Firm: Crawford Lewis, PLLC
Practice Areas: Tax
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Firm: The Onebane Law Firm, APC
Practice Areas: Environmental , Insurance , Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Environmental and Natural Resources
38 years in a litigation practice that currently entails almost exclusively defense of oil related companies in high profile property contaminaiton lawsuits ("legacy lawsuits" as they are known in Louisiana). Been with the same lawfirm the entire time. Vice-President of the law firm, but would prefer to be in the court room as opposed ot the board room.. Martindale Hubbell AV rated. Acadiana Profile Best Lawyers of 2016 in two catagories: Environmental Law and Appellate Practice.. Litigation goal is to get the client out of the litigaiton as reasonably and quickly as possible. Trials generally benefit two classes of people: plaintiff lawyers and defense lawyers. If we look upon the lawsuit as a business expense as opposed to a perosnal affront the results are usually more palatable. Sometimes, reason goes out the window and then you try the case.. In addiiton to contamination cases, I enjoy the appellate practice very much. If the case demands it, it can be of great assistence to have oyur appellate counsel at trial preparing the record for errors that may save the case on appeal. 90% of your appeal is won at the trial level.. I graduated from Louisiana State University and also attended the prestigious University of Vermont Environmental Law Center in 1989 for a concentrated course of study in Environmental Law, studying such topics as CERCLA, RCRA and Risk Assessment. I was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1979. I am also admitted to practice before all of the Louisiana U.S. District Courts (Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana) and before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. I am a member of the honor fraternity of Phi Kappa Phi and graduated from the Louisiana State University Law Center as a member of the Order of the Coif. I was also a member of the LSU Law Center Moot Court Board. I am a member of the Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations as well as the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.. I started my legal career with the Onebane Law Firm in 1979, and hve been in practice with the firm since that time. As noted above, my current area of practice has concentrated on what has become known as “legacy lawsuits”. I represent both oil companies and operators in suits filed for restoration and money damages allegedly arising from contamination by the release of hydrocarbons, produced water, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and other harmful substances in conjunction with historic oil and gas operations. I am also representing defendants in various lawsuits filed claiming violation of the State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978.. I also head the Appellate Practice group in the firm and have significant experience in appeals and writ applications in a variety of areas.. The following is a sampling of cases of significance in which I have been involved: Diamond Crystal Salt Company v. Texaco, Inc. (damage claim for loss of salt mine due to collapse of drilling rig; represented Diamond Crystal Salt Company); Meredith v. Ieyoub (action challenging constitutionality of Louisiana Attorney General hiring private attorneys to sue oil and gas companies for environmental damages on contingency fee basis; represented Robert Meredith, et al, and the Louisiana Independent Oil & Gas Producers); American Waste and Pollution Control, Inc. v. Parish of St. Martinville (action challenging constitutionality of parish zoning ordinance prohibiting waste disposal facility within the Parish; represented American Waste and Pollution Control, Inc.); Motorola, Inc. v. Associated Indemnity Company.. I have lived in Lafayette, Louisiana since I joined the firm. I am married to Cynthia Brasselle, and between us we have 5 children and 4 grandchildren.. Seminars and presentations to University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Lafayette Parish Bar Association (most recent - "The Sermon on the Amount: Legacy Lawsuits - Past, Present and Future". Blended family, 5 kids, 4 grandkids and a wife I don;t deserve. Enjoy home theater, audio and building and repairing computers.. Life is good!
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Firm: Kean Miller, LLP
400 Convention St Ste 700 , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70802
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Michael deBarros is an associate attorney in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2012 and practices in the labor and employment, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation groups. Michael represents and advises clients in a wide variety of cases involving insurance coverage. He also represents employers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation.Prior to joining the firm, Michael served as a Law Clerk to United States District Court Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson, Middle District of Louisiana and Justice Bess Nkabinde, Constitutional Court of South Africa. While in law school, Michael served as an extern to Justice John L. Weimer, at the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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Firm: Salley & Salley, Llc
Practice Areas: Child Custody
Michael DuBose was born in Lake Charles, Louisaina, and grew up in Carencro, Louisiana. He attended Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.. Michael earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from LSU. After graduation, Michael spent a year working as an office assistant at a small law firm in Baton Rouge, assisting attorneys and paralegals with personal injury cases.. During his time at Loyola University in New Orleans, Michael developed an interest in Family Law and Immigration Law. He spent a summer working as an intern with the Acadiana Legal Services Corporation in Lafayette, where he assisted attorneys with divorce, custody, and Child-in-Need-of-Care proceedings.. In his last year of law school, Michael worked as a Student Practitioner in the Children's Rights section of Loyola's Law Clinic. Here he represented minor children in especially contentious disputes, and represented undocumented children in immigration related proceedings. He also argued before the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, the juvenile courts for both Orleans and Jefferson Parish, and EOIR New Orleans Immigration Court before ever graduating.. Michael joined the firm of Salley & Salley, LLC in the fall of 2018, where he practices in Family Law. He is well-equipped and eager to assist clients in proceedings involving divorce, child custody, child support and spousal support, and community property partitions. He is also available to assist clients in drafting Powers of Attorney, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, and Last Wills and Testaments.
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Firm: Breithaupt, DuBos & Wolleson, LLC
Practice Areas: Commercial
Contact: +1 (318) 327-2104
Firm: Perrier & Lacoste, LLC
365 Canal St Ste 2550 , New Orleans , Louisiana 70130
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109 Stewart St , Lafayette , Louisiana 70501
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Firm: La Attorney General's Office
1885 N 4th St , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70802
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Firm: Jones Walker LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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1018 Saint Ann St , New Orleans , Louisiana 70116
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Firm: Kean Miller, LLP
1459 Saint Rose Ave , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70808
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Firm: Daspit Law Office
107 E Claiborne St , Saint Martinville , Louisiana 70582
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Kinney, Ellinghausen, Richard & DeShazo
Practice Areas: Appeals
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Firm: Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Aplc
600 Jefferson St Ste 800 , Lafayette , Louisiana 70501
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Practice Areas: Administrative Law
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Practice Areas: Real Estate
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Firm: Davis Law Firm, LLC
Practice Areas: General Practice
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Firm: Hymel Davis & Petersen LLC
Practice Areas: Commercial
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Firm: Michael E. Mathieu
Practice Areas: Environmental
Contact: (504) 868-9155