Forty-Four Deutsch Kerrigan Attorneys Recognized in the 2021 Editions of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Deutsch Kerrigan is pleased to announce that thirty-seven of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. William E. Wright, Jr. has been selected as a 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Legal Malpractice - Defendants. 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 seven Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys were listed in the 2021 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 2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch are listed below.
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, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Bert M. Cass, Jr.: Admiralty and Maritime Law, 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
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: 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, Litigation – Construction, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
William E. Wright, Jr.: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2021 Lawyer of the Year), Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law,
Marc J. Yellin: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
New Orleans, LA
Sloan L. Abernathy: Insurance Law
Bryce M. Addison: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Transportation Law
Caroline F. Bordelon: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law
Marianne Wise Fletchinger: Insurance Law, Transportation Law
Cassie Preston Gailmor: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
Kari M. Rosamond: Energy Law
Brian S. Schaps: Construction Law
ABOUT DEUTSCH KERRIGAN LLP
Founded in New Orleans in 1926 by Eberhard Deutsch and Emmett Kerrigan, Deutsch Kerrigan LLP is built on the foundation that we are problem-solvers, applying enduring principles of craft to serve clients effectively and efficiently. With over 70 trial attorneys and a substantial support staff, we apply our legal and support resources carefully to most effectively meet the needs of our clients.
ABOUT BEST LAWYERS
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.