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Barrasso Usdin Named Louisiana Litigation Firm of the Year
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 March 15, 2023, in New York. This is the 9th time the firm has won this award. The firm was also named Louisiana Firm of the Year in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. Benchmark Litigation conducted research, collected peer reviews, and reviewed supplementary questionnaires of significant cases in order to select the five firms in the running for Louisiana and to name Barrasso Usdin as the Louisiana Litigation Firm of the Year.
Benchmark Litigation is the only publication on the market that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. Every year, Benchmark Litigation identifies the leading litigation firms and lawyers in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Among litigation firms in Louisiana, Barrasso Usdin has been “highly recommended”—Benchmark’s premier designation—every year Benchmark Litigation has been published. Benchmark Litigation’s list of “local litigation stars” included six Barrasso Usdin attorneys, the “future stars” list included three Barrasso Usdin attorneys and the "Under 40 Hot List" included four Barrasso Usdin attorneys.
Local Litigation Stars – Louisiana: Judy Barrasso, George C. Freeman, III, Craig Isenberg, Stephen H. Kupperman, Richard E. Sarver, and Steven W. Usdin
Future Litigation Stars – Louisiana: Michael A. Balascio, Jamie L. Berger, and David N. Luder.
Under 40 Hot List – Christine M. Calogero, Robert J. Dressel, Laurence D. LeSueur, Jr., and Shaun P. McFall
Pictured above are attorneys Taylor L. Gamm and Whitney M. Antoine, who attended the event and accepted the award on behalf of the firm.
About Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is a boutique litigation firm headquartered in New Orleans. The Firm has experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the country, including all types of commercial disputes, class actions, environmental cases, product liability and toxic tort cases, intellectual property cases, insurance bad faith and coverage cases, and securities arbitrations, litigation, and regulatory matters.