David M. Charlton

Kevin Welsh practices in the areas of insurance, reinsurance and litigation. He has represented clients in a range of litigation matters including professional liability claims, commercial class actions, education law, real property disputes and casualty litigation. Outside of litigation, Kevin has assisted clients in regulated industries by preparing draft legislation in support of broader, successful legislative lobbying efforts.

Lee is a member of Butler Snow’s Business Services Group.

Forrest Guedry is an attorney in the Casualty and Mass Tort Litigation group at Kean Miller, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His practice centers on the defense of complex civil matters, including catastrophic industrial accidents, premises liability claims, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, automobile and trucking accidents, commercial contract disputes, eviction proceedings, and workers’ compensation claims. He represents a broad range of clients, including national re...

Dwayne Johnson is an environmental law attorney at Kean Miller in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He represents clients on a wide range of environmental law matters, including air and water issues, solid waste, hazardous waste, underground storage tanks (USTs), wetlands, remediation under Superfund and RECAP, release reporting, incident response, and environmental permitting and enforcement. His practice also includes negotiating and implementing settlement agreements in class action and Superfund li...

Linda Rodrigue has practiced law since 1989 and joined Kean Miller in March 1991. She is a senior attorney in the firm’s Health Care Law practice and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her practice focuses on representing health care providers and related businesses, including physicians, physician groups, pharmaceutical manufacturers, continuing care retirement communities, physical therapists, rehabilitation agencies, physician assistants, and other organizations involved in the deli...

Michael K. Leachman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Trademark Law. Michael K., who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jennifer is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment group. She represents management clients in connection with a broad range of employment law issues, including litigation, counseling and the preparation of contracts, employee handbooks, policies and procedures.

Practicing law since 1980, Taylor Porter Partner Vicki M. Crochet serves as the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Employment, Labor and Benefits practice. Ms. Crochet also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Taylor Porter Executive Committee. Ms. Crochet practices all areas of employment law, advising clients regarding policies and procedures; representing them before governmental agencies including the EEOC, OFCCP, the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights (LCHR), and the Louisiana Civil ...

John Ashley Moore is a partner with Taylor Porter, where he has practiced law since 1981. Mr. Moore’s practice areas include commercial litigation, banking and transactional matters, oil and gas transactions and mineral title examinations, real estate and land use and insurance regulatory matters. Mr. Moore is ranked by his peers in Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation / UCC Law. Mr. Moore is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 and...

Robin P. Toups is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Robin P., who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robin P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.