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McGlinchey Attorneys Named to 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

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McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys in the firm’s Baton Rouge and New Orleans offices have been named to the 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Ten attorneys were named to the 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers list:

  • Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar, Member, Baton Rouge, listed in the areas of Business/Corporate, Closely Held Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Magdalen Blessey Bickford, Member, New Orleans, listed in the area of Employment & Labor
  • Rudy Cerone, Member, New Orleans, listed in the area of Bankruptcy: Business
  • Katherine Conklin, Member, New Orleans, listed in the areas of Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning & Probate
  • Michael D. Ferachi, Member, Baton Rouge, listed in the areas of Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Appellate
  • Marshall R. Grodner, Member, Baton Rouge, listed in the areas of Business/Corporate, Real Estate
  • Christine Lipsey, Member, Baton Rouge, listed in the areas of Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage
  • Kathleen A. Manning, Member, New Orleans, listed in the area of Personal Injury – Products: Defense
  • Colvin G. Norwood, Jr., Member, New Orleans, listed in the areas of Personal Injury – Products: Defense, Business Litigation
  • Michael H. Rubin, Member, Baton Rouge, listed in the areas of Appellate, Business Litigation, Real Estate

Member Magdalen Blessey Bickford was named among the top 25 women attorneys in the state of Louisiana, Member Rudy Cerone was named among the top 50 attorneys in the city of New Orleans, and Member Michael H. Rubin was named among the top 100 attorneys in the state of Louisiana.

Nine attorneys were selected to the 2024 Louisiana Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list:

  • Andrew M. Albritton, Associate, New Orleans, listed in the areas of Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Immigration*
  • Remington M. Angelle, Associate, Baton Rouge, listed in the area of Business Litigation*
  • Brad Barback, Of Counsel, Baton Rouge, listed in the area of Construction Litigation*
  • Lauren N. Baudot, Of Counsel, New Orleans, listed in the area of Insurance Coverage*
  • Camille R. Bryant, Member, New Orleans, listed in the area of Employment & Labor
  • Allyson C. Byrd, Member, New Orleans, listed in the areas of Personal Injury – Products: Defense, Workers’ Compensation, Employment Litigation
  • Timothy G. Byrd, Jr., Associate, New Orleans, listed in the areas of Business Litigation, Bankruptcy
  • Farren L. Davis, Associate, New Orleans, listed in the area of Personal Injury – Products: Defense
  • Morgan E. Kelley, Associate, New Orleans, listed in the area of Transportation and Maritime

* denotes that 2024  is the first year the attorney has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars List

Super Lawyers names outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than the top 5% of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, are reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement to be recognized. The Rising Stars list recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers in the state who are 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or fewer.

For more information about Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, and its selection process, please visit the Super Lawyers website.

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