Liskow is pleased to announce that 118 lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (BL Rankings). 7 of these lawyers are listed as the “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area receives this recognition.
Those recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” include:
- George Arceneaux – Litigation – Environmental (Lafayette)
- James Brown – Litigation – Trusts and Estates (New Orleans)
- Greg Johnson – Environmental Law (New Orleans)
- James Mansfield – Energy Law (Lafayette)
- Thomas McGoey – Employment Law – Management (New Orleans)
- Jerome Reso – Nonprofit / Charities Law (New Orleans)
- John Rouchell – Elder Law (New Orleans)
Those recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients include:
- Donald Abaunza – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, and Energy Law
- Neil Abramson – Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Marguerite Adams – Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates
- Paul Adkins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- John Almy – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Alec Andrade – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Robert Angelico – Tax Law
- Vanessa Anseman – Energy Law
- George Arceneaux – Litigation – Environmental and Oil and Gas Law
- Erin Bambrick – Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Kelly Becker – Appellate Practice, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Clare Bienvenu – Environmental Law
- Nora Bilbro – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- James Breaux – Real Estate Law
- James Brown – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Laura Brown – Energy Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Lou Buatt – Environmental Law
- Brittan Bush – Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Brian Capell – Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law
- Michael Cash – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Hunter Chauvin – Energy Law
- Julie Chauvin – Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Ryan Christiansen – Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
- Sheri Corales – Commercial Litigation
- George Denegre – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities
- Melanie Derefinko – Commercial Litigation
- Thomas Diaz – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Billy Domingue – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
- Kathleen Doody – Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Jonathan Fox – Energy Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Joseph Giglio – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
- Michael Golemi – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Kathryn Gonski – Energy Law
- Jana Grauberger – Energy Law
- Joseph Hebert – Energy Regulatory Law
- Shannon Holtzman – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- Keith Jarrett – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Brian Johnson – Real Estate Law
- Greg Johnson – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Matt Jones – Energy Law
- Philip Jones – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Paul Kitziger – Real Estate Law
- Cheryl Kornick – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
- Caroline Lafourcade – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- James Lapeze – Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Mark Latham – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Environmental Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Amy Lee – Litigation – Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- David Leefe – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jeffrey Lieberman – Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Marilyn Maloney – Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, and Real Estate Law
- James Mansfield- Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Thomas McGoey – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mark McNamara – Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Oil and Gas Law
- Robert McNeal – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Carey Menasco – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- William Pugh – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Devin Reid – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- LuLu Reisman – Commercial Litigation
- David Reisman – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Jerome Reso – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Trey Reymond – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jamie Rhymes – Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Leon Rittenberg – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- April Rolen-Ogden – Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
- John Rouchell – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Elder Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Michael Rubenstein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Kelly Scalise – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Stephen Schott – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
- Bill Schwartz – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Scott Seiler – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Alma Shields – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lawrence Simon – Natural Resources Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Matthew Simone – Energy Law
- Cherrell Taplin – Energy Law
- Tyler Trew – Commercial Litigation
- Court VanTassell – Environmental Law
- Raymond Waid – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- David Weiner – Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth Wheeler – Energy Law
- Jill Willhoft – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Commercial Litigation
- Charles Wilmore – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- John Wilson – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Environmental
- Joseph Wilson – Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates
- Brett Wise – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Those named to 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America include:
- Alex Baynham – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Zachary Berryman – Litigation – Environmental
- Lance Bullock – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Transportation Law
- Melanie Cruthirds – Commercial Litigation
- Hunter Curtis – Energy Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Mark Deethardt – Energy Law
- Ellen George – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
- Rebecca Guidry – Energy Law
- Joe Heaton – Energy Law
- Jackie Hickman – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Randee Iles – Energy Law
- Michael Ishee – Energy Law
- Gus Laggner – Litigation – Environmental and Oil and Gas Law
- Hayley Landry – Energy Law
- Caleb Madere – Energy Law
- Elizabeth McIntosh – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Transportation Law
- C.J. Miller – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
- Michael Mims – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Nicholas Mole – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Trinity Morale – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jared Nelson – Energy Law and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Colin North – Energy Law and Environmental Law
- John Parker – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Benjamin Parks – Energy Law
- Jonas Patzwall – Energy Law
- Denice Robinette – Environmental Law
- Michael Schimpf – Energy Law
- Jessie Shifalo – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Nicholas Simon – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Cristian Soler – Energy Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Amy Tomlinson – Energy Law
- John Troutman – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Cecilia Vazquez – Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
- Emily Von Qualen – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Energy Law