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Address
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-1017 (Orleans Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: The firm's lawyers have served as members and officers of many state and national organizations including, but not limited to American Law Institute (ALI), the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and the Louisiana Law Institute (LLI). Several of our attorneys are adjutant professors teaching at Tulane University and Loyola University. The firm also belongs to TAGLaw, an international network of independent law firms. The TAGLaw network makes available to our clients 125 law firms with 220 offices and includes approximately 4600 lawyers in 70 countries. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice, Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Law, Commercial, Construction, Corporations, Corporate Finance, Corporate Reorganization, Energy and Natural Resources, Employee Benefits, Employment, Entertainment Law, Environmental, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Hospital Law, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Insurance Defense, Labor, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Tax Exempt Organizations, Technology, Telecommunications, Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates Law, Appellate and Trial Practice in all Courts. Year Established: 1896
Firm Size: 39
ClientsREPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS INCLUDE: Abbot Laboratories, Inc.
Alltel Communications
American Express
Atchafalya Land Corporation
AVOCA, Incorporated
The Azby Fund
Baptist Community Ministries
Blood Systems, Inc.
Branford Castle
ConocoPhillips Company
Cadillac of Metairie
The Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Chevron USA, Inc.
Christian Health Ministries
CIGNA
Cingular Wireless
Communications Corporation of America
Community Hospital Coalition
Computrols
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Continental Land & Fur Co., Inc.
Delta Petroleum Co., Inc.
El Paso Corporation
Ernst Properties, Inc.
Equitable Life Insurance Society of the United States
EXIDE Technologies
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
First Bank and Trust
Greater New Orleans Foundation
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Hartford Insurance Company
The H&B Young Foundation
The Historic New Orleans Collection (Kemper & Leila Williams Foundation)
Hertz Corporation
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Kirby Inland Marine, LP
G.H. Leidenheimer Baking Co., Ltd.
The J.B. Levert Land Companies
Life Insurance Company of North America
Lincoln Health Systems
Lloyds Register of Shipping (in Louisiana)
Louisiana Central Capital Corporation
Louisiana Chemical, USA,Inc.
Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association
Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Louisiana State Medical Society
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
LSU Health Sciences Center
The Lupin Foundation
McDermott International, Inc.
Miami Corporation
Murphy Oil Corporation
Waldemar S. Nelson and Company Incorporated
Orleans Medical Complex
Orleans Parish School Board
Pacific Motor Transport
Pan American Life Insurance Company, Inc.
Paradym Health Systems
Peavey Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.
Quintana Petroleum Corporation
Radiophone/SBC Communications
Rathborne Land Company
Reinsurance Company of America
Reiss Companies
Riverwest Hospital
St. Anna's Asylum
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Sprint PCS
Stone Energy Corporation
Terre Aux Boeufs Land Company, Inc.
The Schumacher Group
Tulane University
Triumph Energy, Inc.
Trustmark National Bank
UNOCAL Corporation
U.S. Medical Management II
Westway Trading Corporation
Whitney National Bank
Rice University
Williams Communications, Inc.
MEMBERS OF FIRMHilton S. Bell, (P.C.) (Partner) born San Antonio, TX, May 22, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1972, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1968). Tulane Moot Court, 1965-1967. Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Law, 1989-1990. Member: Planning Committee, Tulane Tax Institute, 1987; President, North Shore Estate Planning Council, 1999. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1983-1984; Chairman, Specialization Board for the Certification of Tax Specialist, 1983-1985). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Employee Benefits; ERISA Litigation; Estate Planning; Foundations; Litigation.Email: Hilton S. Bell, (P.C.)
J. Timothy Betbeze, (P.C.) (Partner) born Mobile, AL, August 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1991). Loyola Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Leasing; Finance; Banking Law.Email: J. Timothy Betbeze, (P.C.)
Chadwick Collings (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1994); Louisiana Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member: Covington, Slidell, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. [National Guard, Louisiana Army]. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Insurance; Torts.Email: Chadwick Collings
David Conroy, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, December 27, 1929; admitted to bar, 1952, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1949; J.D., 1952). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1951-1952. Delegate, Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1973. Board of Directors, 1974 and Chairman, 1987-1988, Council for a Better Louisiana. Board of Directors, 1985-1996 and Chairman, 1993-1995, Greater New Orleans Foundation. Board of Supervisors, 1988-1994 and Chairman, 1990-1991, Louisiana State University. Chairman, Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, 1998-2004. Member: New Orleans (Recipient, Presidents 1998 Award) and Louisiana State (Chairman, Corporation Law Section, 1968-1969) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Security Rights; Finance; Corporations; Tax and Estate Planning; Litigation; Arbitration; Foundations; Health Law.Email: David Conroy, (P.C.)
Jay Corenswet, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, June 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1980); Tulane University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Intellectual Property; Insurance Defense; Transportation.Email: Jay Corenswet, (P.C.)
F. Frank Fontenot, (P.C.) (Partner) born Mamou, LA, June 13, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1961); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1964). Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1962-1964. Mediator, Certified by the American Arbitration Association and Attorney-Mediators Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Casualty Litigation; Real Estate; Secured Transactions; Transportation.Email: F. Frank Fontenot, (P.C.)
