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Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P. 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office
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18th Floor, One American Place
Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70825
(East Baton Rouge Parish)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3513, Baton Rouge, LA, 70821
Telephone: 225-387-0999
Fax: 225-388-9133
http://www.KEANMILLER.COM

Visibility Ranking
#2 out of 520 law firms in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#365 out of 193,855 law firms



About this office:

With more than 120 lawyers, Kean Miller Hawthorne D'Armond McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P. (Kean Miller) serves the needs of Louisiana businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Kean Miller is the largest law firm in Louisiana's Capital Region. The firm maintains two offices in Baton Rouge, and offices in New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Kean Miller serves clients in numerous industries including energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, information technology, banking, financial services, telecommunications, transportation, trucking, media, advertising, insurance, gaming, government, education, health care, manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction, and leasing. We serve as general counsel to the Louisiana Chemical Association and the Louisiana Municipal Association.

Kean Miller works with clients in a variety of practice areas, including environmental regulation, permitting, banking and finance, commercial litigation, products liability, business transactions, real estate, intellectual property, chemical exposure litigation, toxic tort defense, oil and gas, health care, medical malpractice, bankruptcy and reorganization, utilities regulation, labor and employment, technology, state and local tax, administrative matters, lobbying, estate planning, probate, and insurance coverage litigation.

The firm combines the talent and expertise of its lawyers into multi-disciplinary client teams and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are equipped to identify the legal and business needs of the client and develop superior service strategies that provide unmatched support. Whether we are helping our clients defend lawsuits, raise capital, comply with regulatory requirements, enter new markets, obtain and defend intellectual property rights, develop and distribute products and services, or acquire or divest businesses, we understand that our client's goals are paramount. When our clients are faced with disputes, we assist them in identifying and pursuing the fastest and most effective solutions.

Kean Miller's founding partners practiced law together in a firm established in the 1920's. We assisted well-known industrial and petrochemical companies with the acquisition of raw agricultural land for some of their first Louisiana facilities. As these companies expanded in Louisiana, so did the variety and complexity of their legal needs. Today, these industry leaders continue to rely on Kean Miller for cost-efficient legal services in a wide variety of substantive areas, including corporate and business matters, labor, environmental regulation, state and local tax, lobbying, and litigation.

Kean Miller is a valued community partner, and we are proud of our record of civic and charitable contributions in the communities where we live and work. From our inception, Kean Miller has recognized the value of diverse ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds to the balance and success of the firm. As part of our recruiting process, Kean Miller participates annually in state and regional minority job fairs and law school recruiting events. Kean Miller is proud to be at the forefront of all Louisiana firms and ABA averages in our ratios of minority attorneys.

Our firm's history is one of lasting alliances with its clients. Our client partnerships are based on value, service, and Louisiana know-how. We diligently pursue results that allow our clients to out-perform their competitors. At Kean Miller our most important asset is our reputation for results...From Main Street to Wall Street.



 

Bar Register Practice Area Bar Register Practice Areas:     Learn More about the Bar Register
Admiralty/Maritime LawCivil Trial Practice
Commercial LawEnvironmental Law
Health Care LawIntellectual Property Law
Labor and Employment LawPublic Utilities Law
Tax Law


Statement of Practice Summary:
General Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Disabilities, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Fidelity and Surety, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legislative and Administrative Lobbying, Litigation, Maritime, Medical Malpractice, Medicare and Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Partnership Law, Patents, Probate, Public Service Commission, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Tax, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation.

Articles Authored by Lawyers at this office:

Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Final Rule Providing For NPDES Permitting Exemptions for Oil and Gas Facilities
Laura L. Hart, October 1, 2008
In May 2008, the Ninth Circuit granted a petition to vacate the EPA's amendment to Clean Water Act ("CWA") storm water discharge rule.

Louisiana Property Tax Assessment Review Procedures Arcane
Christopher J. Dicharry, September 27, 2008
Local governments in Louisiana are authorized to impose annual ad valorem property taxes on immovable and corporeal movable property. La. Const. of 1974 art. 6, §§ 26, 27 & 30.

Reminders about Louisiana's Contractor Licensing Law for Commercial Property Owners
G. Trippe Hawthorne, September 27, 2008
As Insurance claims continue to be adjusted and paid out, Louisiana residential, commercial, and industrial property owners will begin the process of contracting with Contractors to repair hurricane damage.


Representative Clients:
Albertson's, Inc., Boise, ID; BP Amoco, Houston, TX; Arkel International, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Basic Industries, Inc., Houston, TX; Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; BASF Corporation, Mt. Olive, NJ; Baton Rouge Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA; Bayer CropScience, Inc., Greensboro, NC; Black & Decker, Towson, MD; Burlington Resources, Houston, TX; Cajun Injector, Clinton, LA; CITGO Petroleum, Lake Charles, LA; Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Commercial Properties Development Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA; Colonial Pipeline Company, Houston, TX; ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX; CVS Pharmacy, Woonsocket, RI; DSI Transports, Inc., Houston, TX; DSM Copolymer, Geismar, LA; Duke Energy Corp., Houston, TX; EATEL, Gonzales, LA; Equilon Pipeline Co., LLC, Houston, TX; Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX; Excel Electrical & Instrumentation, Prairieville, LA; ExxonMobil Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA; Fidelity Bank of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA; Formosa Plastics Corp., Baton Rouge, LA; Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Graphic Packaging, Inc., West Monroe, LA; Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA; Harrah's Casinos, Las Vegas, NV; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Dallas, TX; Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ; IBM Corporation, White Plains, NY; Joslyn Manufacturing Co., Franklin Park, IL; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company, Oakland, CA; KMC Telecom, Inc., Bedminster, NJ; Lamar Advertising Company, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Association of Educators, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Chemical Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Municipal Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana Energy Users Group; Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co., Metairie, LA; Louisiana Pulp and Paper Association, Baton Rouge, LA; Lyondell, Houston, TX; Marathon Petroleum Company, Findlay, OH; Martco Limited Partnership, Alexandria, LA; Martin Company, L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Martin Timber, L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Merchantile Stores Company, Fairfield, OH; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York, NY; Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; The Mosaic Company, Minnetonka, MN; Ondeo Nalco Chemical Company, Oakbrook, IL; NEC Technologies, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Occidental Chemical Co., Dallas, TX; PCS Nitrogen, Inc., Geismar, LA; Pipeline Technology, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA; PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Philips Electronics North America Corp., New York, NY; Regions Bank, Baton Rouge, LA; Rhodia, Inc., Cranbury, NJ; Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., L.L.C., Alexandria, LA; Sasol North America, Houston, TX; The Shaw Group, Baton Rouge, LA; Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX; Triad Nitrogen, Donaldsonville, LA; Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. and Transco Energy Company, Houston, TX; Turner Industries, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Vascular Surgery Associates, P.M.C., Baton Rouge, LA; Vulcan Materials Company, Geismar, LA; The Williams Companies, Tulsa, OK; Whitney National Bank, New Orleans, LA; WorldCom, Inc., Clinton, MS.



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US Federal Litigation Activity
Highest number of cases by this firm: Toxic Torts (72 cases in past two years)
Transactional Activity
Total number of Mergers & Acquisitions by this firm: 2 in past two years
Peer Review Ratings
Total number of Peer Review Rated lawyers at this firm: 84






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