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Michael R. Phillips
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 33 years of experience
Antitrust, Business, Construction and Environmental
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
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Stephen C. Hanemann
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Civil Rights, Construction, Energy and Maritime
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
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Jenny Abshier
Metairie, LA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Loyola University New Orleans
Jenny graduated from the Loyola University College of Law, and earned her undergraduate degree from Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Jenny began her bankruptcy practice in 2011 as the Law Office of Jenny Abshier. Jenny's office took great pride in providing options to reduce the upfront costs required for filing bankruptcy, as well as providing access to pro bono services when available. As Jenny's reputation grew, so did her practice. Jenny has partnered with two similar minded attorneys to form the Big Easy Law Group in order to further spread her beliefs in compassion and accessibility...
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Amanda Howard Lowe
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Energy and Maritime
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Amanda Howard Lowe is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2009 and practices in the admiralty and maritime, energy and corporate litigation groups. Amanda has considerable experience in a wide variety of admiralty issues, including Jones Act and personal injury defense, maritime litigation, oil and gas exploration, drilling accidents, well blowouts, cargo damage, ship collisions, ship allusions, vessel groundings, lift board and jack-up rig accidents, vessel mortgage filings, product liability, redhibition, as well as premises liability, construction defect litigation and general personal injury litigation. Amanda's experience also includes assisting clients in...
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E. Blair Schilling
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Environmental
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Blair Schilling represents clients in a wide range of commercial matters in federal and state court, with a concentration in environmental law.
Her environmental practice includes representing landowners throughout Louisiana against some of the oil and gas industry's largest operators in matters involving coastal restoration, land contamination, land use, clean water, getting brownfield sites safely back into commerce, regulatory and permitting, and expropriation issues. In doing this work, Blair represents state government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies and individuals, including the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Wildlife Federation, Restore the Mississippi River...
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Monica P. Navarro
Gretna, LA Attorney
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family
University of Michigan Law School
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Stephen David Hebert
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCriminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans criminal defense lawyer Stephen D. Hebert represents clients who have been charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes in district courts across Louisiana. Yet, Stephen D. Hebert is not solely a criminal defense attorney. Stephen D. Hebert is also a highly skilled personal injury lawyer.
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Jeffrey P. Berniard
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfAntitrust, Insurance Claims, Legal Malpractice and Maritime
Loyola University New Orleans
Jeffrey P. Berniard received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance at McNeese State University, in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 2001 and received his Juris Doctorate degree at Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 2004. Jeffrey opted to study in the state of Louisiana, his home, in order to stay close and stay connected to the state he loves and the state he grew up in.
Immediately following his graduation, Jeffrey Berniard was admitted to practice law in the state of Louisiana, including being able to practice in the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisianaรญs U.S. District...
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Amber L. Cain
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Succession (Probate)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
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James A. Graham
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Loyola University New Orleans
James Graham has worked as an educator in New Orleans. He then served in executive positions in real estate and education. After earning a degree from Loyola Law School, Mr. Graham sought to use his real world experience to benefit clients in his community. He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Graham is admitted to practice before state and district courts in Louisiana.
A shining moment for Mr. Graham came when he assisted his first client to secure incorporation papers so that he could legally operate his new business in Louisiana. Another...
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Meyer H Gertler
New Orleans, LA Lawyer
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Tulane University School of Law
My name is Mike Gertler and I am the managing partner of Gertler Accident & Injury Attorneys, a New Orleans based Personal Injury Law Firm. I have been representing individuals injured in accidents since 1970 - not only in the state of Louisiana, but throughout the country.
I focus only on personal injury lawsuits and concentrate in the following areas:
Mesothelioma
Wrongful Death Claims
Construction Accidents & Injuries
Brain Injuries/Traumatic Brain Injury/TBI
Injuries from Defective Products
Medical Malpractice Birth Injury/Cerebral Palsy
Nursing Home Negligence
Medical Negligence
Nursing Home Abuse
Premises Liability/Non-Secure Premises
Offshore Injuries
Oil Rig Injuries
Dog Bite...
