Andrew Barr‘s practice areas encompass a diverse range of legal landscapes, from Workers’ Compensation and Premise Liability to Contract Disputes and Non-Profit Advocacy. His proficiency extends further to the intricate realms of Municipality Counsel and Employment Law, highlighting his ability to adapt and excel across various subjects. Andrew’s affiliations within the legal community further exemplifies…
MATTHEW MANN is an experienced civil litigator with over seventeen years of practice focused on insurance defense litigation. His private practice has concentrated on a broad range of complex matters, including property and casualty claims, automobile liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM)claims, bad faith litigation, insurance coverage disputes, defamation, premises liability, personal injury, and wrongful death. He…
JOSEPH POUSSON is an experienced mediator and attorney with more than three decades of legal practice in personal injury, insurance, and complex contractual and commercial matters. Drawing on his deep understanding of both sides of disputes—from individual claimants to large corporations and insurers—Joseph brings balance, insight, and pragmatism to every mediation. He began practicing law…
Tim Hassinger has successfully negotiated settlements in a wide array of cases for almost 30 years. As a practicing attorney, he has litigated, tried, and mediated cases in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana and Texas. He has extensive experience in personal injury, mass torts, multi-party, construction defect, and insurance coverage litigation. He has served…
DWAYNE MARICLE is a trial-tested attorney with 34 years of litigation experience and a professionally trained mediator, having completed advanced mediation training at Pepperdine’s nationally renowned Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution. He brings a calm demeanor, sharp legal insight, and a practical, results-driven approach to his mediation and arbitration practice. Dwayne has litigated, mediated, and…
RAYMOND P. AUGUSTIN, JR. has more than 40 years of litigation experience, which has included trucking, transportation and automobile liability defense, premises liability defense, general casualty and insurance defense and workers’ compensation defense. He has represented national commercial and personal lines insurers and their insureds, including individuals, motor carriers, transportation companies and national retail outlets…
JULIE DEGENERES was born in Mason City, IA near the Minnesota border but found her way to South Louisiana in the early 1970’s and she considers herself to be from Baton Rouge. She graduated with a B.S. degree from LSU in 1985, being the first to graduate from college on either side of her family,…
JUDGE JOHN LEBLANC is a retired State District Judge from the 17th JDC, with more than 24 years of experience in all types of civil and criminal matters, from small claims to multi-million-dollar litigation involving complex legal issues. He served as the court’s Chief Judge for over twelve years. Prior to taking the bench, he…
Gary Zwain graduated from Rutgers University in 1975, magna cum laude. From 1978 – 1987, he worked as an associate and, later, as a partner in a small defense firm in New Orleans, which included Larry Duplass as one of the senior partners. In January 1987, Gary and Larry founded Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister, Weinstock & Bogart….
JUDGE FRANZ ZIBILICH practiced law in state and federal courts in Louisiana for over 26 years before being elected a District Court Judge in New Orleans in 2011. He served as a Judge for 9 years before retiring at the end of 2020. Franz worked in the City Attorney’s office in New Orleans as a Deputy…
