With nearly a 100-year track record, Deutsch Kerrigan concentrates on litigating complex and high-profile cases and clearly laying out our clients’ options and best path for resolving disputes efficiently.

Deutsch Kerrigan employs over 65 legal counselors and trial attorneys practicing primarily in the following areas:

  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Construction Law
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Marine & Energy Law
  • Professional Liability Law
  • Toxic Tort & Environmental Law

We represent local, national and international businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to small, emerging businesses. We also represent state and local governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.

We know that the ability to maintain our client base and to build that base is dependent upon excellent results as well as the efficient handling of files in a cost-effective manner.

Using a sensible approach to litigation, we help our clients resolve disputes by balancing desired business outcomes with what's smart economically. We’re relentless about moving cases forward to keep your case in the “red zone” where matters get resolved and cases don’t collect dust.

Management & Demographics
Management & Personnel
Managing Partner
Contacts
Contacts
Jennifer E. Adams
Toxic Tort & Environmental
504-593-0633
Judy L. Burnthorn
Professional Liability
504-593-0688
Walter P. Maestri
Marine & Energy
504-593-0757
Frederic Theodore Le Clercq
Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation
504-593-0647
Kelly E. Theard
Construction Law
504-593-0667
John Jerry Glas
Civil Litigation
504-593-0627

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  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Aviation Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • COVID-19
  • Education Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Toxic Tort
  • Transportation Law

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Combating Nuclear Verdicts: Empirically Supported Strategies to Deflate the Effects of Anchoring Bias


by Sloan L. Abernathy

Sometimes a verdict can be the difference between amicability and nuclear level developments. But what is anchoring bias and how can strategy combat this?

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