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Forty-Six Liskow & Lewis lawyers have been named to the 2020 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters. James A. Brown and Lawrence Simon, Jr. were named among the top 50 attorneys in the state of Louisiana. Shareholder, Marguerite L. Adams, was named one of the top 25 women attorneys in the state, and she was among the top 50 attorneys in New Orleans. Donald R. Abaunza, James A. Brown, and S. Gene Fendler were also among the top 50 attorneys in New Orleans.

Super Lawyers

Donald R. Abaunza
Marguerite L. Adams
Robert S. Angelico
John C. Anjier
George Arceneaux, III
James A. Brown
Tiffany Davis
George Denegre, Jr.
S. Gene Fendler
Shannon Holtzman
R. Keith Jarrett
Greg L. Johnson
Philip K. Jones, Jr.
Cheryl M. Kornick
Mark D. Latham
David W. Leefe
Thomas J. McGoey, II
Mark L. McNamara
Robert B. McNeal
Joe B. Norman
Devin C. Reid
Jamie D. Rhymes
Kelly T. Scalise
Lawrence P. Simon, Jr.
Raymond T. Waid
Michael S. Williams
Charles B. Wilmore

Rising Stars

Erin Bambrick
Jeffrey Birdsong
Emily C. Borgen
Brittan J. Bush
Brian W. Capell
Hunter A. Chauvin
Ryan T. Christiansen
Mark R. Deethardt
Philip Dore
Jonathan J. Fox
Kathryn Gonski
Penny Leonard Malbrew
Randy Marse
April L. Rolen-Ogden
Matthew Simone
Laura Springer Brown
Tyler Trew
Court C. VanTassell
Stephen W. Wiegand

Super Lawyers lists outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce Marilyn Maloney has been elected as the 2020 President of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers.

Marilyn has been a member of the organization for twenty-four years and has served on the Board of Governors as President-Elect, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. She has also served as Chair of various committees, including the Programs Committee, the Orientation and Integration Committee, and the Insurance Committee. The American College of Real Estate Lawyers is a national association of approximately 1,000 distinguished real estate lawyers. Admission into the college is by invitation only after a rigorous screening process.  The American College of Real Estate Lawyers’ distinguished members have been elected to fellowship for their outstanding legal ability, experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law. 

Marilyn is a Houston-based business lawyer helping clients with real estate needs along with various other important transactions, including commercial lending, energy deals, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate trust. Marilyn is an in-demand real estate conference organizer and speaker, and she is continuously recognized for her work in this area. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and she is a Top-Rated Real Estate Attorney in Texas Super Lawyers. Marilyn is a member of Houston Commercial Real Estate Women (“CREW”), and she is a Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. In addition to her many professional accolades, Marilyn was previously awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University and was presented the Louisiana Bar Foundation’s President’s Award in 2004.

Liskow & Lewis is proud to congratulate Marilyn on this significant leadership role. Her dedication to the real estate industry, the firm and the Houston community is evident in her involvement and achievements. 

Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce forty-two of the firm’s New Orleans lawyers are among New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” 2019. 

The voting to determine the top New Orleans attorneys was open to all licensed attorneys in New Orleans, Louisiana. Voters were asked which attorney, other than themselves, they would recommend in the New Orleans area. This list includes:

Neil C. Abramson, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
Marguerite L. Adams, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Robert S. Angelico, Tax Law
John C. Anjier, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Kelly B. Becker, Appellate Practice
Wm. Blake Bennett, Banking and Finance Law
James L. Breaux, Land Use and Zoning Law
James A. Brown, Legal Malpractice Law
Louis E. Buatt, Environmental Law
Ryan Christiansen, Banking and Finance Law
James C. Exnicios, Tax Law
S. Gene Fendler, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution
Kathryn Gonski, Appellate Practice
Shannon S. Holtzman, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation
R. Keith Jarrett, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Greg L. Johnson, Environmental Law
Philip K. Jones, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Paul C. Kitziger, Real Estate Law
Cheryl M. Kornick, Tax Law, Energy Law
Gene W. Lafitte, Appellate Practice
Mark D. Latham, Workers Compensation Law
David W. Leefe, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Thomas J. McGoey, II, Labor and Employment Law
Robert B. McNeal, Oil and Gas Law, Energy Law
Carey L. Menasco, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Legal Malpractice Law
Joe B. Norman, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Appellate Practice
Dena L. Olivier, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Trey Reymond, Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Katie S. Roth, Appellate Practice
Kelly T. Scalise, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Product Liability Litigation
Scott C. Seiler, Personal Injury Litigation
Matt D. Simone, Energy Law
Randye C. Snyder, Employee Benefits Law
Sean Toomey, Criminal Defense White Collar
Raymond T. Waid, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Jack M. Weiss, First Amendment Law
Stephen W. Wiegand, Environmental Law
Michael S. Williams, Employee Benefits Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law
Charles B. Wilmore, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
John M. Wilson, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Brett D. Wise, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Appellate Practice
John D. Wogan, Trusts and Estates

Liskow & Lewis has been ranked in the 2020 "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, BL Rankings, LLC. Firms included in the "Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.  Firms receive tiered rankings if they have a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The firm received National Tier 1 ranking in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and National Tier 2 rankings in the areas of Admiralty & Maritime Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, and Real Estate Law. Additionally, fifty-seven lawyers were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 edition.

Through Best Lawyers research, several companies commented on their experience with Liskow & Lewis, including Gulf Coast Aviation, Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC, Mayer Brown, Capital One, Whitney Bank, Chevron, Motiva, NOVA Chemicals, The Dow Chemical Company, and many more. You can read all of the comments made about the firm by visiting Liskow’s Best Law Firms Profile.

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.