Law Firm Overview

Established in 1989, KINGSMILL RIESS L.L.C. provides a full range of legal services in its New Orleans and Houston offices to a diverse mix of local, regional, national and international clients. The firm has a strong general civil practice with an emphasis on commercial and casualty litigation, transportation litigation and regulatory defense, construction litigation, gaming law and arbitration, admiralty and maritime law and litigation, including personal injury, Jones Act defense, cargo and property damage and maritime financings, bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors and debtor rights and law, employment litigation and employer advisements, business torts, corporate law, commercial transactions, banking law, and insurance coverage law and litigation.

KINGSMILL RIESS L.L.C. commits its partners and associates to effectively and economically representing the intrests of its clients.Although all the members of the firm have successfully tried numerous cases, all partners and associates have been extremely active in the prelitigation workout of problems as well as the mediation of disputes both in and out of litigation. The firm has responded to clients' concerns about the increasing costs of litigation by creating the most cost-effective means of problem resolution without compromising the superior quality of its legal services. This generally includes up-front budgeting and detailed case management.

The attorneys at KINGSMILL RIESS, L.L.C. bring a diverse range of talent and experience to the practice of law as reflected in the biographical information that follows.

KINGSMILL RIESS, L.L.C. is an "AV" rated law firm in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Banking & Finance Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Business Organizations
• Construction Law
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• Real Estate Law

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law