Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux LLC is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers have been named to the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Five attorneys from the firm have also been named "Lawyers of the Year" for their respective practices and contributions.
Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 70 countries. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and practice areas.
Carver Darden is pleased to recognize its 2018 Best Lawyers in America attorneys:
- Raymond G. Areaux - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Roy E. Blossman - Real Estate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- M. Hampton Carver - Oil and Gas Law
- M. Taylor Darden - Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law
- William T. Finn - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Banking and Finance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
- I. Harold Koretzky - Litigation - Labor and Employment; Labor Law - Management; Labor Law - Union; Law - Management; Employment Law - Individuals
- Leann Opotowsky Moses - Commercial Litigation
- Philip D. Nizialek - Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation
- Robert S. Stassi - Commercial Litigation
- Frank A. Tessier - Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Robert Paul Thibeaux - Real Estate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Real Estate
- David F. Waguespack - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
The firm is also delighted to recognize the firm's "Lawyers of the Year" in the New Orleans area:
- David F. Waguespack - Litigation - Bankruptcy
- M. Hampton Carver - Oil and Gas Law
- Raymond G. Areaux - Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Robert Paul Thibeaux - Equipment Finance Law
- Roy E. Blossman - Financial Services Regulation Law
"Best Lawyers is the most effective tool in identifying critical legal expertise," said CEO Steven Naifeh. "Inclusion on this list shows that an attorney is respected by his or her peers for professional success."
Lawyers in the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.