Best Lawyers in Louisiana, United States for Commercial Litigation
Lance W. Waters practices in the areas of commercial litigation, securities litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Before joining the firm, Lance served as a law clerk to the Honorable Yvette Kane of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Lance received his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Tulane University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Tulane University. While in law school, Lance served as a Managing Editor...
Beau Bourgeois is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana–based attorney at Kean Miller whose practice focuses on Commercial Litigation and Construction Law. On both the plaintiff and defense sides, Beau represents participants in the Louisiana construction industry in state and federal courts, guiding clients through complex, high-stakes construction law and litigation matters with careful preparation, practical judgment, and sustained focus. Beau is recognized for his strategic instincts and efficie...
Hogan Paschal is an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. Her practice covers complex securities, corporate governance, tax, environmental, international arbitration, and other civil litigation. Hogan has gained significant trial experience as a young lawyer. In February 2025, she was part of the Fishman Haygood trial team that secured a multimillion-dollar verdict in favor of a school board and school operator who suffered asbestos contamination and other damages arising fr...
Monica Bergeron is an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section and works on a wide range of commercial matters in both state and federal court. Monica’s broad civil practice includes being part of the firm’s team that successfully arbitrated a multimillion contract dispute centered around complex scope of work and change order issues on behalf of Allco, LLC. As a result, Allco obtained an $11.5 million award against a large governmental contractor for disaster recove...
Maggie Daly works on a wide range of litigation matters in both state and federal courts. She received her law degree, summa cum laude , from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law as an Ignatian Law Scholar and William L. Crowe Scholar. While at Loyola, Maggie served as the Substance and Citation Editor of the Loyola Law Review . She also served as a Family Law Clinic student practitioner, a director’s teaching assistant for the Lawyering Program, and was a member of Lambda Law A...
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