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Kris Perret joined The Law Offices of Ossie Brown in September of 2005. His practice focuses on personal injury, trial litigation and criminal defense. He primarily handles car accidents, slip and fall injuries and DWI’s and drug offenses. Mr. Perret has helped hundreds of people injured through no fault of their own protect their legal rights and recover millions of dollars in damages. Mr. Perret has also defended hundreds of people in criminal matters in both city and state courts.. Mr. Perret is well known in the courtrooms of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes. However, he not only represents people in the Greater Baton Rouge area, he also has represented people in cases in locations such as Las Vegas, Nevada; Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; and Montreal, Canada.. Mr. Perret is an active member of the American, Louisiana and Baton Rouge Bar Associations. He has served on several leadership committees and has lectured in the areas of DWI defense and trial litigation.. Mr. Perret has called Baton Rouge home since 1993, when he returned from Washington, D.C., to attend LSU and play football for the Tigers. As a member of the 1996 team that “Brought the Magic Back” to Tigertown, Mr. Perret was a special teams captain, a two-time letterman, earned All-SEC Academic Honors and received the LSU Scholar Athlete Award his senior year. Mr. Perret received his undergraduate degree in Communications and Public Relations from LSU in Baton Rouge in 1997.

Kirk Landry primarily represents employers, insurers and third party administrators in the defense of workers compensation claims.  He also handles Louisiana Second Injury Fund cases including filings, hearings and appeals.  In addition, Kirk represents clients in subrogation and premium coverage disputes related to workers compensation, medical billing disputes, healthcare provider suits, statutory employer and borrowing/special employer disputes, and court approved settlements.  Besides his workers compensation practice, Kirk handles a broad variety of other civil litigation and is frequently called upon for guidance in matters involving risk management and mitigation.. A highly experienced trial and appellate lawyer, Kirk has argued before every workers compensation court in Louisiana, every appellate court in the state, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is lead counsel in more than 80 reported appellate cases.. Kirk has earned a reputation for his enthusiasm, 24/7 accessibility, responsiveness and efficiency.  He is known as a strategic thinker who works closely with clients to determine and implement the most effective solutions for their problems.  Because of this, he is also frequent participant and presenter at local, regional and national seminars for peers, clients and industry professionals.

Kelsey Kornick Funes represents both plaintiffs and defendants in their disputes involving public and private construction projects. She has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals in state and federal courts in Louisiana, as well as mediation and arbitration across the Gulf Coast region. Ms. Funes has handled matters involving all aspects of the construction process, including public bid protests, delay and inefficiency claims, claims involving construction defects, enforcement of payment and lien claims, as well as claims against performance and payment bonds. Ms. Funes also represents contractors before the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. Ms. Funes regularly counsels clients in the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts. She has extensive experience drafting and negotiating AIA documents, design/build and EPC contracts. Outside of the construction arena, Ms. Funes has successfully represented clients in a variety of commercial matters including tax sale redemption, products liability, premises liability, anti-trust, professional liability and environmental insurance coverage. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Funes leads the firm’s E-Discovery Team and oversees the firm’s efforts to ensure that our lawyers are on the cutting edge of the evolving legislative and jurisprudential rules which govern electronic discovery and have the best tools available to efficiently collect, review and produce electronic data for the firm’s clients. The E-Discovery Team also works with clients to develop strategies for electronic data organization, retention and collection – both before and during litigation – so that they are prepared to actively avoid, pursue or defend disputes in the most efficient way possible. Ms. Funes regularly speaks at seminars and briefings on construction-related topics. She is also the author of a number of published works relating to Louisiana construction law, the use of electronic documents in Louisiana and Louisiana’s rules of professional conduct.

