NEW ORLEANS – A total of 17 Gordon Arata lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the Louisiana Super Lawyers and the Louisiana Rising Stars lists as top lawyers in the state for 2016.
Throughout the Firm's Louisiana offices, 16 members and 1 associate representing 9 diverse practice areas are recognized in this publication for their contributions to the legal profession.
Tim Eagan made the "Top 50: 2016 New Orleans Super Lawyers" and the "Top 50: 2016 Louisiana Super Lawyers" lists. Donna Phillips Currault made the “Top 25 Women Super Lawyer” list. In addition, this year's publication recognizes Alex Rothenberg who is new to the Louisiana Rising Stars list.
The following Gordon Arata members were selected as 2016 Super Lawyers:
New Orleans Office:
• Ewell "Tim" E. Eagan, Jr., Class Action/Mass Torts
• Cynthia A. Nicholson, Energy & Natural Resources
• Steven W. Copley, Business Litigation
• Marion Welborn Weinstock, Business/Corporate
• Martin E. Landrieu, Business Litigation
• A. Gregory Grimsal, Civil Litigation: Defense
• Donna Phillips Currault, Employment & Labor
• Scott A. O’Connor, Energy & Natural Resources
• C. Peck Hayne, Jr., Energy & Natural Resources
• Howard E. Sinor, Jr., Business Litigation
• David J. Messina, Bankruptcy: Business
• Terrence K. Knister, Environmental Litigation
• Michael E. Botnick, Construction Litigation
Lafayette Office:
• Samuel E. Masur, Energy & Natural Resources
The following Gordon Arata lawyers were selected as 2016 Louisiana Rising Stars:
New Orleans Office:
• Kelly D. Perrier, Energy & Natural Resources
• Alex Rothenberg*, Energy & Natural Resources
Lafayette Office:
• Julie Deshotels Jardell, Energy & Natural Resources
* Indicates first year selection to Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC has attorneys in two Louisiana offices in New Orleans and Lafayette and an office in Houston, Texas. Whether in litigation or transactions or dealing with regulators, the Firm's lawyers serve clients locally, regionally, and nationally and provide services across a wide range of industries aligned with the Firm's offices along the Gulf Coast.
