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Address
210 East Capitol Street, Suite 1090
Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (Hinds & Madison Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
Full Service Law Firm with Concentration in Litigation in State and Federal Courts Nationwide, Administrative Practice before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the United States Department of Labor, (the Office of Workers Compensation Programs), the United State Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas General Land Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Statement of PracticeComplex Litigation, Class Actions, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Property Damage, Arbitration, Mediation, Maritime Personal Injury and Death, Banking, Patents, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Coverage and Subrogation, Maritime Contracts, Hull, Cargo, Collision and Casualty, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Taxation, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), Workers Compensation, Tort Claims, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability. Year Established: 1980
Firm Size: 41
Representative Clients:AIG Technical Services, Inc.
Alpha Therapeutic Corporation
Anderson Greenwood & Company
American Cyanamid Company
ANR Pipeline Company
Baldwin Motors, Inc.
Bancroft Rehabilitation Living Center
Bituminous Insurance Company
CGB Enterprises, Inc.
Cameco Industries, Inc.
Children's Int. Medical Research, L.L.C.
City of Covington, Louisiana
City of Mandeville, Louisiana
City of Slidell, Louisiana
Clinical Research Networks, Inc.
Coach USA, Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Cytec Fiberite, Inc.
Cytec Industries, Inc.
Deere & Company
DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
El Paso Corporation
Ellsworth Leblanc & Ellsworth
Entergy Corporation
Exocet, Inc.
Fields to Forests, L.L.C.
FMC Technologies, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Georgia Gulf Corporation
Gherling Insurance Company
GlobalSanta Fe Corporation
Griffin Corporation
Grinnell Corporation
Hancock Bank
Heart Hospital of Lafayette
Home Service Store
ICG/Holliston a/k/a Industrial Coatings Group Keystone International, Inc.
Kramer Industries, Inc.
Lewcott Corporation
Lexington Insurance Company
Louisiana Heart Hospital
Magnum Construction Services, Inc.
MCF Valves, Inc.
McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc.
MedCath, Inc.
Mega Crane Rentals, Inc.
Mobil Oil Corporation
New Orleans Cold Storage & Warehouse Company, Ltd.
Northshore Medical Research, L.L.C.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Parmelee Industries, Inc.
PDI, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia Corporation
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Port of New Orleans
Praxair, Inc.
Premier Nationwide Lending
Punam Hotel Corporation
Rehab Dynamics, Inc.
Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Resource Bank
St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation
St. Tammany Parish Economic And Industrial Development District
Sasol North America, Inc.
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
Sisters of Mercy Health Care System
Sporting Goods Properties, Inc.
Steve Owens Construction, Inc.
Syn-Tech, Inc.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
The Azby Fund
The Dow Chemical Company
The Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute-NYU
Turn Services, Inc.
Tuthill Corporation
Tyco Electronics Corporation
Tyco Fire & Security
Tyco Healthcare, Inc.
Tyco International, Ltd.
Tyco International (US) Inc.
Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, Inc.
Tyco Valves & Controls, Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Planters Bank
Wadleigh Energy Group
Wadleigh Industries, Inc.
Wadleigh Offshore, Inc.
XL Insurance America, Inc.
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation.
Address210 East Capitol Street, Suite 1090
Jackson, MS 39201, (Hinds & Madison Cos.)
PhonePhone: 601-352-9393
Fax: 601-352-9066
Website
http://www.abbott-simses.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew Orleans, Louisiana: (Main Office) 400 Lafayette Street, Suite 200. Telephone: 504-568-9393. Fax: 504-524-1933.
Covington, Louisiana: 5100 Village Walk, Suite 200. Telephone: 985-893-2991. Fax: 985-898-0383.
Houston, Texas: 1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1700. Telephone: 713-627-9393. Fax: 713-627-9395.
(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at New Orleans, Louisiana).
Lawrence E. Abbott (Managing Partner) born Miami, Florida, May 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, Texas and District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. (Not admitted in Mississippi). Education: St. Edward's University (B.A., 1967); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Assistant Examiner, Committee on Bar Admissions, 1994) and American (Member: Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee; Rail and Motor Carrier Law Committee; Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, 1995) Bar Associations; Charter Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member: International Law of the Sea Committee, 1984; Subcommittee on Offshore Exploration and Development, 1984; Committee on River and Ocean Towing, 1985); Association of Average Adjusters of the United States (Associate Member, 1985); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; New Orleans Defense Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Outstanding Lawyers of America (First selected Member in 2003); Louisiana Bar Foundation. (Also at Houston, Texas Office; New Orleans, Louisiana Office; and Covington, Louisian Office). Practice Areas: Trial Specialist; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Tort Litigation; Civil Law; Pharmaceutical Claims; Railroad Defense Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Admiralty Cases; Class Actions; Non-litigation Corporate and Business Law.Email: Lawrence E. Abbott
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