Kate Mire practices in the area of general litigation, with a focus on insurance defense and coverage matters, as well as commercial litigation. She has experience in analyzing coverage and bad faith issues under various types of insurance policies, preparing insurance coverage opinions, and representing insurers in declaratory judgment actions for determination of insurers’ rights. She represents domestic and international clients in all phases of civil litigation in both state and federal court. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Ms. Mire worked at Preis & Roy, PLC in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Karleen Green has a blended labor and employment practice which concentrates on employee benefits and employment matters for both public and private employers, including compliance with federal and state employment laws as well as ERISA, HIPAA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and COBRA. She represents clients in various industries, including construction, healthcare, public utilities, package and freight delivery, financial services, fueling, gaming, industrial equipment, insurance, real estate, food service, education, and state and local government. Ms. Green handles issues related to plan qualification under the Internal Revenue Code and compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and COBRA. She regularly counsels clients on administration of pension and welfare benefit plans and cafeteria plans as well as plan correction issues. Ms. Green also drafts benefit plans and various plan documents such as summary plan descriptions and plan amendments and reviews prototype plan documents and service agreements. She advises employers on nonqualified deferred compensation matters, employment agreements, and severance arrangements. She handles ERISA litigation involving issues of breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful denial of benefits. Ms. Green has spoken numerous times on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the impact on employer-provided group health coverage and counsels clients on compliance issues.. Ms. Green counsels employers on issues related to Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and state laws related to discrimination and retaliation, wage payment, and noncompetition and defends clients in administrative proceedings and litigation asserting claims under these laws. She frequently counsels clients on the administration of employee benefits during leaves of absence under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the FMLA, and other federal and state laws. She regularly drafts and reviews employment policies and conducts training sessions on employment laws.

Joy Allement Reily, a native of Baton Rouge, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Louisiana State University in 2000. She spent nearly two decades building a career in the Baton Rouge business community, holding various positions in accounting, finance, management and marketing. Seeking greater fulfillment from her career, Joy decided to further her education and received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in May 2016. She also earned a Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law and a Gradate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy.. After working as an associate in a small firm for a year, Joy knew it was time to start her own practice and officially opened her Louisiana practice early 2018. Her areas of practice in Louisiana include Estate Planning, Successions, Special Needs Planning, Real Estate and Debt Settlement. In 2021 Joy was admitted to the Florida State Bar and began practicing with My Pink Lawyer in August 2022, where she focuses solely on Estate Planning.  Currently she splits her time between her Louisiana practice and My Pink Lawyer in Pensacola, Florida.

Jon Benda practices in the areas of contract preparation and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, documentation of commercial loans, commercial real estate transactions, joint ventures, and general corporate and business law.

John Shortess practices in the areas of environmental litigation and environmental regulatory and commercial transactional counseling. He represents a number of industry clients including electric utilities, oil and gas companies, chemical manufacturing plants, agricultural and industrial manufacturing plants, and railroad transportation companies. His regulatory practice has involved the defense and resolution of numerous enforcement actions and permitting matters before the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and in state court, counseling on water, air, solid waste, reporting, remediation and corrective action, brownfields, and other regulatory issues involving both state and federal regulators and environmental compliance counseling. His commercial transactional practice involves counsel to sellers, buyers, and lenders concerning environmental due diligence, permitting, and compliance issues. His litigation experience involves the defense of oil and gas related property damage claims, train derailment related claims, and other environmental contamination claims.. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Shortess worked at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality where he was employed as a Geologist in the Ground Water Protection Division. He oversaw and evaluated the development, implementation and performance of ground water monitoring and corrective action plans at sites throughout the state of Louisiana.

John Shirley practices in the area of business law, having represented public utilities before the Louisiana Public Service Commission for over twenty years. His practice consists of representing electric, gas, water and sewer utilities, motor carriers, telecommunications companies, and wind and other renewable energy companies before the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He also consults and lobbies elected public service commissioners, the Louisiana Bond Commission, executive staff and the Louisiana legislature on behalf of his clients.. Prior to joining the firm, he was the founding partner of Shirley, Ezell, Guarisco & Marionneaux, LLC.