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David Prados
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 35 years of experience
David Prados is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist in New Orleans who dedicates his career to helping families in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. His focus lies in matrimonial and domestic law, helping clients with matters such as divorce, spousal and child support, child custody and visitation, division of marital property, tutorship, wills, successions, appeals, general civil litigation, and more. He has experience working with mediators, custody evaluators, family counselors, and financial experts, always trying to obtain the best outcome for his clients. Mr. Prados is a graduate of the University of New Orleans with an undergraduate...
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Melvin David Albritton
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
Melvin Albritton obtained a degree in Political Economy from Tulane University. He was also the recipient of a Louisiana Legislative Scholarship. During his time at Tulane he was chosen to represent Tulane at American Universityโs Washington Semester. After college Mr. Albritton worked for an Internet startup, โbabygift.comโ drafting copy for the online catalog. In 1999 he was awarded the Wiener, Weiss & Madison Merit Scholarship Award to Tulane Law School. In law school, Mr. Albritton was selected to join the Ruby Vale Appellate Moot Court Team, which focuses on the area of corporate law. In addition, he wrote on to...
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Julie Parelman Silbert
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business, Energy and Environmental
Tulane University School of Law
Julie Silbert is special counsel in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 1994 and practices in the environmental law and commercial litigation groups. Julie has extensive experience in the Louisiana energy, petrochemical and manufacturing industry and works with clients regarding litigation strategy and litigation management. She has experience in litigation involving complex commercial matters, casualty, toxic mold, NORM litigation, and environmental contamination.
Julie earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Tulane University. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University Law School in 1984. Julie was a recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship...
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Bruce Kingsdorf
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Energy and Products Liability
Tulane University School of Law
Mr. Kingsdorf graduated from Tulane University in 1971 and from Tulane University School of Law in 1974. He clerked at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for Judges Peter Beer and Ernest N. Morial and then clerked at the Louisiana Supreme Court for Justice Albert Tate, Jr. In 1980, he became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where he remained until 1995 when he co-founded the firm of Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP. In addition to serving as faculty member at numerous seminars, he has lectured at the Tulane University School of Law...
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Martin Regan
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal, DWI and Personal Injury
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Attorney Martin Regan believes in the law and the right to the best defense. Any case, for all clients anywhere in the world: Homicide or Drug, Medical Malpractice, Federal Habeas Corpus and more. As the senior managing partner of Regan Law PLC who brings more than 40 years of success and experience to each case, Attorney Martin Regan is not only esteemed by judges and colleagues in any court of law, he is respected and revered, known as the attorney to watch and flanked by the strongest team of six professional attorneys prepared to support you....
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Samuel John Ford
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Consumer
Tulane University School of Law
Samuel Ford is a dedicated consumer attorney, protecting the rights of consumers in Louisiana, the gulf coast, and throughout the nation. Samuel's practice is focused on providing individuals relief from relentless debt collectors who use abusive and illegal tactics to squeeze money out of hard-working Americans. Prior to joining Varadi, Hair & Checki, Samuel was a defense attorney for creditors and debt collectors, witnessing first-hand the injurious methods utilized by these corporations and learning the best ways to fight back against them. If you are receiving calls or letters from a debt collector, have been sued on a debt, or...
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Mitchell Hoffman
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Family and Insurance Defense
Tulane University
Mitchell J. Hoffman earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Tulane University. He received his JD in 1976. He has been in private practice since that time representing individuals and companies throughout the Greater New Orleans area. Over the years, Mr. Hoffman developed an expertise in family law and his practice now includes significant involvement in divorce, custody, community property issues, pre and post-nuptial agreements, partitions and a host of other family law related matters. Mr. Hoffman also has experience trying cases involving insurance defense, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and business law, and general litigation. He qualified to become...
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Jeffrey A. Mitchell
Metairie, LA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
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Mr. Mitchell was born in Mobile, Alabama on April 7, 1963. He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He attended Louisiana State University, The Paul M. Hebert, School of Law from which he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1989. During law school, Mr. Mitchell was awarded the Outstanding Oral Advocate award by Mr. F. Lee Bailey during the F. Lee Bailey National Moot Court Competition. Mr. Mitchell's team placed second in the country. Mr. Mitchell was also a member of the National Moot Court Team and was...
