone: 337-735-1760. Telecopy: 337-993-0933.
Mandeville, Louisiana: #3 Sanctuary Boulevard Suite 301 70503. Telephone: 985-674-6680. Telecopy: 985-674-6681.
Gulfport, Mississippi: 1213 31st Avenue 39501. Telephone: 228-214-4250. Fax: 228-214-9650.
St. Louis, Missouri:
Houston, Texas: 1301 McKinney Street Suite 1400 77010. Telephone: 713-599-0700. Telecopy: 713-599-0777.
R. Scott Traweek (Director) born Atmore, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1995). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1994-1995. Recipient: Sommerville Legal Writing Award, 1994; Student Farrah Law Society Scholarship, 1992-1993. Past President, Pensacola, Florida Northeast Sertoma Club. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v. Sovran Const. Co., Inc., 854 So.2d 221 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003); Cochran v. U.S., 38 F.Supp.2d 986 (N.D. Fla. 1998); Pentecost v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp., 704 So.2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997); Tucker Transportation Co., Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 863 So. 2d 357 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Construction Law; Labor and Employment.Email: R. Scott Traweek
John E. Galloway (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana; 1993, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1971). Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Maritime Law Association of the United States; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: John E. Galloway
J. Michael Johnson (1946-2001).
James M. Tompkins (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana; 1972, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1974, District of Columbia; 1993, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member: Houston, New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Committee on River and Ocean Towing); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Bar Foundation; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Professional Liability; Corporate Law.Email: James M. Tompkins
Timothy F. Burr (Director) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Louisiana; 1993, Texas; 1996, Florida. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1975); University of Miami (J.D., 1979). Editor-in-Chief, Lawyer of Americas, University of Miami Law School Journal of International Law, 1978-1979. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Gulf Breeze Development Review Board. Chairman, St. Tammany Parrish Zoning & Planning Commissions, 1987-1996. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and Louisiana State Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: Timothy F. Burr
Thomas J. Smith (Director) born Jacksonville, Florida, March 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University of the South (B.C.J., cum laude, 1981); Tulane University, School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Employer Liability; Environmental Litigation.Email: Thomas J. Smith
Larry G. Canada (Director) born Savannah, Georgia, July 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appelas, Fifth Circuit; 1994, Texas; 1996, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Nothern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1986). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1984-1985; Justice, 1985-1986). Member: Jasons; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Associate Editor, American Journal on Tax Policy, 1984-1985. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Member: House of Delegates, 1995-1997; Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1995-1997); State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Brown v. Dynacare, 836 So. 2d 252 (La. App. 5th Cir. 2002); Bailey v. Borden, 750 So. 2d 289 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1999); Greenhouse v. C.F. Kenner Assoc. Ltd. Partnership, 723 So. 2d 1004 (La App 4th Cir. 1998); Cole v. Celotex, 588 So. 2d 376 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1991) Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law; Workers Compensation.Email: Larry G. Canada
Richard G. Duplantier, Jr. (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Claims Court. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1984); Loyola University, School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Staff. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure; President's Award, Student Bar Association. Member, 1986-1988 and Managing Editor, 1987-1988, Loyola Law Review. Author: Casenote, "Bowers v. Hardwick: Now The Supreme Court Has Even Made The Closet Unsafe," 33 Loyola Law Review 483, 1987. Federal Bar News & Journal, Board of Advisors, 1991-1992; Board of Editors, 1992-1995. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Federal Bar News and Journal (Board of Advisors, 1991-1992; Board of Editors, 1992-1993); National Health Lawyers Association.Email: Richard G. Duplantier, Jr.
J. Michael Grimley, Jr. (Director) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Conflict of Laws and Litigation Clinic. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Employment Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: J. Michael Grimley, Jr.
