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Michael received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Louisiana State University in 2010 and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2013. His practice focuses primarily on residential and commercial real estate transactions. In addition, Michael advises clients regarding a variety of real estate related legal matters as well as business formation, wills and successions.

Michael DuBose was born in Lake Charles, Louisaina, and grew up in Carencro, Louisiana. He attended Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.. Michael earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from LSU. After graduation, Michael spent a year working as an office assistant at a small law firm in Baton Rouge, assisting attorneys and paralegals with personal injury cases.. During his time at Loyola University in New Orleans, Michael developed an interest in Family Law and Immigration Law. He spent a summer working as an intern with the Acadiana Legal Services Corporation in Lafayette, where he assisted attorneys with divorce, custody, and Child-in-Need-of-Care proceedings.. In his last year of law school, Michael worked as a Student Practitioner in the Children's Rights section of Loyola's Law Clinic. Here he represented minor children in especially contentious disputes, and represented undocumented children in immigration related proceedings. He also argued before the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, the juvenile courts for both Orleans and Jefferson Parish, and EOIR New Orleans Immigration Court before ever graduating.. Michael joined the firm of Salley & Salley, LLC in the fall of 2018, where he practices in Family Law.  He is well-equipped and eager to assist clients in proceedings involving divorce, child custody, child support and spousal support, and community property partitions.  He is also available to assist clients in drafting Powers of Attorney, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, and Last Wills and Testaments.

Melanie Leavitt is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law. She has been licensed to practice law since 1984. For the first five years of her legal career, she represented unions, union health and pension funds. Since 1989, she has been representing the disabled regarding Social Security, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance and State and Federal Employee disability retirement.

Mark E. Jaffe completed his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1998. He has a wealth of litigation experience, having worked at many prominent law firms that represented major corporations, injury claims, and other legal matters for more than a decade. Mr. Jaffe’s current practice is focused on representing clients who have contracted occupational lung disease due to defective respirators, wrongful death claims, and other catastrophic injury claims. He is a dedicated advocate who is highly respected by his peers and clients for  his knowledge and experience.

Louis specializes in civil defense and personal injury litigation, and handles cases in the greater New Orleans are and around Louisiana. He has not only received favorable bench trial verdicts, but he also has extensive motion practice experience. He is consistently able to deliver excellent results for his clients. He is licensed to practice law in all state courts of Louisiana, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.. Before joining Kiefer & Kiefer, Louis gained a great deal of civil defense insight working as in-house counsel for an insurance company. Prior to that, he developed his litigation skills as a litigation associate at a private defense firm where he worked on various types of civil defense cases including automobile accidents, premises liability, and employer liability. Prior to the practice of law, Louis worked in industries related to financial services, construction, and government contracting. He has also worked within local Parish government.. Louis graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2016, where he received a Certificate in Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship. There, he served as the president of the Real Estate Law Society and worked as a student practitioner in criminal defense in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice. He obtained a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business in 2007. While at Tulane, Louis was also played free safety for the Tulane Univeristy Football Team, and remains an active member of Tulane Letterwinners' Association and a Tulane Football season ticket holder. Louis is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

Louis L. Plotkin completed his law degree magna cum laude from Tulane Law School in 1991. He is a founding member of Plotkin, Vincent & Jaffe, a plaintiffs’ law firm that is focused on representing catastrophically injured victims. Mr. Plotkin has handled a wide range of serious injury claims, including those involving occupational lung disease, mesothelioma, product liability, and other complex claims. He is recognized as a leading authority in products liability litigation. Mr. Plotkin is AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, a prestigious attorney rating firm. He is admitted to practice in various state and federal courts across Louisiana.

Laurel Salley was born and raised in the New Orleans area. She attended St. Martin's Episcopal School, the University of Miami, Louisiana State University and Tulane Law School.. While at St. Martin's, Laurel was very involved in the Key Club, a community service organization for high school students. During her years at LSU, she was involved with many campus organizations, including Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. After graduation from LSU, Laurel joined the Lakeside Kiwanis Club, the same community service organization that sponsored her high school's Key Club. She is a member of the Lakeside Kiwanis Club to this day.. While attending Tulane Law School, Laurel worked as a research assistant for A.N. Yiannopoulos, Eason-Weinmann Professor of Comparative Law and Editor of the Louisiana Civil Code. She also studied abroad for two summers, where she took courses taught by United States Supreme Court Justices, as well as Louisiana Supreme Court Judges, Appellate Court Judges and other renowned legal authorities.. Upon her graduation from law school, Laurel decided to join her mother in practice, forming the partnership of Salley & Salley, LLC. After practicing family law with her mother for five years, Laurel was certified as a Family Law Specialists by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.

