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Statement of Practice

Corporate Litigation and Transactions, Bankruptcy, Successions, Tax, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Healthcare Regulations and Transactions, Drug and Medical Device Litigation and Accountant Malpractice.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Address

330 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130, (Orleans Parish)

Phone

Phone: 504-299-8724
Fax: 504-299-8735

Website

http://www.ocblaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

ASSOCIATES

John L. Fontenot (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: McNeese State University (B.S., Accounting, 1992); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1999). Recipient, CALI Award for Appellate Advocacy. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Construction Law; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.

Maurice E. Bostick (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 2001, Texas. Education: New Orleans Police Academy (Police Officer Standard Training Certification, 1979); Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Loyola University Law School (J.D., 1990). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Marine Insurance Defense.Email: Maurice E. Bostick

Angel L. Byrum (Associate) born Mankato, Minnesota, December 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Hollins University (B.A., Religion, with honors, 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 2006). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Successions.Email: Angel L. Byrum

Davide A. Rosiglioni (Associate) born Venice, Italy, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana; 2008, Georgia. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Labor and Employment; Insurance.Email: Davide A. Rosiglioni

Cassie E. Felder (Associate) born Marion, South Carolina; 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 New Orleans (B.A., 1997); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2000); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Formerly with: Schaneville & Barringer; McCloskey & Langenstein, L.L.P.; Baker Botts, L.L.P.

William R. DeJean (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., Secondary Education, 1988); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., Certificate in Environmental Law, 1993). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Public Sector Defense; National Flood Insurance Program Litigation.

Dorothy L. Tarver (Associate) born Heidelberg, Germany; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., Sociology and Political Science); Eötvös Loránd University School of Law, Budapest, Hungary (2002); University of Vienna Law School (2003); Rome University of Law (2004); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., Civil Law and Certificate in International Law, 2004). Member: Political Science Student Association, University of New Orleans; Student Government Association, University of New Orleans. Seminar Attended: Loyola University New Orleans School of Law-European Union Law Studies Seminar in Brussels, Strasbourg, and Luxembourg. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association.

T. Christopher Pennebaker (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern, District of Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Louisiana State University, College of Business (B.S.B.A./Pre-Law, 1993); Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; National Flood Insurance Program Litigation; Property and Casualty Insurance Litigation; 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation.

Byrne N. Sherwood (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.G.S., History and Anthropology); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Prior to pursuing a legal career, Byrne taught high school in New Orleans and served in the U.S. Army. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. [U.S. Army, 1992-1996]. Practice Areas: Successions; Divorce; Insurance Claims and Disputes; Debt Collections; Evictions; Torts; Mortgages, Privileges and Liens; Obligations and Contract Disputes; Annulment of Tax Sales; Ownership Disputes; Real Estate Transactions.

Alex L.M. Ducros (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Louisiana. Education: Ben Franklin Senior High School, New Orleans, Louisiana; New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts "N.O.C.C.A." Visual Arts and Jazz Studies Programs, New Orleans, Louisiana; Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana (B.S.); Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (J.D., Certificate in Common Law, 2007); Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; University Wien Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultet, Vienna, Austria. LSU: Beta Gamma; Student Dietetic Association; German Club; Stammtisch; Loyola University New Orleans School of Law: President, Sports and Entertainment Law Society, 2005-2006; Historian, Phi Delta Phi - Black Inn, 2004-2005; Loyola International and Comparative Law Program, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary and University Wien Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultet, Vienna, Austria, Summer 2005; Loyola European Union Studies Seminar in Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France) and Luxemburg, Winter 2005. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Languages: English and German. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Complex State and Federal Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Related Issues.

Sophia L. Lauricella (Associate) born Jackson, Michigan, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas. Education: Michigan State University Honors College (B.A., Business Administration; B.A., Political Science); Cambridge University' Magdalene College (Finance and Business Law); The Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2009). President, Phi Alpha Delta. Member: American Bar Association National Moot Court Team; Appellate Advocacy Clinic; Practice Court Fellowship Program, Baylor. Judicial Intern to: Hon. Jeffrey C. Manske, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Waco Division, 2007; Izzo & Heselmeyer, PLLC, Round Rock, Texas, 2008; Hon. Rogelio Valdez, Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Texas. Member: American and Texas Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyer Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Transaction; Commercial Litigation.Email: Sophia L. Lauricella