Mark R. Pharr, III (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, March 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, Louisiana, U.S. District Court Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A. Accounting, 1986; B.S., Finance, 1987); Southern Methodist University, School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Lafayette Parish Bar Association. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office and Lafayette, Louisiana Office). Practice Areas: Casualty Insurance; Environmental; Products Liability; Employers Liability; Maritime Law; Toxic Tort.Email: Mark R. Pharr, III
Jason P. Waguespack (Director) born Monroe, Louisiana, January 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1988); Tulane University, School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Advisors, Maritime Law Practitioner, 1994-1997. Member, Advisory Board, Loyola University of New Orleans Maritime Law Journal. Author: "Assessing the Customary Freight Unit-A COGSA Quagmire," USF Maritime Law Journal, Fall, 1996; "COGSA Rules the Seas - Why Bailment Should Be Jettisoned in COGSA Actions," Loyola University of New Orleans Maritime Law Journal, Fall, 2002. Adjunct Faculty, Tulane University A. B. Freeman School of Business and Tulane University School of Law. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chair, Young Lawyers Section Committee on Doctor/Lawyer Partnership, 1995-1997) and Federal Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Jason P. Waguespack
Gerald A. Melchiode (Director) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Construction Law; Products Liability.Email: Gerald A. Melchiode
W. David Jester (Director) born Jacksonville, Florida, May 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1998, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: Troy State University (B.S., with high honors, 1988); University of Florida, School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member and Officer, Trial Team, 1989-1991. Participant, Law Week, Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association. Listed: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1988-1990; Who's Who in the Law; International Who's Who of Professionals; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Member, Education Committee); American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; American Inns of Court; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Optometric Malpractice Defense; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense Litigation; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Accounting Malpractice; Labor and Employment; Discrimination.Email: W. David Jester
Kevin Andrew Marks (Director) born Columbus, Ohio, June 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1990); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1993). Assistant District Attorney and Orleans Parish Senior Trials Assistant, 1994-1996. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employers Liability Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Worker's Compensation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act.Email: Kevin Andrew Marks
Kevin L. Cole (Director) born Austin, Texas, July 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana; 1996, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). President, New Orleans Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). President, Casualty and Surety Association. President, Louisiana 1752 Club. General Counsel, Louisiana Surplus Line Association. Amicus Counsel, National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. (NAPSLO). Member, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Surplus Lines Task Force. (Resident, Mandeville, Louisiana Office). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Workers Compensation.Email: Kevin L. Cole
Leslie Dean Pickett (Director) born Dallas, Texas, October 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1987); Texas Tech University, School of Law (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Houston and Jefferson County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; General Liability Defense; Trucking Liability.Email: Leslie Dean Pickett
Richard E. King (Director) born New Britain, Connecticut, September 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana and Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1999, Massachusetts; 2001, U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts. Education: Western New England College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1997). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI); Council on Litigation Management; National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP). (Director). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Property Law; Corporate Law; Professional Liability; Environmental Law; Toxic Tort Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Media Law; Workers' Compensation Defense; General Liability Defense.Email: Richard E. King
Doris T. Bobadilla (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 2000, Mississippi. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1991); Loyola University, School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Executive Women International; National Association of Insurance Women; Greater New Orleans Women's Business Network. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Torts; Toxic Torts; Subrogation; Workers' Compensation; Products Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Doris T. Bobadilla
Timothy W. Hassinger (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member, Editorial Board, Louisiana Bar Journal, 1999-2003. Member: New Orleans (Member, Executive Board, Young Lawyers Section, 2001; Editor, Briefly Speaking, 2003-2005; Chair, Publications Committee, 2002) and Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, Orleans Parish, 2001-2003) Bar Associations; The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects (Member, Publications Committee); Legal Writing Institute; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Loyola University Institute of Politics, 2001. Practice Areas: Maritime Defense; Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud; Road Hazard and Highway Litigation.Email: Timothy W. Hassinger
