Personal injury lawyers in New Orleans.
Personal injury attorneys serving New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Juan Asconape
AttorneyJuan Asconape is a veteran trial attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, joining following the firm's November 2025 acquisition of Keller Swan Injury Attorneys. With over 15 years of experience in plaintiff's personal injury litigation, he has successfully resolved more than 2,500 cases and secured approximately $70 million in compensation for his clients. A native Spanish speaker, Juan spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and further enriched his linguistic skills through studies in Europe, becoming proficient in Italian and French. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Indiana University in 2001 and his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2006. Prior to joining Keller Swan in February 2025, he practiced for many years at Schwed, Adams, & McGinley, P.A. in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
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Destiny Barbosa
AttorneyDestiny Rae Barbosa is a trial attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers (working through Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, part of TopDog Law SE, PLLC), based in Jupiter, Florida. She focuses on personal injury and property damage cases resulting from negligence and wrongdoing, including catastrophic injury cases. She earned her J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, graduating early in two years with Cum Laude honors and a certificate in Civil Litigation. Earlier in her career, she clerked for Judge Waddell Wallace III in Duval County's Repeat Felony Offender Court, served as a Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney's Office, and practiced at Romano Law Group and Keller Melchiorre & Walsh, PLLC. She lectures on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and evidence preservation in personal injury cases.
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Sean Berberian
General CounselSean Berberian is the General Counsel of TopDog Law and TopDog Technologies, based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has practiced law for over 25 years across business litigation and transactional law, with extensive experience in business transactions, regulatory matters in highly regulated industries, and commercial litigation. Previously, he served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President at a public company where he led the company's 2018 IPO, was a founding partner at White Berberian PLC, and was a litigation partner at the national firm now known as Stinson LLP, where he handled cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Jacob Cross
AttorneyJacob Cross is a Litigation Attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, focusing on personal injury matters including car accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims. He has contributed to legal teams that have secured significant compensation for clients. Prior to joining TopDog Law, he served as an Attorney at Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, an attorney at Banks & Jones, and at The Haynes Firm, where he assisted victims of various accidents. He earned his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville.
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Mike Dickenson
AttorneyMike Dickenson is a civil trial attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers. He has litigated a wide range of cases including trucking accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, negligent security, product liability, aviation accidents, train accidents, construction accidents, shootings, sexual assault, automobile crashes, and premises liability. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through trial and settlement and has tried dozens of cases to verdict. Prior to practicing law, Mike worked in telecommunications and participated in disaster recovery operations following tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes in Tennessee and Florida.
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Ashley Eagle
AttorneyAshley Eagle is an Attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, joining following the firm's November 2025 acquisition of Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, where she previously practiced. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, she focuses on personal injury litigation, depositions, civil litigation, and legal writing. Ashley earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of Central Florida and her J.D. from St. Thomas University College of Law. During law school, she earned Dean's List recognition and participated on the International Moot Court team. She passed the Florida Bar on her first attempt. Prior to Keller Swan, Ashley practiced at Wilson Elser; Derrevere Stevens Black & Cozad; Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC; and the Law Office of Maaz Quraishi.
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Ben Haggerty
AttorneyBen Haggerty is an attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers and a native of Albany, Georgia who pursued law to advocate for his community. He focuses on personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Haggerty began his career in insurance defense and general litigation, gaining insider knowledge of how insurers evaluate claims, before transitioning to plaintiff representation. He brings a full-spectrum perspective combining defense experience with plaintiff advocacy to anticipate opposing tactics and pursue maximum compensation for his clients. Outside work, he enjoys golf, hunting, outdoor activities, and reading (particularly Stephen King novels).
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James Helm
Founder, AttorneyJames Helm is the founder of TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, founded in February 2019. A lifelong Pennsylvania native born and raised in Media, PA, he brings a dual JD/MBA background, graduating cum laude from both Rutgers Law School and Rutgers School of Business. During law school, he interned for Judge Jerome Simandle, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and spent a full year as an intern for Judge L. Felipe Restrepo at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. James focuses exclusively on personal injury cases including motorcycle, auto, and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, birth injuries, brain and spinal cord injuries, and wrongful death. Under his leadership, TopDog Law has been included in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America.
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Christopher Hillman
AttorneyChristopher (Chris) Hillman is an attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, serving as Of Counsel for the firm's Louisiana operations. Based in New Orleans, he handles personal injury cases for clients across Louisiana. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana. Public sources indicate Chris previously practiced as an associate at The Stephens Law Firm in Baton Rouge, where he focused on personal injury and civil litigation. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and his Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center.
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Christopher Kellam
AttorneyChristopher Kellam is an attorney at TopDog Law with over 10 years of personal injury civil litigation experience. He spent the first decade of his career handling personal injury claims for insurance companies, trying cases to jury verdict, and lecturing other defense attorneys on claims handling. In 2018, he transitioned his practice to representing injured plaintiffs. Outside of law, he is a 14-time All-American swimmer who qualified for the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and has completed two Ironman triathlons.
