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General Defense
704 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3774Locate in Google Maps
Telephone: 504-581-3838
Fax: 504-581-4069
www.phjlaw.com
Practice Areas
Firm Profile
Additional Locations
Client Information
Personnel
Established: 1928
Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Coverage Issues
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Special Investigative Unit Claims
  • Toxic Torts
  • Bad Faith
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Firm Profile
Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson is a Louisiana firm whose lawyers focus on the defense of insurance companies and their insureds. Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson was recently recognized by Fortune Magazine in a group of less than one-half of one-percent of all law firms achieving a superior peer-reviewed ratings standard. More than one-third of all Porteous lawyers possess the Martindale-Hubbell highest achievable AV rating. Attorneys at Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson have experience in virtually every aspect of insurance litigation. Whether an automobile liability policy, homeowner's policy, general liability policy or a more complex CGL policy, our firm has the knowledge and experience to handle all of our clients litigation needs. Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson enjoys a long standing reputation for its expertise in personal injury defense, insurance coverage litigation, fraud and special investigation claims and property claims.
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Additional Locations
Covington, Louisiana
408 North Columbia Street
Covington, Louisiana 70433-2920
Telephone: 985-893-4790
Fax: 985-893-1392
Thibodaux, Louisiana
211 West Fifth Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301-3199
Telephone: 985-446-8451
Fax: 985-447-3004
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
343 Third Street, Suite 202
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801-1309
Telephone: 225-383-8900
Fax: 225-383-7900
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Client Information
Insurance Clients
Allstate Insurance CompanyAmerican Family Insurance Group
ANPACChubb Group of Insurance Companies
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd.Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Farmers Insurance GroupLafayette Insurance Company
Nationwide InsuranceScottsdale Insurance Company
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance CompanyState Farm Fire and Casualty Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyTravelers
Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonUSAA
Non-Insurance Clients
L & M BoTruc Rentals, Inc.U-Haul
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Personnel Information
Partners
William A. Porteous, Jr. — (1899-1969)
F. Carter Johnson, Jr. — (1905-1964)
John J. Hainkel, Jr. — (1938-2005)
William A. Porteous, III — (1937-2006)
C. Gordon Johnson, Jr.
New Orleans, LA
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1963
Education:
  • Duke University, A.B., 1960
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1963
Born:1939
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James S. Thompson
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:jthompson@phjlaw.com
Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1975
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1972
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1975
Born:1950
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Ralph R. Alexis, III
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ralexis@phjlaw.com
Practice Areas
  • Civil Rights
  • Litigation
  • Wills
  • Estate Planning
  • Trusts
  • General Civil Practice
  • Professional Liability (Non-Medical) Defense
  • Employment Law
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1973
  • District of Columbia, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1975
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1977
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1971
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1973
  • The George Washington University, LL.M., 1976
Born:1949
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James R. Carter
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:jcarter@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1978
Education:
  • University of Richmond, B.S.B.A. (summa cum laude), 1975
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1978
Honors:
Order of the Coif
Born:1953
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Glenn B. Adams
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:gadams@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1978
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1975
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1978
Born:1953
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William Ryan Acomb
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:racomb@phjlaw.com
Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1985
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1982
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1985
Born:1960
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Fred M. Trowbridge, Jr.
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ftrowbridge@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1985
Education:
  • St. Mary's Dominican College, B.S. (cum laude), 1980
  • Loyola University, J.D., 1984
Born:1953
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William C. Lozes
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:wlozes@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1987
Education:
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.S., 1981
  • Loyola University, J.D., 1987
Born:1955
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Charles L. Chassaignac, IV
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:cchassaignac@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1991
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1988
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1991
Born:1965
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Michael G. Gee
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:mgee@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1990
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1987
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1990
Born:1964
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Dan Richard Dorsey
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ddorsey@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1987
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1984
  • Loyola University, J.D., 1987
Born:1962
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James R. Nieset, Jr.
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:jnieset@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1997
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1991
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1996
Born:1968
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J. Eric Johnson
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ejohnson@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1995
Education:
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.S.M.E., 1990
  • University of Colorado, J.D., 1995
Born:1966
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Chauntis T. Jenkins
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:cjenkins@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1999
Education:
  • Loyola University New Orleans, B.A., 1995
  • Southern University Law Center, J.D., 1998
Born:1973
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Kathleen E. Simon
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ksimon@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1986
Education:
  • Newcomb College, Tulane University, B.A., 1983
  • Loyola University, J.D., 1986
Born:1961
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Nicholas C. Gristina
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ngristina@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2002
Education:
  • Millsaps College, B.A. (cum laude), 1999
  • Paul M Hebert Law School at Louisiana State University, J.D./B.C.L., 2002
Born:1977
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Bryan J. Haydel, Jr.
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:bhaydel@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2001
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1997
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2001
Born:1975
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Managing Partner
Adrianne Landry Baumgartner
Covington, LA
E-Mail:abaumgartner@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1978
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Education:
  • H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, B.A. (cum laude), 1975
  • Louisiana State University and A & M College
  • Tulane University, J.D., 1978
Honors:
Order of the Coif
Born:1953
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Associates
Patricia P. Barattini
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:pbarattini@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1981
Education:
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1978
  • Loyola University, J.D., 1981
Born:1956
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Nancy Lee Cromartie
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:ncromartie@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1988
Education:
  • University of Virginia, B.A. (with distinction), 1985
  • University of Virginia, J.D., 1988
Born:1963
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Ashley G. Simoneaux
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:asimoneaux@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2002
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1999
  • Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 2002
Born:1977
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Emily Stickney Morrison
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:emorrison@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1987
Education:
  • Trinity University, B.A., 1981
  • Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1987
Born:1959
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Michele L. Trowbridge
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:mtrowbridge@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2007
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1998
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2006
Born:1976
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Ralph J. Aucoin
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:raucoin@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2007
Education:
  • Belmont Abbey College, B.A. (cum laude), 2004
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2007
Born:1982
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Denia Sylve Aiyegbusi
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:dsylve@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2008
Education:
  • Loyola University New Orleans, B.B.A., 2004
  • Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 2007
Born:1982
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Matthew L. Mann
New Orleans, LA
E-Mail:mmann@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2008
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2008
Born:1981
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Darrin M. O'Connor
New Orleans, LA
Telephone:985-893-4790
E-Mail:doconnor@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1996
Born:1971
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Eleanor W. Wall
New Orleans, LA
Telephone:225-383-8900
E-Mail:ewall@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Texas, 2001
  • Louisiana, 2005
Born:1970
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Gino R. Forte
New Orleans, LA
Telephone:985-893-4790
E-Mail:gforte@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2004
Born:1979
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Lloyd T. Bourgeois Jr.
New Orleans, LA
Telephone:985-446-8451
Fax:985-447-3004
E-Mail:tbourgeois@phjlaw.com
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1997
Education:
  • Southern University, J.D., 1997
Born:1968
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