Natasha Zimmerman Wilson (Director) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Recipient, A.U. Jr. Award, Constitutional Law, 1992. Moot Court Board. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Employer Liability; Workers Compensation.Email: Natasha Zimmerman Wilson
Mary Lou (Mauro) Summerville (Director) born Waco, Texas; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1986); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1996-1997. Member: State Bar of Texas; Aggie Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors). (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Maritime; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Subrogation; Federal Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Benzene Exposure; Environmental Law; Underground Storage Tanks; Ephedra; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Products Liability Defense; Welding Products Liability; Welding Rod Litigation.Email: Mary Lou (Mauro) Summerville
Stephen J. Moore (Director) born Joplin, Missouri, July 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, Louisiana; 2006, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Missouri Southern State College (B.A., 1991); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Editorial Board, Louisiana Bar Journal, 1999-2003. Member: New Orleans, St. Louis and Louisiana State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Transportation Lawyers Association. Fellow: Loyola University Institute of Politics, 2001. (Resident, St. Louis, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud; Casualty Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Construction Defect Litigation.Email: Stephen J. Moore
Kimberly G. Anderson (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., in Criminal Justice, 1987); Loyola University, New Orleans (J.D., 1996). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Mandeville, Louisiana Office). Practice Areas: Transportation; Professional Liability; ERISA; Employer; Trucking.Email: Kimberly G. Anderson
James A. Prather (Director) born Shreveport, Louisiana, October 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1986); Loyola University (J.D., 1990). Member, Loyola School of Law Moot Court. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States. (Resident, Mandeville, Louisiana Office).
Phillip S. Howell (Director) born Pensacola, Florida, April 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: University of West Florida (B.A., 1987); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Phillip S. Howell
Lynne Shannon (Director) admitted to bar, 1991, Minnesota; 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1987); William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota (J.D., 1991). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(50%); Insurance Defense(50%).Email: Lynne Shannon
Cynthia J. Thomas (Director) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1979, Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1987, District of Columbia; 1993, Louisiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1965); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1979). Member, Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Juan R. Torruella, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1980-1981. Assistant General Counsel, Panama Canal Commission, 1982-1991. Deputy General Counsel, Board of Commissioners, Port of New Orleans, 1994-1998. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. (Resident, Mandeville, Louisiana Office). Reported Cases: McMath Construction Co. v. Glenn Dupuy et al., 897 So.2d 677 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2004); writ denied (La. 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Property Law.Email: Cynthia J. Thomas
Lambert J. Hassinger, Jr. (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992; M.A., 1992). Member: Roller Skating Association; International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions; Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers; Outdoor Amusement Business Associations. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Bar Foundation; New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court; National Institute for Trial Advocacy; St. Thomas Moore Catholic Lawyers Association; International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Law Enforcement Liability; Class Action Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Entertainment Litigation; County Liability; Insurance Defense; Negligence Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Sports Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Fire Insurance Subrogation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Property Subrogation; Risk Management; Subrogation; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Americans with Disabilities Act; Professional Liability; Construction Defects; Construction Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Resorts and Leisure; Amusement Park Liability; Hotel Liability; Hotel Security; Recreational Law; Water Park Safety; Restaurant Liability; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation.Email: Lambert J. Hassinger, Jr.
Patrick W. Drouilhet (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1992). Fellow: National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State Bar Association. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Negligence; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Crossing Accidents; Railroad Liability; Railroad Litigation; Train Derailments; Railroad Law; Construction Law.Email: Patrick W. Drouilhet
ASSOCIATESTeresa Leyva Martin (Associate) born Honduras, Central America; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., Nursing); Loyola University (J.D.). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Employment Law.Email: Teresa Leyva Martin
David N. Loria (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2003); Loyola University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association.Email: David N. Loria
Matthew Lindsay (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2002); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2006). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations.
