6 Barrasso Usdin Partners named as Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 2015

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is pleased to announce that Judy BarrassoGeorge C. Freeman, IIIJohn W. JoyceStephen H. KuppermanRichard E. Sarver, and Steven W. Usdin have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, two partners were named Best Lawyers' 2016 New Orleans "Lawyer of the Year": George C. Freeman, III for Bet-the-Company Litigation and Steven W. Usdin for Litigation – Insurance.

The annual lawyer referral guide produced by Best Lawyers collects confidential peer-review surveys from top lawyers across the country. Since lawyers cannot pay for inclusion or choose their listed practice area, the publication is seen as one of the most reliable and unbiased peer-review publications for lawyers, and inclusion is regarded as a singular honor.

Below are the listed partners and the practice areas for which they were rated:

Judy Barrasso

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

George C. Freeman, III

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2016 New Orleans "Lawyer of the Year"
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities

John W. Joyce

  • Litigation – Insurance

Stephen H. Kupperman

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities

Richard E. Sarver

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Steven W. Usdin

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance, 2016 New Orleans "Lawyer of the Year"


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About Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. is a litigation law firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Firm has experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the country, including all types of commercial disputes, class actions, environmental cases, product liability cases, intellectual property cases, insurance bad faith and coverage cases, and securities arbitrations, litigation, and regulatory matters.