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Coleman Torrans

Coleman Torrans

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Bankruptcy; Chapter 11 Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Appeals; Commercial & Transactional; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collection & Asset Recovery

Professional Memberships

Federal Bar Association (Board Member, Young Lawyer Division of F.B.A.N.O.); Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board; New Orleans Bar Association; Tulane Inn of Court; Judge Jerry A. Brown Louisiana Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

Publications

“Late Show with David Jones,” Federal Bar Association CLE (July 24, 2023) (Moderator); “Bankruptcy Law for Non-Bankruptcy Practitioners,” 1st Annual Judge Jerry A. Brown Bankruptcy Symposium (Sept. 8, 2022) (Co-Panelist); Comment, How Did They Know That? Cell Site Simulators and the Secret Invasion of Privacy, 92 TUL. L. REV. 519 (2017) (winner, Robert E. Friedman & Law360 Distinguished Writing Awards)

Personal

Colman L. Torrans practices in Lugenbuhl's Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights section. He chiefly represents stakeholders in complex bankruptcy matters pending in the Gulf Coast region and beyond.

Torrans' notable achievements include Tulane Law Review as the Senior Articles Editor; Tulane Criminal Justice Clinic as a Student Attorney' he received the Dean's Medal and the John Minor Wisdom Award; and, was honored to receive The Burton Awards' Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award.

Work Highlights

Bouchard Transportation (DIP lender); Burkhalter Rigging (official creditors’ committee, liquidation trustee); COPsync (liquidation trustee); Fieldwood Energy (secured creditor); MTE Holdings (statutory lien claimants group); Neiman Marcus Group (indenture trustee); Seadrill Partners (debtors); Whistler Energy II (litigation trustee)

Education

Tulane University School of Law

J.D. magna cum laude

2015 - 2018

Tulane University

B.S.

2010 - 2014

Awards

Best Lawyers in America®: One’s to Watch – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency; Bankruptcy Litigation

Best Lawyers in America®

2026

Selection for Class II of the 20/20 Partners Rising Star Leader Award

American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee

2025

Louisiana Super Lawyers: Rising Stars

Louisiana Super Lawyers

2026

Chambers USA Guide: Associates to Watch

Chambers USA Guide

2026

X – The Next Generation

Lawdragon 500

2026

Top Lawyer

New Orleans Magazine

2026

Elite Lawyers

Inside New Orleans Reader’s Favorite

2026

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Louisiana

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Coleman Torrans is an associate building a strong practice in the bankruptcy space, with a growing bank of experience representing both creditors and trustees.

Strengths

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  • Coleman is very organized and thorough.

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