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Melissa M Lessell
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Biography
I am an AV rated partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Professional Liability Department. My practice includes insurance coverage, professional liability (agents, adjusters, attorneys and accountants) and complex commercial litigation. My practice focuses on the defense of lawyers and other professionals in litigation and disciplinary actions.
I also practice in the areas of products liability, transportation defense, insurance defense (excess, CGL, E&O, disability and life insurance) and have experience in Multi-District Litigation and complex class actions.
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Licensed in Louisiana for 16 years
State: Louisiana
Acquired: 2009
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Location
Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP
755 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, 70130-3629
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Experience
Honors
N/A
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Deutsch Kerrigan LLP
2009 - 2013
Associate, Deutsch Kerrigan LLP
Associations
2016 - Present
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionLiaison to the Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Ethics and Professionalism Committee
Newsletter Editor
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Young Lawyer Division
Outreach Committee
2015 - 2016
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Ethics and Professionalism CommitteeVice Chair
Education
2009
Tulane University Law School
J.D.
Speaking Engagements
2016
Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference
Let the Ethical Games Begin: Legal Ethics Jeopardy
2016
Young Lawyers Division Committee on Ethics and Professionalism
Professionalism: Real Life Examples of Lawyers Behaving Badly
Publications
2016
Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, TYL
Is Being Friends with a Judge on Social Media an #Ethicsfail?
2015
ABA/BNA Lawyer’s Manual on Professional Conduct
A Primer on Cyber Liability Damages and How to Avoid Them