Kristyl was born and raised in Metairie. She attended St. Mary Magdalen for grammar school. As a child, she participated in various sports at both St. Mary Magdalen and at Mike Miley Playground. She attended Archbishop Chapelle High School, where she was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, and the Hi-Steppers Dance Team. After graduating from Chapelle with honors in 2001, Kristyl went on to Loyola University New Orleans, where she majored in Political Science and minored in Psychology. In 2005, she obtained her degree of Bachelor of Arts. She attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where she was a member of the Moot Court Program. While attending Loyola University for both her undergraduate and graduate studies, Kristyl worked for Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O’Bannon, where she discovered her passion for the legal system. That passion was fueled when she externed for United States District Judges Jay C. Zainey in 2007 and G. Thomas Porteous in 2008. She also participated in the Summer Legal Studies Program in Vienna, Austria in 2007. Kristyl graduated from Loyola Law School in May, 2009, and was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in October, 2009. She joined the firm of Malbrough & Zeringue in 2010, where she practiced primarily family law, but also practiced criminal law and general civil litigation. She joined the law firm of Salley & Salley, LLC in June, 2011. At Salley & Salley, Kristyl practiced exclusively family law before various trial courts and appellate courts. In October 2013, Kristyl was a presenter for the Law Review CLE, “Handling Your First Divorce”. She was named a Louisiana Rising Star by Super Lawyers for 2015 through 2019.  Kristyl is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, a certification currently held by approximately 80 attorneys across the entire State of Louisiana. She is licensed to practice law throughout the state of Louisiana.. On a personal note, Kristyl met her husband in 2005. They dated throughout Kristyl’s law school education, getting engaged after she took the Louisiana Bar Examination. They got married in 2011. They currently live in Kenner with their daughter and their dog.

Jennifer David Khouri has successfully litigated numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases, focusing her practice on fiercely advocating for clients in the maritime, transportation, and oil and gas industries.. As a trial lawyer, Jennifer uses the knowledge and skills she has cultivated over the years to tirelessly represent her clients. Before joining the Broussard Injury Lawyers team, Jennifer spent the first part of her career on the defense side of personal injury and wrongful death cases. Jennifer now uses her unique experience as a prior defense lawyer to develop creative legal strategies and identify unique approaches to each case, ensuring that all of her clients have a voice against companies that are intent on undermining or dismissing their claims.. Outside the courtroom, Jennifer takes pride in her determination, attention to detail, and work ethic—a credit to her western Kansas roots—especially when it comes to research and writing. Jennifer makes every effort to ensure her arguments are creative, well-founded, and easy to understand for a judge or jury deciding the case. Jennifer also insists on maintaining a direct dialogue with clients to make sure they stay informed and understand what is happening with their case. She takes every avenue available to ensure clients regain as much normalcy as possible in the face of unforeseen or unfortunate circumstances.

