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What interested you about going into your particular area of law? The different products and their compounds or make up
that requires the research and background knowledge of each. A new experience with each case. What would you say is the most rewarding aspect of practicing in your area of law? The knowledge obtained with each case that enhances my background in the field. What has been the key to your success? Using my general knowledge to fit in with the case. Most important is to think “outside the box.” What is one example of a case/ matter you are particularly
proud of? Settling a class action of 35,000 members, well under authority. As a result of my settlement of that class action, the president of the company invited me to a luncheon in New York. How has the legal industry in your field changed in the last 30 years? The use of discovery and experts. What does being including in Best Lawyers for 30 years mean to you? It is the most prestigious lawyer list in that it requires the votes of your peers. Some new lists try to promote themselves as
having a reputation, but in fact they take anyone who agrees to buy an advertisement. What is one piece of advice you would give to new attorneys? To be innovative in your approach to the case. Do not rely on old tactics but be assertive in creating new approaches to the trial. What is the biggest obstacle you see for your practice area in the next 30 years? The expansion of package inserts and warnings.
with Robert C. Lowe of Lowe, Stein, Hoffmann, Allweiss & Hauver, LLP, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 30 years lives and having an impact on their lives and those of their children. What has been the key to your success? Hard work, preparation, dedication, tenacity, and caring about my clients. What is one example of a case/ matter you are particularly proud of? Actually, defeating the wealthy spouse of a former client who sued me, individually, and my firm, making egregious allegations against me. We got his case What interested you about dismissed on a motion for summary going into your particular area of law? Family law impacts the lives judgment. I am also proud of results obtained in numerous custody not only of your clients, but also their children’s, and outcomes last cases, where children have become successful and well adjusted. a lifetime. What would you say is the most How has the legal industry in your field changed in the last 30 rewarding aspect of practicing years? The practice of family law family law? Being able to help people at a very trying time in their has become more contentious, and
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certainly less professional. When I started, a lawyer’s word was his bond, and that is no longer always the case. Additionally, mediation is becoming more prevalent, particularly in custody cases, and that is a good development. There are fewer trials today than when I first started practicing because of various screening processes employed by our courts. What does being included in Best Lawyers for 30 years mean to you? Being included in Best Lawyers for 30 years is a high point of my career. It is very rewarding to be recognized by your peers for your work over an extended period of time. What is one piece of advice you would give to new attorneys? I think the most important thing for “new attorneys” is to understand
that they are problem solvers, not creators. It is most important that they care for their clients, their problems, and that the clients know that they care, and that is demonstrated by quality work, responsiveness, and empathy mixed with objectivity. Integrity is always critical. What is the biggest obstacle you see for your practice area in the next 30 years? I think that as time passes, there will be more legislation attempting to move people towards mediation in family disputes, as opposed to litigation. This could be good for the clients, but attorneys may earn less money. Of course, there will always be those clients who are not suited for mediation.
