Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


701 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1151, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1151

Established: 1969

Practice Areas

  • Accountants and Attorneys Liability
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Advertising Injury
  • Agent and Brokers Errors and Omissions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Automobile Liability
  • Bad Faith
  • Casualty
  • Casualty Insurance Law
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Accidents
  • Construction Defect
  • Contractors Liability
  • Coverage Analysis
  • Defense Litigation
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Design Professionals
  • Directors and Officers Liability
  • Disability
  • Discrimination
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Engineering and Construction
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Coverage
  • Environmental Law
  • Errors and Omissions
  • Excess and Umbrella
  • Extra-Contractual Litigation
  • Fire
  • First and Third Party Defense
  • First Party Matters
  • Homeowners
  • Hospital Malpractice
  • Insurance Agents
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
  • Jones Act
  • Labor and Employment
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Legislative Law
  • Mass Tort
  • Mediation
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Liability
  • Medical Negligence
  • Mold and Mildew Claims
  • Municipal Law
  • Nursing Home Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Policy Construction and Interpretation
  • Premises Liability
  • Primary and Excess Insurance
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Errors and Omissions
  • Professional Liability (Non-Medical) Defense
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Property and Casualty
  • Protection and Indemnity
  • Public Officials Liability
  • Regulatory and Compliance
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Slip and Fall
  • State and Federal Courts
  • Subrogation
  • Surety
  • Toxic Torts
  • Trial and Appellate Practice
  • Trial Practice
  • Truck Liability
  • Trucks/Heavy Equipment
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Wrongful Death
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Business Formation and Litigation
  • Chinese Drywall
  • Life Sciences
  • Premium Dispute


About Us

Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd. has proudly represented insurance industry clients in Louisiana for more than 50 years. We strive to provide the highest quality legal services in a timely and cost effective manner. With our offices centrally located in Baton Rouge, our experienced trial and appellate lawyers handle matters in all state, federal and administrative venues.


Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Acme Truck Line, Inc.
  • Albertson's Companies, Inc.
  • Allen & LeBlanc
  • Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Associated Grocers, Inc.
  • Atlantic Scaffolding, LLC
  • Boh Bros. Construction Company, L.L.C.
  • Borden Dairy Company
  • Bush Logistics Inc.
  • Circle K Stores, Inc., a division of Tosco Corp.
  • CreekStone Companies
  • Daikin Applied Americas, Inc.
  • Davita, Inc.
  • Dee Keller Design, LLC
  • Design Collective, Inc.
  • Dick Corporation
  • Dollar General Corporation
  • Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc.
  • Forney Corporation
  • Forte & Tablada, Inc.
  • General Health System
  • Herc Holdings, Inc.
  • HKS Architects, Inc.
  • InCentrik, LLC
  • Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
  • Key Risk (a W. R. Berkley Company)
  • Kimley-Horn
  • Latter & Blum Property Management
  • Louisiana Scrap Metal Recyclers
  • Lynch Construction Group
  • Markel International, Ltd.
  • Mitchell International, Inc.
  • MMR Constructors, Inc.
  • New Dairy Opco, LLC
  • Owen and White, Inc.
  • Post Architects
  • Randstad USA
  • Savard Labor and Marine Services
  • S & B Engineers and Contractors, Ltd.
  • Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
  • Service Management Group
  • State of Louisiana
  • Taylors International Services, Inc.
  • Traditions Senior Management, Inc.
  • United Scaffolding, Inc.
  • U.S. Administrator Claims-American Builders
  • Williamson Eye Center
  • Window World of Baton Rouge, LLC

Personnel Information

Partners


John R. Keogh — (1944-2023)


John E. Cox — (1923-2010)


Stephen R. Wilson — (1950-2010)


