Best Lawyers in Louisiana, United States for Insurance Law
Julie Meaders is a tenacious advocate for her clients and represents investors, bankruptcy trustees, businesses, and employees in a variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy-related litigation, matters involving fraudulent conveyances and breaches of fiduciary duties by directors and officers, breach of contract cases, and WARN Act litigation. Her practice also focuses on environmental litigation, including pipeline right-of-way cases in which she represents landowners, and polluti...
Christopher J. Seemann’s practice focuses on personal injury litigation, specifically construction and trucking and transportation law, including catastrophic loss, rapid response evidence preservation, and civil federal court practice based on diversity subject matter jurisdiction. Chris has also represented premises owners in slip-and-fall cases. Chris is meticulous in formulating a plan to limit his insureds’ exposure from the outset of a case to its disposition. He leverages h...
Rachel S. Day is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Energy Law, Insurance Law and Oil and Gas Law. Rachel S. practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Best Lawyers has recognized Rachel S. Day since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rachel S. Day is held by other lawyers.
Ryan Telep is a litigation attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana with Kean Miller . His practice focuses on complex disputes involving offshore energy, maritime operations, and commercial matters. Ryan represents businesses and insurers in state and federal courts across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, providing strategic guidance through all phases of litigation. Ryan’s practice includes Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Oil and Gas Law. He works with companies involved in off...
Madaline is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. She focuses her practice on legal and professional malpractice, commercial litigation, and casualty litigation. Madaline’s experience spans a wide range of subject matters, including professional liability, redhibition, constitutional rights, trucking, personal injury, construction, and commercial disputes. She represents clients in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate ...
Alexander Brewster is an Associate with the firm. In a short period of time, Alex has handled matters across multiple practice areas and enjoys solving complex issues for his clients. He has handled litigation across the state of Louisiana in both state and federal court, and has also participated in both arbitration proceedings, Louisiana Public Bid Law protests, and mandamus proceedings. Alex continues to expand his practice and looks forward to the challenges that await.
Janelle E. Sharer is an experienced commercial litigator. She represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of disputes, including complex commercial litigation, product liability, and insurance coverage and bad faith. She is licensed in California and Louisiana where she has successfully litigated matters in federal and state courts. Her experience includes high-stakes insurance coverage and bad faith cases, business litigation, and complex products liability litigation, including me...
Megan M. Clark’s primary area of practice is general litigation, including insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad faith, premises liability, property insurance, family law, estate planning and successions/probate. Her estate planning practice is comprised of testament, power of attorney/mandate and living will preparation and execution. Her family law practice is comprised of divorce and dissolution, prenuptial agreements, child custody and support, and division of assets/liabilitie...
Laura Blockman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law, Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation. Laura practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana Best Lawyers has recognized Laura Blockman since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Laura Blockman is held by other lawyers.
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