ELTON F. DUNCAN, III was born in Concord, North Carolina on October 2, 1958.  He is admitted to the Louisiana, Texas and South Carolina Bars, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He received his education from Tulane University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). He is a member of the Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations, the South Carolina and Texas Bar, the Maritime Law Association and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984).  He is a member of the Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations, the South Carolina and Texas Bar, the Maritime Law Association and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel  PRACTICE AREAS:  Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury and Death; Employment; Professional Liability.

E-mail: eduncan@duncour.com

KAYE N. COURINGTON was born in Cherry Point, North Carolina on November 18, 1958.  She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar, and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana in 1988 and the Texas Bar in 1994.  She received her education from H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., 1980) and Tulane University (M.Ed., 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1987).  She is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, the Association of Women Attorneys, the Maritime Law Association and has been on the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Claims Association. PRACTICE AREAS:  Products Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Casualty Insurance; Workers Compensation; Toxic Torts. 

E-mail: kcourington@duncour.com

LANCE R. RYDBERG was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 21, 1957.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana in 1983.  He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1984.  He received his education from Tulane University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1983).  He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, the Florida Bar, American Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and The Defense Research Institute.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Toxic Litigation, including Asbestos Defenses, and in Transportation Matters, representing primarily aviation and trucking concerns and their insurers. 

E-mail:  lrydberg@duncour.com

KELLEY A. SEVIN was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 28, 1971. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. She received her education from Louisiana State University (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1998). She is a member of the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Maritime Law Association, World Trade Center of New Orleans, World Trade Club and is on the Board of Directors of the Oilfield Chili Appreciation Society, Inc. PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; International Law.

E-mail: ksevin@duncour.com

BLAINE A. MOORE was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on July 3, 1961.  She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar, the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1987.  She received her education from Presbyterian College (B.S., 1983), Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1987) and Tulane Law School (LL.M., Admiralty, 1988).  She is a member of the Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and the New Orleans Association of Women Attorneys.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Environmental Defense; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Workers Compensation.

E-mail: bmoore@duncour.com

SCOTT B. KIEFER was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 5, 1963.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1988, the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1990.  He received his education from Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1985) and Louisiana State University (J.D., 1988). He was the Law Clerk to the Hon. Edwin F. Hunter, Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1988-1990.  He is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Toxic Torts and Products Liability, Workers Compensation.

E-mail: skiefer@duncour.com

LEIGH ANN SCHELL was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 5, 1965.  She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1989, the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.  She received her education from the University of New Orleans (B.A., 1987) and Loyola University (J.D., cum laude; Loyola Law Review; Moot Court Board; recipient of the Robert A. Ainsworth Award for excellence in constitutional law; 1989). She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.  PRACTICE AREAS: Appellate Practice; Casualty Insurance; Workers Compensation; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Asbestos and Environmental Litigation. 

E-mail: lschell@duncour.com

BARBARA BOURDONNAY O'DONNELL was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1982); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1986). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: French. PRACTICE AREAS: Asbestos; Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation; Casualty Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Trucking and Automobile Litigation; Employment Litigation.

E-mail: bo'donnell@duncour.com

WILLIAM J. SOMMERS, JR. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 1, 1950.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1975 and Texas Bar in 1991.  He is admitted to practice before all federal and state courts in Louisiana and Texas, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.  He received his education from Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1972) and Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1975) where he was Case Note Editor of the Loyola Law Review.  He is a graduate of both National and Advanced Sessions of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Boulder, Colorado.  He is a member of the Louisiana and Texas Bar Associations, the Maritime Law Association of the United States and the New Orleans Bar Association.  He is also a guest lecturer at Loyola University School of Law in their Skills Curriculum program.  PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty Law, Insurance Defense; Asbestos and Environmental Litigation.

E-mail: wsommers@duncour.com 

STEVEN J. IRWIN was born in Washington, D.C. on February 3, 1955.  He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1983 and the Louisiana Bar in 2001.  He is also admitted to practice before the Northern and Southern District Courts of Mississippi, the Eastern and Middle District Courts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.  He received his education from the University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1976; M.S., 1981) and the University of Mississippi (J.D., 1983, Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Review).  He is a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana and is currently on faculty at the University of New Orleans teaching legal ethics and litigation.  He is a member of the Mississippi and Louisiana State Bar Associations.PRACTICE AREAS: Asbestos Litigation; Commercial Insurance Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense; Police Employment and Liability Defense.