John P. Wolff, III

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 39

Practice Areas
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Appeals
  • Bad Faith
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Excess
  • General Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Medical Devices
  • Complex Business Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1984
  • Texas, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 1984
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, 2013
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • American, Lafayette Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish Bar Associations
  • Louisiana State Bar Association (Bench and Bar Section; Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee)
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Inns of Court
Education:
  • University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A. (cum laude), 1981
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Fraternity Information:
Phi Delta Phi

Born: 1959


Andrew Blanchfield

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 38

Practice Areas
  • Business Law
  • General Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Liability
  • Professional Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 1987
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1988
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State, Baton Rouge and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Education:
  • University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1981
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1985

Born: 1959


Edward F. Stauss, III

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 37

Practice Areas
  • Automobile Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Subrogation
  • Workers' Compensation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1983
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1986

Born: 1961


Kirk L. Landry

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 32

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Litigation
  • Subrogation
  • Appeals
  • Business Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1991
  • Texas, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
  • Louisiana Claims Association
  • Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S. Finance, 1987
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1990
  • Louisiana State University, M.A.H., 1997
  • Louisiana State University, B.I.S., 2016

Born: 1966


Collin J. LeBlanc

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 27

Practice Areas
  • Litigation
  • General Liability
  • Legal Malpractice Defense
  • Subrogation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 1997
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge (Publications Committee) Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1993
  • Louisiana State University, J.D. (with honors), 1996
Law Review:
Candidate for Louisiana Law Review
Honors:
Order of the Coif

Born: 1970


Chad A. Sullivan

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 22

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Litigation
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:

Serves as Attorney Chair in Medical Malpractice Cases

Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
  • Healthcare Compliance Association
Certifications:
  • Registered Nurse
Education:
  • McNeese State University, B.S.N. (cum laude), 1997
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 2001

Born: 1974


Christopher K. Jones

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 21

Practice Areas
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Litigation
  • Tax Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2002
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Federal, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.S., 1998
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2002

Born: 1977


Mary Anne Wolf

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 24

Practice Areas
  • Construction Law
  • Design Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2006
Additional Biographical Details:

AAA Panel Member Arbitrator: Commercial & Construction; Perry-Dampf Dispute Solutions Panel of Mediators & Arbitrators; Presenter, Seminars on Construction Law Topics

Memberships:
  • American (Construction & ADR Sections), Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • Louisiana Engineering Society
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Construction and Litigation Practice Group)
  • American Institute of Architects (Baton Rouge Chapter)
  • Louisiana Associated General Contractors
  • American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana
  • Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Certifications:
  • Licensed Engineer in Louisiana
  • Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S.E.E. (cum laude), 1983
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1999
Law Review:
Louisiana Law Review

Born: 1961


Martin E. Golden

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 39

Practice Areas
  • Complex Litigation
  • Automobile Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Commercial Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Subrogation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1995
Memberships:
  • Federal, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1981
  • Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Law Review:
Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1984
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Hon. Justice James L. Dennis, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1984-1985
Honors:
Order of the Coif

Born: 1959


Brian T. Butler

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 37

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Construction Liability and Defects
  • Accident Litigation
  • Fire Liability
  • Lender Liability in Magnuson Mass Warranty Act Claims
  • Commercial Liability
  • Complex Liability
  • General Liability
  • Employer Liability
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of Louisiana
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S.B.A., 1983
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1986

Born: 1961


Tori S. Bowling

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 18

Practice Areas
  • General Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Maritime Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Construction Law
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and District of Columbia Circuits
Memberships:
  • Federal, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 2002
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2005

Born: 1980


Virginia J. McLin

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 16

Practice Areas
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Business Formation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2004
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2007
Honors:
Order of the Coif

Born: 1982


C. Reynolds LeBlanc

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 12

Practice Areas
  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Federal, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A. (magna cum laude, Dean's List), 2003
  • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D. (with honors), 2011

Born: 1981


Richard W. Wolff

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 11

Practice Areas
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Defense
  • Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Merchant and Premises Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • American Inns of Court
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 2009
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2012