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in N E W OR L E A NS MONTGOMERY BARNETT A. Gordon Grant, Jr., Joseph P. Tynan ADAMS AND REESE PHELPS DUNBAR O. Ray Cornelius Robert J. Barbier, John A. Bolles, Michael M. Butterworth, Gary A. JONES WALKER Hemphill, Kevin J. LaVie, David B. Mark A. Cunningham Lawton, Robert P. McCleskey, Jr., LISKOW & LEWIS Brian D. Wallace Robert E. Holden ROBERT B. ACOMB III, ATTORNEY SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER AT LAW KLEIN & HILBERT Robert B. Acomb III David A. Marcello, Leopold Z. Sher SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER & HILBERT ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LAW KLEIN Joshua S. Force, Peter L. Hilbert, Jr. ADAMS AND REESE E. Gregg Barrios, Charles A. Cerise, WAGNER, BAGOT & RAYER Jr., Scott E. Delacroix, Edwin C. Michael H. Bagot, Jr. Laizer, Francis V. Liantonio, Jr., Thomas G. O’Brien, James T. Rogers ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE III, Mark J. Spansel RESOLUTION BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, A Arbitration; CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ M Mediation Robert C. Clotworthy, James H. ADAMS AND REESE Daigle, Christopher O. Davis, Ronald J. Sholes (A) Kenneth M. Klemm, James H. Roussel ADR INC J. Gregg Collins (M), Thomas K. BALDWIN HASPEL BURKE & MAYER Foutz (A, M), Ben R. Hanchey (A, M), David L. Carrigee, Paul N. Vance C. Joseph Murray (M), David R. M. BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS Williams (M) Richard Foster, Hal C. Welch CHRISTOVICH & KEARNEY CHAFFE MCCALL E. Phelps Gay (A, M) Thomas D. Forbes, J. Dwight PHELPS DUNBAR LeBlanc, Jr. M. Nan Alessandra (M) DEUTSCH, KERRIGAN & STILES SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER Francis J. Barry, Jr., Bertrand M. KLEIN & HILBERT Cass, Jr., Charles E. Leche James M. Garner (A) FOWLER RODRIGUEZ SIMON, PERAGINE, SMITH & REDFEARN George J. Fowler III, Edward F. H. Bruce Shreves (A, M) LeBreton III, Antonio J. Rodriguez, Norman C. Sullivan, Jr., Peter M. WILLIAM R. PITTS Thomson William R. Pitts (A, M) FRILOT ANTITRUST LAW J. Dwight LeBlanc III 504.599.8000 | page 5 * Litigation Only
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BANKING & FINANCE LAW R Financial Service Regulation; * Litigation
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ADAMS AND REESE Robin B. Cheatham (R), O. Ray Cornelius BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Roy C. Cheatwood (*) CARVER, DARDEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX Roy E. Blossman (R), William T. Finn (*), Frank A. Tessier (*, R) BET-THE-COMPANY FISHMAN HAYGOOD PHELPS LITIGATION WALMSLEY WILLIS & SWANSON Louis Y. Fishman, Sterling Scott BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, Willis CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Roy C. Cheatwood, James H. GORDON ARATA MCCOLLAM Roussel, Danny G. Shaw DUPLANTIS & EAGAN A. Gregory Grimsal (*) BARKLEY & THOMPSON Walter C. Thompson, Jr. JONES WALKER Robert B. Bieck, Jr. (*), William H. BARRASSO USDIN KUPPERMAN Hines, J. Marshall Page III, Susan FREEMAN & SARVER M. Tyler, R. Patrick Vance (*), Judy Y. Barrasso, George Edward Dirk Wegmann (*) C. Freeman III, Stephen H. Kupperman, Steven W. Usdin LISKOW & LEWIS Wm. Blake Bennett, Leon J. Reymond, Jr., John D. Wogan MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD Richard A. Aguilar (*), Bennet S. Koren (*) PHELPS DUNBAR Philip deV. Claverie, Sr., Daniel T. Pancamo, James A. Stuckey SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER KLEIN & HILBERT Joshua S. Force (*), Leopold Z. Sher (*, R), Robert Paul Thibeaux (R) STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN Susan G. Talley
FISHMAN HAYGOOD PHELPS WALMSLEY WILLIS & SWANSON Brent B. Barriere, James R. Swanson GORDON ARATA MCCOLLAM DUPLANTIS & EAGAN Ewell E. Eagan, Jr. JONES WALKER Edward Hart Bergin, Mark A. Cunningham, Harry Simms Hardin III, Pauline F. Hardin, Grady S. Hurley, R. Patrick Vance LISKOW & LEWIS James A. Brown, Gene W. Lafitte, John M. Wilson MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD Larry Feldman, Jr. MONTGOMERY BARNETT Daniel Lund PHELPS DUNBAR Harry Rosenberg PLAUCHÉ MASELLI PARKERSON Joseph Maselli, Jr. STANLEY, REUTER, ROSS, THORNTON & ALFORD Richard C. Stanley STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN Barry W. Ashe, Wayne J. Lee, Phillip A. Wittmann
