Deutsch Kerrigan proudly announces that 38 of our attorneys have been recognized by their peers and selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Six of these attorneys have been honored in the "Ones to Watch" category.

A special congratulations goes out to Darrell Cherry and Doug Vaughn, who have earned the distinguished title of "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective fields.

Below is the full list of Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.

 THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® - GULFPORT, MS

• R. Douglas Vaughn   (Doug is also recognized as a "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Gulfport, MS)
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® - NEW ORLEANS, LA

• Jennifer Adams
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Denia Aiyegbusi
  • Insurance Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Francis J. Barry, Jr.
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law

• Keith J. Bergeron
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Terrence L. Brennan
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Bertrand M. Cass, Jr.
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Energy Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Darrell K. Cherry   (Darrell is also recognized as a "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, New Orleans, LA)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Beverly Aloisio DeLaune
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• John Jerry Glas
  • Insurance Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Transportation Law

• David Groome, Jr.
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• William C. Harrison, Jr.
  • Aviation Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Karen Holland
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Duris L. Holmes
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Joshua G. Keller
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Frederic Theodore (Ted) Le Clercq
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Charles E. Leche
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Melissa M. Lessell
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Walter P. Maestri
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Energy Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Joseph L. McReynolds
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Anne E. Medo
  • Commercial Litigation

• Richard B. Montgomery III
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Sean P. Mount
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Ellis B. Murov
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

• Howard L. Murphy
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Joanne Rinardo
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

• Kermit L. Roux III
  • Family Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Charles F. Seemann, Jr.
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• A. Wendel Stout III
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Kelly E. Theard
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Marc J. Yellin
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA: ONES TO WATCH – NEW ORLEANS, LA

• Sloan L. Abernathy
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Bryce M. Addison
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Transportation Law

• Amber B. Garcia
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Juan J. Miranda
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Professional Malpractice Law

• Talbot M. Quinn
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

• Brian S. Schaps
  • Construction Law