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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 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 in the areas of civil litigation, trucking and transportation, premises liability, and personal injury.. I also maintain an active commercial collections practice assisting businesses in pursuit of collections on open accounts and land use practice assisting new and well-established community businesses with zoning and municipal ordinance compliance.

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 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.

My greatest joy as an attorney is helping my clients find comfort and security during challenging times. I provide this support through both estate planning and probate legal services. When my clients need estate planning or probate services, they are often struggling with issues of death, loss, aging, fear, and uncertainty. It is my job to help them achieve certainty, clarity, and calm by guiding them through the choices and processes at hand.. As an Estate Planner, I help my clients evaluate the roles of their family and friends, and their assets and debts. I then advise them regarding key decisions involving who should be entrusted with certain responsibilities and obligations, and how property should be distributed.. When clients need succession or probate assistance, I counsel my clients through gathering the necessary information, working with creditors and heirs of an estate, and navigating the opening and closing of the succession. My goal is to provide clarity, efficiency, and support to an otherwise overwhelming process, so that a family can focus on overcoming grief and emotionally supporting their loved ones.. We know that legal services can be expensive, so we have developed a range of offerings that are designed to help our clients get the legal services they need, at a cost they can afford. To achieve this goal, we offer several different levels of estate planning services, and payment plans for succession and probate matters.

Ms. Stogner's commercial litigation practice focuses primarily on representing policyholders in an assortment of insurance coverage disputes, including those in the oil and gas industry seeking coverage under commercial general liability and well control policies. Ms. Stogner also represents oil and gas companies in other actions, including land contamination cases, pipeline disputes, and products liability litigation. Her prior experience includes assisting in the representation of a retailer and manufacturer in a redhibition and Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) action, the representation of several different companies in defending slip and fall claims, the representation of multiple chemical manufacturers in thousands of personal injury lawsuits arising from unplanned releases, the representation of a power plant in a citizen’s suit challenging its Clean Air Act permit, the representation of a local university in obtaining Stafford Act funding after Katrina, and the representation of a construction company in Katrina levee breach litigation. In 2010, Ms. Stogner led a team of lawyers that reviewed more than 1 million documents over the course of 3 months in response to an administrative investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Ms. Nix's practice consists primarily of commercial litigation in Louisiana state and federal courts with a focus on oil and gas and property-related disputes. Ms. Nix has handled a wide variety of contract disputes, property damage claims, insurance coverage disputes, expropriation claims, lender liability defense, trespass claims, unfair trade practices, class action defense, labor and employment matters, trade secret claims, personal injury and wrongful death claims, and complex claims of business misconduct, fraud, and civil RICO liability. Ms. Nix has represented individual and corporate clients in banking and finance, energy, construction, real estate, and a variety of small business entities.. Ms. Nix was a Dean’s List graduate at Louisiana State University where she received her B.A. in Communications in 2010. She then attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where she graduated magna cum laude and earned her J.D. and Diploma in Comparative Law. Ms. Nix also received the Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy and CALI Award for Excellence in International Petroleum Transactions.

Ms. Covington represents clients in labor & employment law matters and also has experience with insurance defense, premises liability and civil litigation.. Prior to law school, Ms. Covington worked in Human Resources making her more knowledgeable about common employment and workplace issues.

Ms. Casteix is the firm’s Managing Partner whose practice primarily focuses on business and real estate transactions as well as estate planning and administration (successions). She is a native and lifelong resident of New Orleans.. After receiving her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, Ms. Casteix began her legal career   as a law clerk for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. In 1980 she became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where she remained a partner until 1995 when  Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix was founded.. Ms. Casteix has counseled clients in a variety of business and real estate transactions, including business sales, residential and commercial mortgage loans, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development, condominium conversions, commercial leases for shopping centers and office buildings, and commercial and residential acquisitions and financing. She has also served as special counsel to a family-owned corporate client in its initial and subsequent public stock offerings.. In her estate planning and administration practice, Ms. Casteix has handled multi-million dollar estates and established charitable foundations for her clients.. Ms. Casteix is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company and  a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association. She has an AV rating, the highest peer review rating available through Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named by New Orleans Magazine as a Top Lawyer in the New Orleans area.

