Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC

17 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation - Securities Securities Regulation

Biography

John W. Joyce is an experienced litigator and trial attorney whose practice includes most types of sophisticated civil litigation. He represents insurance companies in coverage and claim-handling cases, broker-dealers and financial advisors in securities and employment disputes, and both businesses and individuals in contract, fraud, fiduciary liability, shareholder, restrictive covenant, and trade secret litigation. John has represented clients in more than twenty trials, evidentiary hearings, and arbitrations. He also has represented clients in federal and state regulatory matters, as well as internal corporate investigations.

John is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, and Securities Litigation, and by Super Lawyers for Business Litigation. He is a fellow of the Litigation Council of America, an honorary society composed of less than one half of one percent of American trial lawyers. John has published more than a dozen articles covering a variety of subjects, including corporate governance, class action practice, federal civil procedure, and attorney ethics. John also represents pro bono clients in criminal prosecutions, civil rights cases, and family law matters.

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC

17 Best Lawyers awards

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC logo

Overview

  • Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Dickinson College, BA, graduated 1993

  • Illinois, 2000
  • Louisiana, 2001

  • American Bar Association - Former Associate Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Litigation News
  • American Bar Association - Former Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Committee Newsletter

  • United States District Court
  • Illinois, 2000
  • Louisiana, 2001
  • American Bar Association - Former Associate Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Litigation News
  • American Bar Association - Former Editor of the ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Committee Newsletter
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Dickinson College, BA, graduated 1993
  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Insurance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, New Orleans (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Order of the Coif
  • Louisiana Law Review, Member and Editor

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