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Patrick Talley practices primarily in the area of commercial litigation, with a focus on transportation, energy and environmental law. Mr. Talley has worked extensively within the railroad industry, and is well-known both regionally and nationwide in that area. He has successfully represented railroads, including three Class I and two Short Line railroads, in matters involving cargo and freight claims, derailments, crossing litigation, and employee personal injury and death (F.E.L.A.). He also represents the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in Louisiana and the Louisiana Railroad Association, and has served as a member of the executive committee of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel for more than a decade.  In the realm of energy and environmental law, Mr. Talley represents companies in toxic tort exposure claims, and in litigation related to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (N.O.R.M.), benzene and other chemical exposures, and environmental compliance matters. He also handles claims related to oilfield personal injury and death (Jones Act and Longshoremen's Claims). Before joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. Talley practiced at Frilot L.L.C.

Parker’s practice focuses on complex and multi-district litigations and appellate work on both the state and federal levels. He brings to the Sangisetty Law Firm considerable experience as an associate at a large New York law firm that served as lead defense counsel for a U.S. drugmaker in a 1000-plus-plaintiff products liability litigation.. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School (’09), where he concentrated on public law and was Managing Editor of its Journal of European Law, and of Tulane University (’04), where he received his B.A., with honors, in communication. Parker is a former judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a former staffer of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.. Bar Admissions: Louisiana, New York

Pam Michiels serves as counsel to the firm in the Insurance and Reinsurance practice group. For more than twenty years, her practice has been devoted exclusively to counseling insurers. She advises both overseas and domestic insurance clients in complex coverage disputes involving a wide variety of issues concerning professional liability/errors and omissions, general liability, umbrella/excess, first-party and energy policies. Her experience extends to a myriad of coverage issues, including those arising out of exposures such as errors and omissions of architects, engineers, insurance professionals, and lawyers; environmental and toxic tort; intellectual property; employment; marine/energy; and extra-contractual liability. She serves as regional coverage counsel for a number of insurers. Ms. Michiels also manages insurance coverage litigation on behalf of insurance clients and counsels clients relative to litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategies. She frequently assists clients with the drafting of policy wordings, and provides advice on effective claims handling practices. Within the firm, she mentors and manages a team of coverage attorneys in the Insurance and Reinsurance practice group.

Pablo Gonzalez practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. He represents clients in insurance coverage litigation including both first-party and third-party coverage disputes. He has been involved in litigation in both state and federal courts arising out of first-party insurance claims including claims for property damage, business interruption, loss of rental income, and additional living expenses arising out of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as fires and other causes of loss. Mr. Gonzalez also has experience representing insurers in complex third-party coverage litigation in both state and federal court with a particular focus on coverage issues relative to construction defect, employment, directors and officers, transportation, including auto, cranes, excess, umbrella insurance and reinsurance. Much of Mr. Gonzalez’s practice includes the litigation of extra-contractual claims for bad faith. Mr. Gonzalez lived in London in 2012 as part of the Secondee Counsel Program run by Faraday Underwriting Syndicate 435 at Lloyd's (formerly DP Mann). He trained primarily with Faraday specialty lines claims and underwriting personnel, but also spent time training with other Underwriting Syndicates at Lloyd's as well as a broking house and the claims bureau.

Over the last ten years, Meredith Grabill has practiced primarily in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial, and oil and gas litigation in Louisiana and New York.  In her practice, she has served on bankruptcy teams representing a commercial real estate finance firm in bankruptcy, an insurance company in a demutualization and acquisition process, and the Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in a E&P company’s bankruptcy proceedings.  She has also represented a multinational high-tech corporation in antitrust proceedings in multiple countries, a professional players’ association in labor and contract disputes,  insurance and reinsurance companies in contract disputes, and both individuals and corporations in fraudulent transfer and other commercial and oil-and-gas disputes.  She was privileged to serve as the clerk to the Special Master appointed by the United States Supreme Court to preside over an interstate water-rights dispute.To build upon the skills and experience she gained in her bankruptcy practice, Meredith served as a judicial clerk to Judge Martin Glenn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, from 2011-2012.. Prior to entering the private practice of law, Meredith served as a judicial clerk to Judge Edith Brown Clement, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, from 2007-2008; and Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, from 2006-2007.. Meredith earned her J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 2006, where she served as Editor In Chief of the Tulane Law Review from 2005-2006.  The faculty honored her with the John Minor Wisdom Award for Academic Excellence and Legal Scholarship that is awarded annually to an outstanding student of the graduating class.  In 1997, Meredith received her B.A. in Political Science and History from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.. Meredith has published articles regarding chapter 11 venues for distressed oil-and-gas companies as well as state-law oil-and-gas issues.  She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2016) and received the New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award (2016), as well as the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award (2016).  She is a member of several professional associations, including the Women’s Energy Network and the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation.. Meredith is licensed to practice law in New York and Louisiana and is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions:  United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Our mission is to ensure social justice by investigating, negotiating, and litigating claims for any person who was treated unfairly or subjected to discrimination. Our goals are to make certain that our clients have equal opportunities and a chance to succeed using the core values of compassion, honesty, and fairness.

