23 Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers®

August 21, 2025

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers®.  17 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 6 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™

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 attorneys and the practice areas for which they were rated:

New Orleans, LA

The Best Lawyers in America

Michael A. Balascio

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Securities Regulation

Judy Y. Barrasso

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

Jamie L. Berger

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation

Benjamin P. Bucy

  • Insurance Law
  • Qui Tam Law

Chloé M. Chetta

  • Insurance Law

Robert J. Dressel

  • Commercial Litigation

George C. Freeman, III

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

Craig Isenberg

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

John W. Joyce

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation

Mithun B.  Kamath

  • Litigation - Securities

Stephen R. Klaffky

  • Litigation - Insurance 
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation

Laurence D. LeSueur, Jr.

  • Litigation - Insurance

David N. Luder

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Defendants
  • Securities Regulation

Shaun P. McFall

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Richard E. Sarver

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

Kyle W. Siegel

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

Steven W. Usdin

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

Laura M. Blockman

  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation

Alexander M. Breaux

  • Appellate Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Securities

Lorcan L. Connick

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Sara Gail Prudenti

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Securities Regulation

Janelle E. Sharer

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Lance W. Waters

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Securities

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