2026 Best Lawyers in America®
New Orleans, LA
- Ashley L. Belleau – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Financial Law; Corporate Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Katherine E. Clark – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Thomas Louis Colletta, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Railroad Law
- Alan R. Davis – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation
- Aaron M. DeLong – Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Céleste D. Elliott – Insurance Law
- Adelaida J. Ferchmin – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Delos E. Flint, Jr. – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation
- Joseph P. Guichet – Construction Law
- Nathan P. Horner – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Benjamin W. Kadden – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kevin M. McGlone – Litigation – Insurance
- Stewart F. Peck – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- S. Frazer Rankin – Trusts and Estates
- Seth A. Schmeeckle – Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Shaundra M. Schudmak – Insurance Law
- David B. Sharpe – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Kristopher T. Wilson – Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- S. Rodger Wheaton – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Baton Rouge, LA
- LaDonna G. Schexnyder – Insurance Law
- Heather N. Sharpe – Insurance Law
Houston, TX
- Todd G. Crawford – Admiralty and Maritime Law
2026 Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard would like to congratulate the following thirteen lawyers named to 2024 Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch list:
New Orleans, LA
- Avery E. Autin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
- Zachary T. LaMachio – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Trusts and Estates
- Alec W. Szezchowski – Commercial Law; Insurance Law
- Coleman L. Torrans – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Haley Zhu-Butler – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Baton Rouge, LA
- Megan Clark Flynt – Insurance Law; Trusts and Estates
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About Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck Rankin & Hubbard
Founded in 1986, Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is a nationally recognized full-service law firm specializing in core practice areas including admiralty and marine, bankruptcy, insurance, litigation, and trusts and estates. The firm has offices in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houston and Gulfport to serve the needs of its national and international clients. For more information, call (504) 568-1990 or visit lawla.com.
