Top best Insurance Lawyers in Baton Rouge near me

Susie Furr practices in the area of labor and employment law.  Her concentration is in employment litigation, employment counseling, and business litigation.. Ms. Furr’s practice covers the wide array of issues that arise in the employment context.  She routinely counsels employers regarding compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, The Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, as well as state laws involving wages, non-competition, leave, discrimination and retaliation.  Ms. Furr also counsels employers in the preparation and review of employment contracts, severance agreements, and employee policies.    Ms. Furr represents clients in federal and state litigation, as well as in administrative proceedings before the EEOC.  She has defended lawsuits involving wages, retaliation, workplace harassment, and discrimination claims based on age, gender, disability, race, national origin, and religion.  She has also represented clients in litigation involving other forms of business disputes.  Her client representation has spanned many industries, including construction, public utilities, package and freight delivery, financial services, fueling, gaming, industrial equipment, insurance, real estate, retail, software/technology, educational institutions and governmental agencies.  Ms. Furr serves as the practice coordinator of the Baton Rouge employment law group.  She often speaks on behalf of management interests on employment related topics and frequently provides training to local and national clients on compliance issues under federal and state law.

Since Chelsea A. Payne joined Keogh Cox in 2014 after a distinguished law school career, she has been focused on litigation involving the construction sector and the defense of architects, engineers, contractors and others in the industry. She represents clients in tort claims, professional liability lawsuits and complex litigation, typically working on behalf of Louisiana-based entities. Chelsea has experience with delay claims, construction defects and first-party insurance coverage issues, including federal jury trial experience. Thanks to her natural thoroughness, the support of her mentor and the firm's technical resources, Chelsea has developed a proficiency for research, writing and the identification of strong defense strategies for her clients.

My name is Nicholas M. Graphia and I am a licensed Louisiana attorney, focusing on property insurance claims, contract law, and bad faith litigation. With 17 years of experience in the legal and insurance industries, I have the track record necessary to help home and business owners maximize their insurance claims. From delayed and underpaid claims to denials, I am dedicated to protecting the rights of my clients against the insurance company and getting them the compensation they deserve.. As a former insurance defense attorney and insurance agent, I understand the complexities of the claims process. I have experience negotiating with most major insurance carriers, and I routinely use my knowledge and experience to help my clients get the money they need to repair their property.. I am a solo practitioner, licensed in all Louisiana state and federal courts, serving Baton Rouge, New Orleans and the surrounding areas. I maintain a network of independent insurance professionals and attorneys with whom I consult on a case-by-case basis, so I can get the best results for my clients. I also work with nationwide firms through which I have helped many clients as far away as New York and New Jersey, mostly with their Superstorm Sandy insurance claims. I earned my bachelor’s and law degrees from Louisiana State University. With experience in both trial and appellate courts, I have helped many policyholders and commercial and residential claimants obtain favorable settlements from insurance companies.. Contact me today at for your free consultation and to find out more about how I can help you with your property insurance claim.

Kevin Welsh practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance, with a focus on insurance coverage, professional liability defense, bad faith counseling and litigation.

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.

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.

Heather Duplantis practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance and reinsurance, focusing primarily in insurance coverage litigation and defense of professionals.  She is a litigator with over 10 years of experience, and devotes much of her practice to representing insurance agents and brokers, attorneys, home inspectors, architects, and other professionals in a wide variety of errors and omissions claims in both state and federal court. Ms. Duplantis also has significant experience litigating complex business and commercial disputes. She began her legal career in Austin, Texas, where she worked as a litigator for five years, first as an associate at Vinson & Elkins, LLP and then as a partner at Reeves & Brightwell LLP, before returning home to her native Louisiana and joining Phelps Dunbar’s Baton Rouge’s office in 2006.

Ginger Dodd practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. Her litigation experience encompasses a broad range of insurance coverage issues, with an emphasis on complex insurance coverage disputes including time element claims related to windstorm and flood catastrophes, environmental clean-up, chemical exposures and professional liability. In addition, she defends various clients against premises liability, product and professional liability claims.

Doran L. Drummond received his Juris Doctorate and Graduate Diploma in Civil Law from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 2014. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Southeastern Louisiana University, where he was a member of the varsity baseball team. As a law student, Doran was a member of the Trial Advocacy Executive Board, where he served as President. Doran also participated in multiple internal and external competitions in Trial Advocacy and Moot Court, including the National Pretrial Competition where his team finished first in the nation in 2013.. Education

Dennis Blunt practices in the area of commercial litigation, with a focus on business disputes including business torts and insurance company solvency and regulation. He is an experienced trial litigator having represented plaintiffs, defendants, and regulators across a wide spectrum of industries including education, public utilities, health care, state and municipal government, insurance, and financial institutions on a regional and national basis. He has tried matters involving corporate governance, having represented clients in directors and officers litigation involving complex claims of business misconduct, fraud, civil RICO, procurement, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair trade practices. His business litigation practice has also included handling Louisiana state and local tax disputes. Mr. Blunt has further represented several large employers in employment matters including wage and hour collective action litigation. He has significant experience handling large scale litigation involving significant issues of electronic document preservation and handling e-discovery disputes, having also lectured on e-discovery related topics.

