Deutsch Kerrigan LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 20.
Deutsch Kerrigan is pleased to announce that thirty-seven of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. WILLIAM E. WRIGHT, JR.has been selected as a 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Legal Malpractice - Defendants. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those selected for this honor are based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity.
We are also pleased to announce that seven Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys were listed in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys who typically have practiced law for less than a decade and have been nominated by their peers by demonstrating outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
A full list of Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys recognized in the 2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch are listed below.
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®
NEW ORLEANS, LA
JENNIFER ADAMS: Litigation – Environmental, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
FRANCIS J. BARRY, JR.: Admiralty and Maritime Law
KEITH J. BERGERON: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
TERRENCE L. BRENNAN: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
JUDY BURNTHORN: Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
BERT M. CASS, JR.: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
DARRELL K. CHERRY: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
BEVERLY ALOISIO DELAUNE: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
JOSEPH DEVALL: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
JOHN JERRY GLAS: Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
DAVID GROOME, JR.: Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
PAUL D. HALE: Commercial Litigation
WILLIAM C. HARRISON, JR.: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
KAREN HOLLAND: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
JOSHUA G. KELLER: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
ROBERT E. KERRIGAN, JR.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
FREDERIC THEODORE “TED” LE CLERCQ: Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
CHARLES E. LECHE: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
MELISSA M. LESSELL: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
RAYMOND C. LEWIS: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
WALTER P. MAESTRI: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
JOSEPH L. MCREYNOLDS: Appellate Practice, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
ANNE E. MEDO: Commercial Litigation
RICHARD B. MONTGOMERY III: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
SEAN P. MOUNT: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
ELLIS B. MUROV: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation - Labor and Employment
HOWARD L. MURPHY: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
BARBARA ORMSBY: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
JOANNE RINARDO: Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
KERMIT L. ROUX III: Family Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
ISAAC H. RYAN: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
CHARLES F. SEEMANN, JR.: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
A. WENDEL STOUT III: Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
KELLY E. THEARD: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
WILLIAM E. WRIGHT, JR.: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2021 LAWYER OF THE YEAR), Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law,
MARC J. YELLIN: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®
GULFPORT, MS
R. DOUGLAS VAUGHN: Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA: ONES TO WATCH
NEW ORLEANS, LA
SLOAN L. ABERNATHY: Insurance Law
BRYCE M. ADDISON: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Transportation Law
CAROLINE F. BORDELON: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law
MARIANNE WISE FLETCHINGER: Insurance Law, Transportation Law
CASSIE PRESTON GAILMOR: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
KARI M. ROSAMOND: Energy Law
BRIAN S. SCHAPS: Construction Law
Original source can be found here.