Best Lawyers Recognizes 36 Stone Pigman Attorneys in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers in America selected nine Stone Pigman attorneys as 2025 "Lawyers of the Year."  Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as "Lawyer of the Year."  The lawyers, and the practice areas in which they are recognized are: 

• Doug Cochran as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in Baton Rouge for Insurance Law
• Noel Darce as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Energy Regulatory Law
• Mike Landry as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Wayne Lee as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Antitrust Law and Litigation - Antitrust
• Dana Shelton as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Utilities Law
• Susan Talley as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Banking and Finance Law and Project Finance Law
• Nick Wehlen as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Litigation - Securities
• Scott Whittaker as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Phil Wittmann as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans for Litigation - Environmental

Additionally, 36 Stone Pigman attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America.  The lawyers, and the practice areas in which they are listed, are:

Hirschel Abbott

• Litigation – Trusts and Estates     
• Trusts and Estates

Steve Bullock

• Advertising Law   
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Intellectual Property

Joe Caverly

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

Doug Cochran

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John Colbert

• Tax Law

Noel Darce

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Utilities Law

Monette Davis

• Commercial Litigation

Daria Diaz

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental

Mike Fontham

• Appellate Practice
• Energy Law
• Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Jay Gulotta

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action Defendants

Kathryn Knight

• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

John Landis

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction

Mike Landry

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law

Wayne Lee

• Antitrust Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Justin Lemaire

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Tax Law

Heather Lonian

• Commercial Litigation

Paul Masinter

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation – Securities

Brett Mason

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Transportation Law

Andy Mendez

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Larry Orlansky

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Gaming Law
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Litigation – Securities

John Overby

• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates

Edward Poitevent

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Mining Law
• Oil and Gas Law

David Rieveschl

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Venture Capital Law

Michael Schneider

• Construction Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Dana Shelton

• Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Utilities Law

James Slaton

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Susan Talley

• Banking and Finance Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Peter Thomson

• Admiralty and Maritime Law

Brooke Tigchelaar

• Family Law
• Family Law Arbitration
• Family Law Mediation

Michael Walshe

• Advertising Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Trademark Law

Nick Wehlen

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Securities

Scott Whittaker

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Cannabis Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Venture Capital Law

Dorothy Wimberly

• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants 

Rachel Wendt Wisdom

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Defendants

Phil Wittmann

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Family Law Mediation
• Litigation – Environmental
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Bryant York

• Commercial Litigation