Top Civil Lawyers in Baton Rouge | 46 available

Firm: Phelps Dunbar

II City Plaza , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70802

Practice Areas: Civil , Employment & Labor , Insurance , Government, Government

Dennis Blunt practices in the area of commercial litigation, with a focus on business disputes including business torts and insurance company solvency and regulation. He is an experienced trial litigator having represented plaintiffs, defendants, and regulators across a wide spectrum of industries including education, public utilities, health care, state and municipal government, insurance, and financial institutions on a regional and national basis. He has tried matters involving corporate governance, having represented clients in directors and officers litigation involving complex claims of business misconduct, fraud, civil RICO, procurement, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair trade practices. His business litigation practice has also included handling Louisiana state and local tax disputes. Mr. Blunt has further represented several large employers in employment matters including wage and hour collective action litigation. He has significant experience handling large scale litigation involving significant issues of electronic document preservation and handling e-discovery disputes, having also lectured on e-discovery related topics.

Firm: Moore, Walters, Thompson, Thomas, Papillion & Cullens

6513 Perkins Rd , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70808

Practice Areas: Civil , Class Actions, Insurance , Labor , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Personal Injury

Firm: Phelps Dunbar

II City Plaza , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70802

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Employment & Labor , ERISA, Insurance , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Susie Furr practices in the area of labor and employment law.  Her concentration is in employment litigation, employment counseling, and business litigation.. Ms. Furr’s practice covers the wide array of issues that arise in the employment context.  She routinely counsels employers regarding compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, The Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, as well as state laws involving wages, non-competition, leave, discrimination and retaliation.  Ms. Furr also counsels employers in the preparation and review of employment contracts, severance agreements, and employee policies.    Ms. Furr represents clients in federal and state litigation, as well as in administrative proceedings before the EEOC.  She has defended lawsuits involving wages, retaliation, workplace harassment, and discrimination claims based on age, gender, disability, race, national origin, and religion.  She has also represented clients in litigation involving other forms of business disputes.  Her client representation has spanned many industries, including construction, public utilities, package and freight delivery, financial services, fueling, gaming, industrial equipment, insurance, real estate, retail, software/technology, educational institutions and governmental agencies.  Ms. Furr serves as the practice coordinator of the Baton Rouge employment law group.  She often speaks on behalf of management interests on employment related topics and frequently provides training to local and national clients on compliance issues under federal and state law.

Firm: Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP

451 Florida St Ste 800 , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70801

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil , Construction , Toxic Substances, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Phelps Dunbar

II City Plaza , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70802

Practice Areas: Civil , Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Health Care

Firm: Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, L.L.C.

301 Main Street , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70825

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Civil , Insurance , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I help transportation companies in their desire to focus comfortably on their core business by handling lawsuits that would otherwise distract them from what matters most.  My practice is unique because I develop close personal relationships with those I am able to help and because I have been recognized by my peers as a Louisiana Super Lawyer in Transportation and Martime law.