Criminal Law

• Fraud
  Brad’s practice is focused in the areas of property and casualty, insurance coverage, bad faith and extra contractual claims, insurance fraud, commercial litigation, automobile casualty, and general civil litigation. Brad has gained extensive experience practicing in Louisiana’s Federal Court and State Court systems.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Termination
  The plaintiffs’ complaint was focused on a claim of discrimination based on ageism in the workplace. Plaintiffs also brought broad claims of discrimination based on the ADEA, Title VII, and the ADA against Gardner. Plaintiffs, who were Managers/Real Estate Agents with Gardner (a multi-state residential realtor), claimed that they were wrongfully discharged by Gardner Realtors on the basis of their age, and for health reasons. Plaintiffs were seeking damages for wrongful termination, lost earnings, diminished reputation, emotional distress, and mental anguish, as well as punitive damages under Title VII. After a five day trial, the jury found no discrimination and awarded zero damages.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Senior Partner Matthew Mang recently served as lead trial counsel for a longstanding Jefferson Parish bakery, in a “trip and fall” premises liability action entitled Heneghan v. Joe Gambino’s Bakers and Caterers, Inc., #2, et al, 24th JDC No. 783-678. The case went to trial before a 12-person jury on October 26, 2021. At trial, the plaintiff argued that the bakery was liable for creating an unreasonably dangerous condition at the entryway of the store, which caused her to fall and suffer an ankle fracture requiring multiple surgeries. Mr. Mang argued to the jury that the entryway presented no danger, given the lack of “notice” of a prior accident/claims history and the “open and obvious” nature of the alleged condition, and, that the plaintiff’s fall was caused by her failure to pay attention. The plaintiff asked the jury for over $300,000 in damages. After deliberating for only 15 minutes, the jury, unanimously, determined that the entryway was not unreasonably dangerous, and that the bakery was not liable.
• Construction Litigation

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Matthew has a dynamic litigation and trial practice focused in the areas of insurance defense, automobile and personal injury defense, property and casualty defense, insurance coverage, “bad faith” and extra-contractual claims, and SIU and insurance fraud defense. He has successfully tried numerous bench and jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts. Matthew is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, and regularly practices pro hac vice in other states, including Florida, Alabama, and Ohio. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (LADC). Matthew was named a finalist for the LADC’s 2016 Frank L. Maraist Award, which recognizes lawyers who have made outstanding achievements in their legal practice and exemplary contributions to the legal profession, the defense bar, and the community.
• Medical Malpractice
  He practices in the areas of insurance defense, trial practice, products liability, construction defense, medical malpractice, class action defense, and commercial litigation. He is also a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy