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Marshall Redmon practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. For more than twenty years, he has focused on insurance coverage, professional liability defense, bad faith counseling, and related litigation.. As a young lawyer Mr. Redmon completed a secondment to a Lloyd’s non-marine syndicate, during which period he provided in-house advices to several London market insurers. His experience includes litigating a variety of non-marine matters, with an emphasis on professional liability.. Mr. Redmon oversees several of the firm’s regional coverage instructions.

Mark G. Montiel, Jr. learned the art of negotiation and conflict resolution at a young age from his father, a well-renowned trial attorney and former Court of Criminal Appeals Judge. Mark’s peers and clients often describe him as straightforward, big picture oriented, and relentless, with a fabulous sense of humor.. Mark’s practice focuses primarily on litigation. Mark litigates on behalf of his clients in various matters including Construction, Labor and Employment, Business Defamation, Insurance, Worker’s Compensation, LHWCA, and Trucking and Transportation. Mark brings a unique perspective to his insurance practice, having had the opportunity to represent both insurers and claimants.. Mark takes a proactive business-oriented approach to litigation to reach a favorable result for his clients before costly and protracted litigation. Often, a proactive approach to business practices and consultation with a litigator can avoid these disputes entirely. Many businesses consult with Mark regarding contracts, policies, procedures, and insurance to ensure they enter litigation from a position of strength. Mark also assists with liens for contractors and the litigation that arises from those payment disputes.. Mark’s clients regularly remark on his availability throughout the litigation process and his ability to help his clients understand the issues and make informed choices regarding their case. Mark prides himself on his ability to respond to clients in a timely fashion and to harness technology to ensure his clients remain updated on their matters.. Mark was raised in Montgomery, Alabama, and enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing, and Alabama football. Mark lives in New Orleans with his wife Michelle, daughter Helen, and two dogs (Winnie and Ophelia).. If you are looking for an Attorney to assist you. Give Mark a call and get working on a solution.

Mark Dodart is a partner in the litigation group of Phelps Dunbar who practices primarily in the areas of general litigation, insurance coverage and tort litigation. He counsels clients, manages disputes and tries cases involving personal injury, products liability, class actions, toxic tort exposure, premises liability, and property damage. Mr. Dodart also serves as local, regional and national coverage counsel for domestic insurance companies in matters arising from bad faith, construction defects claims, third-party liability claims, first-party property claims, environmental claims, marine liability claims, food contamination claims, Louisiana direct action claims and numerous others.. In addition to handling cases in Louisiana and Texas courts in which he is admitted, Mr. Dodart also has acted as lead counsel in cases pending in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Mr. Dodart’s practice, both litigation and counseling, involves attorneys from all of Phelps Dunbar's offices on the Third Coast and, where necessary, local counsel in states throughout the United States.

Marcia Finkelstein is an associate with the Gertler Law Firm, a New Orleans personal injury law firm.  The firm focuses on the following injury and accident practice areas:

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.

Lindsay Calhoun practices in the area of commercial litigation in the firm's New Orleans office.. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Ms. Calhoun served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Yvette Kane of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Lillian M. Grappe practices in the area of commercial litigation.. During law school, Ms. Grappe served as an intern for the Hon. Edith Brown Clement of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Hon. Lance M. Africk of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Lee Adler practices primarily in the areas of general business relationships and finance. He has an extensive transactional-based practice representing clients in a wide variety of fields. Finance transactions include real estate finance, vessel finance, accounts receivable-based finance and equipment and inventory finance, representing both borrowers and lenders. Prior to joining Phelps in 1992, Mr. Adler was an attorney at a large multi-practice firm in New York.

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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.

LaCrisha is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Master of Social Work. At Illinois State, LaCrisha served as the president of the Black Graduate Student Association and was a member of the Umoja: Black Graduation Celebration steering committee.. LaCrisha received her Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center, graduating Cum Laude. She served as a Junior Editor for the Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty as well as a Junior Editor on Southern University Law Review. LaCrisha also served as a member of the Trial Advocacy Board, competing nationally in trial competitions. While at SULC, LaCrisha earned the CALI Award of Excellence for the Future for the highest grade in Legal Writing and Trial Advocacy.. After law school, LaCrisha served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Jennifer M. Medley of Orleans Civil District Court. LaCrisha is a member of the Louisiana Association of Justice and The Greater New Orleans Martinet Society. LaCrisha is also committed to giving back to her law school, Southern University Law Center, where she recently served as a coach for the Trial Advocacy Board Trial Team.. LaCrisha is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts and before United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Kristen practices in federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and New York and in state courts in Louisiana.. Kristen is versatile. She represents businesses of all sizes in all forms of business disputes. She represents bankruptcy trustees, plan administrators, and receivers in complex litigation and investors in securities fraud lawsuits. She is a dogged advocate but one with a reputation for problem-solving and a knack for finding the shortest way home.. Kristen has a special commitment to Louisiana's economic development, its culture, and, in particular, its underserved communities. As a member of the Eastern District of Louisiana's civil pro bono panel, she regularly volunteers her professional time to the representation of plaintiffs in civil rights cases.. Before law school, Kristen taught in New Orleans charter schools and has been an advocate for public education ever since.

