Liskow & Lewis has been ranked number one in the United States by The Best Lawyers in America for its oil and gas practice with nine selected attorneys, the highest number of recognized attorneys of any firm in the country. The firm also ranked number one in the following sections for Louisiana: Appellate Law, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law and Oil & Gas Law.
A total of thirty-five attorneys from Liskow & Lewis have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. It also includes two lawyers who have been selected to the publication for at least ten years, one lawyer who has been selected for at least 20 years and two who have been selected for at least 25 years:
Oil & Gas Law
George Arceneaux III – Lafayette
Thomas Beron – New Orleans
Jonathan A. Hunter – New Orleans
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
James N. Mansfield III – Lafayette
Robert B. McNeal – New Orleans
Joe B. Norman – New Orleans
Richard W. Revels, Jr. – Lafayette
Lawrence P. Simon, Jr. – Lafayette
Energy Law
Thomas Beron – New Orleans
Jonathan Hunter – New Orleans
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
James N. Mansfield III – Lafayette
Joe B. Norman – New Orleans
Richard W. Revels, Jr. – Lafayette
George H. Robinson, Jr. – Lafayette
Maritime Law
Donald R. Abaunza – New Orleans, selected for at least 20 years
S. Gene Fendler – New Orleans
Don K. Haycraft – New Orleans
R. Keith Jarrett – New Orleans
David W. Leefe – New Orleans
William W. Pugh – Houston
George H. Robinson, Jr. – Lafayette
Commercial Litigation
James A. Brown – New Orleans
George Denegre, Jr. – New Orleans
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Joe B. Norman – New Orleans
John M. Wilson – New Orleans
Real Estate Law
Marguerite L. Adams – New Orleans
Joseph C. Giglio, Jr – Lafayette
Marilyn C. Maloney – Houston, selected for at least 10 years
Gary Rachlin – Houston
Leon J. Reymond, Jr. – New Orleans
Banking Law
Wm. Blake Bennett –New Orleans
Marilyn C. Maloney – Houston, selected for at least 10 years
Leon J. Reymond, Jr. – New Orleans
John D. Wogan – New Orleans, selected for at least 10 years
Natural Resources Law
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Everard A. Marseglia, Jr – Houston
Richard W. Revels, Jr. – Lafayette
Lawrence P. Simon, Jr. – Lafayette
Tax Law
Robert S. Angelico - New Orleans
James C. Exnicios – New Orleans
Thomas B. Lemann – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Robert A. “Pete” Seale, Jr. – Houston
Trusts & Estates Law
Marguerite L. Adams – New Orleans
Thomas B. Lemann – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Robert A. “Pete” Seale, Jr. – Houston
John D. Wogan – New Orleans, selected for at least 10 years
Bet-the-Company Litigation
James A. Brown – New Orleans
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
John M. Wilson – New Orleans
Personal Injury Litigation
S. Gene Fendler – New Orleans
Don K. Haycraft – New Orleans
David W. Leefe – New Orleans
Corporate Law
Leon J. Reymond, Jr. – New Orleans
John D. Wogan – New Orleans, selected for at least 10 years
Mining Law
James N. Mansfield III – Lafayette
Richard W. Revels, Jr. – Lafayette
Administrative Law
Robert E. Holden – New Orleans
Appellate Law
Gene W. Lafitte – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Antitrust Law
Gene W. Lafitte –New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Bankruptcy
Philip K. Jones, Jr. - New Orleans
Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Philip K. Jones, Jr. – New Orleans
Employee Benefits Law
Randye C. Snyder – New Orleans
Environmental Law
Robert B. McNeal – New Orleans
Gaming Law
Wm. Blake Bennett –New Orleans
Intellectual Property Law
Marilyn C. Maloney –Houston, selected for at least 10 years
Labor & Employment Law
Thomas J. McGoey II – New Orleans
Legal Malpractice Law
James A. Brown - New Orleans
Professional Malpractice Law
James A. Brown – New Orleans
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Thomas B. Lemann – New Orleans, selected for at least 25 years
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which 16,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast more than a half million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties.