Louisiana has always had lots of lawyers. In a state short of high-level industrial jobs, law has been a good way for a person to develop a decent career. Each year four law schools – Tulane, Loyola, Louisiana State and Southern – produce a new batch of attorneys. Most stay and practice in the state. With so much competition, being judged as one of the best requires real skill and talent. Presented here are those who are among the area’s best lawyers as determined by an independent survey company. In preparing the list we have anticipated some questions and offer some answers:

Who compiled the lists of top lawyers? Lists are prepared in cooperation with a national firm that specializes in collecting data on lawyers, Woodward/White Inc. These lists are excerpted from The Best Lawyers in America® 2008, which includes listings for more than 18,000 lawyers nationwide in most legal specialty areas, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

How was the information collected? Through the years Woodward/White has developed a database of lawyers based on the recommendations of their peers. Each attorney was asked to vote on the lawyers listed in their specialty areas and to nominate new names. When necessary, attorneys’ names from previous lists were deleted based on either changes in their personal circumstances or for not having enough affirmative votes.

What advantage does this system have? It allows peers to vote for peers and is not limited to geographic boundaries. Lawyers in a particular field might be aware of colleagues in the same field in other geographic areas. The system brings a national perspective, within areas of specialization to the voting.

Doesn’t this approach favor older and more established lawyers since they will have had the time to develop a reputation among colleagues? Yes, there is no perfect way to prepare such a list. We think that this is the best way available. Woodward/White has tried to counter that methodological bias. Its recent lists have had a higher percentage of lawyers under 40 and a higher percentage of females than earlier lists. The company concedes that the lists may tend to award visibility and popularity over sheer ability. Lawyers who give lectures and who write articles are more likely to come to their attention of their colleagues than those who work outside the public eye. We would add, however, that those who are recognized from their speaking and writing are obviously making a contribution that would likely prove their worthiness for the list. It might be said, the list tends represent an appropriate mix of successful power brokers and “lawyers’ lawyers.” The company contends that the list represents, “the most reliable, accurate and useful guide to the best lawyers in the United States available anywhere.”

What question was asked to those attorneys who were surveyed? “If you had a close friend or relative who needed a real estate lawyer (for example), and you couldn’t handle the case yourself for reasons of conflict of interest or time, to whom would you refer them?” Those who were interviewed were promised that their comments would remain confidential. They were also encouraged to cast negative votes.
Are attorneys who are surveyed allowed to vote for someone in their own firm? No. They could place an office colleague’s names into nomination for consideration but they couldn’t vote on them.

Do attorneys have to pay to be on the list? No, we would not use the list if that was the case.

Who actually conducted the survey? Staff members of Woodward/White. Data was collected for the Best Lawyers in America publication. A localized list is published here.

What can you say about these lists? We feel confident about two things:
One) There are some were some worthy lawyers whose names do not appear but whom we hope will make future lists.
Two) The people named on this list are all top attorneys.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mandeville
Danny G. Shaw
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 201
(985) 819-8400

Metairie
Thomas K. Foutz
ADR Incorporated
3838 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 2880
838-6100

William R. Pitts
William R. Pitts
300 Bella Drive
831-5050

David R. M. Williams
ADR Incorporated
3838 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 2880
838-6100

New Orleans
M. Nan Alessandra
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Nancy Scott Degan
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

E. Phelps Gay
Christovich & Kearney
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
561-5700

Joseph I. Giarrusso, Jr.
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Harvey C. Koch
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

John M. McCollam
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Leopold Z. Sher
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
299-2100

Ronald J. Sholes
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

H. Bruce Shreves
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
Energy Centre, 30th Floor
1100 Poydras Street
569-2030

Antitrust Law
New Orleans
Mark R. Beebe
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

Amelia Williams Koch
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
566-5200

John M. Landis
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Charles W. Lane III
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

David G. Radlauer
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Bruce V. Schewe
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Appellate Law
New Orleans
Roy C. Cheatwood
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
566-5200

Thomas M. Flanagan
Stanley, Flanagan & Reuter
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
523-1580

Michael R. Fontham
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

James M. Garner
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
299-2100

Harry S. Hardin III
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Russ M. Herman
Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar
820 O’Keefe Avenue
581-4892

Gene W. Lafitte
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Martin A. Stern
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