Kim Boyle practices in the areas of labor and employment, civil rights, constitutional law, commercial, tort and general litigation. Her employment practice includes representing employers in employment related claims, such as retaliation and discrimination claims as well as workplace harassment. She also handles EEOC charges and other administrative complaints through the administrative and judicial process. Her practice also includes the representation of public and private clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, business torts, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, and class actions, as well as representation of a number of governmental entities on a wide array of legal issues. Ms. Boyle is known for her persuasive oral argument skills in both trial and appellate courts, and for her ability to take a matter from inception through verdict at trial by jury or judge. Many of the matters that Ms. Boyle handles have been resolved through trial, and she has completed a number of oral arguments before state and federal appellate courts. She speaks often on employment-related topics, litigation and issues of procedure, as well as ethics and professionalism issues.. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Boyle served as Judge Pro Tempore, Division I, for the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. She is also a former assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.. Ms. Boyle is very active in local, state, and national bar activities, as well as community organizations and initiatives. She served as the first female African-American President of the Louisiana State Bar Association (“LSBA”) for the 2009-2010 term and formerly served as Treasurer as well as a member of the LSBA Board of Governors. She also previously served as the first African-American President of the New Orleans Bar Association (“NOBA”). Ms. Boyle served as pro bono legal counsel to Covenant House of New Orleans. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Co-Chair of the NO/AIDS Task Force Board of Trustees, and also previously served as a board member of Aids Law Louisiana. She formely served on the board of trustees for Princeton University, and currently services on the boards of trustees for Touro Infirmary, Tulane University and Dillard University. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. In addition, she was a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (“LRA”) and served as Chair of the LRA Healthcare Committee. Ms. Boyle previously served on the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, which focused upon rebuilding the city post-Katrina, and served as Chair of the Health/Social Services Committee of the Commission.

Kevin LaVie practices in the area of admiralty and tort. He has a very broad-based practice involving nearly all aspects of maritime law including personal injury and death claims; cargo damage claims; dock damage and collision claims; Limitation of Liability matters; charter party and related commercial disputes (including ship arrests and Rule B attachments); insurance coverage disputes; oilfield indemnity actions; pollution matters; and various Coast Guard and immigration matters. His practice covers both the offshore energy or “brownwater” industry and traditional “bluewater” shipping.. Litigation is a major focus of Mr. LaVie’s practice, and he has tried personal injury and death cases (including Jones Act and 905(b) cases) in all federal courts in Louisiana, many state courts, and in federal courts in other states on a pro hac vice basis. He has also tried a number of cargo damage claims. A sub–specialty of his litigation practice involves maritime products liability claims, including machinery and equipment failures. Due to the number of cases he has tried, Mr. LaVie has handled numerous appeals, including over two dozen appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. LaVie was with the Terriberry, Carroll, & Yancey, L.L.P. law firm in New Orleans.

Kerry Murphy is a co-founder of Lasky Murphy LLC and was selected for inclusion in the Louisiana Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” list in Business Litigation in 2014 through 2018. Kerry’s practice focuses on commercial and business litigation matters, including contract disputes, wage claims, breach of fiduciary claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, and bankruptcy litigation. She has handled cases in federal and state courts in Louisiana as well as other parts of the country. Her experience spans all aspects of litigation, from initial case analysis to written discovery, depositions, motions, trial, and appeal. Kerry recently served as the lead attorney on a lender liability suit, managing fact discovery, working with and deposing expert witnesses, and preparing and trying the case. She has also represented clients in mediation and arbitration.

Kent Morrison practices in the areas of maritime law, general litigation, and insurance coverage, handling cases involving tort, cargo disputes, collisions, maritime personal injury, property damage, indemnity and insurance coverage disputes. He represents maritime employers, vessel owners, longshore employers, energy companies, dock and terminal owners and their underwriters in commercial disputes, personal injury defense litigation, collisions, allisions, wavewash/surge damage, groundings, salvage and cargo matters. He also provides representation with respect to coverage issues involving a broad range of energy, marine, general liability, excess and umbrella insurance policies, including representation of underwriters' interest in litigation arising out of coverage disputes. Mr. Morrison has represented his clients both locally and nationally in state and federal courts in all aspects of litigation. He has considerable trial experience and has handled innumerable cases through private mediation and court sponsored settlement conferences. Mr. Morrison enjoys AV recognition on Martindale-Hubbell, as rated by his peers.

