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Provided by Adams & Reese

Adams and Reese has litigators and trial lawyers in each of our 20 offices spanning 10 states and Washington, D.C., allowing our firm to provide seamless service across the country. The breadth of our litigation practice is illustrated by national rankings in six litigation categories by U.S. News & World Report, including Tier 1 National rankings in both Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort / Class Actions Litigation.


Our lawyers handle trials through appeals and have represented clients in state and federal courts and before U.S. Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, representing regional, national, multinational and international companies throughout the globe. Our litigation clients include small companies up to Fortune 50 companies, public as well as privately held and not-for-profit organizations. Our litigation experience for clients covers commercial, complex/class actions, employment, intellectual property, product liability, toxic torts and appellate.


Core Services

  • National counsel
  • Strategic management and budgeting
  • Multidistrict litigation (MDL)
  • Commercial litigation
  • Complex litigation
  • Class action litigation
  • Toxic tort and mass tort litigation
  • Product liability litigation
  • Insurance regulatory litigation
  • Drug and device litigation
  • Securities litigation
  • Financial services litigation
  • Premises liability litigation
  • Intellectual property litigation
  • Environmental litigation
  • Consumer fraud and economic loss litigation
  • Tax litigation
  • Appellate litigation

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Appellate - Louisiana

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What the Team is Known For

Adams & Reese LLP has a solid bench of attorneys offering a diverse skill set in commercial litigation, government relations and product liability. The firm regularly handles high stakes matters in both trial and appellate courts at state and federal level.

Work Highlights

  • Adams & Reese obtained a zero-dollar defense verdict for insurer UnitedHealthcare in a case that involved emergency interlocutory appeals that reached the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Martin A Stern
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Martin A Stern
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Martin Stern is a well-established appellate attorney and the leader of the Adams and Reese appellate team. He routinely handles environmental litigation as well as professional liability and insurance claims, among other matters.

Martin Stern is excellent at expressing complicated matters in an understandable way.

Jeffrey Richardson
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Jeffrey Richardson
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Band 2

Jeffrey Richardson is a go-to appellate lawyer. He has a wealth of experience arguing before state and federal courts.

Leigh Ann Schell
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Leigh Ann Schell
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Leigh Ann Schell is an appellate expert with considerable expertise in environmental, toxic tort and product liability appeals, among other areas.

Mark Beebe
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Mark Beebe
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Mark Beebe has a diverse litigation practice and is particularly noted for his handling of breach of contracts and ERISA claims as well as antitrust, trade secrets, bankruptcy and securities lawsuits.

Raymond Ward
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Raymond Ward
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Raymond Ward is an experienced appellate attorney highly commended for his expert brief writing. Raymond frequently represents clients in the energy industry in a range of litigation matters.
Ricardo “Richard" A Aguilar
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Ricardo “Richard" A Aguilar
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Ricardo Aguilar has vast experience handling complex commercial disputes and offers particular expertise in bankruptcy-related litigation.

Ranked Lawyers at
Adams & Reese

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Louisiana

Litigation: Appellate

Martin A Stern
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Martin A Stern
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Band 1
Jeffrey Richardson
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Jeffrey Richardson
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Band 2
Leigh Ann Schell
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Leigh Ann Schell
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Band 2
Raymond Ward
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Raymond Ward
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Band 2
Litigation: General Commercial

Mark Beebe
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Mark Beebe
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Band 2
Ricardo “Richard" A Aguilar
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Ricardo “Richard" A Aguilar
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Band 2