I’m Sherry Landry Schultz, an attorney licensed in Louisiana and Texas who has always had a passion for research, writing, creativity and learning—in other words, a geek.. I started out as an elementary school teacher in 1986, teaching eager-to-learn second graders in a self-contained environment. A few years later, seeking a new challenge, I moved to the public middle school I attended as a child and taught seventh-grade English. Two years later, I was named the “Jefferson Parish Middle School Teacher of the Year.” The following year (with hopes of one day earning enough to buy a house), I took the LSAT and applied to law school.. Luckily for me, Loyola Law School awarded me a full scholarship. For the next three years, I drove my friends, family and classmates nuts by somehow steering every conversation to a discussion of “the law”—my new (and, as it turned out, lifelong) obsession. In my third year, I was named Editor in Chief of the Loyola Law Review and took great satisfaction in reviewing every word, comma and en dash in each published article. I graduated third in my class and received a clerkship with the esteemed Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero of the Louisiana Supreme Court.. One year turned into two with the Chief (as we called him), and I left my position as Senior Law Clerk in 1998 to enter private practice in a New Orleans satellite office of a large Texas firm. This was my introduction to transactional law, and I loved it! I cut my teeth coordinating due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and worked my way up to drafting a myriad of organizational documents, contracts and bond documents.. In the spring of 2002, a classmate from Loyola Law School was named City Attorney for the City of New Orleans and recruited me to become the Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney in charge of the City’s transactional legal work. The following year, he was promoted to Chief Administrative Officer and I was promoted to City Attorney, where I supervised a staff of 96 employees, including 40+ attorneys. One of my proudest achievements was reducing the number of cases against the city from 5,800+ when I took office to about 1,500 just two years later. Then came Hurricane Katrina.. I wrote the first mandatory evacuation order in the history of the State of Louisiana, which remained in effect for more than twenty days after the levees broke, flooding more than 80% of the City of New Orleans. It was a time of great chaos. A week after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, I was named the liaison between the City and the federal support, where city, state and federal responders worked tirelessly to get the City on the long road to recovery. It was a very surreal, but inspiring, experience. I resigned as the City Attorney approximately sixty days after Hurricane Katrina when it became apparent that the Mayor, who appointed me, and I did not share a common vision for how to proceed with the recovery.. On January 2, 2006, I joined a small, but very well respected, boutique law firm in New Orleans that primarily represented real-estate developers engaged in the rehabilitation of historic properties.   Recognizing that New Orleans had one of the richest stocks of historic buildings in the United States, I viewed this as an excellent opportunity of continuing to participate in the recovery of New Orleans as a lawyer in the private sector.. Over the next eleven years, my practice focused, almost exclusively, on large-scale real estate transactions that utilized historic, new markets and/or renewable energy tax credits. During this period, I have represented investors, community development entities and lenders, but real-estate developers have always constituted the primary base of my clients. As any typical American, I do love the underdog! In my representations, I have drafted countless tax opinions, partnership agreements, loan documents, leases and other transactional documents, having the pleasure and honor to work with many of recognized leaders in the tax credit industry. I am fortunate to be able to do work that I truly love.. After years of representing entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurial spirit rubbed off on me, and I launched Schultz Law LLC on February 1, 2017. I’m excited to continue working with my existing clients and industry friends and look forward to picking up some new ones along this journey.

I pride myself on working quickly after accpeting a client's case.  Waiting to file a claim with a defendant or waiting to collect evidence can hurt someone's case.  That is why I begin the claims process the day a client retains me as their attorney.. I also pride myself on providing superior customer service with a personal touch.  I make free house calls to all my clients.  I hold regular status meetings with my clients to keep them up to date on their cases.  Also, all of my clients receive my direct phone number and email.  If a client calls me and I am unable to answer, I will return his/her call within 24 hours.. I am a native to southeast Louisiana.  I attended Louisiana schools throughout my education, and am proud to represent clients throughout South Louisiana.

I moved to the U.S. from Mexico City in 1998 as a dual citizen. However, I had to enter the U.S. as an F1 student in order to not lose my Mexican citizenship.  I completed a master's degree from Tulane University, of all things in Environmental law. But life had other plans for me.. My passion since 2002 has been immigration.  I have helped hundreds of clients navigate through what is complex and definitely not user-friendly law, both before USCIS and Immigration court.. Nothing makes me happier than to re-unite families through visa applications or keep them from being separated by aggressively defending them in Immigration court. My clients have 24/7 access to me and personal attention on their case. Emotional support during very stressful court proceedings is very important. And most importantly, honesty on that sometimes outcomes may be positive and negative, is our policy.. _______________________________________. Me mude a los Estados Unidos en 1998 con doble ciudadania. Sin embargo, tuve que entrar a los EU con visa de estudiante para no perder mi ciudadania mexicana. Complete una mestria, no cabe menos que en derecho ambiental. Pero mi vida tuvo otros planes.. My pasion desde el ano 2002 ha sido inmigracion. He ayudado a cientos de clientes navegar las leyes complejas de inmigracion tanto delante de USCIS y la corte de Inmigracion.. Nada me da mas alegria que el reunificar a familias por medio de visas o evitar la separacion por medio de la defensa agresiva en corte.  Mis clientes tienen acceso a nuestra oficina las 24/7 y una atencion personal en su caso.  Y lo mas importante es la honestidad que nuestra oficina practica sobre los resultados positivos y negativos que a veces pueden suceder.

