1. Rebecca M. Hinton
Title: Staff Attorney
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2006
College: Louisiana Tech University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2003
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates/Estate Planning, Taxation, Successions, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Corporate Matters, Tax Controversies
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2. Jeffrey E. Tomlinson
Title: Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2003
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., cum laude, 1997
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2003
Practice Area: Business; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law
Membership: Baton Rouge Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association.

3. Ryan Q. Moon
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2009; University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2010
College: McNeese State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2009; University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2010
Practice Area: Business; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

4. Roy L. Bergeron, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2006
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
Practice Area: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation
Membership: American Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Baton Rouge Bar Association.

5. Alejandro J. Velazquez
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2011
College: Nicholls State University, B.A., 2001
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association; Baton Rouge Bar Association.

6. Francisca Comeaux
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., D.C.L, 2011
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 2008
Admitted: Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., D.C.L, 2011
Practice Area: Business Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Agribusiness
Membership: Baton Rouge Bar Association. Hispanic National Bar Association.

7. Jonathan C. Benda
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1986
College: Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, 1982
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Business, Contract Negotiation and Preparation, Commercial Loans, Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Corporate
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

8. Allen D. Darden
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
College: Louisiana State University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1977
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Professional Liability, Construction, Intellectual Property, Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

9. Richard E. Matheny
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1979
College: Louisiana Tech University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1968
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Taxation; Public Utility Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
Membership: Louisiana Bar Association (Chairman, Tax Section, 1996-1997); Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants; Member, Tax Advisory Committee, Revisions Board of Legal Specialization (2004-2010).

10. Jane A. Robert
Title: Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1982
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

11. Patrick O'Hara
Title: Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1992
College: College of William and Mary, B.A., 1974; Louisiana State University, M.A., 1976
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Environmental Litigation; Environmental Regulatory
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

12. Jeffrey M. Barbin
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1998
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1992
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Gaming Law, Commercial Real Estate, Business
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association;

13. Kelsey Kornick Funes
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1994
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.

14. Hunter R. Bertrand
Title: Staff Attorney
Law School: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2005; B.C.L., 2005)
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 2002
Admitted: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2005; B.C.L., 2005)
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Insurance and Reinsurance, Business, Employment & Labor, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Administrative Law, Real Estate, Construction & Development, Arbitration
Membership: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.

15. Kelly K. Boudreaux
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
College: Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002; M.A., 2005)
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership:

16. Cherish D. van Mullem
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1998; New York University, LL.M., 1999
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1994
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1998; New York University, LL.M., 1999
Practice Area: Taxation, Business Law, Estate Planning, Estate Trusts, Estate Planning
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association.

17. Carli M. Beckett
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2007; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 2008
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2007; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 2008
Practice Area: Business and Finance; Tax; Trust and Estates
Membership:

18. Susan W. Furr
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1989
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., cum laude, 1986
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Employment, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Insurance Litigation
Membership: Bar Fellowship: Litigation Counsel of America.

19. Michael D. Hunt
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1977
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1974
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1977
Practice Area: Litigation, Construction
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

20. H. Alston Johnson, III
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1970
College: Georgetown University, A.B., cum laude, 1967
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1970
Practice Area: Government, Commercial, Insurance Coverage, Complex Litigation, Appellate
Membership: Bar Fellowship: American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

21. F. Scott Kaiser
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1981
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; ERISA; Life, Health and Accident Insurance
Membership: Baton Rouge (Member, Lawyers and Classroom Program), Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.

22. Thomas H. Kiggans
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
College: Louisiana Tech University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Labor (Management), Employment, ERISA
Membership: Louisiana State and American (Member, EEO Committee of Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas.

23. Steven J. Levine
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
College: University of Maryland, B.S., 1974; Louisiana State University, M.S., 1977
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Transportation, Environmental, Commercial Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

24. Marshall M. Redmon
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1987
College: Rhodes College, B.A., 1984
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

25. Randy P. Roussel
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1977
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Real Estate; Corporate; Banking
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Association; Society of Certified Public Accountants.

26. Karleen J. Green
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1994
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation, Taxation, Employment & Labor
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.

27. Patrick Ragan Richard
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1993
College: Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1990
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Business; Commercial Real Estate
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Land Title Association.

