Employment

Degan, Blanchard & Nash’s group of experienced and successful trial lawyers comprising the employment practices liability practice group are available to handle a vast array of employment issues and litigation. The attorneys in the employment practice area have vast experience in all types of employment litigation before the state and federal courts of the region, as well as before the EEOC, OSHA, and U.S. Department of Labor. Degan, Blanchard & Nash offers expert representation in defending claims involving harassment and discrimination, employment torts, breach of contract, benefits issues, and many more.

The firm’s attorneys are actively involved with our clients in staying current on the numerous employment laws, and in informing and training clients in workplace issues. We can assist clients with avoiding employment disputes, as well as with litigating these issues once they are brought into court. We offer our services for defending against and prosecuting claims involving race, sex, age, and disability discrimination and sexual harassment; employee benefits issues; wage and hour law; wrongful discharge; breach of contract; and employment torts such as defamation, interference with contract rights, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We are equipped to handle suits to enforce confidentiality and non-competition agreements, or defend against the enforcement of unfair agreements not to compete, and to protect our clients’ trade secrets from theft or misuse by employees and competitors.

Degan, Blanchard & Nash can assist our clients in avoiding needless litigation by counseling employers in advance of significant employment decisions, and we can help our clients to design programs and policies to foster positive employee relations. In those instances when lawsuits arise, we are available to represent our clients in individual and class action employment-related litigation in administrative, state and federal forums.

Intervention by our employment attorneys early in litigation, or at the administrative level often permits our clients to make more informed business decisions in dealing with employment disputes, or with their policies and practices in the future.

Practice Area Spotlight

Admiralty and Maritime

Degan, Blanchard & Nash employs dedicated attorneys with proficiency in admiralty and maritime law. The practice of Admiralty and Maritime law is a highly focused area of law that is not widely practiced throughout the United States. As one of the oldest branches of law, harkening back to ancient times, maritime law today covers a broad area of issues, ranging from injuries and working conditions at sea to shipping and commerce, navigation, collisions, ….

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Construction

Navigating a complex construction project requires assistance from an experienced legal team well-prepared to tackle the issues that regularly arise on the construction site. During any phase of a construction project, disagreements can turn into bitter disputes over insurability, schedule, cost, and quality of the end product.

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Professional Liability

Our professional liability defense group is comprised of attorneys with unsurpassed expertise in defending professionals from a variety of industries, including claims involving medical/healthcare providers, the legal/accounting industries, real estate agents/brokers, insurance agents/brokers, design professionals/architects and engineers, financial planners, investment advisors, and other professional disciplines.

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Property and Casualty

Through its many years of experience, Degan, Blanchard & Nash's property litigation section attorneys has developed a technical expertise in handling a wide array of property cases involving both commercial and residential properties. With offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this includes defense of claims due to the weather - e.g., for damage occurring as a result of storms or extreme temperatures.

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Trucking and Commercial Vehicle

In short, we know the commercial vehicle and trucking business. We recognize the integral role commercial trucking plays in the economy and can help clients navigate the myriad of federal and state laws that may apply.

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Workers' Compensation Defense

Employers spend millions of dollars every year settling workers' compensation claims that might otherwise have been reduced or dismissed. At Degan, Blanchard & Nash, our attorneys defend cases involving work-related injury or disease, from the most minor to the most severe. While the workers' compensation courts prefer to settle disputes through mediation, there are cases which require litigation. This is when a work-related legal dispute moves to the courts and a workers' compensation lawyer is required.

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Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act
and Defense Base Act

Originally began as a maritime defense law firm, Degan, Blanchard & Nash has diversified from its traditional role primarily in the Louisiana and Texas maritime area into, among other areas, the "blue water" and international marine fields. The firm's approach is to consistently reflect our attorneys' broad knowledge and deep understanding of admiralty and insurance coverage law together with effective representation of the clients, the cornerstone of our longstanding client relationships.

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Insurance Coverage and Litigation

Degan, Blanchard & Nash's insurance coverage practice has many decades of combined experience in providing insurance coverage advice and in defending insurers in coverage litigation. The coverage group maintains its national expertise and handles claims and litigation arising in all fifty states. Although the insurance coverage group focuses exclusively on the coverage advice and litigation needs of insurers, our coverage lawyers are also skilled in defending liability issues, especially in Louisiana where, due to the state's Direct Action Statute, insurers are most often sued directly by plaintiffs.

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