I enjoy working personal injury cases and have years of experience working nearly 1000 cases, but I have also decided to branch out into estate planning now that I have my own firm. So often people are discouraged from writing wills and making estate plans because attorneys charge outrageous retainers that most people can't afford. I want to make estate planning available to everyone, which is why I offer flat rates to clients seeking simple estate plans. Everyone deserves the knowledge that upon death their possessions will be distributed as they wish. I strive to give that peace of mind to all clients, whether their estate is worth millions or mere pennies.. Personally, I enjoy cooking, travel, and my dogs. I grew up in Dallas, Texas and moved to Louisiana at 18 to attend LSU. After graduation I realized I loved the state too much to leave so I decided to stay for law school, the bar exam, and eventually set up my own practice in Metairie.

I am AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for ethics and competancy as a trial attorney. I have published numberous articles in the ABA and La. Assoc. of Justice Journals. I have obtained record multi-million dollar judgments and settlements in toxic creosote cases in Texas, police brutality cases (one for over 4.7 milliion dollars for handcuffing a doctor for parking), over 1.4 million in a brain damage motorcycle case, 2.4 million at trial in a motorcycle leg amputation case and made new law in whistleblower, qui tam, sexual harassment and police misconduct cases.. I am not afraid to try cases and know how to win at jury trials. I have been practicing law over 43 years since 1977. We do extensive discovery and trial preparation in our cases using many proprietary research techniques. We have done many product liability cases where that was the only way to recover money for the client in motorcycle, toxic tort, creosote and benzene cases. I have the unique ability to handle motorcycle accident and crash cases. I have raced motorcycles at the local, state, national and even in the World Veterans FIM Motorcross Championships in Europe in 1977. I also am VP of the local GNO ABATE Chapter and fight for motorcyclists in the legislature and with La. ABATE as a representative.. We have done child abuse by police, patient abuse by doctors, sexual battery by police, TASER cases, hog-tying cases, brain injury and death cases. You get constant personal attention from our team with instant answers to your questions and regular updates on your case. We are always accessible to our clients and consider them friends.. I work with Peyton Bowman and Callan Johns, two young attorneys who share my passion for justice, riding motorcycles and making the world a better place. Our motto is, "Making the Community Safer through the Jury System" and we have done that in police cars that exploded due to defective gas tanks, handcuffing techniques, TASER litigation, and had officers who used improper procedures to be disciplined. It is not just about money. It is about making the community safer. We believe we had a duty to do just that.The Law Office of Glenn C. McGovern2901 Division Street Suite 201, Metairie, LA 70002

I am an attorney law in both the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metropolitan areas at the firm of Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale, PLC.  My practice utilizes the Master of Business Administration that I earned in addition to my Juris Doctor.  I practice many areas of law, performing both transactional work and litigation.  My practice areas include Appellate, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Collections, Compliance, Corporate and Business, Entertainment, Employment, Real Estate, Tax and Estate Planning.  As part of my real estate practice, I am also a title agent for Gulf Title Corporation.  You can read about these areas of law on my blogs, It's Just Business Law, Trust Me (I'm a Lawyer) and Louisiana Purchase Law.  You can also read about me and my practice on my firm's website.. I am uncomfortable putting my cases on this website due to the privacy of my clients and those I have had cases against.. I joined Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale, PLC in 2007 after receiving my Juris Doctorate and Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.  I attended LSU for two years before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Loyola University New Orleans.. I am 36 years old and am married to my lovely wife Corrina.  We have three dogs, Iggy, Binx and Lily, and live in the Marigny in New Orleans.

