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As a jury trial litigator concentrating in the defense of bodily injury and death cases particularly in marine and offshore litigation claims, I have significant trial experience in defending vessel owners, oil and gas producers, exploration and drilling companies, facility operators, distributors, and offshore service contractors and their insurers.. I am also skilled at drafting and interpreting vessel charters and master service agreements related to the offshore energy industry and in interpreting the oil field anti-indemnity acts of Louisiana and Texas.

As a civil litigator I defend commercial lawsuits, products liability lawsuits, contractual and insurance coverage disputes and represents clients in the state and federal courts of appeals. I also represent clients in premises liability disputes, tax-related cases, and multi-district litigation.

Arthur R. Kraatz practices in the area of litigation. He previously served as a law clerk for the Hon. Jane Triche-Milazzo of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Ariel K. DiGiulio practices criminal defense and civil litigation in both state and federal courts. She, along with her partner and mentor, Dylan Utley, have a combined 19 years of criminal defense experience. She is a member of several criminal and civil law associations and sits on the board of the Humane Society of Louisiana. She graduated cum laude from Loyola New Orleans School of Law, where she was named a William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar for graduating in the top 10% of her class. She was a member of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal and also received Loyola's Law Excellence Awards in Copyright Law, Sales and Leases, and Constitutional Law Seminar. While in law school, Ariel co-founded the first student animal law organization at Loyola Law School and has since started an Animal Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Ms. DiGiulio also sits on the Orleans Parish Juvenile Criminal Defense Conflict Panel.. Ariel graduated cum laude from the University of New Orleans in Business Administration with minors in Marketing and Management.

Andy Dupre concentrates his practice on high-stakes commercial litigation and civil appeals. He has championed the interests of a diverse range of clients—and prevailed on their behalf—in a number of must-win cases in the first instance and on appeal.

Andrew was born and raised in New Orleans. He worked in the private sector for over ten years prior to obtaining his juris doctor degree from Loyola New Orleans College of Law in May 2016. As a law student, Andrew graduated in the top 25% of his class, obtaining multiple honors for his grades. While maintaining his standing in the class ranks, his work on the Loyola Maritime Law Journal was published in the 2016 edition, vol. 15. Additionally, he served on the Loyola Maritime Law Journal Board as a Comment Editor for the 2015-2016 semester.. Throughout his time in law school, Andrew clerked for a prominent New Orleans plaintiff’s firm, affording him the opportunity to work on many types of cases with a stellar team of attorneys.. Andrew's pre-law background includes employment as a marketing and design coordinator for multiple businesses, as well as freelance work doing the same for clients in the greater New Orleans area. As a founding member of Lifsey & Birch, LLC, Andrew will share equal management duties with the other founding member, Serena Birch.

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.

Andrea began her career with the firm as a law clerk prior to graduating from law school. She graduated from Loyola University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, achieving the school’s highest academic distinction, designation as a William L. Crowe, Sr. Scholar. Prior to attending law school, Andrea received a Bachelor of Interior Design degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and worked as a paralegal for several years.. Andrea has lived in the greater New Orleans area for most of her life. She grew up on the West Bank and lived in Metairie for many years. Currently, she and her husband, Jeff, reside in Little Rock, Arkansas with their son, Jackson, and have a baby daughter on the way.

André Mouledoux is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association where he serves in its House of Delegates. He is also a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Maritime Law Association of the United States and New Orleans Board of Trade. André has authored several law review articles. He has lectured law students in trial advocacy and has spoken at numerous marine industry seminars.

