Fishman Haygood Partner Lori Mince has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers, her second consecutive year on the list. She is the only Louisiana attorney recognized in this year’s guide. Lori’s tax practice centers on complex litigation on behalf of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, where she has represented the […]
Fishman Haygood Partners Kaja Elmer and Blair Schilling have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon X – The Next Generation, a national guide recognizing the country’s most promising young attorneys. Fishman Haygood is one of only three New Orleans firms with multiple honorees on the list. Blair appears in the guide for the third consecutive […]
Fishman Haygood is proud to announce that Alicia Bendana, Maureen Gershanik, Lori Mince, Cherie Nobles, and Dana Shelton have been named to the 2026 New Orleans Magazine “Top Women in Law” list, recognizing leading women attorneys across a broad range of practice areas. This recognition highlights the depth and diversity of Fishman Haygood’s team, with […]
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, Fishman Haygood is proud to highlight recent accomplishments of the firm’s women attorneys, who in the past month alone have earned national recognition and delivered meaningful results for clients across a range of practices. Alicia Bendana and Cherie Nobles have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 […]
Fishman Haygood partner Lori Mince has been selected to Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 Top 250 Women in Litigation. Benchmark Litigation is considered the “definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.” Its annual Top 250 Women in Litigation list honors “the most distinguished women in the world of litigation,” and Lori has been recognized […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently selected to the 2025 Leadership in Law class by New Orleans CityBusiness. The group is comprised of 55 area professionals who are recognized in the legal field for their career and community achievements. Because this marks Blair’s third time receiving the honor, she will be inducted into the […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling has once again been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (LDX500) guide. This marks Blair’s second consecutive year on the list for her work in Commercial Litigation, especially Environmental. Honorees are considered multi-talented, dedicated, and highly focused attorneys who “provide a forecast of the fascinating future […]
Partner Lori Mince has been selected to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers” list for Tax Litigation. This year marks the guide’s inaugural release, and—as described by Lawdragon—includes attorneys who “preserve the balance between tax responsibilities and fiscal soundness on a global scale.” Attorneys are selected based on journalistic research, submissions, and vetting. Notably, […]
This spring, Fishman Haygood associate Isabel Englehart added two classes to her Tulane University Law School guest lecturer credits, this time leading discussions in the Coastal and Wetlands Law Seminar and Natural Resources Law course. Teaching is a full-circle moment for Isabel: She once took the very same courses at the very same desks now […]
Fellow attorneys in the New Orleans area have voted Maureen Gershanik, Blair Schilling, and Cherie Nobles on to New Orleans Magazine’s inaugural Top Women in Law list for 2025. Attorneys were allowed to recommend up to three female colleagues (not including themselves) in a wide range of legal specialties. Click here to see who made […]
Kaja Elmer, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Section, was recently appointed to serve as Member At-Large on the Association for Women Attorneys (AWA) – New Orleans board of directors. In this role, Kaja will assist in planning the local chapter’s events, curating content for the group’s CLE programs, and overseeing its membership, which includes […]
Partner Lori Mince was once again selected to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation for 2024. Benchmark Litigation is considered the “definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers,” and its annual Top 250 Women in Litigation list recognizes the “most distinguished women in the world of litigation.” Click here to see the […]
Partner Blair Schilling was recently selected to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (LDX500) list for Commercial Litigation, especially Environmental. Those recognized are chosen for “the talent, the vision, and the hope” they bring to the profession. This is the second annual edition of the guide, which—for the first time—features lawyers from […]
Fishman Haygood partners Blair Schilling and Rebekka Veith recently were selected to the 2024 Leadership in Law class by New Orleans CityBusiness. The honor recognizes 50 area professionals in the field of law for both their career and community accomplishments. This marks the second year in a row that Schilling has been honored. Click here […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling recently was chosen by the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) for its 2024 NAWL Rising List. She is one of only thirty early- to mid-career attorneys from around the country recognized for their commitment to NAWL’s mission by either advancing women in the profession or advocating for women under […]