I am a New Orleans attorney, focusing on personal injury cases for clients who prefer a personal touch. I am looking for clients who want to be more than just a number to the attorney helping them navigate the complicated system of recovering costs for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering incurred as a result of their injury.. My prior experience includes several years with a large Louisiana law firm practicing solely personal injury law. I have represented more than 1100 clients over the past seven years and I bring this experience to my small, personal law practice. I also have experience in the areas of criminal law, having spent three years as an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish; family law; civil contracts; successions and class action law suits. The difference I try to make is highly personal service to you that ensures that you are fairly compensated for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages and property damage. All aspects of your case are handled directly by me and when you call my office, I answer the phone - there is no wading through an annoying voicemail system or leaving endless messages with a receptionist. To me, your injury is not just business - it's personal.

I am a dedicated attorney who strives to achieve the maximum possible recovery for all of my personal injury clients.  Having previously worked as an insurance defense lawyer, I know the ins and outs of the insurance companies and that allows me to  tell a client the strengths and weaknesses of their case and what actions need to be taken in order to maximize the value of their case.  I also practice family law and general litigation.  Having been born and raised in New Orleans, I am able to provide my client's a unique prospective that allows and almost always achieves the best possible result for my clients.  Each client that I work with receives personal detailed attention to their case and I pride myself on being efficient and reliable.  When a client gets into an accident, he or she  experiences a series of emotions.  During that difficult time period, I am there for my clients to help and try to make them feel at ease as well as to achieve excellent results on his/her behalf.. If you are lookinng for an attorney who is experienced and has a proven record of success as well as an attorney who truly cares about their clients, please contact me as I am confident that I will be the right attorney for you.

Hope Phelps is a New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy graduate. Hope received a dual degree from Louisiana State University in 2013, earning both a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She earned her J.D., cum laude, in May 2016 from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Hope competed on the 2014 First Amendment Moot Court Team and returned to coach the 2016 team. She also worked as a student practitioner with the Family Law section of Loyola’s Law Clinic representing children and interdicts by court appointment and representing low-income clients in divorce and continuing tutorship cases. She received Law Excellence Awards for the highest grade in Insurance Law and Civil Law Property II.

Harold E. "Harry" Molaison is a native New Orleanian. His father was former Jefferson Parish Councilman, Harold L. Molaison, himself a 40 year practicing lawyer, with whom Harry practiced from 1980-91.  Harry graduated high school from New Orleans Academy in 1972. He enrolled at Louisiana State University from 1972-74 and earned a BA in History from Tulane University in 1976.  He received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1979.  He held the position of Assistant City Attorney for the City of Gretna from 1984-87.  He co-founded  the law firm of Molaison, Osborn & Starr in 1986 and Molaison, Price and Loeb in 1993.  In those earlier firms, he served predominantly as managing partner, until forming Molaison Law Firm, LLC, as a sole practitioner in 2004.  He served on the Executive Committee of the Jefferson Bar Association from 1987-1997 and as President for 1993-94. He has also acted as a CLE speaker on topics of Louisiana Succession Law.  He is admitted to all Louisiana state and federal courts, the Court of Federal Claims, the US 5th, 11th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.. Education. Loyola Law School, New Orleans, LA - Juris Doctor 1979. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Bachelor of Arts, History 1976. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1972-74. Bar Admissions. All Louisiana State Courts. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of La.. United States Court of Federal Claims. United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeal. United States Supreme Court

Guy graduated from Duke University in 1985 (B. S. in Biology) and received his J.D. degree from Tulane University Law School in 1990. He began working as a law clerk for the Duplass Firm in 1989. He regularly defends product liability suits involving automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and various other products. He also regularly defends healthcare professionals in medical malpractice litigation. Guy is married with two children.. As member of the Louisiana State Bar, Guy is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state courts; the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Grant T. Herrin is an associate attorney at the New Orleans Hub of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., where he excels in handling personal injury defense, labor and employment law, and successions. His diverse practice also spans casualty insurance defense, property and coverage disputes, business and commercial litigation, administrative law, regulatory compliance, subrogation, contractual conflicts, civil litigation, and workers' compensation defense.. With a decade of litigation experience under his belt, Mr. Herrin has achieved the prestigious AV™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. He has led the defense in a broad range of legal areas, including commercial casualty litigation, insurance coverage, subrogation, commercial litigation, workers' compensation, and personal injury cases. Mr. Herrin has a proven track record of defending organizational clients in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana and Texas, focusing on Fortune 500 companies and managing large loss exposures of up to $10 million. His expertise includes analyzing international insurance contracts to determine coverage and indemnity obligations in complex commercial litigation.. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Mr. Herrin earned his Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University A&M in 2007. He followed this with certifications from the Gemological Institute of America as a Graduate Gemologist (G.G.) and Accredited Jewelry Professional (A.J.P.) in 2008. He later attained his Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in 2013, where he was named a Herschel and Charlotte Richard Scholar and served as Managing Editor for the Southern University Law Review for three years.. Licensed to practice in Louisiana and Texas, Mr. Herrin is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas, and the Eastern District of Michigan.. Professional Affiliations. Federal Bar AssociationLouisiana State Bar AssociationState Bar of TexasBaton Rouge Bar AssociationRegent III, The Delta Chi Fraternity, Inc.Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, InternationalWex S. Malone, American Inns of Court

