Pugh Accardo LLC is pleased to announce that 4 lawyers have been selected as 2023 Super Lawyers. The Super Lawyers patented selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers lists each year. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combinedRead more
Pugh Accardo was a proud sponsor of The Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Society’s Annual Jazz Brunch and Scholarship Gala, which was held on September 24. The Louis Martinet Society was founded in 1957 by some of Louisiana’s most prominent African-American attorneys and is named after one of the African-American pioneers of the legalRead more
Pugh Accardo was a proud sponsor of the Goldman Criminal Justice Reform Awards at the recent gala of the CourtWatch NOLA Project. CourtWatch NOLA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting transparency, equity and justice through the tracking, observation and reporting of thousands of criminal cases in New Orleans per year. It was founded inRead more
On September 21, 2022, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment in favor of a trailer manufacturer sued in an asbestos case in New Orleans. Plaintiffs alleged that their decedent’s mesothelioma was caused by exposure to trailer brakes repaired and replaced in the course of his work as a mechanic. On behalfRead more
The firm is pleased to announce that Larry Pugh and Ted Haas were again named as “Super Lawyers” for 2022. Larry was recognized in the areas of Defense Products Liability and Toxic Tort litigation and Ted was recognized in the areas of Transportation/Marine law. The selections are made by the research team at “Super Lawyers”,Read more
Pugh Accardo, LLC is proud to co-sponsor the 2017 Southern Regional Meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel, which will be held in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, located at 2800 Chartres Street. Read more
The firm is proud to announce that the following attorneys have been recognized in the 2017 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers Magazine. Francis Philip Accardo (Super Lawyer, Personal Injury Products: Defense) Frederick T. Haas, III (Super Lawyer, Transportation/Maritime) Maura Z. Pelleteri (Super Lawyer, Insurance Coverage) Lawrence G. Pugh, III (Super Lawyer, Personal Injury Products: Defense) Chris Weema (Rising Star, Business Bankruptcy)Read more
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