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Lori A. Waters

Real Estate Law

3540 S I-10 Service Rd W #300, Metairie, LA 70001, USA

Area of Practice: First Party Property Casualty After many years of practicing as a corporate defense attorney, Lori Waters has dedicated herself to protecting the rights of injured Louisianans. The significance of having seen both sides in the courtroom makes her a valuable and respected asset to her clients. Her understanding of corporate defense has prepared her to take on the challenges of seeking justice for plaintiffs who require an experienced and empathic voice to represent them in their time of need. As a skilled property casualty and personal injury trial attorney, Lori is both diligent in her practice of law and wholly committed to the legal profession.

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Michael C. Palmintier

Personal Injury Law

618 Main St, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, USA

Michael C. Palmintier is a founding partner of Palmintier, Thrower, and Treuting Injury Attorneys. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctorate degrees at LSU, and has been practicing law in the Capital City since 1975. As a trial lawyer, his practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in personal injury and business litigation. He has stood out as a Baton Rouge personal injury and car accident lawyer. He has represented thousands of families throughout the nation during more than four decades of practice. He has practiced in state and federal courts throughout the nation. He is admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and all three Louisiana United States district courts. An experienced litigator, he has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Louisiana, as well as all Louisiana appellate courts and the majority of district courts throughout the state. Actively involved in the legal community, Michael is a member of both the Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations. As a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ, formerly the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association), he served as past-president, a member of the Board of Governors, twice chaired the Medical Malpractice Section, and is currently on the Executive Committee. At the national level, he serves as a member of the American Association for Justice. As a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, he has chaired its Court Liaison and Inter-professional Cooperation (doctors and lawyers) committees. Over his years of legal service, Michael has served as on the Governor’s Medical Malpractice Commission, the Governor’s Panel to Establish a Uniform Medical Informed Consent Form and the Alliance for Judicial Excellence. He is a member and the past membership chairman of the Henry George McMahon Chapter of the American Inns of Court. At the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, he served on the Board of Trustees and as the chair of the Chancellor’s Counsel. A frequent speaker, he has presented lectures on tort law for the LSU Law Center, Southern University Law School, Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice, American College of Surgeons, Louisiana State Medical Society, National Business Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, LSU Paralegal Studies Program and others.

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Michael Gahagan

Michael Gahagan

Distinguished Lawyer

Immigration Law

3445 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002, USA

Michael W. Gahagan is the owner of Gahagan Law Firm, LLC, The Immigration Law Firm of New Orleans. Mr. Gahagan practices Immigration Law and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law exclusively in federal courts and federal immigration courts nationwide. Mr. Gahagan was selected by Super Lawyers as a 2015, 2016, and 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Mr. Gahagan has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2008 and the AILA Federal Litigation Section since 2013; and Mr. Gahagan has been the AILA Mid-South Chapter Federal Court Litigation Chairman since 2013. Mr. Gahagan has also been an AILA National Committee Member on the Distance Learning Committee since 2017. In addition to holding positions within AILA, Mr. Gahagan is consistently invited to be an expert speaker at AILA conventions nationwide on the topics of immigration law, federal immigration litigation, FOIA and FOIA litigation.

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