Joseph A. Prokop, Jr.

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.

David J. Shelby is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. David J., 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 David J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rick J. Norman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Rick J., 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 Rick J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin C. Curry is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Kevin C., who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

G. Trippe Hawthorne is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. G. Trippe, 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 G. Trippe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Practicing law since 1974, Taylor Porter Of Counsel Jim Ellis has focused on representing utility, energy, and other regulated companies on state and federal regulatory, corporate, merger and acquisitions, transactional, contract, and litigation matters. Upon graduating from Tulane Law School, he worked in Washington, D.C., for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the General Services Administration. He represented the executive agencies of the federal government and the Department of...

Louis M. Phillips is a partner at Kelly Hart Pitre and leader of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorg. practice. Mr. Phillips provides legal representation and consultation for debtors, creditors, and trustees over a broad practice area, including transaction and business structuring and restructuring, bankruptcy reorganization, and bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He also handles civil cases in state and federal courts and has handled matters before the Fifth Circuit Court o...

Erik Piazza practices in the area of real estate and business. He represents a variety of commercial, residential, and mixed use developers. His practice is primarily focused on real estate matters, including commercial and residential developments, commercial leases, banking/financing, planning and zoning, condominium regimes and other commercial transactions.

A member of the Taylor Porter Executive Committee, Partner Brett P. Furr is engaged primarily in a real estate and commercial litigation practice. In the last several years, his work has been related to commercial bank workout and litigation, including foreclosures, bankruptcies, defense of lender liability suits, and oil and gas cases and related matters. Mr. Furr is the former chairman of the Banking Law Section of the National Lawyers Association. On behalf of the Louisiana Bankers Associa...

Carmen is a member of the Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Group where she focuses on public finance, municipal bonds, economic development incentives, and government relations.