Oskar is originally from Puerto Rico and is fluent in Spanish. He has been practicing law in the New Orleans metro area since 2005. He has a diversified background in law, engineering, finance, marketing and accounting. Oskar has a BS in International Relations and Electrical Engineering from Boston University, graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a Crowe Scholar from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and has a Master of Health Administration in Health System Management from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. During his time at Loyola, Oskar was the Managing Editor of the Loyola Law Review. Before putting all of his experiences under one roof and joining his wife, Gissel Ferriol, in founding Ferriol Perez, LLC—which specializes in personal injury, successions, and family law—Oskar built and developed a diversified career in hospital regulatory compliance, FDA advertising and promotional compliance, legal consulting on patent reviews and sale contracts for engineering firms, investment banking, strategic management for several coffee plantations in the Caribbean, and testing of prototype components for the automotive industry.

Originally from central Pennsylvania, Eliza fell in love with the people and culture of New Orleans shortly after her arrival in 2010. Prior to attending law school, Eliza graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts with degrees in Italian Language and Literature, Political Science, and History.

On behalf of my clients, I advocate with energy, diligence, and a carefully reasoned approach. I use my previous experience as in-house counsel to better understand each client’s particular need.

Not all lawyers enjoy practice.. To stand in a courtroom and argue to a judge or a jury makes many nervous.. Kara Samuels is unique in that regard. She loves to practice and knows that each of her clients has a unique story to tell.. Though originally from St. Louis, she fell in love with New Orleans when attending Loyola University. Majoring in Drama and Speech, she learned the art of storytelling and effective communication . This is probably best evidenced by the firm’s track record before the courts of appeal. In fact, Kara was recently given an award by the Louisiana Association for Justice for having won 4 cases before the Louisiana Supreme Court in one year.. She earned her law degree from Loyola University, graduating as a William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar and as a Law Review student. Her passion for helping individual people seek  justice led her to pursue personal injury law as a trial lawyer.. The complexity of the cases that the firm handles involving medical, injury, and products liability is a challenge that Kara  finds rewarding. It has driven her to build her  own firm and establish a strong professional reputation , while maintaining the balance required of a working mother.. Kara believes that an important ruling is lost before the trial court, it must be appealed.  Appellate work is laborious and takes a tremendous amount of skill.  The firm’s strong track record before both the trial courts and the courts of appeal has resulted in referrals from members of the bench and bar.. As a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, the Jefferson Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), Kara has  a fierce devotion to her cases and a diligent work ethic that leaves no stone unturned.

Nicole Gaither is a Partner with Parlatore Law Group and practices in the fields of copyright and trademark prosecution, in addition to tax law. She has demonstrated experience in prosecuting domestic trademark and copyright applications, providing brand protection through trademark monitoring, reviews of refusals, responses to refusals and assessing potential marks for use and availability.. From the courtroom, to trainings and seminars, Ms. Gaither is ready and equipped to handle all your startup business needs. She has helped numerous businesses protect their trademarks from unauthorized use. She counsels clients on all aspects of domestic and global trademark matters, including on the selection and clearance of marks, clearance and prosecution, brand management, and enforcement in the U.S. and abroad. To complement her trademark practice, Ms. Gaither also advises clients on the protection, registration, and enforcement of copyright assets. She has experience creating intellectual property-focused educational materials for new online entrepreneurs, in addition to preparing and conducting presentations, and trainings regarding the importance of utilizing intellectual property protections.. Ms. Gaither’s experiences prior to joining Parlatore Law Group were heavily rooted in the areas of tax law, in addition to family and consumer law, and federal employment discrimination. Additionally, she’s admitted in US Tax Court, and has several years of experience counseling clients on numerous issues including­ avoiding tax liabilities and penalties. Notably, she is also a Certified Public Accountant and has facilitated resolutions with the IRS on behalf of individuals, and worked to release levies, stay collection enforcement and abate penalties. Ms. Gaither has a wealth of experience representing the interests of her clients as they work to build and financially protect their businesses. She can assist in creating a unique trademark that meets the requirements to be registrable, advise on how to establish its use in commerce, and facilitate the registration process. She can also help protect trademarks from unauthorized use by contacting infringers and initiating litigation, if necessary.. Ms. Gaither is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property law, the Association of Intellectual Property Firms, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. She is also a presenter on intellectual property protections and issues for Fund 17, a nonprofit organization that works to empower and educate New Orleans entrepreneurs. She is a native New Orleanian and a dedicated member of the New Orleans community.. She is admitted to practice in Louisiana.. She currently resides in Virginia.. Education:. Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law, Juris Doctor, Certificate in Taxation (May 2012). The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Professional Accounting (August 1998). Tulane University, Bachelor of Science in Management—Accounting (May 1997)