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS & PARTNERSHIPS) BALDWIN HASPEL BURKE & MAYER Jerome J. Reso, Jr. SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER KLEIN & HILBERT Steven I. Klein
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW JACKSON LEWIS Susan F. Desmond
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES & FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW CHOPIN WAGAR RICHARD & KUTCHER Robert A. Kutcher SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER KLEIN & HILBERT Steven I. Klein
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ADAMS AND REESE Mark R. Beebe, Charles A. Cerise, Jr., Joseph W. Looney, Donald C. Massey, Don S. McKinney, Deborah B. Rouen, Robert A. Vosbein
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW PHELPS DUNBAR Daniel T. Pancamo
ADAMS AND REESE Mark R. Beebe* BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Craig L. Caesar**, Amelia Williams Koch**, Alexander M. McIntyre, BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR Jr.** DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY JONES WALKER & REORGANIZATION LAW Mark A. Cunningham**, Charles W. * Litigation Only Lane III, David G. Radlauer** ** Litigation & Practice area LISKOW & LEWIS James A. Brown*, Gene W. Lafitte ADAMS AND REESE Robin B. Cheatham, John M. Duck PHELPS DUNBAR BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, Bruce V. Schewe* CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ STANLEY, REUTER, ROSS, THORNTON Edward H. Arnold III**, Jan M. & ALFORD Hayden** Richard C. Stanley* BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN Patrick Johnson, Jr.** John M. Landis*, Wayne J. Lee* BREAZEALE, SACHSE AND WILSON LARRY N. CURTIS Alan H. Goodman Lafayette, LA APPELLATE PRACTICE Larry N. Curtis CARVER, DARDEN, KORETZKY, ADAMS AND REESE 337.235.1825 | page 12 TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & Martin A. Stern AREAUX LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH William T. Finn, David F. BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, Kathleen K. Charvet Waguespack** CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ LEWIS, KULLMAN, STERBCOW & Roy C. Cheatwood, Nancy Scott FISHMAN HAYGOOD PHELPS ABRAMSON Degan WALMSLEY WILLIS & SWANSON Harvey J. Lewis Brent B. Barriere DEUTSCH, KERRIGAN & STILES LISKOW & LEWIS Joseph L. McReynolds GORDON ARATA MCCOLLAM Donald R. Abaunza, Thomas P. Diaz, DUPLANTIS & EAGAN S. Gene Fendler, Don K. Haycraft, FLANAGAN PARTNERS David J. Messina Harold J. Flanagan, Thomas M. R. Keith Jarrett, David W. Leefe Flanagan HELLER, DRAPER, PATRICK & HORN LUGENBUHL, WHEATON, PECK, RANKIN Douglas S. Draper, William H. HERMAN, HERMAN & KATZ & HUBBARD Patrick III** Russ M. Herman Stewart F. Peck JONES WALKER JONES WALKER MILLER LAW FIRM Elizabeth J. Futrell**, R. Lewis Harry Simms Hardin III Kent B. Ryan, Stephanie D. Skinner McHenry, R. Patrick Vance**
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BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Craig L. Caesar, Roy C. Cheatwood, Nancy Scott Degan, Amelia Williams Koch, Kent A. Lambert, James H. Roussel, Danny G. Shaw, Anne Derbes Wittmann, Matthew A. Woolf BARKLEY & THOMPSON Robert E. Barkley, Jr., Walter C. Thompson, Jr. BARRASSO USDIN KUPPERMAN FREEMAN & SARVER Judy Y. Barrasso, George C. Freeman III, Stephen H. Kupperman, H. Minor Pipes III, Thomas A. Roberts, Richard E. Sarver, Steven W. Usdin BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS William Forrester, Jr., L. Eades Hogue, B. Richard Moore, Jr., Benjamin Slater III, Scott J. Sonnier BRADLEY MURCHISON KELLY & SHEA C. William Bradley, Jr., Dwight C. Paulsen III BREAZEALE, SACHSE AND WILSON Thomas M. Benjamin CARVER, DARDEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX M. Taylor Darden, William T. Finn, Leann Opotowsky Moses, Philip D. Nizialek, David F. Waguespack CHAFFE MCCALL Walter F. Becker, Jr., Robert S. Rooth CHOPIN WAGAR RICHARD & KUTCHER Robert A. Kutcher DEUTSCH, KERRIGAN & STILES Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., Nancy J. Marshall, William E. Wright, Jr.
