The Firm was founded in 1928 by William A. Porteous, Jr. and F. Carter Johnson, Jr. as a General Practice and Litigation Firm. As the defense of insurance companies developed the organization specialized in meeting the needs of the insurers in litigation.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Admiralty and Maritime. Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Aviation, Negligence, Corporation, Banking, Real Estate Law, Estates and Trust. Trials.

Address

211 West Fifth Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301-3199, (Lafourche Parish)

Phone

Phone: 985-446-8451
Fax: 985-447-3004

Website

http://www.phjlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional biographies at New Orleans, Louisiana)

RESIDENT PARTNER

Michael G. Gee (Partner) born Charleston, Mississippi, December 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1987); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1990). Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer). Recipient, Oscar Lee Putnam Scholar. Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, Louisiana, 1992. Member: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud; Workers Compensation Defense; Subrogation.Email: Michael G. Gee

RESIDENT ASSOCIATE

Ashley G. Simoneaux (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Mass Communications, 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Energy and Commerce Committee, 2001. Member: Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. [Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General Corps, May 1999-2004]. Reported Cases: Morgan v. Investment Cars Unlimited, Inc., 843 So.2d 580, 37,052 (La. App. 2 Cir. 4/9/03); Lewis v. Albertson's, Inc., 935 So.2d 771, 41,234 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/28/06). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Ashley G. Simoneaux