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Barrasso Named Louisiana Litigation Firm of the Year for the 11th Time
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 6, 2025, in New York. This is the 11th 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, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 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 four Barrasso Usdin attorneys and the "40 and Under List" included three 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, Robert J. Dressel, David N. Luder, and Kyle W. Siegel
40 and Under List – Chloé M. Chetta, Robert J. Dressel, Laurence D. LeSueur, Jr., and Shaun P. McFall
Pictured above are Barrasso Usdin partners Steve W. Usdin and Chloé M. Chetta with Michael Rafalowich, the managing editor of Benchmark Litigation.
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.
