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We are proud to announce that Judy Barrasso has been named a Lawdragon Legend for 2020. The Lawdragon Legends are members who have been selected for the elite guide, Lawdragon 500, ten times since Lawdragon was founded in 2005. 

We are please to announce that 13 attorneys were selected for The Best Lawyers in America and 4 were named as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2021.

We are pleased to announce that eight associates haven been recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Recognition in the publication is based entirely on peer review and we are proud to see so many of our associates recognized for their outstanding professional excellence.  

Barrasso Usdin is pleased to announce that Judy Barrasso and Celeste Coco-Ewing have been selected for inclusion in Benchmark Litigation's Top 250 Women in Litigation for 2020. According to Benchmark, the women selected for the publication "have earned their place amongst the leading female litigators by participating in some of the most impactful litigation matters in recent history as well as by earning the hard-won respect of their peers and clients."  

Barrasso Usdin is proud to announce that the firm has joined the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). 

We are pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin has joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana, as well as leading law firms in Louisiana and across the nation, in a litigation campaign challenging racially discriminatory policing practices in Louisiana. 

On Wednesday, May 28, 2020, Chloé will join four experienced litigators in discussing recent cases impacting federal removal and remand, including the United States Fifth Circuit’s approval of pre-suit or “snap” removal and expansion of federal officer removal, among other complex issues.

We are pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin has been named by Chambers USA as a top tier firm in Louisiana for commercial litigation for the seventeenth year in a row.

We are pleased to announce that founding members, Judy Barrasso and Richard E. Sarver, have been recognized in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide.

We are pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin is providing support to frontline healthcare workers, and restaurant and music industry workers, through a new program, Lawyers' Initiative Giving Hospitals Thanks (L.I.G.H.T.) 

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. was named Louisiana Litigation Firm of the Year at the Benchmark US Annual Awards dinner held on February 27, 2020 at The Pierre in New York. This is the 7th time the firm has won this award.

Barrasso Usdin attorney Christine ("Chrissy") M. Calogero has been selected for the New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Class of 2020.

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. is pleased to announce that Craig Isenberg has been named Managing Partner of the firm. Craig joined the firm in 2004 and previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee.

We are proud to announce that eleven attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers. Nine attorneys were named to "Louisiana Super Lawyers" and two were named to "Louisiana Rising Stars." 

We are pleased to announce that 4 Partners were named to New Orleans Magazine's 2019 Top Lawyers list: Judy Barrasso, Celeste Coco-Ewing, Richard Sarver, and Steven Usdin.

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. has been ranked as a “Best Law Firm” in the 2020 edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”.

We are pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. has been recognized in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation as a “highly recommended” firm in Louisiana.

Barrasso Usdin is pleased to announce that founding member Judy Barrasso has been selected for inclusion in Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation for 2019. Judy is one of only four women recognized in the State of Louisiana. 

We are pleased to announce that Kyle W. Siegel has been named among Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 “40 & Under Hot List”.

The firm is pleased to announce that Jamie L. Berger has been selected as a 2019 CityBusiness Women of the Year honoree. 

We are pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. 

We are pleased to announce that Christine (“Chrissy”) M. Calogero was selected to be a participant in the New Orleans Business Alliance’s 2019 Economic Development Ambassador Program.

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Chloé M. Chetta will be presenting for a New Orleans Bar Association CLE hosted by the Complex Litigation and Products Liability Committee. 

We are pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin has been named by Chambers USA as a top tier firm in Louisiana for commercial litigation for the sixteenth year in a row.  In addition to the Firm’s ranking, six members were ranked as leading individuals.