Grant began his legal career assisting residential policyholders in their flood insurance claims. Since then, Grant has expanded his practice to represent homeowners and commercial policyholders in flood, wind, hail, and fire claims as well as injured parties following an accident. Grant strives to resolve claims prior to filing a lawsuit or in the pre-trial phase of litigation but is always prepared to represent his clients in court when the insurance companies refuse to properly pay the claim.

Graduate of Loyola University and a life-long resident of New Orleans, and the practice is now headquartered in Metairie. However, “our practice is truly nationwide – we handle cases for people who have been injured through the actions or negligence of others throughout the United States, from New York to Florida, Texas to Illinois, California to Carolina.”. Through associating with local law firms and extensively traveling through the United States, we are able to provide our superior legal services to all clients who are in need. Frank D’Amico Jr. and his associates constitute “the strong arm of the law,” always ready to help you get what you deserve for the injuries you have received.. In our Metairie office, we have a staff of fifteen. There are three attorneys associated with Mr. D’Amico as well as two who are “of counsel”. We also have two investigators on staff and an experienced, committed team of paralegals and support staff who work the cases and help keep our clients up to date on their case progress. We work together as a team to get the best possible results for our clients.. If you want the finest legal representation for your personal injury case, do not hesitate to contact our office. We can handle your personal injury case, no matter the venue in the United States, and we can provide you with the level of representation that you deserve.

