LOUISIANA – MISSOURI
LITIGATION
DAVID L. GUERRY
LONG LAW FIRM, LLP
One United Plaza, Suite 500
4041 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Tel: 225-922-5110
Fax: 225-922-5105
dlg@longlaw.com
www.longlaw.com
COMMUNICATIONS
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
David L. Guerry’s legal practice includes representation in
the fields of telecommunications and electric regulatory
transactions and litigation; acquisitions and other business
transactions and related litigation; banking litigation; and
general, corporate, and franchise-structure-related business
litigation. As a member of the American Arbitration
Association, he serves on the Large, Complex Commercial
Case; Construction; and Mediation Panels. Mr. Guerry served
as an initial founder of the pilot mediation program for the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Mr. Guerry
has been an active participant in bar and charitable activities on
the local, state, and federal level and has been the recipient of
numerous certificates and awards.
BRENDAN M. HARE
HARE & ASSOCIATES
160 Federal Street
23rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: 617-330-5000
Fax: 617-330-1996
bhare@hare-associates.com
www.hare-associates.com
LITIGATION FINANCE/FUNDING
INTELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LI TIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
For more than 35 years, Mr. Hare has been involved in the
full spectrum of commercial and legal issues that arise in the
computer, controls, and alarm industries, including performance
disputes, antitrust, trade secrets, copyright, environmental, and
employment claims. Mr. Hare’s clients, drawn from the Fortune
500, include computer manufacturers, software companies,
defense contractors, controls companies, and alarm companies.
Mr. Hare has represented many of these on a nationwide basis
and consistently strives to deliver responsive, high-quality,
cost-effective services. In recent years, Mr. Hare has expanded
his practice to include complex litigation and the emerging
issues related to applying capital to diverse litigation problems.
JOHN W.
HOUGHTALING, II
GAUTHIER, HOUGHTALING &
WILLIAMS
3500 North Hullen Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Tel: 504-456-8600
Fax: 504-456-8624
john@ghwlegal.com
www.ghwlegal.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
At 32, John Houghtaling purchased the firm he started working
in as a law student, under the tutelage of the late, great
trial attorney Wendell Gauthier. Houghtaling has enjoyed
an astonishing litigation record collecting over $138 million
for businesses and individual clients. With a specialty of
insurance and business litigation, Houghtaling has been
recognized by New Orleans CityBusiness for Leadership in Law
2005-2008 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2009. As
managing partner, he leads a staff of 37, including 13 attorneys
with offices in New Orleans and Houston. In 2010, Houghtaling
partnered with actor Kevin Costner and successfully brought
to market technology that was used to assist in the cleanup of
the BP oil spill.
SETH D. GOULD
WIENNER & GOULD, PC
950 West University Drive
Suite 350
Rochester, MI 48307
Tel: 248-841-9402
Fax: 248-652-2729
sgould@wiennergould.com
www.wiennergould.com
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGH TS
APPELLATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Seth Gould graduated with honors in Industrial and Operations
Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1987 and magna
cum laude from Wayne State Law School in 1991. Mr. Gould was
Assistant Editor of the Wayne Law Review and graduated Order
of the Coif (top 10 percent of his class). Mr. Gould has extensive
first-chair trial experience in commercial litigation, including
automotive, bankruptcy, class action, employment, franchise,
shareholder, trade secret, banking, and securities lawsuits.
Mr. Gould is also an accomplished legal scholar and author.
KENNETH R. SPEARS
SPEARS & GARY, L. L.C.
1 Lakeshore Drive
Suite 900
Lake Charles, LA 70629
Tel: 337-513-4333
Fax: 337-494-5584
kspears@law-sg.com
www.spearsgary.com
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Kenneth R. Spears, Louisiana State University (J.D. 1972),
concentrates his practice on civil litigation, eminent domain,
and toxic tort litigation. He is admitted to practice before
the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit;
U.S. District Court, Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of
Louisiana; and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and
by the Louisiana State Bar Association and State Bar of Texas.
He is a member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy and
Litigation Counsel of America.
S. THOMAS WIENNER
WIENNER & GOULD, PC
950 West University Drive
Suite 350
Rochester, MI 48307
Tel: 248-841-9401
Fax: 248-652-2729
twienner@wiennergould.com
www.wiennergould.com
GENERAL LI TIGATION
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Tom Wienner graduated cum laude from Harvard College in
1975 and magna cum laude from the University of Michigan
Law School in 1978. He was a note and comment editor of
the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform . Mr. Wienner
has had extensive first-chair trial experience in commercial
and product liability lawsuits, having tried cases in federal
and state courts in Michigan and around the country. In
commercial litigation, he has a broad range of experience,
including franchise and employment cases, securities lawsuits
and arbitrations, and contractual, trade secret, and other
business lawsuits.
MICHAEL D. MADIGAN
MADIGAN, DAHL & HARLAN,
P.A.
Campbell Mithun Tower
222 South Ninth Street, Suite 3150
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-604-2000
Fax: 612-604-2599
madigan@mdh-law.com
www.mdh-law.com
JOE SAM OWEN
OWEN, GALLOWAY & MYERS
1414 25th Avenue
PO Box 420
Gulfport, MS 39501
Tel: 228-868-2821
Fax: 228-864-6421
jso@owen-galloway.com
www.owen-galloway.com
J. THADDEUS
ECKENRODE
ECKENRODE-MAUPIN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
8000 Maryland Avenue
Suite 1300
St. Louis, MO 63105
Tel: 314-726-6670
Fax: 314-726-2106
jte@eckenrode-law.com
www.eckenrode-law.com
FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP
GENERAL LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
LITIGATION
Michael Madigan is the managing partner of Madigan, Dahl &
Harlan, P.A., a closely knit group of attorneys, paralegals,
and assistants dedicated to providing innovative solutions to
issues facing the firm’s clients. The firm is recognized for its
hardworking culture and the high degree of responsiveness
and consistent attention that it brings to each client matter.
Madigan’s practice consists of business law and commercial
litigation, including business, construction, employment,
franchise, liquor, and commercial litigation. He currently serves
on the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the South
Washington Watershed District, Board of Managers. He served
eight years as a city council member of Woodbury, Minnesota.
He has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years.
Joe Sam Owen is Senior Partner of Owen, Galloway & Myers
in Gulfport, Mississippi. Mr. Owen has successfully defended
high-profile federal and state criminal cases. His primary
areas of interest are criminal defense, corporate defense, and
business litigation. In recent years, Mr. Owen has represented
Georgia-Pacific in toxic tort and environmental litigation; has
handled premises injury defense for GP; has represented Philip
Morris in tobacco litigation, Chiquita International, and Waste
Management; and was involved in a significant number of
fiber optic cases. Currently, Mr. Owen is very active in Hurricane
Katrina litigation. Mr. Owen has served as an Assistant District
Attorney for the Second Circuit Court, District of Mississippi, and
as a Referee for Harrison County Family Court.
Tad Eckenrode and his law firm handle a wide variety of
civil matters throughout the State of Missouri and in Illinois
and federal courts. Predominantly a boutique defense
firm with a reputation for handling complex litigation,
most notably personal injury and death cases in the fields
of medical malpractice, product, and automobile liability,
Eckenrode-Maupin also represents a number of business
entities and corporate interests with tort claims or contract
matters. Backed by a staff of experienced attorneys, nurses,
and paralegals, Mr. Eckenrode tries numerous cases to verdict
each year and continues to represent individual clients as well.
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