Born: 1984


Catherine S. Giering

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 24

Practice Areas
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Construction
  • Insurance Defense
  • Employment Law
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Complex/Multi-Party Litigation
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Federal Court Practice
  • Healthcare Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2007
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Memberships:
  • Federal, American, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • Louisiana Hospital Association Society of Hospital Attorneys
  • LABI’s Legal Advisory Council Task Force
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, B.A., 1996
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1999

Born: 1974


Jennifer R. Dietz

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 12

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Coverage & Defense
  • First-Party Property Claims Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
  • Class Actions
  • Contracts
  • Professional Liability
  • Mass Actions
  • Multi-District Litigation
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
Memberships:
  • Louisiana Start Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
Education:
  • Eastern Michigan University, B.M. (cum laude), 2003
  • Louisiana State University, M.M., 2007
  • Louisiana State University, J.D./D.C.L., 2011

Born: 1981


Tiffany T. Kopfinger

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 18

Practice Areas
  • Appellate Litigation and Practice
  • General Litigation
  • Contract Disputes
  • Personal Injury
  • Construction Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Trade Secrets
  • Civil Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Warranty/Product Liability Litigation
  • Business Torts
  • Contract Breaches
  • Unfair Competition
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2012
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Texas State Courts, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2017
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana
Additional Biographical Details:

Adjunct Professor at Louisiana State University, E.J. Ourso School of Business, teaching Business Law (2012-2014)

Memberships:
  • Federal, Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
Education:
  • The University of Mississippi, B.S., 2000
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2005

Chelsea Payne

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 9

Practice Areas
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • General Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Professional Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 2009
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./D.C.L. (magna cum laude), 2014

Born: 1986


Sydnee D. Menou

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 9

Practice Areas
  • Complex Litigation
  • Merchant and Premises Liability
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Coverage Litigation
  • Bad Faith Litigation
  • Tax Litigation
  • Contract Disputes
  • Hurricane and Storm Litigation
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Appellate Practice
  • Business Torts
  • Subrogation
  • Products Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2015
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Fifth Circuits, 2015
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2015
  • Louisiana Supreme Court, 2015
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2023
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Auburn University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2011
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./D.C.L. (cum laude), 2014

George A. Wright

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 9

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Nursing Home Defense
  • Merchant Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education:
  • Bradley University, B.S. Organizational Communication, 2010
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2014

Cole Frazier

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 4

Practice Areas
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Bad Faith Litigation
  • Hurricane and Storm Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Merchant and Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court
Education:
  • Nicholls State University, B.S. (Dean's List, President's List), 2015
  • Paul M Hebert Law School at Louisiana State University, J.D./D.C.L., 2019

Associates


Brandi A. Barze

Baton Rouge, LA

Years of Experience: 5

Practice Areas
  • Merchant and Premises Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Automobile Liability
  • Appeals
  • Labor and Employment
  • General Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2021
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State (Delegate, Nineteenth Judicial District - LSBA House of Delegates, 2023-2024) and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
  • Dean Henry George McMahon Inn of Court
Education:
  • Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, B.A. Political Science (Dean's List), 2015
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./D.C.L., 2018
Honors:
2018 Order of the Barristers Inductee; LSU Law Chancellor's Scholar; 2017 National Champion of the Peter James Johnson National Civil Rights Trial Competition; Ira S. Flory Second Place, Best Oral Advocate; Ira S. Flory Trial Competition; Semifinalist, Ira S. Flory Trial Competition Semifinalist; Thurgood Marshall Regional SWBLSA Trial Competition Semifinalist; Trial Advocacy Board Member; LSU's Black Scholar Honoree
Language:
  • Spanish

Born: 1993


Brannon D. Lenard

Baton Rouge, LA

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Business Law and Litigation
  • Merchant and Premises Liability
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 2023
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
Education:
  • Southern University, B.S., 2018
  • Southern University Law Center, J.D., 2023

Born: 1995

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