Daniel "Danny" R. Atkinson, Jr. is an attorney who represents clients in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Daniel Atkinson, Jr. is recognized by peers and was selected to Super Lawyers for 2013, 2015 - 2016. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. Danny chose to pursue a career in law after obtaining a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1983. He attended Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and graduated in 1987. Daniel Atkinson, Jr. passed the bar exam and was admitted to legal practice in 1987. He has tried over 100 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials since that time.. He represents clients with Construction Litigation: Business issues in Louisiana. He also represents clients with Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff and Civil Litigation: Plaintiff and Defendant issues.. He has had an AV -preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years and was selected to Super Lawyers which is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Super Lawyers, Daniel Atkinson, Jr. has earned the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.

Chase Tettleton joined Babcock Partners as an associate after graduating cum laude from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he also earned a Diploma of Civil Law. While in law school, he was named to the Chancellor’s List.. A Texas native with family roots in North Louisiana, Chase received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Trinity University in San Antonio. At Trinity, he was an active member of numerous student organizations, and an All-Region performer on the baseball team.. Before attending law school, Chase spent nearly two years serving the small business community as a researcher for the SBA’s Small Business Development Center. There, he was part of a team of advisors who counseled entrepreneurs interested in starting or expanding their businesses. Always dedicated to improving the community, Chase is a proud member of Forum 35 and the Young Lawyers Section of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Chase is also the current president-elect of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.. Since joining Babcock Partners, Chase has tried dozens of cases and has experience ranging from small bench trials to million dollar jury trials. Chase is primarily engaged in insurance defense and high-stakes commercial litigation.. Chase is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, and the United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts. Chase is available to handle matters in all jurisdictions statewide. His expertise consists of commercial insurance defense and personal injury litigation, as well as select criminal matters.

Andrew Wallace Eversberg is a partner in the law firm of Schutte, Terhoeve,. Richardson, Eversberg, Cronin, Judice & Boudreaux.  Mr. Eversberg’s practice focuses. on litigation of matters in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, and all. types of property and casualty litigation, including commercial lines and personal lines. claims.  Over the last twenty-one (21) years, he has handled thousands of lawsuits. including the representation of corporations and individuals in cases involving. automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, homeowners' liability,. environmental liability, and trucking liability as well as handling cases involving. insurance bad faith, workers' compensation, life insurance, professional liability,. toxic torts, and construction law and disputes.  Mr. Eversberg is admitted to. practice law in both Louisiana and Mississippi, and maintains an active trial practice. in state and federal courts.

André Bélanger, a graduate of Loyola University, is a highly-respected criminal defense attorney serving the people of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and surrounding areas of Ascension Parish and New Orleans, for one of Baton Rouge's top-25 law firms.. In his 15 years of practicing law, Mr. Bélanger has handled thousands of criminal cases at both the pre-trial and trial stage, including approximately 200 trials. This trial experience includes homicide defense and prosecution, large drug conspiracies and fraud cases making Belanger one of the few attorneys capable of handling even the largest, most complex federal cases.. Having spent years devoted to developing a top tier regional law practice for federal court and state court litigation, Mr. Bélanger is admitted to practicing law in all federal courts in both Louisiana, Mississippi, the United States Supreme Court and the U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.. A strong commitment to the justice system, Mr. Bélanger has begun to forge his trial skills in the criminal courtroom in an effort to establish his own personal injury trial practice. This is a major boon for his clients, as few personal injury “trial attorneys” have appreciable jury trial experience. Mr. Bélanger is a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel’s Top 1%, was also recently nominated to the National Trial Lawyers Association’s “Top 100 Lawyers” list for the third year in a row, as well as recognized as one of Louisiana’s Super Lawyers.. Outside of a law office, André  is happily married to his loving wife, Ashley, with whom he has two beautiful children, Luc and Mattheiu. He’s a firm believer that it’s because of their support that he has achieved so much success. When they aren’t spending quality time outdoors, they proudly offer their time to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Baton Rouge.

After graduating from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1990, Price McNamara served as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John M. Shaw, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, from 1990 to 1991. Following his clerkship, he spent several years as an attorney at Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale in Metairie, Louisiana, where he defended automobile and truck insurers, as well as industrial offshore vessel owners and drilling contractors, in a wide range of personal injury and insurance disputes. During this time, he also earned an advanced master's degree in Environmental Law from Tulane Law School.. In 1995, Mr. McNamara transitioned to public service, serving as a felony trial division prosecutor for the State of Louisiana at the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office until 1997. That same year, he founded the ERISA Insurance Claim Attorneys and began using his extensive experience to help professionals, executives, hard-working wage earners, and their families in recovering denied Long Term Disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Life Insurance Benefits. This includes claims that fall under federal ERISA law, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI), and Service Members’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI). With offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston, the firm offers free initial consultations and handles all cases on a contingency basis. The firm selectively takes on cases, limiting the number of active cases to ensure each client receives the full attention and resources they deserve. Clients only pay attorney fees if the firm successfully secures financial compensation through a settlement or trial judgment.