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Zachary Wool
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
New York University School of Law
Born and raised in the New Orleans area, Zachary concentrates his practice in the fields of litigation and general corporate counsel for clients ranging in size from individuals to multi-billion dollar hedge funds. He works on litigation matters large and small, from cases involving one individual to those where he works on behalf of 10,000+ people injured by a defective product. He also advises corporations without in-house lawyers on general business matters. He is also actively involved in the legal community as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association's LGBT Diversity Committee and Chairman and Founder of...
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Blair B. Alford
New Orleans, LA Attorney
Free ConsultationNursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
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Marynell Lapuyade Piglia
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Divorce, Employment, Family and Workers' Comp
Loyola University New Orleans
Marynell Piglia exudes confidence in her practice and epitomizes the effectiveness of hard work and tenacity. Practicing civil litigation, family law, and employment law, she represents clients in matters such as discrimination, sexual harassment, workersโ compensation, divorce, and related family law matters. Ms. Piglia earned her undergraduate degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, magna cum laud. She was the recipient of a Presidentโs Medal for Academic Excellence. She went on to receive her law degree from Loyola University, where she served on the Loyola Law Review, as chair of the Moot Court Board, and a member of the Moot Court teaching...
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Laurel A. Salley
Metairie, LA Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Tulane University School of Law
Laurel Salley was born and raised in the New Orleans area. She attended St. Martin's Episcopal School, the University of Miami, Louisiana State University and Tulane Law School.
While at St. Martin's, Laurel was very involved in the Key Club, a community service organization for high school students. During her years at LSU, she was involved with many campus organizations, including Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. After graduation from LSU, Laurel joined the Lakeside Kiwanis Club, the same community service organization that sponsored her high school's Key Club. She is a member of the Lakeside Kiwanis Club to this day.
While attending Tulane...
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Kirk G. Smith
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMetairie, LA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
South Texas College of Law
As a partner at Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP (SSEK Law Firm), Kirk G. Smith focuses his practice on securities law. Representing individual and institutional investors against banks, brokerage firms and trust companies, Mr. Smith generally handles cases involving issues such as retirement losses, broker and brokerage firm misconduct, investment derivatives, fraud and financial product failures. He serves clients throughout the U.S.
Before earning a Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law Houston, Mr. Smith attended Loyola University New Orleans. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Previously working as an investment advisor for a large brokerage firm and...
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R. Chauvin Kean
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Business and Maritime
Loyola University New Orleans
Chauvin Kean is an associate in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2015 and practices in a variety of areas, including the business and corporate groups. Specifically, his practice areas includes: oil and gas transactions and litigation; admiralty and maritime litigation; international trade; acquisitions and divestitures; customs compliance; construction litigation; insurance coverage; and general and commercial litigation. He has experience with in a variety of issues, including Jones Act compliance, oil and gas exploration, pipeline construction, drilling incidents, well blowouts, cargo damage claims, ship and barge allisions, maritime liens, vessel and marine asset acquisitions,...
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David Bowling
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
Mr. Bowling has considerable experience in all forms of wrongful death and personal injury litigation, having tried through verdict numerous automobile, trucking, premises liability, product liability, admiralty, toxic tort, and medical malpractice cases. He has tried cases in federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, state courts, and before state and federal administrative agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other states.
Mr. Bowling also has extensive experience handling medical malpractice claims as well as complex catastrophic injury cases including those involving birth asphyxia/ hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
Mr. Bowling has been selected to the list of Louisiana Super Lawyers...
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Mr. John James Radziewicz
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
935 Gravier Street Suite 850
New Orleans, LA 70112
Free ConsultationCriminal, DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Loyola University New Orleans and Florida State University College of Law
Johnโs years of experience with criminal cases gave him a unique lens to understand eligibility, and he intimately knows the incredible changes to someoneโs life that can come from an expungement, too.
Expunging an arrest or conviction from a record opens a person up to a better education, better jobs, or better licenses โ the difference between being a cook and being a chef.
But expungements also give people a clean slate, closing the chapter of a criminal arrest history and allowing them to move forward with their lives.
John has become well-known in the legal community for making himself almost constantly available...
