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Jennifer J. Thomas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Jennifer 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 Jennifer J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Drew Patty is a partner with Phelps Dunbar, LLP in the firm's Intellectual Property and Cybersecurity Groups. He also leads the firm's Artificial Intelligence Working Group. With 30 years of experience in a broad range of transactional intellectual property matters and related litigation, he also has a growing AI and data privacy practice. His chemical patent experience includes patent preparation and prosecution in the fields of oilfield proppants and other downhole chemicals, refinery catal...

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...

Matt Kern is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on public finance transactions. Matt serves as bond counsel to various local governmental issuers, including municipalities, special districts, port districts, and other political subdivisions. He also serves frequently as bond counsel to state-level issuers, including the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, the Louisiana Correction...

Chase Tettleton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Chase, who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chase is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Susie Furr practices in the area of labor and employment law. Her concentration is in employment litigation, employment counseling, and business litigation. Ms. Furr’s practice covers the wide array of issues that arise in the employment context. She routinely counsels employers regarding compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, The Fair Labor Stand...

Michael Victorian practices in the areas of labor and employment and commercial litigation. His employment litigation practice involves representation of employers in all aspects of litigation and administrative proceedings involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, family and medical leave, fair labor standards, and wage and hour disputes. Mr. Victorian’s commercial litigation practice involves representing clients in education and health care. M...

Practicing law since 2009, John M. Parker, Jr. is a Partner at Taylor Porter, focusing on insurance coverage and defense litigation, public utilities, personal injury and commercial litigation. John is admitted to practice before all Louisiana federal and state courts. John’s representative practice area experience includes: Working with public utilities companies on litigation issues and contract negotiations concerning pole attachment agreements. Helping clients with representation be...

Brandon Black is a CPA (inactive) and a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, where he advises clients on a range of complex commercial disputes. Brandon represents clients in litigation in state and federal courts and in arbitrations involving business and commercial transactions, the federal False Claims Act, defamation, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, consumer banking litigation, construction matters, bankruptcy, foreclosures, creditors’ rights, family bus...

Isaac McPherson Gregorie, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Isaac McPherson, who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Isaac McPherson is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.