Ms. Barrios is a founding partner of BKC, concentrating her work in the field of complex multi-district litigation, products liability litigation, mass torts, and class actions. In 2014, the New Orleans Bar Association presented her with the Arceneaux Professionalism Award; she is the first woman to ever receive the honor. In 2011, the judges of the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed Ms. Barrios to the Lawyers Disciplinary Committee, another honor in recognition of her reputation for her both excellent and ethical advocacy. In addition, Ms. Barrios has also been named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for 2014, an honor she has received every year since 2008. Super Lawyer Magazine has also named her one of the top 25 female lawyers in Louisiana.. Ms. Barrios graduated from Newcomb College in 1974 and from Tulane University School of Law in 1976. In her final year of law school, she received the Admiralty Law Institute Prize, and the American Jurisprudence Prize for Louisiana Civil Procedure. From 1976-1979 she clerked for Chief Justice Joe W. Sanders of the Louisiana Supreme Court, then joined Carl W. Cleveland and Associates, where she made partner in 1980. She co-founded BKC in 1995.. Since the mid-1990s starting with her role in the both the state and national breast implant product liability litigation, Ms. Barrios has been recognized as a leading attorney in the arena of complex products liability litigation. Judges across the country have appointed her to numerous litigation committees in products liability and mass tort consolidated cases, including being appointed Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel in a multi-district litigation against an education testing company. She currently plays an integral role on the committees overseeing the defective Chinese drywall products liability litigation, the Toyota unintended acceleration litigation, the GM ignition switch litigation, the Actos products liability litigation, the testosterone replacement therapy litigation, and in the remaining cases in the Vioxx products liability litigation.. Currently, Ms. Barrios sits on the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Association for Justice, is a Director of the New Orleans Bar Foundation, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans.. Ms. Barrios is a native of New Orleans and is the proud mother of three sons, one of whom was made her law partner in 2014.

Mr. Weiser is born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from Loyola University College of Law in 2009. It was his dream to build a practice that provides affordable legal services for all. The Weiser Law Firm are excellent New Orleans Lawyer for Divorce & Personal Injury in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, and Louisiana. Further, since our inception we have committed ourselves to providing our clients with the best representation available. Our office oversees FLSA labor overtime cases. The Weiser Law Firm’s main office is located at 3801 Canal Street Ste 205 in Mid-City New Orleans. We practice on a daily bases in Orleans Criminal District Court, Jefferson Parish 24th District District, Orleans Traffic Court, St. Bernard Court, Slidell City Court, St. Tammany Court, Jefferson’s 1st and 2nd Parish Courts, Orleans Civil District Court and Federal Court.

Mr. Vicknair has handled numerous personal injury cases since 1995, and has recovered millions of dollars for his clients.  He understands how serious your case is, the pain and suffering that you are going through, and will work hard to get you the best possible results.. Mr. Vicknair was a Orleans Parish  Municipal Court Prosecutor from 2008 until 2012.  His duties included heading the domestic violence prosecution division.  He was public defender in Orleans Parish from 1995 until 2005, where he handled thousands of criminal matters, from 1st degree murder to simple possession of marijuana.  In his private practice Mr. Vicknair has handled hundreds of criminal, traffic and DWI/DUI cases all over southeast Louisiana.. In addition to the practice of law, Mr. Vicknair has been involved in politics, as a candidate and as a campaign supporter.  When Mr. Vicknair ran for judge in 2013 he was endorsed by the Times-Picayune, the Louisiana Weekly, the Alliance for Good Government, the Forum for Equality, and many other organizations.

Mr. VanTassell's practice focuses on energy and environmental litigation, including claims relating to oilfield operations and toxic torts. With a background in biology and environmental science, Mr. VanTassell provides clients with an efficient and experienced approach to meeting their environmental legal needs.. Mr. VanTassell earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Pennsylvania State University. He then served the U.S. National Park Service as an endangered species restoration biologist before entering law school. Mr. VanTassell graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University Law School, where he was a senior member and articles editor of the Tulane Law Review and was recognized as the John E. Parker Environmental Scholar.

Mr. Nance was born in El Paso, Texas in 1966. He earned a bachelor's degree in German and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990 and a J.D. in civil and common law from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans in 1996, including a semester at the University of Vienna School of Law.. Mr. Nance has been an associate of Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster (merged with Clifford Chance in 2000) in Warsaw, Poland; of counsel for Muñoz de Toro &  Muñoz de Toro in Buenos Aires, Argentina; an Administrative Law Judge and an Assistant Attorney General, Transportation Division managing the Administrative Law and Contract/Construction & Maintenance Law sections representing the Department of Transportation for the State of Texas. Since entering private practice, he has come to serve as counsel for numerous Internet-based and traditional companies based in the U.S. and abroad.

