Swartz Lawyers

William “Will” Abel is a civil litigator. Will has focused his career on developing a civil litigation practice with an emphasis on large commercial disputes, serious personal injury (plaintiff and defendant), and other complex civil matters. Will also acts as general outside counsel to local businesses operating in the construction, development, transportation, maritime, and oil & gas service industries. In this role, Will helps his clients manage litigation, advises on contracts and master service agreements, and provides general advice on navigating the legal issues which arise in day-to-day business. In his free time, Will enjoys basketball, golf, and spending time with his dog...

Richard A. Tonry, II is a partner in the firm's Slidell office. Mr. Tonry's practice focuses primarily on civil and criminal trial practice, real property, successions, and personal injury. Mr. Tonry has extensive litigation experience and has argued before various state and appellate courts, federal district and appellate courts, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana District Courts, Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United...

Raymond J. Brinson is a partner in the firm's Slidell office. Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Mr. Brinson worked as a commercial loan officer for the largest bank in Louisiana. Since 2000, Mr. Brinsonâs practice has focused on real property and real estate transactions. In 2003 Mr. Brinson founded Patriot Title, a Louisiana Title Company offering real estate closing services to clients throughout Louisiana.He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana District Courts, Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the...

I have practiced law in the New Orleans metropolitan area since 1982.

Thomas P. Adams has practiced immigration law since 1987. He is a graduate of Amherst College and the Tulane School of Law, and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has maintained an AV preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell since 1997. Mr. Adams has handled over 100 immigration cases in the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and has also litigated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. His published U.S. Circuit Court cases have been...

Sam Winston is a New Orleans appellate attorney practicing across Louisiana who specializes in appeals, federal cases, and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Winston is frequently hired by other attorneys, including the state’s top trial lawyers, to write their briefs and co-chair their cases in high-profile trials and appeals.

Mr. Winston started his legal career as an associate attorney in the white-collar section of Jones Walker LLP, one of the top law firms in the Gulf South, working on both civil and criminal cases for five years. In 2017 he opened his own criminal defense practice that specializes in white-collar criminal defense...

I practice law throughout the state of Louisiana and have done so since 1984, having tried many and varied types of civil cases before both judges and juries, and appearing before the appellate courts. Professional History Prior to becoming a lawyer, I was employed as an aide to the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana legislative delegation in the Louisiana legislature. Upon graduation from law school in 1984, I began my practice by working as a landman and by preparing title abstracts for oil and gas exploration sites. After working in the oil industry, I continued my practice of law as an assistant district...

Mr. Boudreaux is a lifelong resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. His practice from its inception through the present has been entirely a litigation practice. He has 33 years of experience representing both defendants and plaintiffs. He has tried numerous cases in the state and federal courts of Louisiana. From 1983 to 1988, his practice was primarily personal injury. In 1988, he joined Henderson, Reilly & Boudreaux, formerly, Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, 300 Lafayette Street, Houma, LA, where his clientele expanded to include physicians, insurance companies, offshore service companies, physicians, and businesses in the areas of medical...

-Martindale-Hubbell AV (reg) Preeminent (TM) Peer Review Rated -Eighteen years of experience in litigation defense and healthcare law -Successful track record with 500+ medical malpractice claims for St. Paul, Travelers, Med Pro & others -Efficiently litigates or mediates complex matters for insured's and self-insured's -Conducts oral argument before Supreme Court and appellate courts -Coordinates EMTALA, incident, and corporate compliance investigations -Possesses good working relationships with CMS, DEA, DHH, FDA, FTC, LHA, OIG, PCF, USDA, state boards and other regulatory agencies and contractors -Takes calls 24/7 from physicians, administrators, risk managers, corporate compliance officers and department heads in need...

Disability Judge since 2006. Licensed in Texas since 1973.

Julie M. Lafargue has practiced law for over thirty years, focusing her practice on governmental tort law, expropriation and eminent domain, and litigation relating to insurance defense and commercial litigation. Ms. Lafargue represents the Louisiana Department of Transportation in expropriation and highway right of way acquisition, and also handles flooding and tort litigation for the City of Shreveport. After graduating in 1981, Ms. Lafargue worked at Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley in Shreveport until 1985. She then became a Director at Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts, P.L.C., for ten years. In 1995, Ms. Lafargue partnered with...

John "Jacob" Chapman graduated cum laude from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2010. His primary practice areas include business litigation; general liability and products liability defense; personal injury; insurance coverage and defense; medical malpractice; labor and employment; family law; and state and municipal civil service law. Jacob is experienced drafting and reviewing all forms of contracts, including: employment agreements, non-competition agreements, operating agreements, independent contractor agreements, sales and lease documents, construction contracts, etc. He has represented contractors and homebuilders in New Home Warranty Act and related breach of contract claims. He has also represented physicians, hospitals, and other...

Over 10 years of experience.

I mostly do medmal cases. But I also do car wreck cases , too.

Mr. Kahn has been practicing law since 1982. His primary practice involves all aspects of Corporate Best Practices, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Client Banking Relationships. Mr. Kahn is licensed in all state and federal courts in Louisiana.

Benjamin G. Torian spent his early childhood on the Texas side of Toledo Bend Lake, and his teenage years in Cajun Country (Lafayette, Louisiana). Having a family full of legal minds, Ben always knew his career path. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. During the early years of Ben’s solo law practice, his focus was primarily on oil/gas and real estate transactional matters. In 2016, Ben joined a regional law firm where he refined his litigation skills, focusing on business...