E-mail: sirwin@duncour.com

JULIE K. PARKS was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 17, 1967.  She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1993 and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana.  She received her education from Louisiana State University (B.A., 1989) and Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1993).  She is a member of the Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations.  PRACTICE AREAS: Environmental Defense; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Workers Compensation. 

E-mail: jparks@duncour.com

DANIEL E. OSER was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 22, 1964.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2000, and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana in 2002.  He received his education from Loyola University (B.S., Chemistry, 1988; J.D., 2000).  While earning his J.D., he participated in the Gillis Long Pro Bono Program from 1998 to 1999, and interned with the Hon. Chet D. Traylor, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1999 to 2000.  He currently holds the nationally accredited title of Certified Hazardous Materials Manager and is a member of the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Environmental Defense; Toxic Torts; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Claims.

E-mail: doser@duncour.com  

SEAN R. DUNN was born in Van Nuys, California on June 25, 1968.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1998 and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana in 2002.  He received his education from Louisiana State University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997) and was a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps (1999-2002).  He is a member of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations.  PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.

E-mail: sdunn@duncour.com

LEAH L. BROUSSARD was born in Erath, Louisiana on April 6, 1977.  She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2002.  She received her education from Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1999) and the University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2002). She is an officer of the Intellectual Property Association and a member of the International Moot Arbitration.  She is also a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.  PRACTICE AREAS: Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability.

E-mail: lbroussard@duncour.com

THOMAS A. FRENCH was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 4, 1961.  He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1992 and the Florida Bar in 1987.  He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, the U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.  He received his education from Columbia University (B.A., 1983) and the University of Florida (J.D., 1986; Editor of University of Florida Law Review, 1985-86).  He is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations, the Florida Bar (inactive) and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.

E-mail: tfrench@duncour.com

SANDA B. GROOME was born in Greenville, Mississippi on February 8, 1964. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1994, and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. She received her education from Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., 1986), Tulane University (M.B.A., 1990), Fac de Droit d'Aix, Provence, France, and Louisiana State University (J.D., 1994). She is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni and the Tulane Alumni Association.
PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.

E-mail: sgroome@duncour.com

KRISTIN E. HENDRICKS was born in Iowa City, Iowa on January 30, 1961. She was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar, the Louisiana Bar, the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1987. She received her education from H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (B.A., 1983) , University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1986) and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria (Advanced Degree in International Legal Studies, 1986). She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance defense, toxic tort, medical malpractice, insurance coverage, and admiralty, Asbestos Litigation and maritime law

E-mail: khendricks@duncour.com

JAMES M. MATHERNE born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Political Science; B.A., Sociology, 1993); Loyola University (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk, 17th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, 1998-1999. Student Intern, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1995-1997. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Complex Litigation; Class Actions.

E-mail: jmatherne@duncour.com

LOUIS O. OUBRE was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4, 1963. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar, the United States District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1988. He received his education from Nicholls State University (B.A., cum laude, 1985) and after working eight years in classical radio and with the United States Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service and Customs Service attended Loyola University and received his Juris Doctorate in 1997. He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Jefferson Parish Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Coverage Counseling, Insurance Defense Litigation and Products Liability Defense Litigation focusing primarily on asbestos/silica defense litigation.

E-mail: loubre@duncour.com

NOEL EDWARD WARREN was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on August 29, 1968. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1996, the United States District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana in 1997 and the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 2000. He received his education from Pittsburg State University (B.A. Political Science, 1992) and Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D. 1995). He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
PRACTICE AREAS: Toxic Tort Litigation, Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation and Commercial Litigation

E-Mail: nwarren@duncour.com

JESSICA G. ROUX was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 10, 1975. She was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2001, and the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana in 2002. She received her education from Loyola University of New Orleans (B.A. magna cum laude, 1998); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D. 2001). She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and American Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Admiralty and Marine Law; Insurance Defense and Coverage Litigation; and Personal Injury Litigation.

E-Mail: jroux@duncour.com