Banking Law
New Orleans
Wm. Blake Bennett
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Philip deV. Claverie, Sr.
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Anthony J. Correro III
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

Louis Y. Fishman
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

F. Frank Fontenot
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

William H. Hines
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Bennet Scott Koren
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

J. Marshall Page III
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Leon J. Reymond, Jr.
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

James A. Stuckey
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Susan Gayle Talley
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Frank A. Tessier
Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman
& Areaux
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2700
585-3800

Harvey D. Wagar III
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

David S. Willenzik
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Sterling Scott Willis
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

John D. Wogan
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor
Rights Law
New Orleans
Brent B. Barriere
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Douglas S. Draper
Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
581-9595

John M. Duck
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

J. David Forsyth
Sessions, Fishman & Nathan
Place St. Charles, Suite 3500
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1500

Elizabeth J. Futrell
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Jan M. Hayden
Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
581-9595

Edward M. Heller
Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
581-9595

Sessions Ault Hootsell III
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Patrick Johnson, Jr.
Lemle & Kelleher
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2100
601 Poydras Street
586-1241

Phillip K. Jones, Jr.
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Omer F. Kuebel III
Locke Liddell & Sapp
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2660
558-5100

John M. Landis
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

R. Lewis McHenry
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

William H. Patrick III
Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
581-9595

R. Patrick Vance
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Bet-the-Company Litigation
New Orleans
Judy Y. Barrasso
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

Ewell E. Eagan, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Daniel Lund
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Steven W. Usdin
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

R. Patrick Vance
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Phillip A. Wittmann
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Commercial Litigation
Mandeville
Danny G. Shaw
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 201
(985) 819-8400

New Orleans
Jack M. Alltmont
Sessions, Fishman & Nathan
Place St. Charles, Suite 3500
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1500

Barry W. Ashe
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Robert E. Barkley, Jr.
Barkley & Thompson
1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2350
595-3350

Judy Y. Barrasso
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

Brent B. Barriere
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Edward H. Bergin
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Robert B. Bieck, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

James A. Brow
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Thomas A. Casey, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Roy C. Cheatwood
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
566-5200

Nancy Scott Degan
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
566-5200

George Denegre, Jr.
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Ewell E. Eagan, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Matt J. Farley
Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri
400 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
299-3570

Larry Feldman, Jr.
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

George C. Freeman III
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

James M. Garner
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
299-2100

A. Gregory Grimsal
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

James C. Gulotta, Jr.
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Harry S. Hardin III
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Pauline F. Hardin
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Grady S. Hurley
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

James K. Irvin
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
755 Magazine Street
581-5141

Amelia Williams Koch
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Harvey C. Koch
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Stephen Kupperman
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

Gene W. Lafitte
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Charles W. Lane III
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Andrew R. Lee
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Wayne J. Lee
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Daniel Lund
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Joseph Maselli, Jr.
Plauché, Maselli, Landry & Parkers
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4240
582-1142

Joe B. Norman
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

C. Lawrence Orlansky
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

G. Bruce Parkerson
Plauché, Maselli, Landry & Parkerson
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 4240
582-1142

Thomas A. Roberts
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

Harry Rosenberg
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

James H. Roussel
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Richard E. Sarver
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

Howard E. Sinor, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Benjamin R. Slater III
Lemle & Kelleher
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2100
601 Poydras Street
586-1241

Richard C. Stanley
Stanley, Flanagan & Reuter
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
523-1580

James R. Swanson
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

Walter C. Thompson, Jr.
Barkley & Thompson
1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2350
595-3350

Steven W. Usdin
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver
LL&E Tower, Suite 1800
909 Poydras Street
589-9700

R. Patrick Vance
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Robert A. Vosbein
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

Edward Dirk Wegmann
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

John M. Wilson
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Rachel W. Wisdom
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Anne Derbes Wittman
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Phillip A. Wittmann
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

William E. Wright, Jr.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
755 Magazine Street
581-5141

Communications Law
New Orleans
Constance Charles Willems
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Construction Law
Mandeville
Mark W. Mercante
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 201
(985) 819-8400

Danny G. Shaw
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 201
(985) 819-8400

New Orleans
Terrence L. Brennan
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
755 Magazine Street
581-5141

Jay H. Kern
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
Energy Centre, 30th Floor
1100 Poydras Street
569-2030

David J. Krebs
Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri
400 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
299-3570

