(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Advertising and Marketing, Agency and Distributorships, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Campaign and Political Law, Casinos and Gambling, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-district Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Disaster Recovery, Education Law, Election, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Energy, Entertainment and the Arts, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Fraud and Deceit, General Practice, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Historic Preservation, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Litigation, Media Law, Medical Malpractice, Medicare and Medicaid, Mergers, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Negligence, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Planning and Land, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Resorts and Leisure, RICO, Securities, Slander and Defamation, Sports Law, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade and Professional Associations, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Utility Law, Workers Compensation, Zoning.

Address

909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70112-1033, (Orleans Parish)

Phone

Phone: 504-299-2100
Fax: 504-299-2300

Website

http://www.shergarner.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
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

MEMBERS

Leopold Z. Sher, (P.C.) (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Tulane Moot Court Board. Recipient, New Orleans Citybusiness Leadership in Law Award, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, with special designations in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law, 2006-2009. Named to: City business Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans, 2005 and its first Annual Leadership in Law Award, 2005; Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2007-2009 and one of its top 10 and top 50 lawyers; LawDragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2006-2009 and one of its Top Managing Partners You Need to Know for 2008. Leading Business Lawyers in Real Estate, Chamber USA, Client Guide, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Member, Board of Editorial Contributors and Advisors, Real Estate Finance Law Journal, Federal Research Press, 1985-1986. Member, Tulane Law School Dean's Advisory Board, 2004—. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American (Section Delegate, American Bar Association House of Delegates, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Trust Law Section Representative, 2004—; Nominating Committee, 2008—; Section Council Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1996-2002; Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Real Property Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1993-1996; Chairman, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee, Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Section of Business Law, 1986-1994; Vice Chairman, Title Insurance Committee, Real Property Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986-1989; Member, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1989-1996, 1998—; Member, Standing Committee on Publications, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1993-1998; Chairman and Member, Standing Committee on Committees, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1996-2004; Member, Acquisition Financing Subcommittee, Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Section of Business Law; Member, Oil & Gas Financing Task Force, Business Law Section, 1991—; Member, Commercial Leasing Committee, Real Property Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Member, Real Estate Finance Committee, Real Property Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; American Law Institute; American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1997-2001; Chairman: Title Insurance Committee, 1995-1997; Chairman, Membership Selection Committee, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 2001-2002); American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Anglo-American Real Property Institute (Member, Board of Governors, 1995—; Assistant Treasurer, 1998-1999); American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators); Lenders' Counsel Group of the American Land Title Association; International Council of Shopping Centers; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc.; Louisiana Land Title Association; Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys; Louisiana Bankers Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; CCIM, Louisiana Chapter Commercial Real Estate. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Commercial); Business Law; Leasing Law; Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Workouts; Foreclosures; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Mediation; Secured Finance; Asset Based Finance; Health Care; Disaster Recovery.Email: Leopold Z. Sher, (P.C.)