An attorney in Frilot's Commercial Litigation Section, Mr. Fineran specializes in the representation of young and emerging businesses in litigation and transactional matters.. Mr. Fineran is an Adjunct Law Professor at the Loyola University College of Law, where he teaches Louisiana Civil Procedure. He is a co-author of Equity Research (Esq. Books 2011), a graduate-level finance textbook. His article, The Louisiana Road Home Program: A Path of Unintended Consequences, was published in the Spring 2007 Edition of the Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal. A standing member of the Advisory and Editorial Board for Esquire Books, Mr. Fineran was an editor of Louisiana Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials  by Blaine LeCesne,The Handbook on Louisiana Alternative Dispute Resolution Laws by Bobby Marzine Harges, and  Louisiana Evidence: Cases, Problems, and Materials by Bobby Marzine Harges and Russel Jones, textbooks used in several Louisiana law schools.. Mr. Fineran graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University College of Business in 2004, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In 2007, Mr. Fineran graduated cum laude from Loyola University College of Law, earning both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Certificate in Civil and Common Law. He was a member of the Loyola Law Review and a William L. Crowe Scholar. He was also an extern for United States District Judge Ivan Lemelle in the Eastern District of Louisiana.. Mr. Fineran is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Amanda is Of Counsel in the Labor & Employment and Litigation sections of Coats Rose. She joined the firm in 2010. Amanda’s practice is concentrated primarily in labor and employment and she has defended employers in Title VII employment discrimination claims, and claims under the FLSA, FMLA, ADEA, OSHA, USERRA, ADAAA, WARN Act, and other employment-related lawsuits, as well as contractual disputes arising out of noncompete and employment agreements. She regularly advises employers with respect to reductions-in-force, drafting policies, handbooks, and employment agreements. She also has experience in unemployment compensation and collective bargaining actions, including defending grievances and unfair labor practice charges. Amanda is a Certified Ethics Trainer for the State of Louisiana. She is licensed in Louisiana and Texas.. While at Loyola, Amanda was a member of the National Moot Court Team, Articles Editor for the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, a teaching assistant for Moot Court and Legal Research & Writing, as well as a member of Delta Theta Phi. She received the Law Excellence Award for Moot Court Day Division and was a finalist in the J. Sanford Levy Best Brief Competition. Amanda earned her degree in journalism at the University of Illinois, and was a member of the Illini Equestrian Team and Phi Sigma Sigma sorority. She has been published in the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law and the Louisiana Bar Journal.

Allen Miller practices in the area of commercial litigation. He concentrates his practice in the areas of general business torts; products liability; casualty litigation, banking and lender liability; class-action litigation; bankruptcy litigation; construction litigation and contracts; civil RICO; trade secrets litigation; professional malpractice; and a wide variety of other corporate litigation matters. He has extensive experience in complex commercial matters. Mr. Miller has handled a substantial number of cases from inception through resolution at trial, appeal and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. His experience includes, without limitation, first chair litigation counsel in numerous bench and jury trials in state and federal court. He is solely responsible for the litigation strategy and handling of cases for several institutional firm clients, and regularly supervise commercial litigation associates and paralegals.

Alicia M. Bendana practices bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. She has considerable and wide-ranging experience representing creditors, creditors’ committees, bankruptcy trustees, asset purchasers, and Chapter 7 and 11 debtors. Ms. Bendana has represented a variety of debtors in connection with bankruptcy proceedings and workout negotiations with creditors, taxing authorities, and other governmental agencies. In addition, she has represented creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings with respect to the prosecution of claims and contract rights, the partitioning of marital property, the excepting of debts from discharge, the opposing of plans of reorganization, and the proposing of competing plans. Ms. Bendana has also represented bankruptcy trustees in connection with their administration of bankruptcy estates, including in actions seeking turnover of estate property, objections to proofs of claim, prosecution of debtors’ causes of action, prosecution of avoidance actions and objections to discharge.. In addition to her bankruptcy work, Ms. Bendana has extensive experience litigating a variety of commercial and business tort cases in both state and federal courts including disputes involving commercial fraud, racketeering, officer and director liability, professional malpractice, insurance coverage, a wide variety of contracts, and trusts and estates. She has also handled indigent consumer bankruptcy and criminal defense cases on a pro bono basis.. Ms. Bendana enjoys an “AV” Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards. She has authored numerous articles for professional publications and is a frequent lecturer at professional programs.

Alexandra “Alex” G. Roselli joined Adams and Reese’s New Orleans office in 2017 as an associate and a member of the Litigation practice group.. Alex previously worked at the firm as a 2017 summer associate, when she gained experience in several areas of the law covering a wide range of industries, including commercial litigation, labor and employment, education, insurance, and bankruptcy.. Alex’s other prior experience includes:. Alex is a double graduate of Tulane University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in public health in 2012 and a master’s degree in psychology in 2013. She also graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Loyola University College of Law in 2017.. While in law school, Alex served as the managing editor of the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law. She was also a member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and the Trial Advocacy Team, and an associate-at-large of the American Psychology-Law Society.. She earned several merit-based academic awards during her time at Loyola, including the LSBA Civil Code Award as well as Law Excellence Awards in Civil Law Property II, Louisiana Civil Code Procedure, Mediation and Arbitration, and Administrative Law. As an undergraduate, Alex was a member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, and Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.. Active in the community, Alex has volunteered with Children’s Hospital and was an executive board member of Up ‘Til Dawn at Tulane. She regularly raises funds for local charities, most recently by running in the 2016 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Run for A Reason to benefit The Women’s Home and the 2017 Crescent City Classic to benefit Covenant House New Orleans.. In her spare time, Alex enjoys being outdoors, traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends, family and her dog, Rodeo.