Gary J. Rouse
Couhig Partners
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1150
588-1288

Michael R. Schneider
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Charles F. Seemann, Jr.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
755 Magazine Street
581-5141

Lloyd N. Shields
Shields Mott Lund
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2600
581-4445

H. Bruce Shreves
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
Energy Centre, 30th Floor
1100 Poydras Street
569-2030

Howard E. Sinor, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Richard J. Tyler
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Corporate Law
New Orleans
Joseph L. Caverly
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

David J. Conroy
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Anthony J. Correro III
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

E. Howell Crosby
Chaffe McCall
2300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7000

Louis Y. Fishman
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

Mark A. Fullmer
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Edward N. George
Chaffe McCall
2300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7000

Paul M. Haygood
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

Curtis R. Hearn
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

William H. Hines
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

William B. Masters
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

L. Richards McMillan II
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Kenneth J. Najder
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

William N. Norton
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Leon J. Reymond III
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Leon J. Reymond, Jr.
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Dionne M. Rousseau
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Charles A. Snyder
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Robert M. Walmsley, Jr.
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue, 46th Floor
586-5252

Scott T. Whittaker
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

John D. Wogan
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Richard P. Wolfe
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Elder Law
New Orleans
John A. Rouchell
Baldwin Haspel
2200 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7711

Kenneth A. Weiss
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Employee Benefits Law
New Orleans
Jane E. Armstrong
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Hilton S. Bell
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Katherine Conklin
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Sandra M. Feingerts
Fisher & Phillips
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3710
529-3303

Michael E. Guarisco
Guarisco & Cordes
203 Carondelet Street, Suite 250
587-7007

Edward F. Martin
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Rudolph R. Ramelli
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Howard Shapiro
Proskauer Rose
909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100
310-4088

Randye C. Snyder
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Energy Law
New Orleans
Ewell E. Eagan, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Michael R. Fontham
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Gene W. Lafitte
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

John M. McCollam
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Edward B. Poitevent II
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Alan C. Wolf
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Paul L. Zimmering
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Environmental Law
Covington
Mary Johnson
Johnson Gray McNamara
69150 Highway 190 East Service Road
(985) 246-6544

New Orleans
Michael A. Chernekoff
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Thomas M. Nosewicz
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Andrew L. Plauché, Jr.
Plauché, Maselli, Landry
& Parkerson
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 4240
582-1142

Equipment Finance Law
New Orleans
James A. Stuckey
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

David S. Willenzik
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Sterling Scott Willi
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue,
46th Floor
586-5252

Family Law
Metairie
Philip R. Riegel, Jr.
Riegel Law Firm
3017 Twenty-First Street, Suite 150
834-5345

Frank P. Tranchina, Jr.
Dutel & Tranchina
Two Lakeway Center, Suite 1130
3850 North Causeway Boulevard
831-0055

New Orleans
Steven J. Lane
Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar
820 O’Keefe Avenue
581-4892

Robert C. Lowe
Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver
One Shell Square, Suite 3600
701 Poydras Street
581-2450

First Amendment Law
New Orleans
Mary Ellen Roy
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Gaming Law
New Orleans
Edward H. Arnold III
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Wm. Blake Bennett
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

J. Kelly Duncan
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

C. Lawrence Orlansky
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Brian D. Wallace
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Government
Relations Law
New Orleans
Donna D. Fraiche
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3600
566-5200

Health Care Law
New Orleans
Donna D. Fraiche
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Donna G. Klein
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Roselyn B. Koretzky
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Danielle L. Trostorff
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Immigration Law
Metairie
David A. M. Ware
David Ware & Associates
Two Lakeway Center, Suite 555
3850 North Causeway Boulevard
830-5900

New Orleans
Thomas P. Adams
Thomas P. Adams
631 St. Charles Avenue
523-3815

Malvern C. Burnett
Law Offices of Malvern C. Burnett
1523 Polymnia Street
586-1922

Lawrence B. Fabacher
Lawrence B. Fabacher
One Canal Place, Suite 2340
365 Canal Street
522-2800

Insurance Law
New Orleans
Sidney W. Degan III
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
Texaco Center, Suite 2600
400 Poydras Street
529-3333

Richard N. Dicharry
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

George D. Fagan
Leake & Andersson
Energy Centre, Suite 1700
1100 Poydras Street
585-7500