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Hugh Lambert
PartnerHugh P. "Skip" Lambert is the founding partner of Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso in New Orleans, with over 50 years of experience in complex maritime, environmental, and mass tort litigation. A mechanical engineer by training, he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1969 and worked as a production process engineer at General Motors before moving to New Orleans to attend Loyola Law School, where he was Lead Article Editor of the Loyola Law Review. After clerking for U.S. District Judge Blake West and apprenticing under renowned maritime lawyer Frederick J. Gisevius, Jr., he founded the firm in 1977. He specializes in maritime, products liability, toxic tort, environmental, class action, whistleblower, and multi-district litigation, and has been a guest lecturer on environmental law and complex litigation at Tulane University.
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Rob Melchiorre
AttorneyRob (Robert Arnold) Melchiorre is an attorney at TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers, joining following the firm's November 2025 acquisition of Keller Swan Injury Attorneys. He is a co-founder of Keller, Melchiorre & Walsh, PLLC (now Keller Swan / KMW Legal) in Jupiter, Florida. Rob handles personal injury cases including car accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall, negligent security, and medical malpractice, and also maintains a criminal defense practice. He earned his B.S. from The Ohio State University and his J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law in 2008. Prior to founding his firm, he was an Assistant State Attorney at the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, where he served as supervisor of all County Court prosecutors and held the position of Assistant Chief of County Court. He has had more than 50 jury and non-jury trials.
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Brian Mersman
AttorneyBrian J. Mersman is an attorney at Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso in New Orleans, focusing on complex maritime, environmental, and personal injury litigation. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Brian moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University Law School, one of the nation's premier institutions for maritime law, where he earned a specialized Certificate in Maritime Law in 2018. He holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and French from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Since joining the firm in 2018, Brian has dedicated his practice to representing individuals harmed by negligence and is an active leader in the legal community.
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Chris Miller
AttorneyChris Miller is a personal injury attorney at TopDog Law who was born and raised in North Georgia. He takes a hands-on, compassionate approach to representing his clients, prioritizing clear communication, responsiveness, and guidance. He began his career as a prosecutor for the City of Atlanta, then worked at a small estate planning firm in North Georgia before transitioning to personal injury law. He also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves as an aviation electrician.
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Nathan Nelson
Corporate and Compliance AttorneyNathan Nelson is a Corporate and Compliance Attorney at TopDog Law, based in Massachusetts. He handles regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk management, and internal legal matters for the firm. Before joining TopDog Law, Nathan worked as an Associate at Goodwin Procter LLP in the Technology and Life Sciences group, where he represented startups and investors across venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, entity formations, due diligence, and corporate governance matters involving domestic and international companies. He earned his law degree magna cum laude from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), where he served on the editorial board of the Hastings Business Law Journal and competed in moot court, placing as a national semi-finalist in The Herbert Wechsler Criminal Moot Court Competition.
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Jacki Smith
PartnerJacki Smith is a partner at Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso in New Orleans, dedicated to representing injured maritime workers, with special focus on commercial divers and seamen. Raised in Patterson, Louisiana in St. Mary Parish, she comes from a family with deep roots in marine and offshore work. Since joining The Lambert Firm in 2013, she has handled Jones Act claims, maintenance and cure disputes, vessel collisions, wrongful death claims, and LHWCA matters.
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Jeremy Soso
PartnerJeremy Z. Soso is a partner at Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a skilled trial lawyer with extensive experience representing both individuals and corporations in a wide array of legal matters. His diverse litigation practice focuses primarily on personal injury and insurance coverage disputes, and he also handles complex civil matters, workers' compensation, and criminal defense.
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Blake Swan
Managing PartnerBlake Paul Richard Swan is a Managing Partner at TopDog Law, joining the firm in November 2025 following its acquisition of Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, a trial firm he led headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. He is a proven litigator with extensive trial experience, having represented injury victims and recovered over $90 million on their behalf. Blake earned his B.S. from Roger Williams University in 2006 and his J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2009, finishing in the top 10 percent of his class after his first semester and earning a book award. He took three bar exams over three years and passed each on his first attempt.
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Neil Umsted
AttorneyJ. Neil Umsted is an experienced trial attorney based in Memphis, Tennessee, with more than a decade of litigation experience, currently part of TopDog Law SE, PLLC (formerly Keller Swan PLLC). He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law in 2008. He began his legal career in criminal law, representing individuals facing serious charges, and previously served as a Senior Felony Assistant in the Shelby County District Attorney General's office, where he was primarily responsible for prosecuting homicides and high-level felonies and served as lead counsel on many jury trials involving violent crimes. After more than ten years as both a criminal defense attorney and prosecutor, he transitioned in 2021 to personal injury litigation, focusing on automobile and truck accidents, premises liability, and other personal injury cases.
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J. Christopher Zainey, Jr.
PartnerJ. Christopher (Chris) Zainey, Jr. is a partner with Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso, PLC, in New Orleans. After graduating from Loyola University College of Law in 2008, he served as a federal judicial law clerk to Judge James J. Brady of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. His practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in maritime personal injury and Jones Act cases, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, and complex tort litigation, including multi-district litigation (MDL), governmental representation, and business disputes.