COLBY WENCK is the founder of The Wenck Firm, LLC. His Firm represents a continuation of a 15+ year legal career focused entirely on personal injury, during which he has represented thousands of clients. Before starting his own firm, Colby worked for Michael Hingle and Associates, LLC, Morris Bart, PLC, The Law Office of Glenn Diaz…
Rodney “Rocky” Seydel has participated in over 1,500 mediations and has been a litigation attorney for over 30 years. His mediations have primarily involved commercial disputes, maritime and oilfield litigation, personal injury matters, and insurance disputes. He participated in over 100 mediations of Hurricane Katrina and Rita insurance claims. In his litigation practice, he has concentrated on general casualty…
JUDGE CORNELIUS E. “CONN” REGAN (ret.) graduated from Loyola School of Law in 1977 and began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish. From 1981 through 1986, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Jefferson Parish. In1986, he was appointed as a Domestic Hearing Officer for the 24th Judicial District Court….
Randy Russell has been a Mediator 12+ years and recently rejoined the maps Mediation Panel. He is the owner/manager of his law firm located in Mandeville, LA, which he founded in 2004 and has since maintained an active practice. Randy has extensive litigation/trial experience, having successfully litigated and tried matters in Louisiana over the past twenty-five…
HARVEY GODOFSKY is a St. Tammany resident. he graduated Loyola in the top 2.5% of his class and with Honors. He has been a partner with Mang, Batiza, Gaudin, Godofsky & Penzato since 1988. Mr. Godofsky has defended malpractice claims against physicians and hospitals since 1985 and has represented Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company and its…
ROBERT BAUDOUIN has been a mediator and litigator for over 35 years. His mediations have primarily involved medical malpractice disputes including physician and hospital negligence, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, boundary disputes, and various other personal injury and property damage disputes. His litigation practice has been extremely diverse with a focus on healthcare law including physician…
ASHLEY BASS is a Hammond native who joined the firm of Cashe Coudrain & Bass in 1997. During her undergraduate studies, she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority and appeared on both the Dean’s and President’s Lists. She served on the Board of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce as the co-chair of the Education Committee…
Hon. Glenn Ansardi (ret.) brings to the mediation table a wealth of knowledge from over forty-five years as a lawyer, negotiator, legislator and Judge. Glenn was admitted to the Bar in 1976 and was privileged to serve as a Judge in the 24th JDC for eleven years, including a term as the Court’s Chief Judge. Prior…
Thomas M. Usdin has been a maps mediator since 2003 and has handled over 3,000 mediations. His areas of mediation experience includes: Admiralty Matters, Insurance Coverage Issues, Securities Litigation, General Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Business Disputes, Family Business Disputes, Toxic Tort Cases, Employment Discrimination Disputes, Property Disputes, Contract Disputes, Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Sexual…
Over a career spanning 47 years, F. M. “Rae” Turner has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex trials and arbitrations involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death from medical and hospital malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, defective products (including drugs and medical devices), electrical injuries, offshore and industrial accidents, and industrial fires and explosions. His commercial litigation experience…