James M. Garner (Co-Managing Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Texas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Federal Claims Court; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma; Omega Chi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of Coif. Member, Board of Editors, 1987-1989, and Managing Editor, 1988-1989, Tulane Law Review, 1987-1989. Director; Tulane Law Review Board of Advisory Editors, 2001—. Recipient: Top 50 Lawyers, Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2009; Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, Local Litigation Star, 2009; Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation, 2009; Chambers and Partners, 2008; Lawdragon's 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know, 2008; Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2008; Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, Business Litigation, 2008; Top 50 Lawyers, Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2008; Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Appellate Law, 2008; Top 50 Lawyers, Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007; The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2007; Chambers and Partners, 2007; Best Lawyers in America, 2007; Leading Trial Lawyer, by Chambers and Partners, 2006; The Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds, 2006; New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2006; Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2006; Top Lawyers, New Orleans Magazine, 2005; Leading Business Lawyers in Litigation, by Chambers and Partners, Chambers USA, Client's Guide, 2004 and 2005; First Annual Leadership in Law Award, Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans, New Orleans City Business, 2005; New Orleans City Business Power Generation, 2003. Professional and Civic Activities: Board Member, Tulane Alumni Association Board, 2009—; Vice Chair, Class Action, Mass Tort & Complex Litigation Section — Louisiana State Bar Association, 2009—; President and National Council Delegate, Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, 2008-2009; Member, Board of Trustees, Xavier University of Louisiana, 2007—; Member, Board of Visitors, Xavier University 2006—; Member, Tulane Law Review Board of Advisory Editors, 2001—; Director, Holy Cross High School, 1997-2004; Director, American Lung Association of Louisiana, 1998-2002; Director, Tulane University Internship Committee, 1991—. Member, Tulane University Admissions Committee, 1991—. Member: Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Environmental Quality Counsel; Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Subcommittees; Our Lady of Holy Cross University Internship Committee; A.P. Tureaud American Inn of Court. Classes/Seminars: Master Land Use and Planning Processes, National Business Institute, May 4, 2009; 2009 Bench Bar Conference: Changes to Court Rules, New Orleans Bar Association, March 13, 2009 - March 15, 2009; Trying the Bad Faith Insurance Case, American Bar Association, March 5, 2009-March 9, 2009; Landlord-Tenant Law, Sterling Education Services, January 7, 2009; Boundary Disputes: Resolving Client Conflicts, National Business Institute, November 13, 2008; Insurance Litigation in Louisiana Related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Defense Research Institute, October 23, 2008; Handling Toxic Mold Disputes: A Guide to Recent Development and Effective Litigation Strategies, Lorman Education Services, August 15, 2008; The Warranties Within: A Comparative Look at the Warranties Implied in the Sale of Goods under U.S. Law with an Emphasis on European and International Influences Thereon, Tulane Law School Summer Abroad, London, England, July 21, 2008- August 2, 2008; Mastering Land Use and Planning Processes, National Business Institute, June 10, 2008; 2008 Bench Bar Conference - Never Say Never Again: Surviving the Second Storm of Litigation, New Orleans Bar Association, April 11, 2008-April 13, 2008; Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers, National Business Institute, March 13, 2008; Hurricane Katrina: Surviving the Storm of Insurance Litigation, New Orleans Bar Association, December 28, 2007; Katrina Insurance Litigation, The Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Society, December 12, 2007; Hot Topics in Insurance Law, Louisiana State Bar Association, September 28, 2007; Landlord-Tenant Law: Beyond the Basics, Sterling Education Services, Inc., September 25, 2007; Litigation the Multi-Party Construction Defect Case: Representing the Owner, Louisiana State Bar Association, September 21,2007; Circuits Gone Haywire Part II—Splits in the Louisiana Appellate System, Jamaican Sunset CLE, July 12, 2007-July 19, 2007; Show Me the Money — Hurricane Katrina Insurance Issues, Jamaican Sunset CLE, July 12, 2007-July 19, 2007; Hurricane Relief Seminar for Evacuees and Volunteers, National Bar Association, April 26, 2007; Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage, National Business Institute, February 22, 2007; 2006 Bench Bar Conference - Hurricane Katrina: A Personal Perspective, Lafayette Parish Bar Association, October 5, 2006-October 7, 2006; The Warranties Within: A Comparative Look at Warranties Implied in the Sale of Goods Under US Law, Tulane Law School Summer Abroad, London, England, July 23, 2006- August 5, 2006; Fourteenth Annual Alvin B. Rubin Symposium - The Attorney Client Privilege: A Pandora's Box, Federal Bar Association of New Orleans, May 18, 2006; Confronting Present and Future Stormy Challenges, Louisiana Judicial Council/NBA, March 2, 2006-March 4, 2006; Thirteenth Annual Alvin B. Rubin Symposium - Lawyer and Judicial Misconduct, Federal Bar Association of New Orleans, May 12, 2005; The Mold Challenge in Louisiana, National Business Institute, March 15, 2005; Solving Mold Contamination and Water Intrusion Claims, Sterling Education Services, October 13, 2004; Attorney Disqualification and Judicial Refusal: The New Frontier, Federal Bar Association of New Orleans, May 5, 2004; Twelfth Annual Alvin B. Rubin Symposium; Water Intrusion and Toxic Mold Claims in Louisiana, Sterling Education Services, L.L.C., October 28, 2003; Emerging Issues in Louisiana Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Litigation, National Business Institute, April 24, 2003; Tenth Annual Alvin B. Rubin Symposium - What Judges Will and Will Not Tolerate, Federal Bar Association of New Orleans, April 18, 2002; Hotel/Motel Premises Civil Security Liability, Defense Research Institute, 1997. Published Works: "The Public Documents Hearsay Exception for Evaluative Reports: Fact or Fiction?" 63 Tul. L. Rev. 121, 63, 1988; "The Louisiana 1988 Products Liability Reform Act: The Changes and Their Effects," 5 Tul. Civ. L. Forum 129, 5, 1990; "Medical Monitoring: The Evolution of a Cause of Action," 30 ENVTL. L. REP. 10024, 2000; "Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter," Advocate, Volume 12, 2002; "Congressional Welcome to Federal Courts—The Class Action Fairness Act: Has the Party Just Begun," 80 Tul. L. Rev. 1669, 80, 2006. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member: Litigation Section; Committees on Trial Practice; Federal Procedure; Title Insurance Litigation; Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association of New Orleans (Director, 2001—; President and National Council Delegate, 2008-2009; President-Elect and First Vice-President, 2007-2008; Treasurer, 2006-2007; Recording Secretary, 2005-2006; Member, Chair, 2004-2005); Defense Research Institute (Member, Environmental Law Committee); Tulane Alumni Association Board (Board Member, Law School Representative, 2009-Present). Fellow: The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation; The Fellows of the Federal Bar Association; Louisiana Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, 495 F.3d 191 (5th Cir. 2007); Cambridge Toxicology Group, Inc. v. Exnicios, 495 F.3d 169 (5th Cir. 2007); Enterprise Leasing Co. of New Orleans v. Curtis, 977 So.2d 975 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2007); Historic Restoration, Inc. v. RSUI Indemnity Co., 955 So.2d 200 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2007); Larroquette v. Cardinal Health 200, Inc., 466 F.3d 373 (La. App. 5th Cir. 2006); Touro Infirmary v. Sizeler Architects, 947 So.2d 740 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2006); Dillard University v. Lexington Ins. Co., 466 F. Supp. 2d 723 (E.D. La. 2006); City of New Orleans' Dept. of Finance v. Touro Infirmary, 905 So.2d 314 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2005); In re Crutcher-Tufts Resources, Inc., 347 B.R. 189 (Bkrtcy.E.D.La. 2005); Gravolet v. Fair Grounds Corp., 878 So. 2d 900 (La.App.4th Cir., 2004); Scarborough v. Clemco Industries, 391 F.3d 660 (5th Cir., 2004); Memorial Hall Museum, Inc. v. University of New Orleans Foundation, 847 So. 2d 625 (La.App. 4th Cir., 2003); Civil Service Com'n of City of New Orleans v. City of New Orleans, 854 So. 2d 322 (La., 2003); Chattem Chemicals, Inc. v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals, B.V., 229 F. Supp. 2d 555 (M. D. La 2002) (International Service under Hague convention in Antitrust Case); EOP New Orleans, L.L.C.V. Louisiana Tax Comm'n, 809 So.2d 387 (La.App. 1st Cir., 2001) (Successfully challenged trial court's interpretation of tax assessment appeal statute); Smith Barney, Inc. v. Henry, 775 So.2d 772 (Miss., 2001) (Enforceability of arbitration provision in broker context); Johnson v. LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P., 803 S.2d 1100 (La.App. 1st Cir., 2001) (Successfully challenged lower court decision on tax assessment of commercial building); Coalition for Good Government v. Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality, No.99-2843, 2000 WL 1533277 (La. App.1st Cir., 2000) (Challenge to issuance of permit by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality); M.K.L. Development, L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, 772 So.2d 797 (La. App. 1st Cir., 2000) (Public bid law, public lease law, and open meetings law do not apply to not for profit World Trade Center); Courtland v. Century Indemnity Co., 772 So. 2d 795 (La. App. 5th Cir., 2000) (Suit by worker in Texas does not interrupt statute of limitations for wrongful death claim in Louisiana); Judy Walls et al v. American Optical Corp., 740 So.2d 1262 (La., 1999) (Executive officers not responsible for wrongful death claims arising after October, 1976); Estate of Patout v. City of New Iberia, 738 So.2d 544 (La. 1999); Dumas v. Angus Chemical Co., 728 So.2d 441 (La. App. 2 Cir. 1999); Williams v. AKZO Nobel Chemicals, Inc., 999 S.W.2d. 836 (Tex.App.-Tyler, 1999) (Appeal regarding death penalty sanctions); Earl J. Adams, Jr. et al v. J.E. Merit Construction, Inc. et al, 712 So.2d 88 (La., 1998) (Supreme Court overrules prior jurisprudence and finds workers' compensation bar applicable to punitive damage claims in the toxic tort case); Simmons v. Templeton, 723 So.2d 1009 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1998); TGX Corp. v. Simmons, 62 F.3d 666 (5th Cir. (La.) 1995); Henning Construction, Inc. v. First Eastern Bank and Trust Co., 635 So.2d 273, 25 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d 120 (La. App. 4th Cir., 1994) (Court found no duty of good faith on bank's demand note); U.S. v. Eighty Three Rolex Watches, 992 F.2d 508 (5th Cir (Tex.) 1993); Cole et al v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058 (La., 1992) (Court considered allocation of fault and stacking of insurance coverage in long-term exposure asbestos case). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: James M. Garner

Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., Accounting, 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Beta Alpha Psi. Member, 1978-1980, and Case and Index Editor, 1979-1980, Loyola Law Review. Adjunct Professor, Business Organizations I (1993) and Instructor, Real Estate Skills Course, Loyola University School of Law, 1992—. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers; Chairperson, New Orleans Pro Bono Project, 1991; Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation (President, 2007-2008; Member, Board of Directors, 2003-2008; Chairperson, IOLTA Banking Committee, 2003-2004); Member, Board of Directors of Children's Hospital of New Orleans;. Member: New Orleans (Third Vice President, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2007; Chairperson, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986), Louisiana State (Young Lawyers Section Observer to Law Institute Council, 1985-1986) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Supervisory Council Member, 2005-2008; Member, Leadership Development Initiative Committee, 1994-1997; Chairperson, Diversity/Goal IX Committee, 1999-2004; Vice Chairperson, Land Survey Committee, 1988-1993; Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1987-1990; Liaison to American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1988-1990; Chairperson, Real Property Committee, 1986-1987; Member, Executive Council, 1986-1988, Liaison to Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986-1988, Young Lawyers Division; Member: Title Insurance Litigation Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section; Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: T.D. Bickham Corp. v. Hebert, 432 So.2d 228 (La. 1983). (Supreme Court upholds validity of provision subordinating prior recorded lease to future recorded unspecified mortgage.). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Commercial); Business Law; Commercial Finance; Leasing; Title Insurance; Title Insurance Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Workouts; Creditors Rights; Commercial Foreclosure.Email: Elwood F. Cahill, Jr.