Jody Anderman earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting fromLouisiana State University in 1985 and then attended LSU Law School. Aftergraduating from law school in 1988, where he was the recipient of the AmericanJurisprudence Awards in Louisiana Civil Procedure and Louisiana Sales, he beganhis legal career as a defense attorney with one of Baton Rouge's largest lawfirms. Although he gained valuable experience as a defense lawyer, he had astrong desire to represent working men and women, aggrieved consumers andothers who have suffered significant losses and began doing so in 1992.. Since 1992, Mr. Anderman has represented thousands of individuals whohave been injured in accidents or exposed to hazardous substances, such as Asbestos. He has also represented thousands of consumers who have been victimsof fraud. Most notably, he was lead counsel in several class actions filedagainst insurance companies involving "vanishing premium" lifeinsurance policies. Many of those cases resulted in multimillion-dollarsettlements. The insurance cases were based on representations that monthlypremiums would vanish after a stated number of years. Mr. Anderman wasinstrumental in negotiating settlements valued at $70 million against NationalLife of Vermont, $128 million against Allmerica Financial Life, and $69.4million against Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Anderman was alsolead counsel in a number of other similar cases, all-resulting in substantialsettlements.. For the last decade, Mr. Anderman has primarily focused his practice onhelping those injured as a result of being exposed to Asbestos.  He has been instrumental in thecollection of millions of dollars of verdicts and settlements for his clients.. Mr.Anderman is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and American BarAssociations, as well as the Louisiana and American Trial Lawyers Associations.

Jess Huffman practices in the area of labor and employment law. She represents primarily employers in civil litigation, arbitrations and administrative proceedings regarding claims involving all areas of labor and employment, including employment discrimination, ERISA, sexual harassment, employee defamation and other employment-related tort claims, employment contracts, OSHA, union matters, wage and hour, and drafting and implementing employment policies. Ms. Huffman also represents employers in prosecuting and defending cases involving alleged breaches of non-competition agreements, and employment or business-related tort claims. Additionally, she counsels and assists employers regarding compliance with various applicable federal and state labor and employment laws, including the preparation and/or review of employment contracts, severance agreements, and employee handbooks and policies.. Ms. Huffman represents clients in in federal and state litigation, arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Ms. Huffman represents employers in a wide variety of industries, including construction, oil and gas exploration and production, petrochemical, restaurant, insurance, health care, retail, and financial services.

Jeff Tomlinson is a Louisiana real estate attorney practicing with a concentration in the areas of commercial real estate, oil and gas and negotiating industrial facility agreements with contractors and suppliers. His real estate practice includes negotiating and drafting purchase agreements; oil, gas and mineral leases; mineral opinions; mortgages; servitudes, restrictions and covenants; and handling the formation of limited liability companies, corporations and other entities.. Mr. Tomlinson focuses a major part of his practice on addressing title insurance and oil and gas matters. In addition, he has experience representing and assisting industrial facilities and contractors in a wide array of service, rental and product supply arrangements.

Jeff Barbin practices in the areas of business and finance with an emphasis on business transactional and regulatory matters related to casino gaming transactions. In particular, he focuses on gaming transactions requiring local gaming regulatory approvals and other complex transactional and regulatory matters, often working closely with the firm’s gaming lawyers in Mississippi to achieve efficiencies for the client in both jurisdictions. In this context, he has represented casino operators, management, investors, lenders, manufacturers and other vendors in their Louisiana gaming regulatory matters. His practice has also involved complex commercial real estate transactions, representing lenders, and developers in acquisitions, development matters, divestitures, and commercial loan closings. He has worked on the development of Louisiana banking forms, business entity formation, stock sales and entity mergers, alcohol licensing and other general business matters.

Jarrett Ambeau is a distinguished criminal defense attorney and founder of The Ambeau Law Firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With over 14 years of experience and more than 50 felony jury trials to verdict, Jarrett has built a reputation for his unwavering commitment to justice and his clients’ rights. His practice focuses on serious criminal charges, including violent crimes, homicide, sexual assault, and forensic-intensive cases. As a court-qualified expert in Forensic DNA Interpretation, Jarrett holds a Master of Science in Forensic DNA and Serology from the University of Florida and has testified in high-profile cases across Louisiana. He also trains legal professionals on interpreting and challenging DNA evidence. A U.S. Army veteran, Jarrett served in the JAG Corps' Trial Defense Service, including a combat deployment to Iraq, where he defended soldiers in criminal matters. He earned his law degree from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he excelled in moot court competitions, and completed his undergraduate philosophy degree while deployed. Widely recognized for integrating forensic science into defense strategies, Jarrett’s work has been featured in national programs and the Netflix documentary “I Just Killed My Dad."

