It is the goal of Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P. to focus on you and your needs, goals, and problems. Our pride rests in our reputation for the highest levels of quality and integrity and our commitment to the skilled and vigorous representation of our clients. Our determination is for that reputation and commitment to meet your needs.

Lemle & Kelleher is one of the oldest major law firms in Louisiana, tracing its origins to the late 19th century when New Orleans was experiencing a boom as the shipping and commercial center of the South. Building on that genesis, we have diversified and expanded our capabilities for more than 100 years to meet the growing needs of our clients regionally and nationally. Today, Lemle & Kelleher offers responsive, innovative, and experienced legal representation covering a broad range of practice areas including antitrust, maritime, commercial transactions, real estate, tax, bankruptcy, litigation, oil and gas, environmental, public utility regulation, casualty and products liability, medical and legal malpractice, and employment law.

At Lemle & Kelleher, we focus on forging close relationships with our clients based on understanding their businesses and developing a sensitivity to their needs, goals, and problems. This relationship facilitates rapid response and effective, efficient representation.

Our client-focused practice is served by our flexibility and adaptability. We assess the needs of each client in each matter to provide the best representation possible. Rather than handling matters according to a preset formula, we approach each challenge creatively and independently based on the particular circumstances presented. If the circumstances require assembling a team of lawyers from different practice areas of our firm to address multifaceted issues, we have the breadth of experience and flexibility to do so. If a matter requires the coordinated effort of multiple lawyers in a single practice area, we have the depth to provide them. Yet, like you, we are extremely sensitive to the danger of over-lawyering a case and the importance of achieving the best result for the least cost.

That sensitivity includes utilizing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) when appropriate, thereby avoiding the delays and costs frequently associated with traditional litigation. We believe that ADR can be a valuable tool in helping clients attain their goals as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Our attorneys are trained in and have successfully employed arbitration, mediation, mock juries, mini-trials, and the use of retired judges for private bench trials. Our knowledge of specific industries and effective practice of ADR as arbitrators and mediators have resulted in national recognition in the fields of energy, oil and gas, and public utilities.

Our understanding and appreciation of the need for a cost-effective approach to representation has kept us at the forefront of technology. In the rapidly evolving computer age, our attorneys are committed to the use of technology as a means of providing superior service to our clients. We believe that computer technology can improve the quality of all aspects of client service. This commitment allows faster and more accurate communications with our clients through e-mail and direct computer to computer access. Our highly skilled litigation support staff, trained in the development of computerized data bases and in the use of scanners, litigation software, and videographic equipment, facilitate the development, analysis, and presentation of evidence and instantaneous search and analysis of depositions and direct testimony for more effective cross-examination during trials. Accordingly, our litigation attorneys have an advantage at trial. We can communicate with you more quickly, provide more accurate and organized evidence, offer better document management and computer-enhanced exhibits, and provide more effective cross-examination in order to give you superior service in less time. We understand that by using the most advanced technological tools our attorneys are able to deliver excellent results for our clients. Most importantly, we keep abreast of ever-changing technology to ensure that client service stays at the highest level. All of this translates into cost savings for you, the client.

The broad base of our experience is reflected in a sampling of significant matters which we have handled over the years, a list of which is available upon request.

Our attorneys include past and present officers of the Federal, Louisiana, and New Orleans Bar Associations; faculty members at Tulane, Louisiana State, and Southern University law schools; distinguished delegates and draftsmen of the Louisiana State Constitution and New Orleans City Charter; and fellows or members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Probate Counsel, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the American Law Institute, the Louisiana State Law Institute, and the Louisiana and American Bar Associations.

Our firm has earned a reputation for excellence, diversity, responsiveness, and innovation through years of experience. Using the tools of modern technology, and remaining committed to a client-focused practice of unquestioned integrity, we at Lemle & Kelleher provide legal representation of the very highest caliber to our clients.