Richard P. Richter (Member) born Miami, Florida, February 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.S.C.E., 1968); Loyola University (J.D., 1982). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1981-1982. Former Vice President and Board Member, East Jefferson Levee District, 1988-1992. Member: New Orleans (Co-Chairman, Real Property Section) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; International Council of Shopping Centers; Greater New Orleans Board of Realtors (Member: Commercial Investment Division (CID); Certified Investment Managers (CCIM)); National Multi Housing Council (NMHL); Urban Land Institute (ULI). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. [U.S. Army, 1970-1971]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Commercial Finance; Leases and Leasing; Business Law; Workouts; Zoning and Regulatory Matters; Governmental Relations.Email: Richard P. Richter

Steven I. Klein, (P.C.) (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1976, New Jersey; 1981, Louisiana. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., with high honors, 1972; J.D., with honors, 1975); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1973-1975. Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Natural Resources Taxation, Tulane University Law School, 1989—. Author: "Louisiana Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual," Data Trace 2d ed., 2001. Current Developments, Board of Advisors and Department Heads, Business Entities (Warren, Gorham & Lamont), Journal of S Corporation Taxation; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2008; Named to New Orleans City Business Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans, 2007; 2007, 2008 Louisiana Super Lawyer. Member: Louisiana State and American (Chair, 2002-2004, Committee on S Corporations) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Entities.Email: Steven I. Klein, (P.C.)

Peter L. Hilbert, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1974); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Recipient, City Business Leadership in Law Award, 2007. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Gulf Coast Region, 1990. Author and Lecturer: Injuries in the Workplace in Louisiana , National Business Institute, Inc., 1993; The Marine Leg of Intermodal Transportation , Intl. Bar Assoc., 1993; Bad Faith Litigation in Louisiana , National Business Institute, Inc. 1995 and 1996. Adjunct Faculty, Trial Advocacy, Tulane University, 1988-2002. Member: Board of Advisors of Tulane Maritime Law Center; Committee of Advisors and Endowment Committee, Tulane Maritime Law Center; Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans, 1979—; Houston Mariners Club, 1984—. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal (Member, Board of Directors, New Orleans Chapter, 1995-2000) and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Committee of Marine Insurance, General Average and Salvage, Subcommittee on P & I Insurance, 1984—); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Insurance Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Zeigler v. BP American Production Co., Slip Copy, 2007 WL 2948667, C.A.5 (La), October 10, 2007 (No. 06-31205.); Greenfield Commercial Credit, L.L.C. v. Catlettsburg Refining, L.L.C., Slip Copy, 2007 WL 97068, 61 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 775, E.D.La., January 9, 2007 (Civil Action No. 03-3391.); Dillard University v. Lexington Ins. Co., 466 F.Supp.2d 723, 2006 WL 2850014, E.D.La., October 02, 2006 (No. Civ.A. 06-4138.); City of New Orleans' Dept. of Finance v. Touro Infirmary, 908 So.2d 314, 2005 WL 1398910, 2004-0835 (La.App. 4 Cir. 4/27/05), La.App.4Cir., April 27, 2005 (Nos. 2004-CA-0835, 2004-CA-0951, 2004-CA-1204.); Lee v. Clinical Research Center of Florida, L.C., 889 So.2d 317, 2004 WL 2709952, 2004-0428 (La.App. 4 Cir. 11/17/04), La.App. 4 Cir., November 17, 2004 (No. 2004-CA-0428.); Blessey Marine Services Inc. v. Houston Marine Services Inc., 75 Fed.Appx. 232, 2003 WL 22080745, C.A.5. (Tex.), September 09, 2003 (No. 03-20029.Summay Calendar); Singleton v. Northfield Ins. Co., 826 So.2d 55, 2002 WL 988073, 157 Oil & Gas Rep. 69, 2001-0447 (La.App. 1 Cir. 5/15/02), La.App. 1 Cir., May 15, 2002 (No. 2001 CA 0447.). Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Insurance Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Peter L. Hilbert, Jr.

Marie A. Moore (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 1981, Louisiana. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Associate Editor, 1977-1978, Alabama Law Review. Clerk for Judge Robert S. Vance, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1978-1980. Contributing Author: Retail Development, ULI Development Handbook Series. Chairman, Retail Lease Committee, Associate Article Ad Editor, Probate and Property; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, 2007-2009, American Bar Association. Treasurer and Member of the Executive Committee, Louisiana District Council of the Urban Land Institute, 2005-2009. Member, Silver Flight of the Urban Land Institute Commercial and Retail Development Council, 2005-2009. President, New Orleans CREW, 2002-2003. Speaker at International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference. Louisiana Contributor to State by State Guide To Commercial Real Estate Leases, Mark A. Senn, Editor, Aspen Publisher (Last Edition, 2008). Publications include: Indemnification Provisions in Leases What We Ask for and What Really Matters; Probate and Property, September-October, 2008. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Committee on Lease Law Revisions). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Finance; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law.Email: Marie A. Moore

