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FREEMAN & SARVER, L.L.C.
Experience
Our lawyers have decades of experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the Gulf South. We have represented clients in virtually every type of complex civil case. Our lawyers are at ease with, and have always excelled at, complex civil cases. Most served as members of law reviews, many as editors. A significant number clerked for federal judges, both at the appellate and district levels.
We handle virtually every type of complex civil case and regularly provide legal services in the following litigation practice areas:
Recognition
The firm repeatedly has received a #1 ranking for Commercial Litigation in Louisiana in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm has earned this distinction each year since its founding in 2003. Chambers notes that the firm’s “lawyers all specialize in complex commercial litigation, forming a team noted for its combination of youthful vigor and the presence of some of Louisiana’s top litigators.”
Awards
Our lawyers also have received a number of professional awards. Our firm includes several partners recognized as among the leading litigators in the State of Louisiana, six partners among The Best Lawyers In America, a member of Lawdragon's “Leading Litigators in America,” a member of the American Law Institute and the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellows of the International Society of Barristers, and a member of the Inaugural Leadership Class for the Louisiana State Bar Association. Our attorneys are also accomplished instructors and teachers. We regularly teach courses at Tulane University Law School, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, and American Bar Association and Louisiana State Bar Association programs, and continuing legal education seminars.
Pro Bono and Community Activities
Consistent with the Rules for Professional Conduct, we believe an attorney should provide at least fifty hours of pro bono representation. Toward that goal, we encourage our lawyers and staff to handle pro bono cases. They have responded and handled myriad pro bono tasks ranging from chairing The Pro Bono Project, working at The Pro Bono Project, representing indigent criminal defendants, and serving on the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board. One of our lawyers, Meredith Cunningham, explained why she handles pro bono cases in an interview for The Pro Bono Project Newsletter (PDF file).
Our firm is also contributing to the ongoing revitalization of New Orleans and the city's rebirth. Our partnership with Habitat for Humanity helps victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes and lives, and our attorneys volunteer to serve as counsel for indigent defendants in Katrina-related cases. In an effort to strengthen education in the new landscape, we are a sponsor of the New Orleans Science and Math Charter School, and we are helping to rebuild the music culture of New Orleans through our involvement with the Tipitina's Foundation.