Neil F. Nazareth is a litigation attorney and has made a career of helping victims of major industrial disasters and environmental exposures receive compensation for injuries and death.  Neil’s practice is focused on asbestos, environmental, products liability, toxic tort and complex maritime cases.  Along with his firm, Neil represented the first death case from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and represents several governmental and private landowners for their economic loss and environmental damages as a result of the oil spill and other contaminations.  In addition, Neil has represented many victims and their families for injuries and death from catastrophic incidents and for illnesses caused by asbestos exposure.  Neil was recognized by his peers for all of his good work when he was awarded the 2013 Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star recognition given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in Louisiana.  He was also awarded the Super Lawyers recognition in 2014,2015 and 2016.  Neil was recognized in St. Charles Avenue Magazine and Louisiana Life Magazine for this distinction.  Neil has been asked to give several presentations to lawyers and communities on topics including the Oil Pollution Act and Class Action Litigation, and most recently, he taught a CLE (continuing legal education) course to lawyers on Maintenance and Cure and Punitive Damages.  Neil will also be presenting at the 2017 AAJ annual conference in Boston.. Neil graduated from Louisiana State University where he was on the Dean’s List and Loyola University of New Orleans’ School of Law where he was on the Moot Court Board and was a Law Excellence Award recipient in several courses.. In addition to his active law practice, Neil is the President of the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers, he serves on the Executive Board of the Admiralty Section of the AAJ where he is the Articles Editor ation and he is a mentor with the Executive Mentor Program of Loyola University of New Orleans.

Neal was born and raised in New Orleans.  He is married and has four incredible children.. Neal graduated from the University of New Orleans and went on to law school at Loyola University School of Law.  While in law school, Neal was a member of the Loyola Law Review and received the Joseph M. Rault Award for Excellence in Maritime Studies, the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for the highest grade in Torts, Obligations, Property, and Evidence.  Neal graduated cum laude.

Nathan Huntwork practices in the area of business and finance, and focuses in the areas of energy and utility regulation. He has represented electric public utilities in a broad range of regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including for power plant acquisitions, mine acquisitions, and issues related to electric transmission and wholesale sales.

Nathan focuses on several practice areas including marine finance and vessel documentation, asset-based finance, and bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights. Nathan was born in Greeneville, Tennessee. In 1978, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.. Nathan completed his legal education at Tulane University where he received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1983, and a Master of Laws in Admiralty, with distinction, in 1984. Nathan has been admitted to practice in Louisiana and Tennessee since 1984, and is a member of the Bar of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Nathan is a member of the Louisiana State, Tennessee State, New Orleans, and American Bar Associations, and a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.

Nate is a co-founder and head of legal at ClaimSpot, a new venture working to ensure stakeholders on property insurance claims can manage their claims, documents, and processes. Previously, Nate was the Assistant General Counsel - Levelset and Lien Rights Management at Procore, coming over via Procore's acquisition of Levelset, where he was the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Nate is a licensed attorney in Louisiana and Texas and a graduate of Stanford University (B.A.) and Tulane University School of Law (J.D.).

Nan Alessandra represents employers in both the public and private sectors in the defense of discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims for age, gender, disability, race, religion, national origin, and other protected categories. Her litigation experience includes the defense of EEOC and other administrative charges filed through the various federal and state court agencies, as well as defense of legal claims filed at both the judicial level, as well as through the arbitration process. She has also represented clients on a wide variety of human resource issues and compliance issues and assists in developing appropriate policies and procedures, as well as provide onsite training to management and personnel on both employment related topics and corporate compliance issues. Ms. Alessandra’s experience for clients involves many different industries including financial institutions, educational institutions, public agencies, manufacturing companies, chemical companies and healthcare organizations. Ms. Alessandra is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Neutrals for employment related matters in both arbitration and mediation. She has participated in a wide range of mediations and arbitrations as a mediator, arbitrator and advocate. As part of her mediation and arbitration experience, she has mediated and arbitrated a wide variety of cases in the labor and employment arenas, with both single and multi-party claimants/respondents. As part of her practice in the Employment and Labor arena, Ms. Alessandra has adjudicated cases at both the bench and jury trial levels. In this regard, Ms. Alessandra’s industry experience has varied dramatically and ranges in the gaming, restaurant, engineering, hospitality and academic areas in both the public and private sector. Ms. Alessandra has also represented executives in contractual disputes and has an active counseling/advisory practice involving all aspects of labor and employment in both federal and state administrative agencies, including defense of civil rights claims and constitutional challenges. Ms. Alessandra serves as the Practice Coordinator for the firm's Labor and Employment Group in New Orleans. Prior to going into private practice, Ms. Alessandra was a judicial law clerk upon graduation from law school and was judicial extern for a federal judge while she was in her last year of law school.