Debra J. Fischman (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, January 31, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Tulane University (J.D., 1978). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation. Member: New Orleans, United States Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; Association of Women Attorneys. Reported Cases: Singleton v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 2008 WL 4001886 (E.D. La. 2008); Touro Infirmary v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of America, 2008 WL 3975605 (E.D. La. 2008); Keller v. Peake, 2008 WL 1743497 (M.D. La. 2008); Sauce It Up, L.L.C. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 2008 WL 1711545 (E.D. La. 2008); Sauce It Up, L.L.C. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 2008 WL 544181 (E.D. La. 2008); Charles v. St. James Parish Council, 2008 WL 215736 (E.D. La. 2008); Ewing V. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., 2007 WL 2478875 (W.D. La. 2007); In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation, 2007 WL 1959191 (E.D. La. 2007); Marshall v. Air Liquide-Big Three, Inc., 2007 WL 275898 (E.D. La. 2007); Omega Center for Pain Management, L.L.C. v. Omega Institute of Health, Inc., 975 So.2d48 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2007); Nassar v. Academy Sports & Outdoors, 277 Fed. Appx. 392 (5th Cir.(Miss.) 2007); Larroquette v. Cardinal Health 200, Inc., 466 F.3d 373 (5th Cir. (La.) 2006); Dumas v. Christian Health Ministries, 181 Fed. Appx. 433 (5th Cir. (La.) 2006); Broussard v. Jester, 876 So.2d 940 (La. App. 3 Cir 2004); International Chemical Workers Union v. Columbian Chemicals Co., 331 F.3d 491 (5h Cir.(La.) 2003); Arriola v. Orleans Parish School Board, reversed, 809 So. 2d 932, writ granted (La. 2002); Arriola v. Orleans Parish School Board, 799 So.2d. 488 (La. 2001); Arriola v. Orleans Parish School Board, 789 So.2d 64 (La. App. 4 Cir 2001); Ross v. Conoco, Inc., 805 So.2d 352 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2001); Yourick Lavine, Jr., Mrs. Cynthia Lavine and Harry Bonvillain v. Redgies Jackson, Calvin Cooks, Mike Lausen, John Doe, City of Thibodaux, Thibodaux Police Department and Titan Indemnity Company, 730 So.2d 958 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1998); Allo v. Horne, 672 So.2d 961 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1996); Allo v. Horne, 636 So.2d 1048 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1994); Doyle v. Titan Indem. Co., 692 So.2d 516 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1993); McElreath v. Progressive Ins. Co., 595 So.2d 693 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1992); Lewis v. Time Saver Stores, Inc., 599 So.2d 442 (La. App. 4 Cir 1992); Roberts v. Murphy Oil Corp., 577 So.2d 308 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1991); Miller v. State, 572 So.2d 197 (La.App 1 Cir. 1990); Cooper v. Ceco Corp., 558 So.2d 1355 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1990); Lowe v. Patterson, 492 So.2d 110 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1986); Ben Glazer Co., Inc. v. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 491 So.2d 722 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1986); Metropolitan New Orleans Chapter of Louisiana Consumers' League, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans, 391 So.2d 878 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1980); Acorn v. City of New Orleans, 377 So.2d 1206 (La. 1979); Gordon v. City of New Orleans, 371 So.2d 768 (La. 1979). Languages: French. Practice Areas: School Board Liability; Labor and Employment; Sexual Harassment; Governmental Liability; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts litigation.Email: Debra J. Fischman

Robert P. Thibeaux (Member) born Franklin, Louisiana, March 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable James L. Dennis, Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court. Member, Committee on Security Devices, Louisiana State Law Institutes; Committee on Revisions of Articles on Deposit and Loan for Use, Louisiana State Law Institute. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Member, Louisiana Banker's Association Bank Counsel Section). Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Equipment Leasing; Real Estate; Maritime Finance.Email: Robert P. Thibeaux

Darnell Bludworth (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1994, Texas. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1985); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Justice, Moot Court Board, 1986-1988. Member, F. Lee Bailey National Moot Court Competition, 1987-1988. Adjunct Faculty, Trial Advocacy, Tulane University, 1999-2005. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; New Orleans Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys; Women's International Shipping and Trading Association. Reported Cases: Jourdan v. Equitable Equipment Co., 889 F.2d 637 (5th Cir. 1989); Robichaux v. Randolph, 563 So. 2d 226 (La. 1990); Hebert v. Exxon Corp., 770 F.Supp. 314 (E.D.La., 1991); Hebert v. Exxon Corp., 953 F.2d 936 (5th Cir. 1992); Collins v. Coastline Construction, 820 F.Supp. 270 (E.D.La. 1993); Magnolia Marine Transport v. Frye, 875 F.Supp. 1216 (E.D.La. 1994); Insurance Co. of North America v. West of England Shipowners Mut. Ins. Ass'n, 890 F.Supp. 1296 (E.D. La. 1995); Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Director, OWCP, 97 F.3d 815 (5th Cir. 1996); Complaint of Christiansen Marine, Inc., 1996 A.M.C. 2353 (E.D.Va. 1996); Casper Marine, Inc. v. Seatrans Shipping Corp., 969 F.Supp. 395 (E.D. La. 1997); Equitable Equipment Co. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, 191 F.3d 630 (5th Cir. 1999); Johnson v. LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P., 803 So.2d. 1100, (La.App. 1 Cir. 2001); EOP New Orleans, L.L.C. v. Louisiana Tax Com'n, 809 So.2d 387 (La.App. 1 Cir., 2001); In re M/V DANIELLE BOUCHARD, 164 F.Supp.2d 794 (E.D.La. 2001); Temporary Employment Services v. Trinity Marine Group, Inc. 261 F.3d 456, (5th Cir. 2001); EOP New Orleans, L.L.C. v. Louisiana Tax Com'n, 831 So.2d 1005 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2002); Hontex Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Westwego, 833 So.2d 1234 (La.App. 5 Cir. 2002); Chattem Chemicals, Inc. v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals B.V., 229 F.Supp.2d 555 (M.D.La. 2002); In re Clearsky Shipping Corp., 84 Fed.Appx. 370 (5th Cir. 2003); Central Nat. Ins. Co. of Omaha v. Jacobs Constructors, Inc., 875 So.2d 131 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2004); In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation, 466 F.Supp.2d 729 (E.D.La. 2006); Historic Restoration, Inc. v. RSUI Indem. Co., 955 So.2d 200 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2007); Cambridge Toxicology Group, Inc. v. Exnicios, 495 F.3d 169 (5th Cir. 2007); In Re Karina Canal Breaches Consol, Litigation; LAS F. 3d 191 (5th Cir 2007); Sher v. Lafayette Ins. Co., So.2d, 2008 WL928486, 2007-2441 (LA. 4/8/08). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance; Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Appellate Practice; Products Liability.Email: Darnell Bludworth

