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Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce five attorneys have joined the firm.

Nena Eddy is an energy litigator practicing in the firm’s Baton Rouge office. Nena received her Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, magna cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, where she served as the Articles Editor for the Louisiana Law Review, 3L Class Representative, and as an LSU Law Student Ambassador. Nena was also a recipient of the Paul M. Hebert Scholar Award.

Randee Iles is an energy litigator practicing in the firm’s Lafayette office. Prior to joining the firm, Randee served as a student intern for the Louisiana State House of Representatives and as an extern for the Executive Department of the Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. She also served as a Rule XX student attorney for the LSU Law Center: Parole and Reentry Clinic, and as Professor Joseph Bockrath’s research assistant. Randee received her Juris Doctor and Diploma of Comparative Law, magna cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University.

Jared Nelson is an energy litigator practicing in the firm’s Lafayette office. He has experience in multiple facets of litigation, including drafting motions, exceptions, demand and settlement letters, discovery requests and responses, and direct and cross examination questions. Prior to practicing law, Jared served as a Probation and Parole Officer for the State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections for seven years. Prior to joining the firm, Jared served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General handling tort and civil rights litigation for the State of Louisiana.  Jared received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Southern University Law Center in 2018.

Cristian Soler is an energy litigator practicing in the firm’s New Orleans office. Prior to joining the firm, Cristian served as a judicial extern to U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Bourgeois of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and to Judge Jay Zainey of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He also served as a law clerk at the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office. Cristian received his Juris Doctor and Degree in Comparative Law, cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University.

Courtney Harper Turkington is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation group in New Orleans. She received her Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Courtney served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a judicial extern to the Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce the following Houston-based lawyers have been selected to the 2019 edition of Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters:

Michael Cash – Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Litigation

Marilyn Maloney – Banking, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Real Estate

Michael Rubenstein – Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Creditor Debtor Rights

Robert Theriot – Energy & Natural Resources

Super Lawyers lists outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Texas Super Lawyers includes a statewide nomination process, a peer-review survey by practice area, and independent research on candidates. The process results in a list of the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, which is then reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce fifty-seven lawyers are listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC.

Seven Liskow & Lewis lawyers are listed as the “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective area of practice. Only a single attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area receives this recognition.  Those recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Marguerite L. Adams – Trusts and Estates
William Blake Bennett – Banking and Finance Law
Michael P. Cash – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Greg L. Johnson – Environmental Law
Philip K. Jones, Jr. – Litigation – Bankruptcy
Joe B. Norman – Energy Law
Lawrence P. Simon, Jr. – Oil and Gas Law

The fifty-seven lawyers listed in the 2020 Best Lawyers Edition include:

Donald R. Abaunza – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Marguerite L. Adams – Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates

Paul M. Adkins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law

Robert S. Angelico – Tax Law

John C. Anjier – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law

George Arceneaux III – Litigation – Environmental; Oil and Gas Law

Kelly Becker – Energy Law

Wm. Blake Bennett – Banking and Finance Law; Gaming Law

James L. Breaux – Real Estate Law

James A. Brown – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Louis E. Buatt – Environmental Law

Brian W. Capell – Energy Law

Michael P. Cash – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Julie Chauvin – Commercial Finance Law

George Denegre, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities

Thomas P. Diaz – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Billy J. Domingue – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

James C. Exnicios – Tax Law

S. Gene Fendler – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Joseph C. Giglio, Jr. – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

Don K. Haycraft – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Joseph P. Hebert – Energy Regulatory Law

Shannon Skelton Holtzman – Commercial Litigation

R. Keith Jarrett – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Greg L. Johnson – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Matt Jones – Energy Law

Philip K. Jones, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Paul C. Kitziger – Real Estate Law

Cheryl Mollere Kornick – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

Gene W. Lafitte – Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law

James Lapeze – Energy Law

David W. Leefe – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Marilyn C. Maloney – Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, Real Estate Law, Trademark Law

James N. Mansfield III – Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law

Thomas J. McGoey II – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Robert B. McNeal – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Oil and Gas Law

Joe B. Norman – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law

William W. Pugh – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Gary Rachlin – Real Estate Law

Devin C. Reid – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Carol W. Reisman – Commercial Litigation

David L. Reisman – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Leon J. Reymond III – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Leon J. Reymond, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

Jamie D. Rhymes – Litigation – Environmental; Oil and Gas Law

April Rolen-Ogden – Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law

Michael D. Rubenstein – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Kelly T. Scalise – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Scott C. Seiler – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Lawrence P. Simon, Jr. – Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law

Randye C. Snyder – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

David J. Weiner – Real Estate Law

Charles B. Wilmore – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John M. Wilson – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental

Brett D. Wise – Admiralty and Maritime Law

John D. Wogan – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates

Andrew Wooley – Commercial Litigation, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. 

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to congratulate Laura Brown and Alma Shields for their selection to the Institute for Energy Law’s 2nd IEL Leadership Class. Forty energy professionals were selected to join this class. 

Laura Brown is an energy and environmental litigation attorney, with emphasis on high-stakes “legacy” and coastal land loss litigation. Laura defends oil and gas clients—from small midstream entities to the largest E&P companies in the world—in both state and federal court and in state regulatory proceedings. She has written and presented on the nationally significant topic of Louisiana’s coastal litigation at conferences and CLEs in Louisiana and Texas. Laura serves on the board of the Women’s Energy Network – South Louisiana Chapter, and is a member of the Young Energy Professionals division of IEL. 

Alma Shields is a business and energy litigator representing a variety of clients in complex matters and contractual disputes. For her clients in the oil and gas industry, she handles matters, including general contractual disputes, indemnification, royalty disputes, trespass, and conversion matters. Her experience is concentrated on appeals, as well as trials and alternative dispute resolution. Alma is the Sponsorship Chair for the Women’s Energy Network – Houston Chapter,  President-elect of the  Friends of CanCare, and a member of the Young Energy Professionals division of IEL.

While many of the class members work in oil and gas litigation and transactions, several also have experience in areas such as environmental, toxic tort, construction, intellectual property, maritime, renewables, mining, power, and much more.  Class members are dedicated to the communities in which they live and their pro bono efforts.  Visit IEL’s website to learn more about this year’s class.

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce its ranking in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA – High Net Worth Guide, a guide that ranks the top lawyers and law firms for private wealth law.  

Rankings are decided following extensive market research and interviews with clients and peer attorneys. Chambers received the following feedback about the firm’s High Net Worth Practice:  Liskow & Lewis “would be our go-to,” says an interviewee. The team advises high net worth individuals and families, and closely held businesses, on the full range of trust and estate matters, including disputes. The group’s non-contentious work includes assisting with business succession plans and representing clients with real estate and mineral interests. “They have a lot of estate and tax planning experience and have the transactional side too,” says a source, who continues: “They have a good breadth of experience.”

Shareholder Marguerite “Peggy” Adams was ranked in the top-tier for Private Wealth Law in the High Net Worth Guide.  Peggy, a board-certified estate planning and administration specialist, is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.  She advises clients about wills, trusts and estate planning, including the disposition of closely-held businesses, taxation of estates and other estate planning needs. In addition, she handles probate matters and represents trustees and corporate fiduciaries.

Peggy’s peers described her as a well-respected member of the Louisiana estate planning community in feedback given to Chambers.  “She’s fantastic, she’s the smartest person in the room,” observes an interviewee; “she knows it all. She is very experienced and knows how to explain things well.” Another commentator says: “She’s very thorough and creative, and gives good advice. I’ve referred people to her. She understands the law, relationships and client needs.”