Founding Partner. Mr. Mitchell was born in Mobile, Alabama on April 7, 1963. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He attended Louisiana State University, The Paul M. Hebert, School of Law (pictured above) from which he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1989.. During law school, Mr. Mitchell was awarded the Outstanding Oral Advocate award by Mr. F. Lee Bailey during the F. Lee Bailey National Moot Court Competition. Mr. Mitchell's team placed second in the country. Mr. Mitchell was also a member of the National Moot Court Team and was a finalist in the school's Flory Trial competition.. Bar Admissions. Mr. Mitchell is admitted to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court, and all Louisiana State District and Appellate Courts. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Mitchell is also admitted to the United States Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Mitchell has been admitted pro hac vice (on a temporary, case by case basis) in Mississippi and Alabama.. Areas of Practice. Mr Mitchell is one of approximately 13 lawyers in Louisiana to be Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Cases by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.  Although Mr. Mitchell has focused his practice primarily in the area of Medical Malpractice, he also practices in the areas of Trucking Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Products Liability, Premises Liability and Maritime Law.. Awards and Honors. Mr. Mitchell was featured in the April 23, 2012 edition of Newsweek Magazine as one of the Nationwide Leading Attorneys in Medical Malpractice.  Only 19 attorneys nationwide were featured overall and only 11 were featured in the area of medical malpractice.. Mr. Mitchell was also  selected for inclusion in both the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America.  Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 3.9 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys.. Mr. Mitchell was also selected for inclusion in both the 2012,2013 and 2014  editions of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of medical malpractice.  Only 5 percent of the attorneys in the State of Louisiana are named to the very prestigous list.. Mr. Mitchell was also selected as a National Finalist of the Lawdragon's Annual Guide to the Leading Lawyers in America.  Approximately 3,000 lawyers are awarded the status of National Finalist each year out of the 1.1 million U.S. lawyers.  Lawdragon selected the National Finalists (also known as the Lawdragon 3000) from more than 25,000 nominees who were identified through independent research and online submissions, then selected through an intensive three-month peer review, client evaluation and editorial process.. Mr. Mitchell is also the recipient of the  prestigous Leadership in Law award for 2010.  This award is given to the Top 50 attorneys in New Orleans as judged by a panel of professionals at New Orleans City Business Magazine.. Mr. Mitchell was also named to the American Trial Lawyers Top 100 trial lawyers from 2007-2011.. In the November 2011 edition of New Orleans Magazine, Mr. Mitchell was recognized as one of only four attorneys as the top lawyers in Medical Malpractice Law.. In December 2010 and 2009, Mr. Mitchell was also named as one of  the Top Lawyers in Medical Malpractice by New Orleans Magazine.. Mr. Mitchell holds the distinguished position of Senior Counsel with The College of Master Advocates & Barristers.  Senior Counsel status is conferred consistent with the Common Law Tradition of honoring Skill and Experience as a Trial Lawyer as well as a demonstrated commitment to promoting Excellence in the Art of Trial Advocacy. Positions Held. Mr. Mitchell is the Chairman of the Medical Malpractice Section for The Cochran Firm, U.S.A which has approximately 30 offices nationwide He is also on the Board of DIrectors of The Cochran Firm.   Mr. Mitchell was also the 2006-2007 Chairman of the Medical Malpractice Section of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.  Mr. Mitchell was one of only 10 members of the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Association For Justice for two years, 2010-2011.. Mr. Mitchell was recently appointed by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to the Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel, a 15 member board responsible for determining which risks and hazards related to medical care and surgical procedures must be disclosed by healthcare providers to the patient or person authorized to give consent.. Mr. Mitchell was the Co-Founder and Equity Partner/Co-Owner of the law firms of Phillips & Mitchell, The Cochran Firm New Orleans, and The Cochran Firm Jackson. Mr. Mitchell is currently the founding partner of The Cochran Firm, Metairie and a Co-Founding partner in the Mitchell Sanchez Firm.. Organizations and Affiliations. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice and a member of the Medical Malpractice Section within that organization.. Mr. Mitchell has also been a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member in good standing of the Martindale-Hubbell lawyer's rating service.. Presentations and Legal Articles. Mr. Mitchell has authored numerous legal articles and been a frequent lecturer at legal Seminars. In 2012, Mr. Mitchell was an invited speaker at the annual conference of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.  He spoke on the topic of "Continuity of Care" in the health care system.  He has also been an invited speaker for the past 5 years at the annual CLE of Louisiana seminar speaking on various medical malpractice issues.  He also previously co-chaired the seminar titled: Medical Records for Louisiana Attorneys. He has provided written articles and lectured numerous times on Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice.. Mr. Mitchell has written several articles on medical malpractice issues which have been published in the Louisiana Advocate, the newspaper for the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Mitchell has also been interviewed and featured in the publication City Business on several occasions. Mr. Mitchell was the Chairman of the medical malpractice seminar entitled “Issues We Now Face In Medical Malpractice Litigation” which was sponsored by the Louisiana State Bar Association in November 2002 and which drew over 100 attendees from around the country.” Mr. Mitchell was also picked to speak at several previous Medical Malpractice seminars sponsored by the National Business Institute.. Mr. Mitchell was invited to appear on the Bob Christopher Radio show to discuss medical malpractice issues from callers.  In May 2004, Mr. Mitchell and a colleague gave a seminar on "Handling Medical Malpractice Claims in Louisiana." In June of 2004, Mr. Mitchell, as head of The Cochran Firm Medical Malpractice Section, presented a seminar on "Screening and Handling Medical Malpractice Cases." In 2006, Mr. Mitchell gave two presentations on updates to Medical Malpractice Laws for the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.. Legal Rating. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given Mr. Mitchell the legal rating of "AV." Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.. Legal Ability Ratings are:. C-Good to High. B- High to Very High. A-Very High to Preeminent. There is one general ethical standard rating-"V" or "very high." An attorney will not receive a Legal Ability Rating unless he or she has been endorsed for a "V." Only when both ratings are confirmed will an attorney receive a rating.

Erin Rigsby Hawkins is a civil litigation attorney with Chehardy Sherman Williams specializing in Complex litigation, including personal injury, mass tort defense, multi-district class ation, and commercial Litigation.