Martha Young Curtis (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 2000, Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Tulane Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Recipient, John Minor Wisdom Award, 1990. Board of Advisory Editors of Tulane Law Review. Member, 1988-1989, and Senior Managing Editor, 1989-1990, Tulane Law Review. Law Clerk, Judge W. Eugene Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1990-1991. President, New Orleans Vanderbilt Club, 1998-2000. Former Member, Uniform Rules Committee of the Judicial Council (appointed by order of Louisiana Supreme Court). Assistant Examiner, Louisiana State Bar Examination, 1997-2000. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Fellow: Louisiana State Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: M.K.L. Dev., L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, 772 So.2d 711 (La.App. 4th Cir., 2000); Young v. Bichan Partnership, 709 So.2d 794 (La.App. 5th Cir., 1997); Jones v. Hyatt Corp., 681 So.2d 381 (La.App. 4th Cir., 1995); Henning Constr. v. First E. Bank & Trust, 635 So.2d 273 (La.App. 4th Cir., 1994); Walls v. American Optical Corp., 740 So.2d 1262 (La.Sup.Ct., 1999); Estate of Patout v. City of New Iberia, 738 So.2d 544 (La.Sup.Ct., 1999); Adams v. J.E. Merit Constr., Inc., 712 So.2d 88 (La.Sup.Ct., 1998); Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1086 (La.Sup.Ct. 1992); TGX Corp. v. Simmons, 62 F.3d 666 (U.S. 5th Cir., 1995); United States v. Eighty-Three Rolex Watches, 992 F.2d 508 (U.S. 5th Cir., 1993). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Lease Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Complex Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Martha Young Curtis

Neal J. Kling (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Adjunct Faculty Member, Tulane Law School. Member: Louisiana State and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Group Chair, 2006-2008, Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group; Chair, 2005- 2008 and Co-Chair, 2002-2005, Uniform Laws Committee; Member, Section Standing Committees on: Continuing Legal Education, 2002-2008; Group and Substantive Committees, 2006-2008; Membership, 2004-2006; and Technology, 2005-2006; Chair, Mortgage Loan Structure and Origination Committee, 1997-2002; Vice Chair: Mortgages and Other Debt Financing Committee, 1996-1997; Member: Section of Business Law; Vice Chair, 2007—, Commercial Finance Committee; Chair, 2004-2007 Vice Chair, 2001-2004 and Member, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee; Uniform Commercial Code Committee; Loan Documentation Subcommittee; Maritime Financing Subcommittee) Bar Associations; The Maritime Law Association (Proctor Member; Member, Marine Financing Committee). Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Author, "Ramirez v. Fairgrounds Corporation - The Harm in Holding Harmless," 52 LA Law Rev. 1061, 1992 American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Shipbuilding and Repair; Maritime Finance; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Leasing Law.Email: Neal J. Kling

Joshua S. Force (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, February 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, Louisiana; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 2002, U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1988); Harvard University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Harvard International Law Journal, 1989-1991 (Recent Developments Editor, 1990-1991). Recipient, Addison Brown Prize. Law Clerk, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1991-1992. American Maritime Cases (Editorial Fellow, 1999—); Benedict's Maritime Bulletin (Managing Editor, 2009; Editorial Board, 2003-2009). Article Author: "Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine: the Supreme Court Misses the Boat on Maritime Preemption," 27 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 389 (2003); "State Attachment and Garnishment Procedures in Maritime Matters: A Primer," 20 University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal 1 (2007-2008). Adjunct Lecturer in Law: Marine Pollution, Tulane University School of Law, 2004 and 2007; Lecturer in Law, Tulane University School of Law, 2007—. Member: Maritime Law Association of the U.S. (Board of Directors, 2009; Marine Insurance and General Average Committee, Secretary, 1998-2004; Practice and Procedure Committee Vice-Chair, 2004-2008, Chair, 2008—; Young Lawyers Committee, Secretary, 1999-2000, Vice-Chair, 2000-2001, Chair, 2001-2003); Houston Mariners Club; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Joshua S. Force

Deborah J. Moench (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Mary Baldwin College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Loyola University (J.D., 1983). Recipient: Best Lawyers in America 2009; Louisiana Super Lawyer 2006-2009 (Top 25 Louisiana Super Lawyers 2008-2009). ICSC Louisiana State Governmental Relations Chairperson, International Council of Shopping Centers, 2004-2007. Founding Member and Secretary 2002-2005, President 2006, New Orleans Commercial Real Estate Women. Associate Member: ICSC; CCIM; CID. Member, Association of Women Attorneys. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Corporate Real Estate; Asset Purchases and Sales; Leases and Leasing; Shopping Center Development; Retail and Restaurant Development; Corporate Law.Email: Deborah J. Moench