James K. Irvin, (P.C.) (Partner) born New York, NY, June 30, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Rhode Island; 1972, Louisiana; 1994, Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1963); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1969). Assistant Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1968-1969. Editor-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1968-1969. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (House of Delegates, 2000-2001); Federal Bar Association (New Orleans Chapter, President, 1997-1998). [Lt., USNR (Ret.), 1963-1965]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts; Antitrust; ERISA; Mediation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: James K. Irvin, (P.C.)
Roselyn B. Koretzky, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, April 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1973); Boston University (M.Ed., 1976); Tulane University (J.D., 1980). Founding Member and President, Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys of the Louisiana Hospital Association, 1986-1988. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Chair, Health Law Section, 2000); Louisiana State Medical Society (Chair, Medical Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1997). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Licensure; Administrative Law; Education; Elder Law.Email: Roselyn B. Koretzky, (P.C.)
Juan J. Lizarraga, (P.C.) (Partner) born Donaldsonville, LA, January 9, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S.M.E., 1965); Loyola University (J.D., 1975). Registered Professional Engineer, Louisiana, 1969. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Charter Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Products Liability; Class Action Defense; Patents.Email: Juan J. Lizarraga, (P.C.)
Charles D. Marshall, Jr. (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, August 12, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Lecturer, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Property and Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Mediation.Email: Charles D. Marshall, Jr. (P.C.)
Michael J. Monistere, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, April 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., Accounting, 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Litigation; ERISA; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Criminal Law; Personal Injury Law; Life, Health Care and Disability Litigation.Email: Michael J. Monistere, (P.C.)
Sheila L. Moragas, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, December 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1992); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1996). Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax; Trusts; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law.Email: Sheila L. Moragas, (P.C.)
Normand F. Pizza, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, November 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1971); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1974). Instructor, Troy State University. Founding Member, Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys of the Louisiana Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Hospital Law; Medicare and Medicaid Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Defense Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Normand F. Pizza, (P.C.)
Richard Ernest Santora, (P.C.) (Partner) born Cleveland, OH, October 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1982, Louisiana. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1977); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1981). Production Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Health Care and Hospital Law; Contracts; Technology Contracts; Business Law; Commercial and Litigation.Email: Richard Ernest Santora, (P.C.)
Charles A. Snyder, (P.C.) (Partner) born Bastrop, LA, June 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.B.A., 1963); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1966). Beta Gamma Sigma. Board of Editors, Louisiana Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Chairman, Corporation Law Section, 1982-1983); Louisiana Law Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Transactions; State and Local Taxation; Estate Planning; Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law.Email: Charles A. Snyder, (P.C.)
Emile A. Wagner, III, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, May 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Leasing.Email: Emile A. Wagner, III, (P.C.)
Richard A. Whann, (P.C.) (Partner) born New Orleans, LA, January 18, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.B.A., 1962; M.B.A., 1963; J.D., 1968). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Tulane Moot Court, 1966-1968. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: Richard A. Whann, (P.C.)
OF COUNSELLeon J. Bechet (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1992, New York. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: Howard University (B.A., 1986); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Marie Breaux (Of Counsel) born Abington, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1982); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Former Chair, Intellectual Property Law). (Also practicing individually). Languages: French.Email: Marie Breaux
Michael G. Monier, Sr. (Of Counsel) born Starkville, MS, January 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana. Education: Nicholls State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Loyola University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: Michael G. Monier, Sr.
ASSOCIATESAnna Flynt (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, July 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia; 2007, Louisiana, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., 1999; Master of Accounting, 2000); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2006); Northwestern University (LL.M., 2007). Member: New Orleans, Tennessee, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Litigation; Health Care.Email: Anna Flynt
Philippe J. Langlois (Associate) born Metairie, LA, October 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1992); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: Philippe J. Langlois
Rene A. Louapre, IV (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., European History, 2004); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center (J.D., 2007); St. Louis University (LL.M., Health Law, 2008). Member: New Orleans Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Law; Government; Corporate Law; Contracts; Health Care Administration; Medical Ethics; Medical Law; Nursing Law; Patients Rights; Pharmacy Law; Public Health Law; Mental Health Law; Health Insurance; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Legislation; Government Health Care Contracts.Email: Rene A. Louapre, IV
Ratings Methodology
The following firm members have been rated by their peers- BV® Distinguished™
4.4 out of 5J. Timothy Betbeze, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Richard A. Whann, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Emile A. Wagner, III, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Marie Breaux - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Charles A. Snyder, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Richard Ernest Santora, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Normand F. Pizza, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Charles D. Marshall, Jr. (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Juan J. Lizarraga, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Roselyn B. Koretzky, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5James K. Irvin, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5F. Frank Fontenot, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Jay Corenswet, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5David Conroy, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Hilton S. Bell, (P.C.) - Rated
2.9 out of 5Sheila L. Moragas, (P.C.) - AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5Michael J. Monistere, (P.C.)
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