Top Environmental Lawyers Near Me in New Orleans Area

With more than three decades of experience, Mr. Bowling understands the challenges that people may face when they have been injured by the negligence of others. For that reason, he strives to help his clients obtain the treatment, and compensation they need and deserve. Whether facing large companies and insurance carriers, or liable individuals or groups, Mr. Bowling aggressively advocates on behalf of his clients. Over the course of his career, he has obtained several million-dollar and multimillion-dollar recoveries for his clients. His commitment to high legal standards and quality representation helped Mr. Bowling to receive the highest possible rating of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell and a supberb 9.3 rating on Avvo. He has been selected in Best Lawyers in America and is a member of American Board of Trial Advocates. The Bowling Law Firm, APLC has lawyers licensed to practice in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.. BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

With 15 years of in-house counsel experience, Director and Trading Counsel, Nicole Russell has proven expertise in crafting pragmatic and commercial legal solutions for clients.  Ms. Russell has represented in-house clients including energy trading companies, utility holding companies, supply trading organizations, an international conglomerate trading business and an investment bank.  With this experience has come a deep understanding of the differing commercial and legal needs of many different commodity market participants.  Ms. Russell was the divisional General Counsel and Global Compliance Officer for an international trading company and brings an integrated company-wide approach to her advisement taking into account financing and corporate governance considerations.. Ms. Russell has been an active participant in industry working groups including ISDA, LEAP, EEI and NAESB.  She is an active participant on International Energy Credit Association working groups and committees.  Ms. Russell was a founding member of the Women’s Network for Energy, Environment and Transportation and a founding board member of the Chicago Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network.  Ms. Russell is the annual co-chair of the American Conference Institute’s Women Leaders in Energy and Environmental Law Conference.. An active speaker, Ms. Russell has provided training to the industry on Dodd Frank, practical compliance solutions for in-house counsel, FERC natural gas capacity release rules and master agreement negotiation.  She is a member of the New York, Georgia and Louisiana Bars.

Wesley Barr brings more than 15 years of litigation experience to his clients, offering skilled counsel in a range of high-stakes disputes. Serving individuals, businesses, pension systems, and charitable organizations, Mr. Barr is known for his effective advocacy in both federal and state courts, as well as arbitration forums nationwide. Notably, he has achieved seven- and eight-figure settlements by pursuing claims against major financial institutions following the 2008 crisis. Mr. Barr also represents clients in complex insurance litigation, including bad faith and underpayment claims related to hurricane, flood, and fire damages. His trial experience—including numerous jury verdicts—demonstrates both creativity and dedication to his clients’ best interests. Wesley holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida and an LL.M. from Tulane University Law School. Licensed in Louisiana, Florida, and Hawaii, he is active in professional organizations such as the Louisiana Association of Justice and has been recognized by Super Lawyers.

Upon retiring from his litigation practice as a managing parter of his firm, Mr. Ovella formed a highly successful consulting firm three years ago to assist people with litigation related needs. At the request of many attorneys and former, present, and potential clients, Mr. Ovella formed Dominic J. Ovella Attorney at Law, L.L.C. As a litigator, with over 30 years of experience, Mr. Ovella has returned to his litigation practice. Mr. Ovella has handled and litigated hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims for personal injury and property damage brought by and against his clients. Mr. Ovella's success begins with his personality and knowledge and ends with his ability to obtain great results for clients, whether by settlements or in trials.

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.

Lynn E. Swanson is the managing member of Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, L.L.C. Lynn has been practicing law since 1993 in the fields of complex and commercial litigation. She worked the majority of her first ten years of practice representing plaintiffs in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. She joined Jones, Verras & Freiberg, L.L.C., now known as Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, L.L.C. in 2004, and was instrumental in developing and establishing the firm’s commercial litigation practice. Lynn has spent the past ten years developing and carrying out an organized strategy and approach to case management, by which she has handled a variety of non-formulaic, complicated business disputes, including several matters involving tax strategy advice and litigation related to that advice. Lynn has led Jones Swanson’s efforts related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. She was appointed to co-coordinate the multidistrict litigation’s GCCF Outreach Group and has been spearheading the successful efforts of Jones Swanson to recover economic damages on behalf of claimants in a wide variety of industries, including oil and gas, tourism and construction as well as claims for general economic loss and property damage. Lynn and her team have sued BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP America Production Company and BP p.l.c. outside of the multidistrict litigation on behalf of many of their clients whose claims were not settled through the Deepwater Horizon Settlement. Lynn has also contributed to Jones Swanson’s efforts on behalf of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East to hold oil and gas companies accountable for their role in coastal land loss as outlined in the action filed in July of 2013 styled Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East, et al. v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, et al.

Lauren's practice primarily consists of environmental litigation, particularly oil and gas matters and NORM litigation. She is licensed in Texas, Louisiana and California and regularly practices in both state and federal court. Lauren is active in the ABA Section of Litigation and Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources, as well as the Louisiana State Bar Association. She is a frequent volunteer for the Pro Bono Project of New Orleans. She is a member of the Krewe of Muses and the Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans.