FAVRET, DEMAREST, RUSSO & LUTKEWITTE Thomas J. Lutkewitte FISHMAN HAYGOOD PHELPS WALMSLEY WILLIS & SWANSON Brent B. Barriere, Loretta G. Mince, James R. Swanson FLANAGAN PARTNERS Harold J. Flanagan, Thomas M. Flanagan FOWLER RODRIGUEZ George J. Fowler III FRED HERMAN LAW FIRM Fred L. Herman GORDON ARATA MCCOLLAM DUPLANTIS & EAGAN Steven W. Copley, Ewell E. Eagan, Jr., A. Gregory Grimsal, Martin E. Landrieu, Howard E. Sinor, Jr. HERMAN, HERMAN & KATZ Leonard A. Davis, Maury A. Herman JONES WALKER Edward Hart Bergin, Thomas A. Casey, Jr., Mark A. Cunningham, Madeleine Fischer, Covert J. Geary, Alida C. Hainkel, Harry Simms Hardin III, Pauline F. Hardin, Grady S. Hurley, Charles W. Lane III, Joseph F. Lavigne, Andrew R. Lee, Joseph J. Lowenthal, Jr., R. Patrick Vance, Edward Dirk Wegmann KING, KREBS, & JURGENS Robert J. Stefani KREBS, FARLEY & PELLETERI Matt J. Farley, David J. Krebs, Maura Z. Pelleteri LISKOW & LEWIS John C. Anjier, James A. Brown, George Denegre, Jr., Shannon Skelton Holtzman, Cheryl Mollere Kornick, Gene W. Lafitte, Joe B. Norman, John M. Wilson
MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD Richard A. Aguilar, Larry Feldman, Jr., B. Franklin Martin III, Gerard E. Wimberly, Jr. MILLING BENSON WOODWARD James K. Irvin MONTGOMERY BARNETT Harvey C. Koch, Daniel Lund PEIFFER ROSCA ABDULLAH & CARR Joseph C. Peiffer PHELPS DUNBAR Kim M. Boyle, Allen C. Miller, David L. Patrón, Christopher K. Ralston, Harry Rosenberg PLAUCHÉ MASELLI PARKERSON Joseph Maselli, Jr., G. Bruce Parkerson PORTEOUS, HAINKEL AND JOHNSON Ryan Acomb REASONOVER & OLINDE Kirk Reasonover SCHONEKAS, EVANS, MCGOEY & MCEACHIN Kyle Schonekas SESSIONS, FISHMAN, NATHAN & ISRAEL Jack M. Alltmont SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER KLEIN & HILBERT Howard T. Boyd III, Joshua S. Force, James M. Garner, Peter L. Hilbert, Jr., Leopold Z. Sher SMITH & FAWER Randall A. Smith STANLEY, REUTER, ROSS, THORNTON & ALFORD Bryan C. Reuter, William M. Ross, Richard C. Stanley, Jennifer L. Thornton STEEG LAW FIRM Charles L. Stern, Jr.
BEN B. SAUNDERS RAILROAD LAW [FELA]
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en Saunders began his railroad practice in 1974 as a plaintiff’s attorney when he tried his first FELA case for a railroad worker with a brain injury in federal court in New Orleans. Since 1975, he has concentrated almost entirely in the FELA field of practice. He has obtained half million to multi-million dollar results on cases he has handled in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Over the last ten years, he has taught FELA Law at AAJ seminars. He has spoken on the New Orleans Bar Association television program, It’s the Law, and wrote the often quoted “Truth Wins Lawsuits” article for a NOBA Legal Seminar. He has testified as a plaintiff’s expert in FELA at Lloyd’s of London in England and served as Chairman of the Designated Legal Counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) from 19992002. While serving as Chairman of the Designated Legal Counsel for the BLE, he promulgated the Rules of Conduct for its Designated Legal Counsel Program. He also served as Chairman of ATLA’s Railroad Law Section and as President of the American Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) from 1999-2000. He is a member of the Past President’s Advisory Committee and its Legislative Committee. Today he is also a SMART-UTU Designated Counsel.