28. Virginia Yoder Trainor
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1993
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage, Health Care Litigation, Insurance Defense, Torts
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Nursing Home Association; Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute.

29. Erin J. Wilder-Doomes
Title: Counsel
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1999
College: University of Iowa, B.S., 1995
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.

30. Shelton Dennis Blunt
Title: Partner
Law School: Southern University, J.D., cum laude, 1991; Emory University, LL.M. in Litigation, 1992
College: Northeast Louisiana University, B.A., cum laude, 1988
Admitted: Southern University, J.D., cum laude, 1991; Emory University, LL.M. in Litigation, 1992
Practice Area: Commercial, Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation, Regulatory and Governmental Matters, Labor and Employment, Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Membership: Bar Fellowship: Louisiana Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation.

31. Brandi B. Cole
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
College: Louisiana Tech University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
Practice Area: Employment Law
Membership:

32. J. Alan Harrell
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1994
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Toxic Tort Litigation, Environmental, Civil Litigation
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Rotary Club of Baton Rouge.

33. Jeremy F. Werfal
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1994
College: Northeast Louisiana University, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Real Estate; Corporate; Business
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

34. Paul F. Guarisco
Title: Partner
Law School: Loyola University, J.D., 1992
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1984
Admitted: Loyola University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Telecommunications Contracts and Regulation, Electric Utility Regulation, Gas Utility Regulation, Renewable Energy Issues, Regulatory Compliance, Ratemaking Proceedings, Complaint Proceedings, Municipal and Parish Franchise Issues, Purchase Power Agreements, Civil Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Contracts
Membership: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations.

35. Jeffrey W. Koonce
Title: Partner
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1994; Boston University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1995
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1990
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1994; Boston University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1995
Practice Area: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Corporate; Trusts and Estates
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

36. Micah J. Stewart
Title: Associate
Law School: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 2004
College: Loyola University New Orleans, B.A., 2000
Admitted: Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Business
Membership:

37. William B. Kline
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2009
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 2006
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Business
Membership:

38. Annette N. Peltier
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1996
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1982
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Environmental Litigation; Civil Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

39. Betty Burke Uzee
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2004
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2000
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2004
Practice Area: Employment
Membership: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.

40. Erik Piazza
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L,. 2004
College: University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 2000
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L,. 2004
Practice Area: Business; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Finance
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

41. Amanda Waddell Messa
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2005
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 2001
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Civil Litigation
Membership: Shreveport and Louisiana State Bar Associations.

42. John B. Shortess
Title: Counsel
Law School: Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, Certificate in Environmental Law, 1999
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, Certificate in Environmental Law, 1999
Practice Area: Environmental; Regulatory Compliance; Toxic Tort Litigation
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

43. Karen J. Blakemore
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007)
College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.S., 1987; Louisiana State University, M.S., 1992
Admitted: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007)
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association (Environmental Section); Baton Rouge Bar Association.

44. Heather S. Duplantis
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., with high hornors, 2000
College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.A., summa cum laude, 1997
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., with high hornors, 2000
Practice Area: Professional Liability, Business Litigation, Class Actions, Insurance Defense
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute.

45. Jessica L. Coco
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006; B.C.L., 2006)
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2002
Admitted: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2006; B.C.L., 2006)
Practice Area: Employment Law
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

46. Mittie J. Bolton
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 2007
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1998; University of Texas, M.A., 2003
Admitted: University of Texas, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Insurance; Reinsurance
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association. Baton Rouge Bar Association.

47. Kate E. Bernacchio
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., cum laude, 2010
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2007
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., cum laude, 2010
Practice Area: Automobile Liability; First Party Property and Bad Faith Liability; General Casualty; Insurance Coverage; Jones Act
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

48. Laranda M. Walker
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007)
College: Mississippi State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2002
Admitted: Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007)
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
Membership: Louisiana State Bar Association.

49. Gregory T. Stevens
Title: Associate
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2004
College: Louisiana State University, B.A., 1999; University of Virginia, M.A., 2001
Admitted: Louisiana State University, J.D., B.C.L., 2004
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Defense; Workers' Compensation
Membership: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.