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Gary Bizal is an attorney in Louisiana who specializes in criminal defense, civil rights law, and personal injury law. He grew up in Pennsylvania, and after completing his political science degree at Penn State, Gary moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola Law School.. By the time Gary graduated in 1982, he had tried several criminal jury trials, as well as a number of civil judge trials. He has worked in a private practice and as a public defender. Gary has experience in both state and federal courts in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and California.

Fred L. Herman graduated from Loyola University College of Law in 1975. He was a partner with the law firm of Herman, Herman & Katz, a civil litigation and general civil practice firm, through 1987, when he established the Law Offices of Fred L. Herman. Fred founded his personal practice with special emphasis on litigation, business transactions and alternative dispute resolution. He served as Chief Negotiator for Tom Benson for the acquisition of the city’s NFL franchise, the New Orleans Saints. Fred also served as legal advisor to Rob Couhig in his sale of the New Orleans Zephyrs minor league baseball addition to his law practice, Fred is a regular Lecturer at Loyola University College of Law, Skills Curriculum, and was on the Tulane School of Law Trial Advocacy Faculty. He has served as judge pro tempore in First City Court, and has been an arbitrator and mediator in over 300 civil is a member of the ADR Section of Louisiana State Bar Association, Fred is a member of the ADR Section of Louisiana State Bar Association as well as the American Arbitration Association and the American Healthcare Lawyer’s Association. Fred Herman has been selected to Super Lawyers (2008-2014) and Best Lawyers (2014) and is a Martindale-Hubbell® AV-rated Preeminent Lawyer.

Developing a profound reputation in the Gulf Coast area in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Jeffrey P. Berniard is an established and proven litigation entity. In working to defend the rights of hundreds of Louisiana and Texas residents against the unfair and illegitimate efforts of insurance companies, the Berniard Law Firm has been highly successful at getting clients the payments and claims they are entitled to. Employing a variety of tools and judicial approaches such as arbitration and expert testimony, we take every angle we can to guarantee that our clients receive the legal support that they deserve.. Established by Jeffrey Berniard, a native son to the Gulf Coast, the Berniard Law features employees from all across the United States that each bring a different expertise and experience to our litigation. Educated at McNeese State University and Loyola Law in New Orleans, Mr. Berniard is able to handle federal and state cases in courts across the South. For far-reaching jurisdictions, Mr. Berniard has highly qualified colleagues that are also capable of meeting your legal needs. As such, our firm is able to come to clients to bring them the legal assistance they need to keep insurance companies at bay with their low payouts and denied claims.. With a focus on storm damage and insurance litigation, the Berniard Law Firm also takes cases relating to serious injuries, medical malpractice and other disputes with insurance companies. Any Texas resident that feels they need legal support for a variety of reasons is encouraged to contact the Berniard Law Firm to speak with an attorney regarding what we can do for you.

Dan has been with Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett since its inception in 1997.  He also practiced with the firm's founders for five years prior to that.. Dan's practice is primarily litigation-based, with emphasis on maritime law, personal injury defense, property damage claims, employer and premises liability, general casualty and insurance defense, and contract negotiations and disputes.  He has successfully represented cliens in state and federal district and appellate courts and before various government agencies and administrative courts.. He is currently admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.  Dan has also obtained special temporary admission before courts in numerous other states from coast to coast.  He is an active member of the American, Louisiana and Lafayatte Bar Associations, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Propellor Club of New Orleans, and the American Inn of Court of Acadiana.  Dan contributes regularly to WorkBoat magazine and the For the Record newsletter.  Plus, Dan has spoken at various marine and insurance industry programs.. In his personal time, Dan enjoys traveling, reading, cycling and many other outdoor activities.  He lives in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his wife and two sons.

Bruce Schewe concentrates in arbitrations and trials, appellate matters, corporate and securities law, antitrust issues, business litigation and energy law.  During his more than 30 years of practice, he has tried/arbitrated to judgment/award more than 70 actions. A portion of his practice includes representing numerous broker dealers, registered representatives and claimants in arbitrations that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers) administers. Mr. Schewe additionally represents many broker dealers and registered representatives in audits that FINRA or the SEC conducts or in enforcement actions or inquiries that FINRA or the SEC initiates. He has served on numerous panels of arbitrators that adjudicated actions in FINRA’s system. He also represents a number of clients in the areas of real estate transactions, corporate matters, expropriation, antitrust, intellectual property and oil and gas. In 1978, Mr. Schewe received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He served in the United States Army reserves and the Louisiana Army National Guard until his discharge in 1983 (as a First Lieutenant).

Benjamin focuses on several practice areas including bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights; corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions; litigation; and asset-based finance. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 2002, Benjamin earned his law degree from Tulane University Law School in 2005. During law school, he served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Alma Chasez, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2004-2005), and as a volunteer clerk for the Honorable Judge Sarah Vance, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2003).. Some of the Chapter 11 proceedings where Benjamin acted as debtor’s counsel include Gulf Fleet Holdings, Inc., East Cameron Partners, L.P., and Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. He has also served as counsel for various official committees of unsecured creditors, including acting as lead counsel in the Chapter 11 cases of Whistler Energy II, LLC, Saratoga Resources, Inc., A&B Valve and Piping Systems, L.L.C., Graham Gulf, Inc., and Virgin Oil Company, Inc., and as special counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Trico Marine bankruptcy.. Benjamin has also actively participated in a number of merger and acquisition transactions pertaining to numerous businesses based in the Gulf Coast, with a focus upon representation of non-public buyers and sellers in equity and asset sales. Because of his experience in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, Benjamin has direct experience and knowledge regarding the purchase or sale of assets by distressed companies, including navigating the process while a buyer or seller is in bankruptcy.. In addition to his private practice, Benjamin regularly provides pro bono services for the Propeller Network, which efforts were recognized by the Louisiana State Bar Association in 2015 by his receipt of the Pro Bono Publico Award.  He has also been a member of the Intersession Faculty for Tulane Law School’s annual Civil Litigation Boot Camp since the program’s inception in 2012.. Benjamin is listed in the 2017 Chamber USA Guide as an Up and Coming practitioner in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyers' Rising Star (2014-2017) and a Top Lawyer by New Orleans Magazine in Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2014-2016). Benjamin also enjoys an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbel.

Barbara Arras represents defendants in toxic tort litigation primarily involving pulmonary diseases allegedly caused by asbestos and other pulmonary irritants and hematopoietic diseases allegedly caused by benzene. She is responsible for the medical defense in each case. Specifically, she analyzes the facts to formulate a theory of defense and identifies the correct scientific discipline needed to advance that theory. She then identifies and retains the best expert in that discipline from her wide network of contacts, she deposes plaintiffs’ experts, defends defense experts at their depositions, prepares Motions to Exclude plaintiffs’ experts, and opposes plaintiffs’ Motions to Exclude defense experts. She also has considerable expertise in management of complex toxic tort litigation nationwide having spent nine years as in-house counsel with two Fortune 500 corporations.

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.

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.