Kenneth L. Tolar focuses primarily on general intellectual property matters including patent, trademark and copyright prosecution, intellectual property litigation and licensing on behalf of both corporations and independent inventors nationwide, patentability and trademark availability opinions, inter partes practice before both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; during his career, he has secured over 350 patents on behalf of independent and corporate inventors.. Mr. Tolar also engages in general commercial litigation, insurance defense, labor disputes arising under The Fair Labor Standards Act, personal injury and first-party insurance claims.

Justin Warner practices in the area of admiralty.. During law school, Mr. Warner served as an intern for the Hon. Sylvia Steib-Dunn of the Department of Labor, Workers Compensation Division, District 7.

Julie C. Tizzard graduated from Loyola New Orleans School of Law in 1999.  She started her career as a prosecutor in the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office where she remained for nearly four years.  She has been handling criminal defense work for the remainder of her career.  Ms. Tizzard handles trials, appeals and post conviction matters.  She was nomiated thrice by fellow attorneys as one of the top attorneys in her field in a poll conducted by New Orleans Magazine.  She was also inducted in the National Trial Lawyers top 100 in 2014.

John Bolles practices in the areas of admiralty and tort litigation.  His trial experience includes various aspects of maritime law, including occupational disease, personal injury defense and mass torts. He represents the International Group of P&I Clubs’ Industrial Disease Subcommittee and has acted on behalf of the Group in Louisiana legislation matters.. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, John was with the Terriberry, Carroll, & Yancey, L.L.P. law firm in New Orleans.

Jim Stuckey practices in the areas of commercial finance, real estate, business, project financing, and leasing. His commercial experience includes complex loan transactions in real estate, construction, project finance, oil and gas, line of credit and asset based loans, as well as leveraged lease and utility securitization financings, and real estate and commercial transactions. His lending practice includes representing lenders and borrowers in oil and gas loans, real estate and construction financings, leveraged leases, and secured working capital loans. He advises clients in negotiations of a wide variety of contracts, including major purchase, lease, and project development and financing agreements. He has represented clients from many industries, including banks and other financial institutions, public utilities, oil companies, chemical and product manufacturers, governmental entities, and universities. He serves as the practice coordinator of the business group in New Orleans.

Jeremy Z. Soso maintains a diverse litigation practice with extensive experience representing individuals and corporations in the State and Federal Courts of Louisiana in the areas of personal injury and insurance coverage. Additionally, he assists clients in criminal proceedings and family law matters. He also has experience representing small businesses and advising them on the unique issues they face in today’s challenging business landscape.

Jeremy Grabill practices in the areas of commercial litigation and admiralty litigation, with a particular focus on products liability, mass torts, multidistrict litigation, and other complex cases. He is also a frequent contributor to the scholarly literature in these fields. Mr. Grabill has recently represented defendants in several prominent mass tort litigations, including the In re World Trade Center Disaster Site litigation in the Southern District of New York and the In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana. He has also represented a variety of chemical and energy industry defendants in toxic tort personal injury cases in Louisiana state and federal courts. Before joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. Grabill was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York, and also served as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana during which time Judge Fallon presided over the In re Vioxx Products Liability multidistrict litigation.

Jeff Clayman focuses his practice on litigation, primarily products liability, tort litigation, toxic tort litigation and insurance coverage. Mr. Clayman's experience includes the representation of insurers and their insureds in all phases of litigation in matters involving catastrophic personal injury and property loss.. Prior to entering practice, Mr. Clayman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patricia H. Minaldi, United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.

Jay Sever is a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance group of Phelps Dunbar. He is also the Practice Coordinator for the Insurance and Reinsurance group in the New Orleans office. He serves as local, regional and national coverage counsel for both foreign and domestic insurance companies. He counsels clients, manages disputes and tries cases involving a wide variety of insurance coverage issues, including matters arising from bad faith, construction defects claims, third-party liability claims, first-party claims, professional liability claims, crane and rigging claims, racing and competitive sport claims, entertainment claims, transportation claims, environmental claims, general and toxic tort claims, advertising, copyright and trademark claims, media liability claims, multiple-year trigger and allocation issues, marine liability claims, Louisiana direct action claims and numerous others. In addition to handling cases in Louisiana and California courts in which he is admitted, Mr. Sever also has acted as lead counsel in cases pending in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Mr. Sever's practice, both litigation and counseling, involves attorneys from all of Phelps Dunbar's offices in the Gulf South and, where necessary, local counsel in states throughout the United States.. Mr. Sever serves as the Practice Coordinator for the Insurance and Reinsurance group in the New Orleans office.