Alex Glaser practices in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation. His expertise includes the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified and non-qualified plans and arrangements. He also drafts and amends employment agreements, non-competition agreements, severance agreements, equity compensation plans, and deferred compensation arrangements.. Mr. Glaser regularly advises clients on all aspects of compliance with Health Care Reform. In addition, he counsels both publicly-traded and private companies on benefits and compensation issues resulting from merger and acquisition activity. He also has significant experience in representing companies during DOL and IRS investigations involving plan and benefits-related issues.

Alessandro Steinhaus is an attorney with Pusateri, Johnston, Guillot & Greenbaum, practicing in the area of admiralty and maritime litigation. His expertise includes a broad range of maritime matters, including Jones Act defense, maintenance and cure, limitation of liability actions, bunker disputes, and marine insurance coverage.. Prior to joining the firm, he gained extensive experience representing plaintiffs in complex litigation involving antitrust, mass tort, commercial, and class action lawsuits in both state and federal courts.. He speaks multiple languages fluently and is well-versed in international transactions and disputes. He has authored several articles for national and international legal publications in multiple languages, and he previously served as an intern to the Honorable Max N. Tobias, Jr., of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Aggressive Criminal Defense Representation. Billeaud Law, LLC. is a criminal defense law firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Attorney Allyson Billeaud provides quality legal represenation to zealously advocate for her clients.

After spending most of his career at larger New Orleans law firms, Marc Winsberg formed Winsberg & Associates, LLC, in 2010. Mr. Winsberg believed that with his own family law firm, he could provide clients with more personalized and cost-effective service. Winsberg & Arnold, LLC is dedicated to providing its clients with aggressive and effective divorce representation. The firm consists of a dedicated team of lawyers and support staff, who are responsive and accessible to all Winsberg & Arnold, LLC clients. At Winsberg & Arnold, LLC, your case will be handled with diligence and zeal directed at achieving your goals. Mr. Winsberg is a recognized leader in the field of family and divorce law in Louisiana. He is one of only eight Louisiana Fellows of the Chicago-based American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Since 2003, Mr. Winsberg has been a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He has recently been named a 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyer in the field of family law. Mr. Winsberg is also a frequent lecturer in the area of family and divorce law for continuing education series required by the Louisiana Bar Association.

Addie Prewitt Law | Estate Planning and Business Strategy for Louisiana Professionals.. A New Orleans-based estate planning solo law firm, Addie Prewitt Law provides forward-thinking Louisianans with ways to preserve property & pass it to the next generation with customized estate planning and business strategy services.. I was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Cajun country. As a small business owner with a husband and kids of my own, I’ve gone through the process of estate planning and business strategizing for my own solo law firm and my family's properties.. It’s important to me to know that my kids and my business are in good hands if anything happens to me. I want to make sure the same is true for you.. I’m here to help you through the entire Louisiana Estate Planning process from start to finish.

Aaron N. Maples has made a name for himself as a zealous, skilled legal advocate. Attorney Maples secured his first multi-million dollar case fewer than 5 months after he obtained his legal license, and has since been committed to the success of each and every client who comes to him seeking legal aid. He has represented clients in Alabama and Louisiana in a variety of personal injury and wrongful death cases, especially those involving catastrophic injuries, car accidents, truck accidents, and industrial accidents.Attorney Maples has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a “Top 40 Under 40” trial lawyer in Alabama for 2019, and the prestigious legal rating service, Super Lawyers, which included him in the Mid-South Region Rising Star list for 2019. He’s currently a member of the Mobile Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Alabama Association for Justice, and he is licensed to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Attorney Maples also served on the Board of Directors for Bastion from the Spring of 2015 until 2017.His numerous accomplishments and telling case results set Attorney Maples apart from his peers and identify him as a committed, tenacious personal injury lawyer and a credit to his clients.

A graduate of Loyola University New Orleans Undergraduate and Loyola University, School of Law, a qualified civil law mediator and attorney, Richard Perque began his legal career with his grandfather Risley “Pappy” Triche, and mother, Jane Triche-Milazzo.. Following his grandfather’s retirement and mother’s election to the District Court in the 23rd Judicial District; and her subsequent nomination by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Richard opened his private practice to serve in the areas of family law, wills and estates, personal injury, civil rights, and corporate and general civil litigation.. In 2014, Richard was nominated by Council Member Jason Williams and unanimously confirmed by the New Orleans City Council to serve on the Human Relations Commission for the City of New Orleans; where he served until 2016.. In 2016, Governor John Bel Edwards nominated, and the Louisiana State Senate confirmed Richard to serve as a Commissioner to the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights, representing the 2nd District; where he presently serves.. Richard is a school board member for the Morris Jeff Community School, New Orleans.