DAVIS, SAUNDERS, MILLER & ODEN LAW FIRM 400 Mariner’s Plaza Drive | Suite 401 | Mandeville, LA 70448 PHONE 504.527.0000 | 985.612.3070 | FAX 985.612.3072 EMAIL benbsaunders@aol.com
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STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN Barry W. Ashe, Carmelite M. Bertaut, Stephen G. Bullock, John P. Farnsworth, James C. Gulotta, Jr., Wayne J. Lee, Paul J. Masinter, C. Lawrence Orlansky, William D. Treeby, Rachel Wendt Wisdom, Phillip A. Wittmann SUTTERFIELD & WEBB Richard A. Goins
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ENERGY LAW ADAMS AND REESE Francis V. Liantonio, Jr., Jane C. Raiford BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Edward B. Poitevent II BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS Ernest L. Edwards, Jr., B. Richard Moore, Jr. FRILOT Miles P. Clements 504.599.8000 | page 5 GORDON ARATA MCCOLLAM DUPLANTIS & EAGAN Ewell E. Eagan, Jr., C. Peck Hayne, Jr., Cynthia A. Nicholson LISKOW & LEWIS Jonathan A. Hunter, Cheryl Mollere Kornick, Gene W. Lafitte, Joe B. Norman MILLING BENSON WOODWARD Charles D. Marshall, Jr. PHELPS DUNBAR Alan C. Wolf SLATTERY, MARINO & ROBERTS Gerald F. Slattery, Jr. STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN Michael R. Fontham, Paul L. Zimmering
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ADAMS AND REESE Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.*, Charles A. Cerise, Jr.*, Scott E. Delacroix*, Kathleen F. Drew*, Glen M. Pilié*, Jane C. Raiford**, Ronald J. Sholes, Mark J. Spansel*, Mark C. Surprenant* BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Roy C. Cheatwood* BARRASSO USDIN KUPPERMAN FREEMAN & SARVER Richard E. Sarver BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS Benjamin Slater III* COATS ROSE YALE RYMAN & LEE Elizabeth Haecker Ryan* DEUTSCH, KERRIGAN & STILES Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr.*, A. Wendel Stout III*
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW C Copyright; IP Intellectual Property; P Patent; T Trademark; * Litigation
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ADR INC Thomas K. Foutz (C, G)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FINANCE LAW JONES WALKER William H. Hines, J. Marshall Page III, Jack H. Shannon, Richard P. Wolfe, Scott T. Zander
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW EI Employment Law – Individuals; EM Employment Law – Management; LE Labor and Employment; LM Labor Law – Management; LU Labor Law – Union; * Litigation
ADAMS AND REESE Brooke Duncan III (EM, LM), Leslie A. Lanusse (EM, LE*), Janis van Meerveld (LE*) ANTHONY M. DILEO Anthony M. DiLeo (EM) BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Steven F. Griffith, Jr. (EM, LE*), Amelia Williams Koch (EI, EM, LE*, LM) BLUE WILLIAMS William H. Reinhardt, Jr. (EI, EM, LE*, LM) BREAZEALE, SACHSE AND WILSON Eve B. Masinter (LE*) CARVER, DARDEN, KORETZKY, TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX I. Harold Koretzky (EI, EM, LE*, LM, LU) CHAFFE MCCALL Julie D. Livaudais (EM, LE*), G. Phillip Shuler III (EM, LM) COATS ROSE YALE RYMAN & LEE Clyde H. Jacob III (EM, LE*, LM) DEUTSCH, KERRIGAN & STILES Frederic Theodore Le Clercq (LE*), Ellis B. Murov (EM, LM) FISHER & PHILLIPS Edward F. Harold (EM, LE*), Robert K. McCalla (EM, LM), Michael S. Mitchell (EM, LE*, LM), Keith M. Pyburn Jr. (EM, LE*, LM), Timothy H. Scott (EM, LE*, LM)
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW Leopold Z. Sher ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LAW Harvey J. Lewis
HEALTH CARE LAW Cecile L. Gordon INSURANCE LAW Harold J. Flanagan
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SINCE 1929, STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN L.L.C. HAS BEEN PROVIDING STRONG, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ITS CLIENTS’ COMPLEX BUSINESS AND LITIGATION PROBLEMS
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ith 24 attorneys included in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in 24 areas of the law, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. has established a formidable group of some of the most experienced lawyers in their fields. The firm’s attorneys are known throughout the Gulf South for their work in complicated transactions and high-stakes lawsuits; and together they have made Stone Pigman a “go-to” law firm for sophisticated matters. “We’re a mid-size firm with 57 lawyers on staff and 38 members, so we’re gratified to have more than 60 percent of our members listed in Best Lawyers,” says Barry Ashe, who chairs the firm’s Management Committee and Appellate Practice group. “That percentage reflects the talent at our firm, which is ultimately the reason why we have consistently been able to put together the best team to handle major, highprofile matters.” In addition to having 24 lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America, Stone Pigman had four attorneys selected as Best Lawyers’ 2014 New Orleans Lawyers of the Year: Phillip Wittmann for “betthe-company” litigation, Susan Talley for real estate law, Scott Whittaker for venture capital law, and Joseph Caverly for corporate law. For Wittmann, this recognition represents the fifth time since 2009 that he has been named a Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year; Talley, Whittaker, and Caverly have also all been previously selected