Dorothy S. Watkins Lawrence (Member) born Houma, Louisiana, July 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1992, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982); Southern Methodist University (M.A., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Member, Loyola Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association; Association of Women Attorneys; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; New Orleans Bar Association. Reported Cases: Smith v. Grefna Machine and Iron Works, 94-369 (La. App. 5th Ctr. 11/16/1994), 646 So. 2d 1096. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Jones Act; Marine Insurance Defense; Shipyard Litigation; Insurance Defense; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury Defense; Property Damage.Email: Dorothy S. Watkins Lawrence

John T. Balhoff, II (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1993); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1996). Member: New Orleans (Director, Young Lawyers Section, 2002-2005); Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Foreclosures; Real Estate Title; Automobile Liability.Email: John T. Balhoff, II

Alvin C. Miester, III (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., Economics, 1990); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1993). Louisiana Law Review. Vice President, Hynes Charter School Corporation. Member: Knights of Columbus; Young Leadership Council; Toastmaster's International; Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Association of Greater New Orleans; Boy Scouts of America. Member: New Orleans (Member, Real Property Committee), Louisiana State (Secretary-Treasurer, Trust, Estate, Probate and Immovable Property Section, 2004—) and American (Member, Business Law Section; Vice-Chair, 2002-2003 and Member, Young Lawyer's Division, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Construction and Design Law; Leasing; Retail Development; Restaurant Law; Shopping Center Development; Commercial Finance; Title Insurance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Alvin C. Miester, III

Howard T. Boyd, III (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, Louisiana. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Commercial Law; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Construction Law.Email: Howard T. Boyd, III

Christopher Chocheles (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1997); Louisiana State University Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: Christopher Chocheles

Sharonda Williams (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, June 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2003, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Xavier University of Louisiana (B.S., 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 2001). Crowe Scholar. Member and Board of Advocates, Loyola University Law Review. Vice President, Board of Directors, Bridge House. Member, Young Leadership Council One Book One New Orleans Committee; Board of Directors, ACLU. Member: New Orleans (Member, Board of Directors) and Louisiana State (Member and Secretary, Minority Involvement Section; Member, IP Committee on Profession) Bar Associations; Louis A. Martinet Legal Society (President, 2006-2007); New Orleans Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009); National Bar Association (Committee Member, Region V Secretary; Regional Director, 2008-2009; Chair, Disaster Recovery Task Force); Federal Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors); AWA (Secretary); Louisiana Judiciary Commission (Vice Chair). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Sharonda Williams

ASSOCIATES

Karen T. Holzenthal (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1981); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Title Examination; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Karen T. Holzenthal

Emma E. Daschbach (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana; 2007, Washington; 2008, New York;. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001); Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2006). Honors and Rewards: Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Tulane Law School, Order of the Coif, Civil Law Studies Award. McGlinchey Scholar, Duke University, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Thesis, Deans List, List with Distinction. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Emma E. Daschbach

Andrew R. Capitelli (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 4, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana, U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005) Dean's List; Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.; B.C.L., cum laude, 2008) Dean's List. Recipient: Chancellor's List, University Medalist, Foreaux Society, Louisiana State University; CALI Award. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Ryan D. Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., cum laude, 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Member, Loyola Law Review. Author: "Where There is a Will, There is a Way: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Adoption of Rule 10b5-1," 47 Loyola Law Review 1133, 2001. Member: New Orleans, Federal, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Urban Land Institute; New Orleans Young Leadership Council. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Intellectual Property.Email: Ryan D. Adams

Mary Beth Akin (Associate) born Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Journalism, 1976); Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member, Moot Court. Member, Loyola New Orleans Law Review. Author: "Louisiana Civil Procedure," Thomason West. Instructor: Tulane University Continuing Legal Education, 1992-1998; Tulane University College Paralegal Program, 1990-1994. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Mary Beth Akin

Kevin M. McGlone (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, October 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1999); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Hon. Eldon E. Fallon, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2002-2003. Author: "Perrone v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.: Detrimental Reliance and the Truth in Lending Act," 47 Loyola Law Review 905, 2002. Member, 2002— and Chairman, 2006-2008, Loyola Law Review Alumni Committee. Contributing Author, Benedict's Maritime Bulletin. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; St. Thomas Moore Inn of Court; Maritime Law Association of the United States; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Kevin M. McGlone

Chad P. Morrow (Associate) born West Palm Beach, Florida, April 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 2000); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2003). Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: Chad P. Morrow

Melissa Rome (Associate) born Jefferson, Louisiana, April 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana; 2008, U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Thomas J. Madigan, II (Associate) born Guadalajara, Mexico, January 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana; 2003, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1998) Dean's list; Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Tulane Law Review, 2000-2002. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Thomas J. Madigan, II

Jeffrey D. Kessler (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, March 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, Louisiana. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1998); University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Nassar v. Academy Sports and Outdoors, 227 Fed. Appx. 392 (5th Cir 2007); Sauce It Up, L.L.C. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 2008 WL 1711545 (E.D. La. April 9, 2008); Sauce It Up, L.L.C. v. Murphy Oil USA Inc., 2008 WL 544181 (E.D. La. Feb. 25, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Raymond C. Lewis (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana; 2008, U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2004); Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.; B.C.L., 2007). Member, Louisiana Law Review. Author: "Employee Privacy Still Unemployed," Ray Lewis, 69 La Law Rev. 959. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations (Member, New Orleans Chapter). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).

