Aug 19, 2021

46 Deutsch Kerrigan Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Deutsch Kerrigan is pleased to announce that thirty-seven of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  Additionally, Kelly Theard (Construction Law), Bert Cass (Energy Law) and Doug Vaughn (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) have been selected as a 2022 “Lawyer of the Year”. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those selected for this honor are based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity.

We are also pleased to announce that nine Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys were listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys who typically have practiced law for less than a decade and have been nominated by their peers by demonstrating outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

A full list of Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys recognized in the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch are listed below.

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® - Gulfport, MS

  • R. Douglas Vaughn: Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2022 LAWYER OF THE YEAR), Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® - New Orleans, LA

  • Jennifer Adams: Litigation – Environmental, 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
  • Judy Burnthorn: Commercial Litigation
  • Bertrand M. Cass, Jr.: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law (2022 LAWYER OF THE YEAR), Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Darrell K. Cherry: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Beverly Aloisio DeLaune: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Joseph Devall: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • John Jerry Glas: Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • David Groome, Jr.: Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Paul D. Hale: Commercial Litigation
  • William C. Harrison, Jr.:  Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Karen Holland:  Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • 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, Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Frederic Theodore "Ted" Le Clercq:  Employment 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: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Raymond C. Lewis: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Walter P. Maestri: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, Personal Injury 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
  • Sean P. Mount: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Ellis B. Murov: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Howard L. Murphy: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Barbara Ormsby: Litigation – Environmental, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Joanne Rinardo: Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Kermit L. Roux III: Family Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Isaac H. Ryan: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, 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 (2022 LAWYER OF THE YEAR), Litigation – Construction, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • William E. Wright, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – 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