Gus is a seasoned trial attorney with an active trial and appellate practice both in federal and state courts. His practice concentrates on defending a wide range of professional liability claims asserted against lawyers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, accountants, and other professionals. He has a diverse insurance defense practice defending personal injury as well as, property damage and product liability claims asserted against public entities, businesses, and their insurers including claims based on alleged civil rights violations and employment practices. Gus also has litigated a wide variety of insurance coverage issues arising out of the various areas of his insurance practice.
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Gus A. Fritchie III
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Recognized Since:2009
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Recognized in:Insurance LawLegal Malpractice Law - Defendants...
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Law School:Tulane University
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Location:400 Poydras Street, Suite 2700New Orleans, LA 70130
Gus is a seasoned trial attorney with an active trial and appellate practice both in federal and state courts. His practice concentrates on defending a wide range of professional liability claims asserted against lawyers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, accountants, and other professionals. He has a diverse insurance defense practice defending personal injury as well as, property damage and product liability claims asserted against public entities, businesses, and their insurers including claims based on alleged civil rights violations and employment practices. Gus also has litigated a wide variety of insurance coverage issues arising out of the various areas of his insurance practice.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Tulane University , J.D., graduated 1981
- Washington and Lee University , BA, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions:
- Louisiana
Court Admissions:
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Louisiana state courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, New Orleans (2021)
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, New Orleans (2020)
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, New Orleans (2018)
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, New Orleans (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Insurance Law
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Awards:
- Louisiana Super Lawyers
- New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers
- CityBusiness Leadership in Law, 2009
Special Focus:
- Insurance
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Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC
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