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George D. Fagan: Admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana, and admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court |
Direct Number: (504) 585-7612
Office Number: (504) 585-7500
Office Fax: (504) 585-7775
E-mail Address: gfagan@leakeandersson.com
Areas of Practice: Business Insurance (CGL, D&O, E&O, EL, EPL, Fidelity, GL, MPL, Property & PL), Business and Commercial, Employment, ERISA, Broker-Dealer, Arbitration & Litigation, Health & Life Insurance, Construction, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Professional Liability & Securities Litigation
Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984)
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State,
Federal and American Bar Associations; Federation of Defense & Corporate
Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute;
American Bankruptcy Institute, American Juridicature Society; U.S. Supreme Court
Historical Society
Honors: Listing in Best Lawyers In America,
2001-present; "AV" rating by Martindale Hubbell; Member, Board
of Directors of ALFA International (2006-present; Secretary, 2007-present); Chair, ALFA Labor &
Employment Practice Group (2007-present); Past Chairman, Insurance Practice Group, ALFA
International (2005-2007); Member, National Board of
Directors, LSU Law School (1991-2001).
Business & Commercial Experience Includes:
| • | Represents clients in general commercial, contract, restrictive covenant, trade secrets, and business litigation |
| • | Represents clients in class actions and other litigation involving brokers-dealers, environmental, ERISA, Fair Credit Reporting, RICO, Securities, Truth-in-Lending, Unfair Trade Practices and other similar issues |
| • | Provides counsel on corporate governance, director and officer liability, employment issues, and regulatory and administrative compliance with state and federal laws and regulations |
| • | Represents clients in business transactions and related litigation |
| • | Represents clients in drafting and negotiating intellectual property and real estate agreements and litigation |
| • | Represents creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. |
Employment Law Experience Includes:
| • | Represents employers and insurers in defending against employment related claims |
| • | Non-competition, restrictive covenant, trade secrets, intellectual property, proprietary rights, and related litigation |
| • | Discrimination, harassment, retaliation and other employment-related claims and litigation |
| • | Drafting employment policies and personnel manuals |
| • | Drafting and negotiating employment contracts |
Insurance & Professional Liability Experience Includes:
| • | Representation of insurers and insureds in cases involving CGL, D&O, E&O, EL, EPL, Fidelity, GL, MPL, Property and Professional Liability and other policies |
| • | Reviewing insurance policies and submissions from clients for coverage opinions and consultation |
| • | Filing and prosecuting declaratory judgment actions on policy defense and coverage issues |
| • | Litigating coverage issues in first party insurance cases brought by insureds |
| • | Defending against a wide variety of casualty claims |
| • | Bad Faith litigation |
Representative Listing of Reported Cases:
| American Safety & Risk Services,
Inc. v. Legion Indemnity Co., 153 F.Supp.2d 869 (E.D. La. 2001) |
| Autin's Cajun Joint Venture v. The
Kroger Co., 637 So2d 538 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1994) |
| Davies v. Garrard Chevrolet, Inc., 591 So2d 1340 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1992) |
| Delta Chemical Corp. v.
Lynch, 2007-0431 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2/27/08), 979 So.2d 579, writs denied, 2008-0683 & 2008-0761 (La. 5/30/08), 983 So.2d 898 & 904. |
| FDIC v. Abraham, 137 F3d 264 (5th Cir. 1998) |
| FDIC v. Barton, 96 F3d 128 (5th Cir. 1996) |
| Hamilton v. United Healthcare, 310 F3d 385 (5th Cir. 2002) |
| Joseph v. Hospital Service District No.
2, 2005-2364 (La. 10/15/06), 939 So2d. 1206 |
| Limousine Livery, Ltd. v. A Airport Limousine Service,
L.L.C., 2007-1379 (La. App. 4 Cir. 3/12/2008), 980 So.2d 780. |
| Louisiana Smoked Products, Inc. v.
Savoie Sausages & Food Products, 673 So2d 248 (La. 1996) |
| Lee v. Constar, Inc., 05-633 (La. 5 Cir. 2/14/06), 921 So.2d 1240, writs denied, 2006-880 (La. 6/2/06), 929 So.2d 1263. |
| Mary v. Lupin Foundation, 609 So2d 184 & 192 (La. 1992) |
| Miller v. Nationwide Life Ins. Co., 391 F. 3d 698 (5th Cir. 2004) |
| National Union Fire Ins. Co. of
Pittsburgh, Pa. v. St. Bernard Parish Governmentl, 2004 WL 877379 (E.D. La. April 21, 2004) |
| Nesom v. Tri-Hawk International, 985 F2d 208 (5th Cir. 1993) |
| Nolan v. Golden Rule Insurance Co., 171 F3d 990 (5th Cir. 1999) |
| Odom v. Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried
Chicken, 93-1084 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1994), 636 S0.2d 1027 |
| Pal Construction Corp. v. Leonard B.
Hebrt & Co., Inc., 544 So.2d 17 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1989) |
| Peyman v. The Johns Hopkins University, 2000 WL 973665 (E. D. LA. 7/12/2000) |
| Rogers v. Brown, 986 F.Supp. 354 (M.D. La 1997) |
| RTC v. Miramon, 22 F3d 1357 (5th Cir. 1994) |
| State of Louisiana v. Levy, 700 So2d 1283 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1997) |
| Stewart v. Revnell, 542 So.2d 655 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1989) |
| Swindell v. Leonard B. Hebert, Jr.
& Co., Inc., 592 So.2d 483 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1991) |
| Yarbrough v. Federal Land Bank, 31.831 (La. App. 2nd Cir. 1999), 732 S0.2d 1244 |