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana native, living and practicing law in New Orleans. Now, the owner of Smiley Law Firm, the best construction law team in Louisiana. I help contractors, suppliers and equipment rental companies get paid on every job.

17-year Louisiana-licensed attorney with extensive experience clearing real estate titles through transactional and litigation practices, and with particular expertise in curing complex title defects, and quieting, clearing and insuring tax sale titles. Created a title insurance product to systematically insure tax titles; created and developed a due diligence business that has used this insurance product and process to clear, resolve or facilitated the sale of over 4,000 government-held, 15-year average delinquent tax sale properties, since 2015; co-developed and counseled the first national title insurance company dedicated to underwriting title insurance for tax sale titles.. Co-founded, developed and operated a specialized real estate title insurance company with a dedicated operation for handling transactions on tax sale properties for nine years.. Created the first tax sale title insurance product and corresponding underwriting process for Louisiana's title insurers, enabling local government and private investors for the first time to regularly transact business with tax sale properties with clear, insurable title; a product and process now adopted in 15 states.. Created, developed and trained all personnel to operate a business within a software company to market, clear title to and auction government-held, tax-delinquent real estate by utilizing the company's flagship software platform and the created tax sale title insurance product, a business through which, since 2015 over 4,000 such properties, averaging 15+ years of delinquency, have been returned to productive, tax-paying status, generating over $50M in unbudgeted revenue for local Louisiana governments. Briefed and orally argued the first reported case in Louisiana addressing the validity of the State's 2009-revised, tax sale scheme, which produced an adverse ruling, but one that was subsequently overruled n a different case by the State Supreme Court.. Additionally have served as an appointed member of the Louisiana State Law Institute on its Tax Sales Committee, through which, have co-drafted a complete overhaul of Louisiana’s current real estate tax collection statutes and constitutional provisions to be considered for legislative and constitutional adoption in 2020.. Also have served as one of eight legislative commissioners for the National Tax Lien Association, and have extensively presented and provided training on government tax sale processes to the Louisiana Judicial College, the Louisiana Law Institute, the Louisiana Legislature, Sheriffs’ Association, Police Jury and Municipal Associations, the National Association of County Collectors Treasurers & Finance Officers, the National Tax Lien Association, the Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals, the Tennessee Trustees Association, the Missouri County Collectors Association, the Arkansas Commission of State Lands, the Florida Tax Collectors Association and over a hundred County/Parish and municipal government bodies throughout Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, West Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, South Carolina, Florida, and Kansas.

"I started Bernard Law Firm LLC because I want to provide affordable legal services to people who need to find justice through the legal arena. My goal is to help you gain a peace of mind as you deal with the legal issues that have arisen in your life. ". Our vision at Bernard Law Firm is to exhibit integrity in every decision we make while we strive to pursue a practice of excellence, social consciousness and legal justice.. Our mission is to provide professional, ethical and high quality mediation, negotiation and litigation services in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area at an efficient and cost-effective manner through knowledge, expertise, technology and outstanding client service.. For nearly 25 years, Shawon has worked as an educator and school leader. Today, she is a solo practitioner and owner of Bernard Law Firm LLC. She focuses her legal practice on Family and Education law.  She is qualified as a Child Custody and Visitation Mediator, Family and Civil Mediator. She is also a qualified Children’s Attorney.. Shawon graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and a Master of Education degree in Education Leadership in 2003. She attended Southern University at New Orleans and completed her Post-Baccalaureate in Mathematics Education, 1996. She graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, 2001. Shawon received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 2013. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2014. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

"I live to fight so you can stop fighting to live.". I founded DeT Law Firm, LLC, in New Orleans, to assist good, local individuals and businesses struggling with tough times.  Through my years of practice, I have taken great pride in helping individuals facing odds that have been stacked against them.  Whether its going after large corporations or insurance companies, I have never been afraid to step into the ring and fight for what our clients deserve.. Over the years, we have assisted clients in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to:. During my free time, I enjoy volunteering with local charities, such as Son of a Saint, Team Gleason, and Hogs for the Cause; anxiously cheering for my hometown teams (the Saints, LSU, and Pelicans); and experiencing everything that life in New Orleans has to offer.