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for the award. “We handle many areas of the law in our practice, and it’s clear from the peer recognition we’ve received that we have excellent people working in their areas of expertise,” says Ashe, noting as an example that the firm has received a Tier 1 New Orleans ranking from U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 21 practice areas for 2014. “When we need to assist clients and there are multiple issues involved in their matters—a business transaction, some litigation, finance, or real estate—we can be nimble and effective in putting together a highlevel team to take care of each
WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT STONE PIGMAN IS FREQUENTLY THE COUNSEL OF CHOICE FOR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA. problem.” Founded in 1929, Stone Pigman has been solving its clients’ most challenging legal issues for decades. Early on, the firm was known for its corporate, tax, and real estate practices. But beginning in the 1970s, its litigation practice grew from its base in antitrust litigation into securities, oil and gas, utility regulation, bank regulation, insurance, toxic tort, environmental, class action, and multidistrict litigation. The firm’s business practice evolved as well, expanding to meet its clients’ needs for real estate development, capital markets,
mergers and acquisitions, family wealth planning, and intellectual property. “We have a very strong litigation practice, and for years we have handled a lot of high-profile litigation in Louisiana and the Gulf South,” says Wittmann, who joined Stone Pigman in 1961 and concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, class actions, toxic tort litigation, products liability, and antitrust matters. For example, Stone Pigman served as counsel for Cameron International Corporation in the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill multidistrict litigation. The firm also obtained the dismissal of multiple class actions brought against Washington Group International alleging causation of floodwall breaches during Hurricane Katrina. Recently, the firm successfully defended MoveOn.org against trademark infringement claims brought by the lieutenant governor in an effort to force the removal of a MoveOn.org billboard that criticized the governor’s decision to refuse federal Medicaid expansion dollars using a parody of the state’s tourism marketing campaign. Moreover, Wittmann served as defendants’ liaison counsel on behalf of Merck in the Vioxx multi-district litigation. “Our reputation is based on a longstanding record of successful client representation in complex litigation,” Wittmann notes. On the business side of its practice, Stone Pigman has a history of being involved
in some of the region’s most significant transactions, ranging from major industrial projects along the state’s petrochemical corridor to office, retail, and mixeduse projects to sports and entertainment and hospitality venues. Recent representative transactions include handling the redevelopment of Benson Tower and Champions Square; representing the city’s development entity in the redevelopment of the historic Saenger Theatre and other Canal Street properties; representing the Saints and Pelicans in stadium and arena negotiations; handling the acquisition and development of the Royal Orleans, Windsor Court, Loews, and Wyndham Riverfront hotels; representing domestic and foreign companies coming into Louisiana to develop or finance projects along the Mississippi River; and working with a major research university for its new oncampus stadium. Talley, who co-chairs the firm’s Real Estate Practice group, observes: “Our firm has been honored to work on these projects. Although the transactions are diverse in nature, the common thread is the experience, hard work, and team approach that we bring to the table.” “We’re very proud of the fact that Stone Pigman is frequently the counsel of choice for local, national, and international companies doing business in Louisiana,” says Whittaker, who chairs the firm’s Business Section and led its efforts in the Saenger Theatre project as well as in some of its most notable corporate transactions, such as Chicago Bridge and Iron’s acquisition of the Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group in 2013. “Our lawyers have
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deep experience, as well as an in-depth understanding of the unique issues of Louisiana law, and our work in these highprofile projects shows that we know how to achieve our clients’ desired results.” An important part of Stone
Pigman’s success has been its selectivity in hiring lawyers and its development of young lawyers. The firm, which makes a point of taking on attorneys who are distinguished by their academic leadership, encourages involvement with bar and legal
