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…
John F. Young is accomplished in strategic organizational development and building collaborative relationships. He is effective in coordinating with government, legislative, and regulatory officials to expedite projects, planning and executing operations, overseeing complex projects, spearheading initiatives, and leading organizational change. John is experienced in organizational management, operational management, organizational audits, public relations and media coordination, project…
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…
KATHRYN WIEDORN is a founding partner of Pelleteri & Wiedorn, LLC. She has extensive litigation experience, representing insurance companies, corporations and insureds, encompassing Property and General Casualty Defense, Homeowner’s Liability, Premises Liability, Workmen’s Compensation, Construction, Commercial Law and Bad Faith Litigation.
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…
Kevin Phayer joined the maps panel after 35 years working as a complex case, insurance defense litigator for a national insurance carrier. He has tried hundreds of judge and jury trials in the federal and state district and appellate courts in Southeast Louisiana. He has also mediated over 100 cases as a party participant. His primary specialty areas…
Tiffany Delery Davis has almost 20 years of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court. She has been entrusted with complex and challenging legal matters for a variety of corporate and individual clients throughout her career. Tiffany has focused her litigation practice on matters concerning maritime and oilfield torts and contracts, personal…
Michele Crosby Over the course of her distinguished career, Michele accepted principal trial responsibility and defended clients in a full spectrum of litigation matters before judges and juries in state court, judges in federal court, before the US District Courts’ Panel for Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and before the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. These cases…
JUDGE PAUL A. BONIN (ret.) served for more than 23 years as a judge. His earliest service, an appointment, was in 1990 in Civil District Court as Commissioner and Judge ad hoc. In 1997, he was elected to the New Orleans Traffic Court. His community involvement and service as a traffic court judge led to awards…
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…
