Lance C. McCardle

Fishman Haygood partner Lance McCardle practices in the areas of securities arbitration and litigation, environmental law, and general commercial litigation. Lance regularly represents investors (both individuals and institutions) in claims against their brokers, investment advisors, and/or investment banks in court or in arbitration proceedings administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). He also represents several landowners in claims against oil and gas companies for damage and land loss caused by oil and gas operations.

Lance is a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and a member of the Louisiana, Texas, Federal, American, and Public Investor Advocate Bar Associations. He serves on the editorial board of the PIABA Bar Journal and is a former Editor-in-Chief. Lance is also Treasurer of PIABA’s 2025 Board of Directors.

Additionally, Lance is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society, and a member of the St. Thomas More Inn of Court. He is a former Director of the Younger Lawyers Division of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and a former member of the ABA Securities Law Committee.

Lance has taught litigation skills classes at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Media Law at Tulane University Law School. He has also represented criminal defendants on a pro bono basis.

In 2025, Lance is recognized by Chambers and Partners as Band 1 in Litigation: Securities and Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs, as well as Band 3 in Litigation: Environment, with clients highlighting his compassion, advocacy, and attention to detail.

Most recently, Lance was listed in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for 2025. He has also been named a top-rated Securities Litigation attorney by Super Lawyers since 2017, and he was a “Rising Star” from 2012-2015.