Top Property Lawyers Near Me in New Orleans Area

With more than 25 years of experience as a business lawyer, I represent clients in arbitration and litigation as well as handling transactional matters.. I also represent franchisors with respect to disclosure, relationship and termination issues. I also helps clients and business in the matters of business organization, contracts, directors’ and officers’ liability, bankruptcy, and intellectual property as well as trusts and estates.

Thomas E. Lemler, Esq. is the founder and managing member of Lemler IP. He is well versed in prosecuting intellectual property applications, legal research, and drafting and preparing legal documents. Thomas is a conscientious, detail oriented and organized attorney, who tackles cases with tenacity and an analytical mindset. He is an innovative intellectual property attorney, who is highly effective at property protection, licensing, strategy, and technology disclosures.. Prior to founding Lemler IP in 2021, he worked at a local New Orleans boutique intellectual property firm, working on complex actions including U.S. and international patents, trademarks, copyrights, and licensing agreements.. In addition to his intellectual property prosecution experience, Thomas has represented numerous local businesses, from start-ups to national corporations in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He has assisted numerous local start-ups in the formation of their businesses as well as obtaining appropriate licenses and permits. Thomas is a strong oral and written advocate who is committed to achieving exceptional results for his clients.. In the rare times he is not working, Thomas enjoys exploring emerging technologies, culinary arts, wine, single malt whiskeys, works of science fiction and fantasy, video games, and playing Dungeons & Dragons®.. Licenses. Attorney – Louisiana Bar Association – Registration No. 38321 – 2018Registered Patent Attorney – USPTO – Registration No. 80013 – 2021

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.

Mary Ellen Roy practices in the area of commercial litigation. She represents media and advertising companies in pre-publication and pre-broadcast review, defamation defense, privacy law, courtroom access, public records and open meetings, reporter’s privilege, negligent misrepresentation, and other First Amendment issues. She also handles intellectual property law matters, including copyright and trademark counseling, litigation, registration, prosecution and proceedings before the U.S. Copyright Office, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She has experience with various Internet and technology law issues, including domain name disputes in international arbitrations before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), privacy and terms of use policies for websites, and anonymous speech postings.. Ms. Roy’s practice includes representing electric, gas, and water utilities in antitrust and consumer class actions, municipal franchise disputes, expropriation litigation, and regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In addition, she represents corporate clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including bank mergers and acquisitions, franchisor/franchisee disputes, shareholder and securities suits, entertainment law issues, unfair trade practices claims, protection of trade secrets, lender liability, real estate partnerships, arbitration, and general business torts.

I founded Graffagnini, L.C. in 2010 after working as an associate in one of the top large law firms in Palo Alto. I represent companies and invesotrs in venture capital, angel capital, M&A and securities issues. With offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Palo Alto, California, we serve an international client base and usually provide outside general counsel services for fast growing companies. We also represent individuals and businesses in litigation and regulatory matters. We represent 2 companies on Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies, and our clients are on the fast track to major IPOs or acquisition exits. We put skin in the game and take a modern approach to our work, meaning that we can help you scale more quickly without taking all of your financing funds in our fees. We prefer to use flat fee engagements on financing and M&A matters. Graffagnini, L.C. is a quickly growing law firm, and our clients prefer our approach to working with them to scale their businesses.

I am a passionate writer of state and federal appeal briefs with experience in alternative dispute resolution methods. I am certified by the American Arbitration Association as an arbitrator and mediator.. In my professional liability practice, I defend architects, engineers, lawyers and insurance agents against coverage disputes, malpractice, and construction claims.  I also have an active products liability practice.

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.