4 Partners Named to Benchmark's 2024 40 & Under List

August 7, 2024

We are pleased to announce that four of our partners have been named to Benchmark 40 & Under 2024.  Benchmark conducted peer review evaluations and examined case studies to identify the nation's top attorneys who are aged 40 or younger. 

The Barrasso Usdin attorneys selected for the list are:

  • Chloé M. Chetta
  • Robert J. Dressel
  • Laurence D. LeSueur, Jr.
  • Shaun P. McFall

Please click here to view the Benchmark 40 & Under List.

Chloé Chetta's PictureChloé Chetta's practice focuses on most types of complex and commercial litigation, with special emphasis on appellate issues. Her experience includes contract disputes, non-compete and antitrust issues, and other business litigation. She represents financial companies and advisors in employment and securities matters, including succession fights and other disputes and other asset disputes. Described by clients and colleagues as an indispensable teammate and by opposing counsel as a formidable adversary, Chloé serves as trial and embedded appellate counsel in judge and jury trials and in arbitration, and regularly handles state and federal appeals. Read more...

Robert J. DresselRobert J. Dressel practices in the areas of complex and commercial litigation, securities litigation and regulatory proceedingsand appellate litigation in state and federal court. Bobby’s pro bono work includes helping state and local prison inmates to resolve their outstanding legal issues before being released from prison.  Read more... 


Bio - Laurence D. LeSueurLon LeSueur’s multi-faceted practice focuses on complex and commercial litigation. He has deep litigation experience, having earned victories for his clients in state and federal courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, as well as various arbitration forums. Lon has successfully represented clients through all stages of litigation from case development and initial fillings, motion practice, discovery, trial, and appeal. Lon’s recent appellate experience includes three victories at the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, including two reversals.  Read more... 

Shaun P. McFall

Shaun P. McFall’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters. His experience includes antitrust actions, bankruptcy litigation, class actions, complex commercial disputes, products liability, securities litigation and toxic tort matters. Additionally, Shaun has experience representing financial institutions during investigations by regulatory authorities including the SEC and FINRA. Most recently, Shaun participated in a multiweek jury trial in defense of a medical device manufacturer and was a member of two trial teams that secured defense verdicts on behalf of one of the firm’s pharmaceutical clients in multidistrict bellwether trials. He was also involved in the firm’s representation of a national broker-dealer parent and several affiliates in federal securities litigation arising out of a failed hedge fund.  Read more... 

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.