associations and industry groups in order to stay abreast of new and developing legal issues. “Not only do we have that senior level of expertise, but we have the next generation of Best Lawyers,” notes Caverly, who cochairs the firm’s Corporate and
Business Law Practice group. “You go down the list of Stone Pigman lawyers named in Best Lawyers, and many of them are some of our firm’s younger members—we take pride in that because we feel it reflects the quality of our firm throughout.” www.bestlawyers.com | 9
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NATURAL RESOURCES LAW LISKOW & LEWIS Gene W. Lafitte MILLING BENSON WOODWARD Charles D. Marshall, Jr. MONTGOMERY BARNETT John Y. Pearce
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RECOGNIZED AND HONORED In the Fall of 2013, Curtis was named by the Woodward/ RECOGNIZED AND HONORED White publication Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” In the Fall of 2013, Curtis was named by the Woodward/ in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation for the White publication Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” metropolitan area of Baton Rouge, which includes in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation for the the Lafayette area. Curtis has also been named in the metropolitan area of Baton Rouge, which includes publication known as: Louisiana Super Lawyers since the Lafayette area. Curtis has also been named in the its inaugural issue in 2007. For the past three years, the publication known as: Louisiana Super Lawyers since Louisiana Super Lawyers publication has recognized its inaugural issue in 2007. For the past three years, the Curtis as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Louisiana. Louisiana Super Lawyers publication has recognized For more than fifteen years he has been listed in Curtis as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Louisiana. the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent For more than fifteen years he has been listed in Lawyers™ and holds the highest rating given by the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. Almost two Lawyers™ and holds the highest rating given by decades ago, St. John’s University honored Curtis with the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. Almost two its Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal. In the decades ago, St. John’s University honored Curtis with summer of 2005, Curtis was invited to join The Academy its Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal. In the of Trial Advocacy, an exclusive group of some of the summer of 2005, Curtis was invited to join The Academy country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. He is also a of Trial Advocacy, an exclusive group of some of the founding member of The Aletheia Institute, a national, country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. He is also a by invitation only, organization of lawyers committed to founding member of The Aletheia Institute, a national, promoting truth in advocacy, full disclosure in discovery by invitation only, organization of lawyers committed to and a fair measure of justice to all litigants. promoting truth in advocacy, full disclosure in discovery and a fair measure of justice to all litigants. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY Curtis is a member of the American, Federal, Louisiana, SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY and Lafayette Bar Associations, The Maritime Law Curtis is a member of the American, Federal, Louisiana, Association of the United States, as well as the American and Lafayette Bar Associations, The Maritime Law and Louisiana Associations for Justice. He has served Association of the United States, as well as the American as a member of the President’s Advisory Council, the and Louisiana Associations for Justice. He has served Board of Governors, and the Council of Directors of the as a member of the President’s Advisory Council, the Louisiana Association for Justice. Curtis is an Emeritus Board of Governors, and the Council of Directors of the Member of The American Inn of Court of Acadiana. Louisiana Association for Justice. Curtis is an Emeritus Curtis served on the Board and is a past President of Member of The American Inn of Court of Acadiana. the Lafayette Bar Association. He has been invited Curtis served on the Board and is a past President of to speak at local, state, and national professional the Lafayette Bar Association. He has been invited meetings about federal trial practice and maritime to speak at local, state, and national professional personal injury litigation. Community involvement is meetings about federal trial practice and maritime important to him as well: for five years he served as the personal injury litigation. Community involvement is host of a monthly TV program about Catholic Social important to him as well: for five years he served as the Teaching. He is a member of, and, presently serves as host of a monthly TV program about Catholic Social an officer of, the Knights of Columbus, Council 7275. Teaching. He is a member of, and, presently serves as an officer of, the Knights of Columbus, Council 7275.
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