In his more than 20 years practicing law, Mike has recovered awards of more than $300 million in settlements and in excess of $1 billion in jury verdicts for his clients.

I represent clients in serious personal injury, property damage and wrongful death claims arising from aviation, oil and gas activities, products liability and chemical exposures. I defend under professional E&O coverage (legal, insurance broker, accounting). I've handled insurance coverage litigation involving aviation and CGL coverages, as well as business and contractual disputes.. I also have an appellate practice in the above areas of law and have participated in complex litigation.

Hugh Lambert founded The Lambert Firm (now Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso) in 1977 and has since grown the firm to one of the most prestigious and well respected firms in New Orleans, representing individuals and businesses alike in a wide range of legal matters. In addition to his legal representation, Hugh Lambert is a frequent lecturer across the United States on class actions and mass torts. He has also authored and published legal articles. He has held a broad range of leadership positions in many organizations devoted to law, civic and charitable pursuits. He is a member in good standing of numerous state and federal courts throughout the United States in which results favorable to the firm’s clients have been achieved.. ADMISSIONS. State of Louisiana US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals US Federal Claims Court. PRO HAC APPEARANCES. Alabama Arizona California Illinois Maine Maryland Michigan Mississippi New Jersey North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas West Virginia

Helping clients with their problems has always been my passion.  I wanted to be a lawyer ever since I can remember.  I am still having fun at what I do.. I am actively involved in my community and church.. I have been a  Greater New Orleans Metropolitan United Way (now known as United Way Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) volunteer for the past 25 years. I presently sit as the volunteer legal advisor to the Community Impact Coordinating Committee (formerly Council).   I was the former Co-Chair of the Children and Families Goal Area and was responsible for funding children and family programs from 2000-2012.  I served as Chair of the Professional Section for the United Way fundraising campaign in the 1995-1996 campaign year.  My section was acknowledged for its turnaround in campaign donations from the professional community. Donations from the professional community had been declining prior to my tenure.. I was a volunteer for the Preservation Resource Center and served as a program fundraising chair in 2005.  I previously chaired rebuild teams in the Rebuild Together (formerly known elsewhere as Christmas in April)  program refurbishing homes of the elderly and the disabled around New Orleans from 1993 to 2003.

Commercial Litigation. The Moeller Firm has substantial experience and a track record of success in both full scale litigation and favorable early resolution of a wide variety of commercial and business disputes. We regularly handle commercial and business disputes in both state and federal courts as well as in numerous alternative dispute resolution forums. The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving breach of contract, intentional interference with contract, corporate governance disputes, business torts, unfair trade practices, successor liability and fraud. We view ourselves as a strategic partner to our clients rather than mere litigators. In this role, we seek to offer the best counsel and guidance suited to each client’s goals in a wide spectrum of matters.. Construction Litigation. Since its inception, The Moeller Firm has served clients involved in all aspects of construction litigation. Our experience includes the representation of owners, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in a variety of land based and marine construction disputes including residential and commercial and multi-family/mixed use projects as well as marine construction companies in vessel construction disputes. The firm represents clients in construction actions involving defective workmanship, delay, suspension of work, coordination and interference, defective specifications, acceleration, and other performance, pricing, and scheduling disputes, non-payment and breach of contract. The firm is also well-versed in analyzing specialized issues that commonly arise in construction disputes, including insurance coverage, indemnification and additional insured matters.

Andrew Jacoby has spent the last ten years working with people and communities impacted by environmental and public health threats. Whether it is from landowners whose land is contaminated from oil and gas waste, or water contamination from a nearby gas station, or community groups who feel that the local or state government just isn’t doing its job to protect them, Mr. Jacoby has stepped up to help enforce rights built into the law. This includes oilfield contamination, leaking gas station storage tanks, hazardous contamination from dry cleaners. But it also includes where lawsuits to enforce the Public Records Requests to state agencies, and fights to require local governments to follow their own laws with respect to zoning and land use issues.. Mr. Jacoby has quickly become known as “rescue counsel” often being brought into existing litigation to minimize past defeats and provide clients with a fresh, aggressive, and skilled approach to their matter. Mr. Jacoby’s strengths include thorough research and plainly worded legal advice to the client. Mr. Jacoby serves as a volunteer board member of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and volunteers with the GreenARMY. He writes legislation aimed to protect Louisiana’s most vulnerable communities, including those along the state’s “Cancer Alley,” the small towns along the Mississippi River which are burdened by industrial operations that often don’t comply with public health safeguard rules.. While in law school, and as a member of Tulane Law School’s “Katrina Class,” Mr. Jacoby won the Brian P. McSherry Award for the student demonstrating the greatest dedication to community service. He worked as a student attorney for Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic, where he fought against landfill expansions, among other work. Mr. Jacoby occasionally testifies at hearings in Baton Rouge on problems related to abandoned oilfields, air pollution, water pollution, and other topics. He recently received the Profile in Courage Award from Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany Parish. Mr. Jacoby’s hobbies include softball playing and football watching.