George B. Hall, Jr.
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Stephen P. Hall
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

William H. Hines
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

James K. Irvin
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

Harvey C. Koch
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Wayne J. Lee
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Andrew L. Plauché, Jr.
Plauché, Maselli, Landry
& Parkerson
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 4240
582-1142

William D. Treeby
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet Street
581-3200

Intellectual
Property Law
Metairie
Charles C. Garvey, Jr.
Garvey, Smith, Nehrbass & North
Three Lakeway Center,
Suite 3290
3838 North Causeway Boulevard
835-2000

Seth M. Nehrbass
Garvey, Smith, Nehrbass & North
Three Lakeway Center,
Suite 3290
3838 North Causeway Boulevard
835-2000

New Orleans
Joseph W. Looney
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

International Arbitration
Metairie
Thomas K. Foutz
ADR Incorporated
3838 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 288
838-6100

International Trade
and Finance Law
New Orleans
William H. Hines
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Richard P. Wolfe
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Labor and
Employment Law
Metairie
William Lurye
Robein, Urann and Lurye
2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400
P.O. Box 6768
885-9994

William H. Reinhardt, Jr.
Blue Williams
3421 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 900
831-4091

Louis L. Robein, Jr.
Robein, Urann and Lurye
2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400
P.O. Box 6768
885-9994

Michael T. Tusa
McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, Maxwell & McDaniel
3445 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 800
831-0946

New Orleans
H. Mark Adams
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

M. Nan Alessandra
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

William F. Banta
The Kullman Firm
1600 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
524-4162

Stephen P. Beiser
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Brooke Duncan III
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

Cornelius R. Heusel
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Clyde H. Jacob III
Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee
400 Poydras Street, Suite 1440
299-3070

S. Mark Klyza
The Kullman Firm
1600 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
524-4162

Sidney F. Lewis V
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Julie D. Livaudais
Chaffe McCall
2300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7000

Mark N. Mallery
Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather
639 Loyola Avenue, Suite 2550 648-3840

Ernest R. Malone, Jr.
The Kullman Firm
1600 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
524-4162

Robert K. McCalla
Fisher & Phillips
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3710
529-3303

Thomas J. McGoey II
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Christopher E. Moore
Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee
400 Poydras Street, Suite 1440
299-3070

Ellis B. Murov
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
755 Magazine Street
581-5141

Keith M. Pyburn, Jr.
Fisher & Phillips
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3710
529-3303

Charles F. Seemann III
Proskauer Rose
909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100
310-4088

Howard Shapiro
Proskauer Rose
909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100
310-4088

Robert F. Spencer, Jr.
The Kullman Firm
1600 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
524-4162

Robert B. Worley, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Land Use & Zoning Law
New Orleans
Leopold Z. Sher
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
299-2100

Legal Malpractice Law
New Orleans
Robert B. Acomb, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

W. Paul Andersson
Leake & Andersson
Energy Centre, Suite 1700
1100 Poydras Street
585-7500

Roy C. Cheatwood
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

William K. Christovich
Christovich & Kearney
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
561-5700

Harvey C. Koch
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Harvey J. Lewis
Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2615
601 Poydras Street
588-1500

Daniel Lund
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Ernest L. O’Bannon
Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan
& O’Bannon
1010 Common Street,
Suite 2200
581-2146

Richard C. Stanley
Stanley, Flanagan & Reuter
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2500
523-1580

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
New Orleans
Anthony J. Correro III
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue,
46th Floor
586-5252

L. Richards McMillan II
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Maritime Law
New Orleans
Donald R. Abaunza
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Robert B. Acomb, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

John A. Bolles
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

John J. Broders
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Kathleen K. Charvet
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

William K. Christovich
Christovich & Kearney
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
561-5700

Christopher O. Davis
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

J. Kelly Duncan
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

S. Gene Fendler
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Joshua S. Force
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800
299-2100

George J. Fowler III
Fowler Rodriguez
400 Poydras Street, 30th Floor
523-2600

George A. Frilot III
Frilot
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
599-8000

John B. Gooch, Jr.
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Glenn G. Goodier
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

A. Gordon Grant, Jr.
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Don K. Haycraft
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Grady S. Hurley
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Ronald A. Johnson
Johnson, Johnson, Barrios
& Yacoubian
One Shell Square, Suite 4700
701 Poydras Street
528-3001

