Chaffe McCall Attorneys Named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America® 2020

NEW ORLEANS, LA (August 15, 2019) – Chaffe McCall congratulates 29 of its attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.  We are proud to have them recognized yet again by fellow peers for this prestigious ranking which is one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications for the legal industry.

Lawyer of the Year

Three attorneys from our New Orleans office were listed among the Best Lawyers in America^® 2020 “Lawyers of the Year.” “Lawyer of the Year” recognition means these attorneys have received particularly high ratings in the regular Best Lawyers^® surveys by earning a great level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Only a single lawyer from each practice area is honored in a community as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

The three selected attorneys are as follows:

• E. Howell Crosby – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• G. Wogan Bernard – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

• H. Michael Bush – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Notably, Partner Jon Wise was recognized as a Best Lawyer for the first time. Chaffe McCall’s 29 attorneys ranked as Best Lawyers for 2020 is an increase from attorneys ranked in 2019.

The list of Chaffe McCall attorneys selected as Best Lawyers® 2020 includes:

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Admiralty and Maritime Law Thomas D. Forbes Frank A. Piccolo Jon Wise Harold K. Watson Arbitration Corinne A. Morrison Banking and Finance Law E. Howell Crosby Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Fernand L. Laudumiey David J. Messina Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) E. Howell Crosby Edward N. George William H. Langenstein Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law William H. Langenstein Commercial Litigation Walter F. Becker E. Howell Crosby Edward N. George Douglas R. Holmes Charles D. Marshall Corinne A. Morrison John F. Olinde Robert S. Rooth Brent A. Talbot Commercial Transactions/ UCC Law E. Howell Crosby Anthony Dunbar William H. Langenstein Corporate Compliance Law Walter F. Becker Corporate Law E. Howell Crosby Edward N. George William H. Langenstein Criminal Defense: White-Collar Walter F. Becker Employment Law – Management Julie D. Livaudais Sarah Voorhies Myers G. Phillip Shuler Insurance Law Leah Nunn Engelhardt

Labor Law – Management Julie D. Livaudais Sarah Voorhies Myers G. Phillip Shuler Banking and Finance Robert S. Rooth Litigation – Insurance Leah Nunn Engelhardt Labor & Employment Litigation H. Michael Bush Julie D. Livaudais Sarah Voorhies Myers G. Phillip Shuler Real Estate Litigation E. Howell Crosby William H. Langenstein Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions-Defendants John F. Olinde Peter J. Rotolo Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law G. Wogan Bernard E. Howell Crosby Oil and Gas Law Katharine R. Colleta Personal Injury Litigation Louis Colletta Product Liability Litigation-Defendants John F. Olinde Peter J. Rotolo Brent A. Talbot Project Finance Law E. Howell Crosby Railroad Law Louis Colletta Brent A. Talbot Real Estate Law G. Wogan Bernard E. Howell Crosby Anthony Dunbar William H. Langenstein Sabrina C. Vickers Tax Law Mandy Mendoza Gagliardi William H. Langenstein

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About Best Lawyers

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”