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John Shamaa Williams
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
William H. Bowen School of Law
John S Williams, Esq. is committed to aggressive courtroom representation of his clients.
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Jaye A. Calhoun
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and Tulane University School of Law
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Scott M Mansfield
New Orleans, LA Attorney
Free ConsultationNursing Home, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
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Nicholas Berg
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Securities
Tulane University School of Law
Mr. Bergโs practice has an emphasis on commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities litigation and arbitration. He represents individual and institutional investors, public pension funds and hedge funds in investment disputes with investment banks and brokerage firms in state and federal court, and in arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Mr. Berg also represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial litigation matters, including derivative suits and claims involving unfair trade practices, fraud, negligence and breaches of fiduciary duties by managers, directors and officers of corporations. In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Berg has also represented many...
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Addie Prewitt
New Orleans, LA Lawyer
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Boston University School of Law and Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
I was born in Lafayette, in the heart of Cajun country.
My grandparents lived next door, and there was rarely a day without a visit to or from someone in the extended family. Growing up, the family indulgence was season tickets to Saints games in the fall.
I played volleyball at LSU, the culmination of a childhood dream. I went to LSU law school. There I enrolled in a tax law course and discovered that I really am a numbers person, and thrived in a program that appealed to my logical brain. After graduating, I headed north to pursue a Master...
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Imtiaz A Siddiqui
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
900 Camp Street
Suite 333
New Orleans, LA 70130
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Construction and Education
Tulane University School of Law
Check out my website: www.iaslawllc.com.
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Robert Lowe
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 49 years of experience
Appeals and Family
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
As one of the founders of Lowe Stein, Mr. Lowe is a top-rated attorney in New Orleans who has revolutionized family law matters. For over 40 years, he has been the trusted name for individuals in need of legal representation. As a Board Certified family law specialist, Mr. Lowe helps clients with issues such as child visitation, custody, spousal and child support, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, divorce actions, property partitions, and more. He has practiced before all six Louisiana appellate courts, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, the United States Supreme Court, and federal district courts in Louisiana. In...
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Charles Michael Raymond
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Succession (Probate)
Loyola University New Orleans
I have practiced law for the past 40 plus years. I am licensed in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the District of Columbia.
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Craig Ball
New Orleans, LA Attorney with 42 years of experience
The University of Texas School of Law
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Leo Joseph Palazzo
Metairie, LA Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal, DWI, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
A native New Orleanian, Leo graduated from Holy Cross High School, later obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of New Orleans, and then his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, where he served as the Study Body President, Lead Attorney in the American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Competition, and member of the Clinic Program, successfully trying and winning cases on behalf of individualsโ rights.
After graduating from Loyola School of Law, Leo opened the Palazzo Law Firm. Leo is admitted to practice in all state and appellate courts throughout Louisiana, the Federal Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts,...
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Jacob K. Weixler
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 13 years of experience
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University of Michigan Law School
Jacob K. Weixler is a dedicated attorney who represents clients in federal criminal proceedings, civil lawsuits, and professional disciplinary proceedings. He also provides counsel on business law matters. He has represented a diverse range of clients facing various challenges, including defending the first amendment rights of a national civil rights figure, assisting a former military official facing fraud and conspiracy charges, fighting for the rights of cheated investors, and seeking justice for incarcerated individuals.
Prior to establishing Weixler Law LLC, Jacob gained valuable experience as an attorney at Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, LLC, a respected New Orleans-based boutique law firm...
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Trenton Grand
Metairie, LA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Trenton A. Grand, a native of Baton Rouge practices law in areas of consumer and commercial bankruptcy, debt reorganization, estate planning-wills and trusts, personal injury, and residential and commercial real estate transactions.
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Carrie R. Tournillon
New Orleans, LA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Energy
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and University of Alabama School of Law
Carrie Tournillon is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2012 and practices in the utilities regulation, oil and gas, and pipeline groups. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas, and has over twelve years of experience in administrative and public utility law.
Carrie has represented industrial manufacturing, refining and related companies before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and City Council of New Orleans. She has been involved in advising companies with respect to generation projects to ensure their compliance with Federal and state energy regulatory law. Carrie has...
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