Fishman Haygood is pleased to announce that Blair Schilling, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Section, recently was selected for the 2024 Leadership Louisiana class. The program, an initiative of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), was established in 1989 to offer civic-minded citizens a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our state and […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling recently was appointed to serve a two-year term as general counsel of the Young Leadership Council’s (YLC) board of directors. YLC is a nonprofit, non-partisan civic organization with a mission to develop local leaders through community projects in the Greater New Orleans area. It is the country’s oldest independent YPO, […]
On January 25, 2024, partner Molly Wells is slated to speak on “Pathways to Becoming a Class Action Practitioner” at the 8th Annual Miami Law Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum. The two-day event, which draws leading judges, practitioners, and scholars from around the country, offers attendees discussions on cutting-edge class action, MDL, and mass tort […]
Fishman Haygood litigators Lara Richards and Kaja Elmer will present at the 2023 Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Conference hosted by the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants (LCPA) on October 26, 2023. Their session, “Calculating Damages in Investment Loss Cases,” examines how to calculate damages under alternative theories of liability, e.g., vicarious, derivative, joint, […]
Fishman Haygood partner Molly Wells recently became a member of ArbitralWomen, globally recognized as the leading professional organization for the advancement of women in international alternative dispute resolution. Through networking and mentorship, ArbitralWomen seeks to unite female dispute resolution practitioners versed in legal systems from around the world while promoting diversity to better resolve cross-border […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was certified recently in Sustainable Capitalism & ESG through an executive education program at UC Berkeley Law, one of the top law schools nationwide. The program combines lectures, case studies, readings, and interviews with thought leaders to explore the challenges companies may face in implementing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) […]
Partner Lori Mince was selected once again to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation. Benchmark Litigation is considered the “definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers,” and its annual Top 250 Women in Litigation list recognizes the “most distinguished women in the world of litigation.” Click here to see the announcement. Attorneys […]
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling has been appointed to serve a one-year term as vice-chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Environment, Energy & Resources Law committee. The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) oversees thirty-three different committees addressing topics like criminal justice, diversity, and disability rights, as well as focusing on practice areas, including […]
Maureen Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, authored the article “More Than a Buzzword: ESG’s Rightful Place in the Boardroom” published in the Best Lawyers®
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently appointed to a one-year term on the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services (DLS) Team
Late last year, Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling became a certified mediator by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, an internationally recognized program at
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently chosen to participate in the fifth cohort of the Women’s Leadership Academy presented by Loyola University New Orleans
Maureen Brennan Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, once again served as a panelist at the 35th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute on Mar. 24, 2023
Cherie Nobles, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will co-chair “Bird’s Eye View: Bankruptcy from Trustees’ Perspectives” hosted by the Louisiana State Bar Association
Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will serve as a panelist for the “Surfing the Wave: A Multigenerational Perspective on Charting Your Own Course” breakout session
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars
Partner Lori Mince was once again selected to the Top 250 Women in Litigation USA list by Benchmark Litigation.
Maureen Brennan Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, was a panelist at the 34th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute on Mar. 17, 2022.
The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit says “yes.” This differs from the rule in federal court. Fishman Haygood attorney, Blair Schilling, published an article in Louisiana Advocates that suggests trial lawyers should consider the differing subpoena powers of the state and federal courts when developing a trial strategy for cases involving out-of-state […]
Fishman Haygood lawyer E. Blair Schilling presented on the topic of “Coastal Remedies Post-SLFPAE
Fishman Haygood lawyer E. Blair Schilling has been elected President of the Association for Women Attorneys. The Association for Women Attorneys is a non-profit organization whose membership consists of every sector of the legal community—public and private practitioners in civil and criminal law, judges, professors, corporate counsel, law clerks, and law students—who regularly gather to […]