Pugh Accardo is pleased to have been selected as one of Martindale-Hubbell’s 2015 “Top Ranked Law Firms” in the United States. The recognition appeared in Fortune magazine’s 2015 Investor’s Guide, along with online editions featured on ALM’s Law.com and Martindale-Hubbell’s Martindale.com. To compile a list of top law firms in the United States, American Lawyer MediaRead more

Pugh Accardo is pleased to sponsor the Annual Federal Judges’ Reception hosted by the Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter. The reception is the Bar Association’s signature is event and is intended to honor members of the local federal judiciary.Read more

William W. Sentell, III, associate in the New Orleans office, will deliver a CLE presentation at this year’s Malcolm Monroe Federal Practice Seminar. Mr. Sentell’s presentation is titled “Preparing for Your First Deposition.” The Malcolm Monroe Seminar is hosted by the New Orleans chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In addition to earning CLE credit, nearly 100Read more

Attorneys Stephen W. Brooks, Jr., and Richard J. Voelker successfully defended an appeal of a judgment entered in a state worker’s compensation case. In the original proceeding, in which Mr. Brooks and Voelker served as trial counsel, an administrative law judge determined that an employee had forfeited his rights to all worker’s compensation benefits after itRead more

Pugh Accardo is proud to have served as Patron sponsor at the New Orleans Bar Association’s annual Bench Bar Conference. The conference, which was hosted at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., is the signature event of the Bar Association. It attracts state and federal judges and attorneys in New Orleans and offers numerousRead more

Attorneys Lawrence G. Pugh III and William W. Sentell III successfully confirmed an arbitration award in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In the original arbitration, Mr. Pugh and Mr. Sentell defended their client, Planet Beach Franchising Corporation, against claims brought by two Minnesota-based franchisees. The franchisees, who were represented by DadyRead more

On December 10, 2014, a unanimous panel of Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of a national stevedoring operator, Universal Maritime Service Corporation (UMS). UMS is represented by Chris Carey, in the firm’s Covington office, and William Sentell, in the New OrleansRead more

William Sentell, attorney in the New Orleans office, was interviewed by New Orleans CityBusiness, in an article about the effect of the NLRB’s proposed joint employer liability standards on the franchise industry. Mr. Sentell said that a decision to hold franchisors liable for certain types of employment decisions at independently-owned franchise locations would “upend yearsRead more