Honors: A/V Preeminent Rating from Martindale–Hubbell (highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards) for 25 years Louisiana Super Lawyers (2012–present) U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers (2011–present) for products/defense Practice Areas: National Asbestos Products Liability Litigation Education: J.D., cum laude, Tulane University School of Law, 1983 B.A., cum laude, Tulane UniversityRead more

Education: Franklin & Marshall College (Bachelor of Arts 1980) Tulane University School of Law (Juris Doctor 1983) Admissions: United States Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana U.S  District Court for the Southern District of Houston Louisiana Supreme Court andRead more

Recent Results:  Pugh obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a supplier of asbestos-cement pipe in New Orleans. The supplier was the sole defendant at trial, and the case involved a plaintiff with advanced lung cancer. The verdict was upheld by the Court of Appeals. Pugh defended a longtime franchise client in a four-day arbitrationRead more

EDUCATION: Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1993) Northwestern University (BA Political Science, 1990) ADMISSIONS: Louisiana Texas Oregon United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana United States District Courts  for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: LouisianaRead more

PRACTICE AREAS: Workers Compensation (Defense) Copyright Litigation and Registration Intellectual Property Trademark Litigation, Opposition and Registration Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Estate Planning General Business Counsel Family Law Nonprofit Law EDUCATION: Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2013, magna cum laude) Law Review Moot Court:  National Appellate Advocacy Competition Finalist, National Arbitration Competition Finalist BestRead more