Jennifer Simmons (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A., 2002); Southern University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Jennifer Simmons
Julie (Eustis) Vaicius (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2001);. Recipient, CALI Award Antitrust Litigation. Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Hotard Becnel, Honorable Madeline Jasmine and Honorable J. Sterling Snowdy, 40th Judicial District Court, 2001-2002. Member: New Orleans (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Julie (Eustis) Vaicius
Michael D. Lonegrass (Associate) born December 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1999); Louisiana State University (J.D., B.C.L., 2002). Flory Trial Finalist (2000, 2001). Notary Public, Louisiana. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Construction Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Michael D. Lonegrass
Frederick William Swaim, III (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002); Tulane University (LL.M. in Admiralty, with distinction, 2003). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court; Thomas More Inn, New Orleans, Louisiana. Practice Areas: Admiralty.Email: Frederick William Swaim, III
Peter A. Bourgeois (Associate) born Thibodaux, Louisiana, November 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Economics, 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Construction Defense.Email: Peter A. Bourgeois
Tiffany A. (Mann) Collins (Associate) born McAllen, Texas, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1997); St. Mary's University (M.A., Psychology, 2000); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation Practice; State Workers Compensation.Email: Tiffany A. (Mann) Collins
Jessie Schott Haynes (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Tulane University, Newcomb College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to the Honorable Madeleine M. Landrieu, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, 2004-2005. Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State Workers Compensation(50%); Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act(20%); Insurance Defense(10%); Maritime Law(10%); Employment Law(10%).Email: Jessie Schott Haynes
James T. Bailey (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Order of Barristers. Phi Delta Phi. Highest Grade Award, Legal Research & Writing. 2001 Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Tournament Championship Team, Best Overall Brief and Best Advocate of Championship Round. Co-author: "Recent Developments in Aviation Law" (2001 AIA Annual Conference). Adjunct Professor of Advocacy, South Texas College of Law (2001-2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; Federal Bar Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. (Resident, Houston, Texas Office). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Marine Cargo Law; Transportation Law; Insurance Defense.Email: James T. Bailey
B. Wesley Pitts (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A.,1992; J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Theta. Recipient: Louisiana Law League Award, 1995; Board of Regent's Certificate of Excellence. Member: Louisiana State (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Young Lawyers) Bar Associations. (Resident, Mandeville, Louisiana Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage and Defense; Casualty Defense; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Business Formations; Business Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Construction Litigation.Email: B. Wesley Pitts
David Moragas (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S.R.S., 1997); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: David Moragas
Kathryn Breard Platt (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2005). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Construction and Design Law; Breach of Contract; Negligence Defense.Email: Kathryn Breard Platt
Andrea Albert (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana, November 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1998); Loyola University (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Teaching Assistant, Moot Court. Law Clerk to the Hon. Marc T. Amy, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit. Member: Lafayette Parish and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Property Damage Defense; Employment Law; Construction Law.Email: Andrea Albert
Mary Lorenz (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2001); Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Mary Lorenz
Ron Capehart (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: University of Houston (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Bunker v. Landstar Ligon, Inc., 136 S.W.3d 372 (Tex.App.--Corpus Christi, 2004); Schneider National Carriers, Inc. v. Bates, 147 S.W.3d 264 (Tex. 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Energy; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Ron Capehart
Bobby G. Hawkins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.A., History, 2003); Loyola University New Orleans Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Asbestos Defense.Email: Bobby G. Hawkins
Kevin F. Bruce (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., History and Public Policy, 2001); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007).Email: Kevin F. Bruce
Stephanie Dovalina (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia; 2007, Louisiana; 2009, Mississippi. Education: St. Mary's University of San Antonio (B.A., 2000); Loyola University (J.D., 2006). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Workers Compensation; Employment Defense; Immigration Law; Subrogation; General Liability.Email: Stephanie Dovalina
Amber H. Watt (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, May 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2001); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Amber H. Watt
Shannon T. Brown (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S.B.A., 2006); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Shannon T. Brown
Allison Goertz (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., Broadcast Journalism); Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law (J.D.). Certificates in International Law and Civil Law, Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law. Member: Federal, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Entertainment Law.Email: Allison Goertz
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