Jamie Cashio is a premiere personal injury attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

James S. Fargason has been a member of the auditing and legal. professions for more than 25 years and has extensive experience. auditing legal services, including legal departments and external. law firms. He has worked with a variety of reputable organizations,. including many Fortune 500 companies and large consulting firms.. He has a degree in international and comparative law and currently. serves as a full-time faculty member at Louisiana State University.

James A. Spokes is Partner at The Scott Law Firm, LLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His primary practice is in the area of criminal defense in both state and federal courts throughout the State of Louisiana, with a specialization in representing non-citizen defendants facing potential immigration consequences.. Additionally, he serves on the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel in the Middle District of Louisiana and he also practices in the areas of personal injury and immigration.

Jack Stanley practices in the area of litigation, with a focus on commercial and environmental litigation. He has served clients in a wide spectrum of industries including education, health care, energy, and insurance on a state and national level. He has experience in large scale litigation, including handling and resolving various types of discovery disputes.

J. Andrew Bevinetto is an experienced attorney who focuses his practice on defending citizen's when their civil liberties are threatened.. Mr. Bevinetto was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from St. Paul’s School in Covington, Louisiana in 2008. In 2012, Mr. Bevinetto earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After completing his undergraduate education, Mr. Bevinetto attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor and a Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law. While in law school, Mr. Bevinetto served on the Executive Board of the Student Bar Association.. Before being licensed to practice law, Mr. Bevinetto gained valuable experience as an intern at the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office. Here, he was able to observe the procedure of a criminal case in state court from its inception to its conclusion while shadowing many of Louisiana’s toughest prosecutors. Mr. Bevinetto assisted the District Attorey's office with screening cases, reviewing police reports, and analyzing evidence. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Bevinetto spent time as an intern at the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Here, he assisted in representing citizens who were deemed indigent by the court and not able to afford counsel.. After being sworn in to the practice of law in Louisiana, Mr. Bevinetto immediately began practicing criminal defense at Regan Law P.L.C., a private law firm in New Orleans. He zealously defended numerous citizens who were accused of committing criminal acts in Orleans Parish. He has conducted numerous pre-trial evidentiary hearings including bond reductions, preliminary examinations, and suppression hearings. Mr. Bevinetto has defended citizen’s dealing with charges ranging from misdemeanor DUIs to felony 2nd degree murders.. Mr. Bevinetto is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, the Unites States District Court for the Eastern and Middle districts of Louisiana, and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association. He is also a member of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

In both federal and state court, I have built a reputation for successful and aggressive representation in complex cases in the areas of criminal defense. If you have been arrested or are under investigation, you need an advocate who understands the situation and knows the justice system.. No matter the scale of the charge, you need an attorney trained and experienced in the nuances of defending criminal cases to make sure your rights are fully protected.. I have over ten years of experience producing extraordinary results for my clients, and I can put that experience to work for you.

I've been in practice over 40 years, started as a solo practitioner in 1973 and have remained a solo practioner to this day.  Rated by Martindale-Hubbell as a BV, Distinguished Attorney. Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, 5th and 11th Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and all Federal District Courts in La. I coudn't have been as successful as I have been without many satisfied clients.  Unfortunately, in the area of child custody, on occasion, we will get some people who are unhappy.

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I was born in Baton Rouge, La. on April 9, 1990 and attend The Dunham School where I graduated with Honors. I received a B.S. in business management from Louisiana State University and went on to earn my Law Degree from Southern University Law Center with honors. I'm admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association and admitted to practice in all three United States District Courts and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. My passion and practice is dedicated to aiding individuals that have been injured and protecting the rights of consumers.

I help transportation companies in their desire to focus comfortably on their core business by handling lawsuits that would otherwise distract them from what matters most.  My practice is unique because I develop close personal relationships with those I am able to help and because I have been recognized by my peers as a Louisiana Super Lawyer in Transportation and Martime law.