Lance McCardle

Practice Areas

Lance McCardle practices in the areas of securities arbitration and litigation, environmental law, and general commercial litigation. He regularly represents investors (both individuals and institutions) in claims against their brokers, investment advisors, and/or investment banks in court or in arbitration proceedings administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Lance also represents several landowners in claims against oil and gas companies for damage and land loss caused by oil and gas operations.

He has represented criminal defendants on a pro bono basis.

Professional Memberships

Lance is a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and a member of the Louisiana, Texas, Federal, American, and Public Investor Advocate Bar Associations. He serves on the editorial board of the PIABA Bar Journal and is a former Editor-in-Chief. Lance is also the treasurer of PIABA’s 2024 Board of Directors.

He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society. He is a member of the St. Thomas More Inn of Court, a former Director of the Younger Lawyers Division of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and former member of the ABA Securities Law Committee.

Experience

Additionally, Lance has taught litigation skills classes at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Media Law at Tulane University Law School.