Columbia Lawyers

Trey Morris has been involved in numerous trials and settlements reaching well over a million dollars. He regularly reminds his team, “No case will settle for real justice value unless the other side fears we can win at trial.” He has been heard telling his clients, “Some lawyers put checks on their walls, but our walls are covered with framed judgments we fought to win.” Trey has consistently been peer reviewed as one of Shreveport’s Top Lawyers. He has also been recognized as a “Louisiana Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and as one of “Louisiana’s Outstanding Young Lawyers” by Louisiana...

At Holoubek Patent Law, LLC, we speak fluent IP - as only a pure intellectual property firm knows how. We focus exclusively on the practice of intellectual property law, including domestic and international patent protection, trademarks, and copyrights. We provide strategic counseling and creative insight on how best to protect our clients’ brands, products, innovations and ideas across a broad range of markets and technologies.

Patent practice is the bedrock of our firm. Holoubek Patent Law files and prosecutes scores of domestic, foreign, and international patent applications, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), each year in a variety of...

Joe has been practicing law for 40 years. His practice emphasizes estate planning, trusts, successions (probate), Medicaid, VA benefits, Social Security disability appeals, asset protection planning, and general family counseling in these areas. He realizes that each client has individual circumstances that require a unique plan. He plans with the overarching goal of protecting the client’s well-being and secondarily preserving the client’s assets over the long term. Joe has given frequent seminars for the public, financial planners, and other professional groups. He has been honored to present at attorney continuing-education seminars sponsored by LSU Law Center, Tulane Law School, and...

Melissa Hemmans is an experienced Litigation Attorney in Kean Millers's Baton Rouge office. Her practice includes Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Municipal, Civil Rights Defense, Oil and Gas, and Local Business matters. She has extensive experience with cases involving Toxic Tort and Environmental claims. Melissa is dedicated to providing clients with creative solutions, unique strategies, and unparalleled value.

In 1996, Melissa received her B.A. from Louisiana State University. She obtained her J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 1999. Melissa is admitted to practice law in the State of Louisiana, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Eastern,...

Patrick L. McCune practices between the Baton Rouge and Shreveport offices of Wiener, Weiss & Madison. He engages in a broad legal practice, including a variety of commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts, with a particular emphasis on creditor’s rights and litigation in bankruptcy court.

Patrick is licensed to practice law in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, and has appeared in courts in each of these states to represent the interests of his clients.

An honors graduate of LSU law school, the recipient of a Master of Business Administration and a former manager at a non-profit in New York...

Charles Brandt is one of the two co-founding partners of the Lafayette, LA based personal injury and accident law firm, Brandt & Sherman. Brandt & Sherman has some of the most experienced and committed personal injury and accident lawyers in Lafayette Parish and the whole state of Louisiana. Together, the Brandt & Sherman Lafayette accident and injury lawyers have over 50 years of combined successful experience practicing law and handling a wide range of different personal injury related practice area cases, including but not limited too: Offshore accidents, wrongful death, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, brain injuries, spinal...

With a mission to serve her clients with respect, professionalism, and skill, Tracy Rotharmel Shanks uses her experience to successfully represent people in family law, personal injury, and other legal issues.

It shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg every time you want to talk with your lawyer. By aiming to keep expenses reasonable and services efficient, Rotharmel Shanks, LLC is breaking new ground in client relations. With a cost-conscious attitude and a wealth of knowledge and experience, Tracy has capably counseled clients from all areas of Louisiana.

Tracy Shanks - New Orleans Divorce Attorney. Serving clients in Jefferson, Orleans, St....

Originally from Michigan, Morley moved to his wife’s hometown of Baton Rouge in 2016. Licensed in Michigan and Louisiana, Morley has experience in a broad range of law but now focuses on Asset and Debt related matters. Morley has a passion for creatively crafting solutions to the difficult problems his clients find themselves in. If you need someone to review your situation with an appreciation for what makes it special, Morley is the one to do it!

Cameron Waddell received a bachelor’s degree in history from Furman University in 1985 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988. After law school, Cameron clerked for South Carolina’s senior Circuit Court Judge, Dan Laney. Prior to establishing The Waddell Anderman Law Firm, Cameron was Special Counsel to a national asbestos law firm based in Dallas, Texas, a partner in a high profile plaintiff’s law firm in South Carolina and in 1996 was a founding member of LeBlanc and Waddell. LeBlanc and Waddell was designated by the Louisiana AFL-CIO as its statewide...

After completing his undergraduate at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette he continued on to Louisiana State University, School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate. Founding the Glenn Armentor Law Corporation in 1987, Attorney Glenn Armentor works daily to help people get the settlement they deserve. When he is not in the office or the courtroom, he is working with at-risk children to get them off of the streets and into a better situation. He is also involved in various professional organizations around the community.

For more than 37 years, Attorney Michael S. O'Brien has represented both individuals and corporations in accident cases. He is a skilled trial attorney who attributes his success to hard work, dedication to his clients, and a knowledge of the law which can only come from many years of experience.

