Louisiana Lawyers

Maritime Law

528 W 21St Ave, Covington, LA 70433

Mr. Hall earned his Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University where he was a President’s Scholar majoring in Agricultural Economics. He earned a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law including study at Cambridge England, graduating magna cum laude, was a member of the Order of the Coif, Moot Court, National Trial Team, and was the recipient of the Dean’s Honor Medal and American Jurisprudence awards of excellence in admiralty, trial advocacy and federal procedure.

Personal Injury Law

2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Since 1996, when he founded Irpino, Avin & Hawkins Law Firm, Anthony Irpino has been a creative and energetic advocate of victim’s rights in difficult and complex liability cases, helping to earn plaintiffs more than $350 million in settlements. He has fourteen years of experience working on behalf of plaintiffs, focusing on complex litigation in areas such as nursing home abuse, wrongful deaths, and Jones Act/Maritime law. Anthony has a reputation as a leader in class action litigation, serving as class counsel for plaintiffs in more than forty (40) class action, multi-district litigation and mass joinder lawsuits involving pharmaceutical litigation, Hurricane Katrina, chemical releases, explosions, fires, contaminations and evacuations, among many others. Because of his devotion to class action procedure, Anthony is an expert in strategic matters related to class actions and mass joinder cases. In most class actions he’s been involved in, Anthony has served in leadership roles of leading discovery, obtaining class certification, initiating and overseeing the Proof of Claim Process, and trial work. Anthony has been class counsel in five (5) class action cases that have been tried to judgment. Of particular note is a chemical leak case, in Re: New Orleans Train Car Leak and Fire Litigation, which resulted in a 3.35 billion dollar judgment. Additionally, in a train derailment and evacuation case, Mary Self, et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad, Anthony was co-lead trial attorney, arguing the case before a jury and winning a favorable judgment for his clients.

Environmental Law

1525 Religious St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Barry J. Cooper, Jr. practices: Aviation Law, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Estates & Trusts, Pharmaceutical Litigation. Mr Cooper is licensed to practice in: Louisiana, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana.

Environmental Law

1525 Religious St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Barry J. Cooper, Jr. practices: Aviation Law, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Estates & Trusts, Pharmaceutical Litigation. Mr Cooper is licensed to practice in: Louisiana, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana.

Criminal Defense Law

4224 Florida Ave suite 6, Kenner, LA 70065, USA

Attorney Barry S. Ranshi is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Ranshi graduated from the University of New Orleans (B.A.) and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D.). Mr. Ranshi focuses exclusively on criminal defense, providing representation for felony and misdemeanor charges. He also practices in personal injury and jones act maritime cases. As a student practitioner at Loyola, he assisted in the representation of several indigent defendants in Orleans Parish, which including writing several preliminary motions and helping attain the release of a defendant wrongfully charged with first degree murder. During his final summer in law school, he interned for Judge Robert Pitre, of Jefferson Parish. There, he prepared memorandums of law regarding Post-Conviction Relief Applications. Mr. Ranshi began his legal career as a staff attorney to Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Darryl A. Derbigny, where he reviewed all criminal pleadings, while advising the Court on substantive criminal law, evidence, and procedure. One of his most memorable highlights inlcude assisting the Court in reversing a defendant's wrongful Second Degree Murder Conviction. The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed the Court's ruling. Mr. Ranshi also drafted the Court's jury instructions and rulings, while assuring compliance with the Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court. In collaboration with his counterparts, he took part in rewriting Orleans Criminal Court's expungement procedure. Mr. Ranshi observed countless criminal jury trials and hearings, preparing him to be an effective trial lawyer. Mr. Ranshi then worked for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office gaining invaluable experience investigating and trying cases. There, he served as first and second chair trial prosecutor for numerous felony cases in juvenile court. One of the largest criminal defense firms in New Orlean recruited Mr. Ranshi to join its team as a trial and appeals attorney. While there, he won several writs in the appeals courts and in the Louisiana Supreme Court. He negotiated numerous plea deals, which spared his clients lengthy prison sentences. Additionally, he filed several expungements that were successfully granted. Barry S. Ranshi has the experience you need. He understands the perspective as a prosecutor, judicial attorney, and now as a defense attorney. He has trial experience, with a specific understanding of the jury selection process, examining witnesses, and introducing evidence. Mr. Ranshi handles cases in St. Tammany, Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Tangipahoa, St. Charles, and St. Bernard Parishes.