My work focuses on defending companies and insurance carriers in my general civil litigation practice including workers' compensation, LHWCA, DBA, Jones Act, personal injury/wrongful death defense, insurance coverage, healthcare liability, professional liability and premises liability.. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from the Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi where she studied Political Science and Classical Studies.  Following that, I spent nearly five years in New York City working for a disaster restoration firm.  I returned to Louisiana in 2004 to attend Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  During my time as a law student at LSU, I spent a summer studying law at the Universite’ Jean Moulin III.  I received a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law in 2007.. I was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in October 2007.

My practice is litigation-oriented focusing on toxic tort, personal injury and insurance defense, including general aviation, litigation, premises liability, automotive and products liability.. I defend local and national automotive, aviation, insurance companies and currently serve as co-chairman of the Toxic Tort & Environmental department.

My practice is focused on providing comprehensive services for individuals arrested, charged or issued a summons/ticket for DWI, traffic offenses, drug and alcohol offenses, and other felony and misdemeanor criminal charges.. If you need assistance with having your conviction set aside and/or filing an expungement, please contact me with any questions.. If your license is suspended for unpaid tickets and/or a DWI, I may be able to assist with finding affordable solutions.

My practice includes defending clients against premises liability and personal injury litigation matters within the Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality industries specific to personal injury claims related to premises liability. I have successfully argued motions in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana. As an appellate lawyer, I have argued in the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal and briefed to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

My name is Matt Miller, and I am a former software engineer turned lawyer, practicing patent, trademark, copyright, and technology law in New Orleans, Louisiana with the intellectual property practice group at Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC.

My name is Lacy Smith and I am a divorce and family law attorney. I was born and raised in New Orleans. I went to Ben Franklin high school and James Madison University in Virginia. After college, I returned home to attend Tulane University Law School. I met my husband in New Orleans and we in Mid-City with our two daughters and cat.. After law school, I cut my teeth working for one of the most experienced divorce attorneys in New Orleans, Doug "Mad Dog" Howard. While there, I learned the in's and out's of divorce and family law and represented clients at the district court, appellate court, and the Louisiana Supreme Court level.. I believe in the efficiency and effectiveness of collaborative divorce and mediation. I think that an agreement prepared by the parties will leave them more satisfied than an order rendered by a judge who doesn't know the couple or their children. However, I recognize that collaboration and mediation don't fit the needs of every couple or family.. When it comes to litigation, I think that attorneys should be zealous advocates first, but reasonable negotiators when appropriate. I think that attorneys should answer their client's questions promptly and honestly. I think that the most successful attorneys are those who are most prepared; who know the facts unique to their client's circumstances; and who can apply the current law to those facts. I apply that philosophy to each client.. I only practice divorce and family law. When you hire me, you get me - not an associate attorney or paralegal who you've never met. I will personally give your case the time and attention it needs and get things done as efficiently and quickly as possible; without sacrificing results.. If there is something that I can help you with, or if you want to explore your options, contact me and we can set up a time to meet.

My name is Katherine Crouch and I am an attorney specializing in criminal defense, traffic tickets, and family law.. I have lived in New Orleans for eleven years and earned my law degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. While at Loyola, I was a law clerk at the New Orleans Independent Police Monitor where I assisted with re-writing NOPD's policy for conducting searches incident to arrest and helped launch a working group to review procedures for responding to incidents of domestic violence. I also practiced in the Family Law section of the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, where I represented indigent clients in divorce, child custody, and child support litigation.. After law school, I worked at the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office as a law clerk. I gained significant experience assisting with DWI prosecutions and responding to appeals and applications for post-conviction relief.. In January of 2014, I founded Crouch Law, LLC to provide affordable, holistic, client-centered legal representation in the areas of criminal defense, divorce, child custody and support, successions, estate planning, business formation, and general civil litigation.. I am licensed to practice law in all state courts of Louisiana and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana.

My law firm, Lewis & Reed, Attorneys at Law, represents clients in traffic tickets of all types for commercial and non commercial drivers, statewide in Louisiana.  We also assist clients with personal injury cases and criminal defense, including Driving While Intoxicated.. I graduated from Louisiana State University Law School in 1989 and have been practicing in the areas mentioned above since them.