Stanley Reuter Alford Owen Munson & Paul LLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Environmental Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Biography

Leonard A. Davis is a partner of Herman, Herman &Katz , L.L.C., as well as the national firm of HERMAN GEREL, LLP, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. After receiving his B.A. from the University Texas at Austin, Mr. Davis attended Tulane University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1984.

Mr. Davis’ practice includes corporate law, commercial litigation, complex business litigation, multi-district litigation, mass torts, class actions and railroad crossing matters. He is an AV-rated attorney with Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Davis is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association (Member of the Business Law Section), American Association for Justice, The Mass Tort Lawyers Association and the Louisiana Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has written articles on railroad litigation for several publications, including Trial Magazine, and spoken at numerous seminars. He teaches Complex Litigation at Tulane Law School as an adjunct professor.

Mr. Davis is active in the community and serves on or has served on several boards of the New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana Children’s Museum, Jewish Endowment Foundation, Tulane University Medical Center Chancellor’s Advisory Council, the Anti-Defamation League, New Orleans Music Legends and numerous other charitable and non-profit organizations.

Stanley Reuter Alford Owen Munson & Paul LLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1984

  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association

  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member, Business Law Section
  • American Bar Association - Member, Business Law Section
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member, Business Law Section
  • American Bar Association - Member, Business Law Section
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1984

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, New Orleans (2021)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, New Orleans (2019)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, New Orleans (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers, 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2009-2017
  • AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Torts by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
  • Benchmark Litigation, 2011-2013
  • New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2012-2013
  • City Business Leadership in Law Award, 2010
  • Lawdragon Leading Lawyers in America, 2007
  • Legal 500, 2008-2009
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2010-present

Case History

Cases
  • Haney v. Delta Petroleum Co., Inc.
811 So.2d 1200 (La. App. 4 Cir. Mar 06, 2002)
  • Haney v. Delta Petroleum, Co.
748 So. 2d 36 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1999)
  • Leiching v. Conrail
1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3561
  • Gottsegen v. Diagnostic Imaging Svcs.
672 So. 2d 940 (La. App. 5 Cir. 1996)
  • Ellvog, Inc. v. Schnadelbach
661 So. 2d 1062 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1995)
  • Sanders v. Wysocki
631 So. 2d 1330 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1994)
  • Stephens Imports, Inc. v. Abraham
557 So.2d 467 (La.App. 4 Cir. Feb 15, 1990)
  • Shames v. City of San Diego
Superior Court for the State of California for the County of San Diego, No. GIC 831539
  • In re: Chinese Drywall
MDL-2047
  • In re: Vioxx
MDL-1657
  • In re: Propulsid
MDL-1355
  • In re: Rezulin
MDL-1348
  • In Re: Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation (No. II)
MDL-2243
  • In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products
MDL-2197

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