Best Lawyers Near You in New Orleans, Louisiana for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Kristopher T. Wilson’s practice focuses on first-party and liability insurance coverage. His insurance coverage work includes toxic tort litigation, construction defect liability, personal and advertising injury liability, automobile liability, marine liability, oil-and-gas liability, and employer’s liability. Kris’ work also includes bad faith claims litigation, defense obligation disputes, insurance fraud investigation, and uninsured/underinsured coverage. Further, he has ...
Darryl primarily practices in areas of toxic tort and environmental law, representing defendants in asbestos litigation in Louisiana and other states. He also practices general insurance defense, particularly first party claims for disability and life insurance benefits. Darryl has successfully obtained multiple defense jury verdicts in favor of Monsanto, including a six week jury trial involving six plaintiffs claiming asbestos related disease from working in a paper mill, and a trial of nei...
Trey is a founding member of the firm and practices in the New Orleans office in the litigation section. He maintains an active civil litigation focus, where his principal areas of practice are products liability, complex toxic tort and occupational exposure, and insurance litigation matters. He also has experience in medical malpractice, professional liability and commercial litigation. His experience includes both trial and appellate court experience in the Louisiana state and the Federal c...
Kermit Tre’ Roux works extensively with insureds, claims adjusters, third-party administrators, and underwriters in the development of strategy and defense of all insurance related matters from the time of the accident through the ultimate resolution of the case. He is experienced in all facets of civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance coverage related litigation work from initial case analysis and strategy formation to trial/arbitrations and Writ applications/Appeals.
Thomas Louis Colletta, Jr. he concentrates his practice on varied areas of casualty litigation in New Orleans and Lake Charles. Mr. Colletta worked as an executive assistant to United States Congressman Jimmy Hayes of Louisiana’s seventh congressional district during and after college. Following law school at Tulane School of Law, Mr. Colletta served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. Upon completion of his clerk...
Jackson Scott is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Jackson practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana Best Lawyers has recognized Jackson Scott 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 Jackson Scott is held by other lawyers.
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...
Kathryn Briuglio’s practice focuses on admiralty and maritime litigation and insurance defense. Katie handles a wide variety of disputes in both state and federal court, including claims under general maritime law, the Jones Act, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as well as insurance coverage and extra-contractual claims. She has also worked on several appeals to Louisiana appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Katie is...
Sara Kuebel is an associate in the Jones Walker Maritime Practice Group. Sara advises clients in a broad range of disputes, with a concentration in maritime litigation, including allisions and collisions and claims under General Maritime Law, the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Sara has experience litigating various matters, having assisted with numerous bench and jury trials in both federal and state court. She h...
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