Mr. Lowe is a board certified Family Law Specialist with 40 years of experience handling family law and other civil matters.  he has distinguished himself as one of the preeminent family law attorneys in Louisiana, and is recognized locally and nationally as a leader in this practice area.  He represents parties in various family law matters, such as prenuptial agreements, divorce actions, and divorce related issues such as child custody and visitation, spousal and child support, and the division of marital property.  He also handles other family law cases such as paternity, conservatorship, and guardianships.  Mr. Lowe has extensive experience in representing high profile clients in a discreet yet aggressive fashion.  He works within the traditional bounds of the court system, and with mediators, family counselors, and tax and financial consultants to determine the best resolution for each individual family situation.. Mr. Lowe has practiced before many district courts across the state, all six Louisiana appellate courts, federal district courts, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Lowe is the author of Louisiana Divorce published in 1984 and revised annually.  He enjoys a Martindale Hubbell AV rating, the highest attainable.  He has also authored numerous articles for professional publications, and is a frequent lecturer at educational and professional programs locally and nationally.. Mr. Lowe is listed in Best Lawyers in America (every edition since 1983).

Mr. Kingsdorf graduated from Tulane University in 1971 and from Tulane University School of Law in 1974. He clerked at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for Judges Peter Beer and Ernest N. Morial and then clerked at the Louisiana Supreme Court for Justice Albert Tate, Jr.. In 1980, he became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where he remained until 1995 when he co-founded the firm of Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP. In addition to serving as faculty member at numerous seminars, he has lectured at the Tulane University School of Law in the area of complex litigation and mass torts.. Mr. Kingsdorf is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Federal Bar Association, and the New Orleans Bar Association, and he has attained for more than 25 years Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating, AV, indicating excellence in legal work and the highest ethical principles. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of Louisiana.

Mr. Daigre has been practicing law in Louisiana since 1994. Over the course of his career, he has gained experience in a wide range of cases. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury matters as well as Fortune 500 companies, large insurance companies, and small businesses in contract disputes. He has also represented property owners in disputes with government entities, banks, insurance companies, and neighboring property owners. Mr. Daigre’s trial and appellate experience includes personal injury suits, property damage suits, insurance disputes, contract disputes, construction litigation, legal malpractice claims, and worker’s compensation. He has represented injured persons all types of cases including automobile accidents, Jones Act and general maritime law claims, aviation accidents, and FELA and railroad cases.. Mr. Daigre attended Louisiana State University on an academic scholarship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in French, in 1990. He received his J.D. from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 1994, where he was the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship and the inaugural George M. Armstrong Scholarship. He was admitted to the bar in 1994 and is currently admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana.

Mr. Cueria received his Juris Doctor Degree from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1988. Following graduation, Brent spent several years with a local Personal Injury firm that had a national practice. He then spent 3 years with a firm that had a substantial insurance defense practice defending automobile and truck insurers as well as Medical Malpractice insurers and the State of Louisiana against a broad range of personal injury and other insurance disputes. He continued to represent Plaintiffs on a select basis while at this firm. In 1993, Mr. Cueria founded the Cueria Law Firm, L.L.C. located in New Orleans, in order to focus on the representation of injured individuals, where his true passion is. Mr. Cueria uses his past experience to diligently advocate for the injured and disabled clients he now represents against the insurance companies. Cueria Law Firm, L.L.C.’s other practice areas include: maritime, Jones Act, products liability, railroad claims, pharmaceutical claims, security fraud and commercial litigation, insurance disaster litigation and criminal law. Mr. Cueria is actively involved with his law firm, his family, and his Church. He is also an avid sportsman and world traveler. - See more at: #

Mr. Cardone has extensive experience in representing clients all throughout Louisiana with their personal injury needs. He is an active member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, and New Orleans Bar Association.. For over 40 years, Mr. Cardone has been a highly sought after legal talent in the New Orleans community. Respected by his peers and recommended to others by his clients, Cliff's experience, professionalism, and compassion make him a reliable source for exceptional legal counsel.