Edward J. Koehl, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

J. Dwight LeBlanc III
Frilot
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
599-8000

J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr.
Chaffe McCall
2300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7000

David W. Leefe
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Robert T. Lemon II
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

Harvey J. Lewis
Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2615
601 Poydras Street
588-1500

Antonio J. Rodriguez
Fowler Rodriguez
400 Poydras Street, 30th Floor 523-2600

James H. Roussel
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Mark J. Spansel
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234
Mass Tort Litigation
New Orleans
Robert E. Barkley, Jr.
Barkley & Thompson
1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2350
595-3350

Russ M. Herman
Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar
820 O’Keefe Avenue
581-4892

William H. Howard III
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Edward F. Kohnke IV
Frilot
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
599-8000

Gerald E. Meunier
Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer
2800 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
522-2304

James H. Roussel
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Medical
Malpractice Law
New Orleans
Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

C. William Bradley, Jr.
Lemle & Kelleher
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2100
601 Poydras Street
586-1241

Robert J. David
Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer
2800 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
522-2304

Monica A. Frois
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Charles F. Gay, Jr.
Adams and Reese
One Shell Square, Suite 4500
701 Poydras Street
581-3234

Lawrence S. Kullma
Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson
Pan American Life Center, Suite 2615
601 Poydras Street
588-1500

Peter E. Sperling
Frilot
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
599-8000

Mergers &
Acquisitions Law
New Orleans
Louis Y. Fishman
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue,
46th Floor
586-5252

Mark A. Fullmer
Phelps Dunbar
Canal Place, Suite 2000
365 Canal Street
566-1311

Paul M. Haygood
Correro Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley & Casteix
201 St. Charles Avenue,
46th Floor
586-5252

Curtis R. Hearn
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

L. Richards McMillan II
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000

William N. Norton
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Municipal Law
New Orleans
William D. Aaron, Jr.
Goins Aaron
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3800
569-1800

Natural Resources Law
New Orleans
Gene W. Lafitte
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

John M. McCollam
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

John Y. Pearce
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Non-Profit/
Charities Law
New Orleans
Thomas B. Lemann
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Max Nathan, Jr.
Sessions, Fishman & Nathan
Place St. Charles, Suite 3500
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1500

Carole Cukell Neff
Sessions, Fishman & Nathan
Place St. Charles, Suite 3500
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1500

Jerome J. Reso, Jr.
Baldwin Haspel
2200 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7711

Leon H. Rittenberg III
Baldwin Haspel
2200 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
585-7711

Kenneth A. Weiss
McGlinchey Stafford
643 Magazine Street
586-1200

Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
Metairie
Julian R. Murray, Jr.
Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Breslin & Murray
One Galleria Boulevard,
Suite 1100
P.O. Box 931
833-5600

Napoleonville
Risley C. Triche
Law Office of Risley C. Triche
4759 Highway One
P.O. Drawer 339
(985) 369-6168

New Orleans
Robert Glass
Glass & Reed
530 Natchez Street
581-9083

John Wilson Reed
Glass & Reed
530 Natchez Street
581-9083

Oil & Gas Law
New Orleans
Thomas Beron
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

C. Peck Hayne, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Jonathan A. Hunter
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Gene W. Lafitte
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Charles D. Marshall, Jr.
Milling Benson Woodward
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2300
569-7000

John M. McCollam
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

Robert B. McNeal
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Joe B. Norman
Liskow & Lewis
One Shell Square, Suite 5000
701 Poydras Street
581-7979

Scott A. O’Connor
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
Place St. Charles, Suite 4000
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-1111

John Y. Pearce
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3200
585-3200

Edward B. Poitevent II
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
201 St. Charles Avenue,
Suite 3600
566-5200

Gerald F. Slattery, Jr.
Schully, Roberts, Slattery, Jaubert & Marino
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1800
585-7800

Personal Injury Litigation
Covington
Mary Johnson
Johnson Gray McNamara
69150 Highway 190 East Service Road
(985) 246-6544

Metairie
Thomas A. Gennusa II
Thomas A. Gennusa II
4405 North I-10 Service Road, Suite 200
455-0442

New Orleans
Robert B. Acomb, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter

oitevent, Carrère & Denègre
201 St. Charles Avenue
582-8000