Judy Y. Barrasso

Judy Y. Barrasso


Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.

Recognized since 2001

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Insurance

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Judy Y. Barrasso is a founding member of the law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., a New Orleans litigation firm ranked among the top litigation firms in Louisiana. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, and includes complex commercial litigation matters and class actions involving insurance coverage and bad faith, director and officer liability, securities fraud, and commercial contracts. Judy has handled matters in at least twelve states.

Judy has been ranked by Chambers USA as a top commercial litigator and by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star. She has been recognized among Benchmark's Top 250 Women in Litigation and Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Judy was named a Lawdragon Legend in 2020 for being selected to the elite guide ten times and was named to the Lawdragon Hall of Fame in 2023. Judy has also been recognized among Louisiana Super Lawyers' Top 10 and has been ranked Number One among lawyers in the State of Louisiana. According to Chambers, Judy “has a reputation as a formidable trial lawyer,” “stands ‘head and shoulders above much of the competition,’ and is “considered one of the state’s finest litigators.”

Judy is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a fellow and Past President of the International Society of Barristers, organizations that select their members. She is a Past President of the New Orleans Bar Association. Judy was inducted into Tulane Law School’s Hall of Fame in 2018. She was the 2017 recipient of the John R. “Jack” Martzell Professionalism Award, presented by the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. She was also the 2016 recipient of the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Distinguished Attorney Award. Judy has taught as an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, and at continuing legal education programs throughout the United States. She previously served as a board member and then chair of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board from 2001-2005. She also served on the Attorney Disciplinary Committee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District by the Court’s appointment from February 2011–July 2017.

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Location
  • 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2350
    New Orleans, LA 70112
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1981
  • The University of Tennessee, M.S., graduated 1976
  • California State University Fullerton, B.A., graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, 1981
Affiliations
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • International Society of Barristers - Fellow and Past-President
  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights - Board Member
  • Downtown Development District - Commissioner and Past-President
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Served as President in 2016
  • Pro Bono Project - Former Member of the Board of Directors

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2024)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2021)
  • Insurance Law, New Orleans (2020)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2018)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2015)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Complex Litigation
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Insurance
  • Large Case Litigation
Awards:
  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow and Member of the Board of Governors
  • Lawdragon: 500 Leading Lawyers
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Benchmark Litigation, Louisiana Litigator of the Year 2012
  • Best Lawyers Law of the Year 2012, Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Top 10
  • Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award, Association of Women Attorneys

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