Charles E. Tabor (Associate) born Homer, Louisiana, March 3, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana, U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University at Shreveport (B.S., 2005); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2008; B.C.L., 2008). Author: "Dusting Off the Code: Using History to Find Equity in Louisiana Contract Law," Volume 68, Louisiana Law Review Issue 2, Winter 2008. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Charles E. Tabor

Jonathan Cerise (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, April 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Davidson College (B.S., 2002); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: Jonathan Cerise

Ashley Gremillion Coker (Associate) born Natchez, Mississippi, August 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., French, 2002; B.A., Political Science, 2002); Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Languages: French.Email: Ashley Gremillion Coker

Amanda Russo Schenck (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, August 8, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2003); Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 2006). Student Practitioner, Loyola Law Clinic, 2006. Vice President, Loyola Student Bar Association, 2005-2006; Case note/Comment Editor, Loyola Law and Technology Annual, 2005-2006. Author, "Ashcroft v. ACLU: Congress' Latest Attempt to Get COPA Passed Depends on the Effectiveness and Restrictiveness of Filtering Software," Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Law and Technology Annual. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; Association for Women Attorneys; Federal Bar Association.Email: Amanda Russo Schenck

Ryan O. Luminais (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, December 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Louisiana State University (J.D./B.C.L., 2005). Member: American Bar Association (2005-present); Mississippi Bar Association (2005-present); Jackson Young Lawyer's Association; (2005-present) Louisiana State Bar Association (2006-present); American Trial Lawyer Association (2006-present). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Health Care; Construction Defects; Residential Real Estate.Email: Ryan O. Luminais

Megan Dupuy (Associate) born Newton, New Jersey, October 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.A., 2003); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Louisiana Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Megan Dupuy

Matthew C. Clark (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 22,1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 2000); Louisiana Tech University (M.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2007). Loyola Law Review, Member 2004-2007. Member: Federal Bar Association; Louisiana Sate Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%).Email: Matthew C. Clark

OF COUNSEL

Timothy B. Francis (Of Counsel) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1980); Tulane University (J.D., 1984). Class President, Tulane Law. Assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-1982. Former Counsel to U.S. Senator John Breaux, 1986-1988. Former Chief Operating Officer, Stevie Wonder Enterprises. Member: The New Orleans Museum of Art; The Nokia Sugar Bowl Committee; The Lionel Hampton National Advisory Board; The Ogden Museum of Southern Art & Culture; The Audubon Institute; The New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center; The Louisiana Museum Foundation; New Orleans Percent for Art Committee; The Board of City Trust; City of New Orleans; The New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association.Email: Timothy B. Francis

David A. Marcello (Of Counsel) born Thibodaux, Louisiana, June 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1968); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; National and International Moot Court Teams. Member, Board of Editors, 1969-1971 and Assistant Editor, 1970-1971, Tulane Law Review. Author: " Housing Redevelopment Strategies in the Wake of Katrina and Anti-Kelo Constitutional Amendments: Mapping a Path Through the Landscape of Disaster," 53 Loyola L Rev. 763 (2007); "Community Benefit Agreements: New Vehicle for Investment in America's Neighborhoods," 39 Urban Lawyer 657 (2007) (Included in Thomson/West 2008 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, reprinting important scholarly contributions); "Legislative Learning in the United States and Europe: How Jurisdictions Differ in Training Drafters and Enacting Laws," European Academy for Legislation: The Hague, The Netherlands (2006); "Direct Democracy in the United States," Sixth Congress of European Association of Legislation: Participation of Civil Society in the Legislative Process (2005); "Administrative Practice Under the 1974 Constitution: A 'Silver Anniversary' Review," 62 Louisiana Law Review 185 (2002); "A New Day Dawning in Bulgaria," 72 Tulanian 38 (Fall, 2001); "Public Law Center Diary: Back in the USSR," Loyola Today (Spring, 2000); "A Moldovan Journal," 18 Tulane Lawyer 6 (Winter, 1999); "The Ethics and Politics of Legislative Drafting," 70 Tulane Law Review 2437 (1996); "Democracy on the Danube," 13 Tulane Lawyer 12 (Spring, 1993); "The Law School in Fiction and Fact: Alternatives in Legal Education," 35 Loyola Law Review 565 (1989); Book Review, The Lawyer, The Public and The Professional Responsibility, 47 Tulane Law Review 929 (1973). Co-Author: "Local Government: How it Works, How to Make it Work for You," (September, 1994). Adjunct Faculty: Law and Social Work, Tulane University School of Social Work, 1971-1974; Legislative/Administrative Advocacy, Tulane Law School and Loyola Law School, 1988—. Executive Director, Louisiana Center for the Public Interest, 1974-1978. Executive Counsel to the Mayor, City of New Orleans, 1978-1980. General Counsel, Regional Transit Authority, 1980-1988. Executive Director, The Public Law Center, 1987—. Chair, Mayor's Charter Revision Advisory Committee, 1994-1995. Co-Chair, Transition for Mayor-Elect Ray Nagin, 2002. Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State (Member, Access to Justice Committee, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Legislative Practice; Administrative Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Public-Private Development; Government Ethics.Email: David A. Marcello