I am a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, and graduated magna cum laude from UL Lafayette with a major in political science and minor in history. I attended law school at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where I graduated cum laude in 2015. At Loyola, I was actively involved in the moot court program, representing the law school in various competitions nationwide and coached teams following graduation. Upon being admitted to the Louisiana Bar, I began my practice defending large insurance companies and local businesses in a variety of actions, spanning from automotive collision defense to veil piercing actions and...

The Louisiana State Bar Association LBN: 12347 Member in Good Standing U.S. Eastern, Middle, Western Districts of Louisiana 4th, 5th, and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal (U.S.) U.S. Court of Military Appeals (Washington, D.C.) Pro Hac Vice Appearances: California, Virginia, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts

Chris Shows has dedicated his life to helping injured clients rebuild after trauma, bringing both professional experience and personal resilience to his work. A Baton Rouge native, Chris’s journey took him from Louisiana to Alaska and back, ultimately leading him to LSU for law school, inspired by his grandfather’s legacy in law. Starting his career in insurance defense, Chris quickly realized he was better suited to fight for individuals, not corporations. In 1992, he founded Pierce & Shows, a firm dedicated to advocating for accident victims with compassion and integrity. Chris understands firsthand the toll of injuries and medical uncertainties, having...

Lindsey Beaty started her college education at the University of Houston, where she received her Bachelor of Science in psychology and political science in 2006. Lindsey dedicated her free time during her undergraduate studies to helping underprivileged inner-city youth through the Harris County Child Protective Services.

Lindsey became passionate about helping inner-city youth and began to work on behalf of at-risk children immediately after graduating. For eight years, Lindsey advocated tirelessly for juveniles as a Probation Officer for Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. Her empathy, humility, and hard work lead her to receive a promotion to the Intensive Supervision Unit....

Louisiana State University Law School Hall of Fame Law Review, Louisiana State University Martindale Hubble AV rating (highest) for legal ability and ethics Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Louisiana Practicing Engineer before becoming an attorney

Founded in 1975, the attorneys of Davis, Saunders & Miller Law Firm have over half a century of legal experience serving seriously injured individuals.

Whether by settlement or trying cases before juries, Davis, Saunders & Miller is experienced in representing railroad workers, seamen and offshore workers who are injured on-the-job, as well as handling cases for individuals and their families who have been harmed by the negligent acts of others. The firm is also experienced in cases that arise from commercial and private airplane crashes, including litigation for pilot error and cases against the Federal Government for air traffic...

Tamara Kluger Jacobson was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on February 7, 1970 to Rubin Kluger and Jeannine Boyer Kluger. At the age of two the family moved to Miami Beach, Florida where Ms. Jacobson attended public schools including Bay Harbour Elementary, Nautilus Junior High School and Miami Beach Senior High School. During her time in High School, Ms. Jacobson participated in a court observer program where she was partnered with a district attorney from the Dade County District Attorney’s Office during the time that Janet Reno was the District Attorney. Ms. Jacobson is a proud...

Randy Russell is a an experienced, skilled and aggressive trial attorney who has successfully litigated matters for his clients throughout Southeast Louisiana for the past eighteen (18) years involved in significant personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation and first party insurance cases. Randy's prior experience defending major casualty insurance companies gives him unique insight as to the insurance claims handling process. Through this experience, Randy understands the inner workings of how insurers evaluate claims and he knows how to successfully support and present claims to insurers to ensure that his clients timely recover all damages that they are entitled to....

Ronald “Chip” Morrison, Jr. is a Board Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist as certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.

Chip has litigated and administered many complex successions and business buy-outs and disputes, and has given numerous presentations to attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, certified financial planners, insurance agents, the National Business Institute, the Louisiana CPA Society, and individual CPA firms and insurance agencies throughout the State of Louisiana.

He has been qualified by the Louisiana Bar Association, Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana Society of CPA’s to present continuing education programs discussing various Elder Law, Medicaid, Business and Estate Planning...

We are car and truck accident attorneys in Covington, Louisiana. My personal injury law firm has extensive experience in car and truck collision cases, medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. We know the Louisiana insurance laws and can assist you with your car insurance claim.

John Menszer has been practicing civil law in New Orleans since 1993. He has helped hundreds achieve greater financial security through filing Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. He also handles real estate issues and probate and estate problems. In 1995, he was the recipient of the Special Humanitarian Award of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities for his word preserving the stories of Holocaust survivors.

Marlin Gusman, Jr. was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Marlin Gusman, Jr. earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Texas Christian University. Marlin earned his Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago.

Marlin Gusman, Jr. completed In-Service Training in South Africa with DaimlerChrysler Financials Services. Marlin earned his Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Taxation from Loyola University New Orleans.

Marlin Gusman, Jr. is married to Varsha with whom he has two children: Priscilla and Marlin III.