Lamothe Law Firm

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  Frank E. Lamothe, III

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  Frank E. Lamothe, III is a seasoned trial lawyer with years of experience handling personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has a stellar reputation as an extremely skilled trial attorney who conducts himself with integrity as well as an attorney who has always maintained the highest standards of professionalism. Frank Lamothe has tried and won numerous multi-million dollar cases during his career in federal and state courts throughout the country including Louisiana, Arizona, Florida, and Mississippi. As a New Orleans personal injury trial lawyer, Frank Lamothe has particular experience in sexual assault and abuse claims, maritime, offshore, Jones Act and oil field claims, as well as industrial, trucking and motorcycle accident cases. He has also tried mass tort cases, including representing numerous businesses and individuals who have suffered losses in the BP Oil Spill and is serving on the economic loss task force in the federal court litigation filed in the matter. Frank Lamothe has earned his reputation through superior trial skills and verdicts won through diligence, hard work, and experience. As one trial consultant commented: “You are a no-nonsense, business-like, precise courtroom practitioner who asks questions in a straight-forward and rapid manner. You relentlessly draw out a witness until you secure all information needed or required and you methodically pursue your agenda regardless of irritation, interruption or pressure.” Mr. Lamothe receives frequent referrals from other attorneys who appreciate his vast trial experience in personal injury and business litigation. As one colleague said: “Frank is one of the finest trial lawyers in the United States. He is also a shining example of what it means to be a true professional: dedicated to helping others, unfailingly polite to fellow attorneys and members of the public, diligent in all cases he undertakes.” Another referring colleague commented: “I would like to express how grateful I am to you for agreeing to co-counsel my oil drilling case. When I met you at the trial lawyers’ conference in Montreal, I knew you were a great lawyer but had no idea how accomplished you really were. I have been practicing law since 1979, have been around many excellent trial lawyers. Without question, you are at a completely higher level and without question the best trial attorney I have ever been associated with. I sincerely mean that but for you the resolution of our case would have had far less 0’s in the final settlement number. In addition, I completely enjoyed the process which as you know is extremely stressful and time-consuming. All I can say is that you are the Peyton Manning of the trial bar….I highly recommend you to anyone who has a large case and needs the expertise of a superstar.” Frank Lamothe is known for working diligently to find justice for sexual abuse and assault survivors. He was instrumental in settling a group of clergy sex abuse cases for over $5 million. He has also lectured on sex abuse in Louisiana and authored a paper entitled “Sex Abuse in Louisiana.” He has also been involved in legal education. He taught Trial Advocacy at the Tulane University School of Law, the Paul F. Hebert School of Law at Louisiana State University, and the School of Law at Loyola University in New Orleans. He has served on numerous seminar programs and has lectured at a large number of continuing legal education programs in the areas of maritime personal injury and death claims, and a variety of subjects relating to his trial practice. Among his civic activities, Frank Lamothe recently created the Lamothe Charitable Fund, which is primarily dedicated to disadvantaged children’s causes.

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  Richard M. Martin, Jr.

  Trial Attorney

  Richard M. Martin, Jr. is a graduate of The Tulane University of Louisiana and Tulane Law School. He is a veteran trial lawyer with over 35 years’ experience handling personal injury and wrongful death cases, with a focus on maritime and offshore claims. Richard has tried many cases to juries during his career, and his understanding of maritime matters is enhanced by his prior work experience as a deck hand on Mississippi River tow boats, as a crewman on offshore vessels, as an oil field roustabout, and as a commissioned U.S. Navy officer who served with the Sixth Fleet. Following active Navy duty after law school and before entering private practice, Richard served as Law Clerk to the late Henry A. Mentz, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Richard is licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and the District of Columbia. He has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits, and all U.S. District Courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and the District of Columbia. He has also been admitted to practice pro hac vice in federal district courts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio. Richard’s maritime experience includes litigation under the Jones Act, Section 905b of the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, the Public Vessels Act, and the Suits in Admiralty Act. Richard has also represented clients in numerous non-maritime class actions and federal court multi-district litigations. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Louisiana Association for Justice, and the Mississippi Association for Justice, the author of numerous articles in the Louisiana Association for Justice’s Advocate Magazine, and a lecturer in maritime continuing legal education for the American Association for Justice and the Louisiana Association for Justice. Richard married Elizabeth Wynne in 1983. They are the proud parents of medical doctor Harrison, art professor Olivia Leigh, and attorney Julia. His leisure activities include The Tulane Green Wave Club, regular motorcycle riding, weekend track driving, and high-performance driving instructor duties with Porsche Club of America and the National Auto Sports Association.

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  Kristi S. Schubert

  Trial Attorney

  Kristi Schubert is an experienced civil litigation and personal injury attorney with active experience in jury trials in both state and federal court. A substantial part of her practice involves representing survivors of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation in civil lawsuits. She has successfully litigated against a wide variety of organizations including churches, schools, private employers, medical facilities, and youth-facing organizations, and she has obtained compensation for countless survivors. Ms. Schubert has written and lectured on the topic of representing survivors of sexual abuse, and she is an avid advocate for educating the community about the legal rights of survivors of abuse. Additionally, Ms. Schubert also has extensive experience representing individuals who have been catastrophically injured as a result of the negligence of others, including in automobile accident claims and in premises liability claims. Super Lawyers® selected Ms. Schubert to the 2019 Louisiana Rising Stars list. These attorneys are recognized as outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 2.5 percent of the attorneys in the state are named to the Rising Star list. In 2019 and 2021, and 2022, she was also selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Louisiana by The National Trial Lawyers. Only a select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state receive this honor. New Orleans CityBusiness selected Ms. Schubert as a winner of the Leadership in Law class of 2021 and 2022. Honorees are selected based on their professional and community involvement and achievements. As a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, she headed the LAJ Women’s Caucus Publications Committee for 2019-2020, has written several articles for the LAJ Louisiana Advocates publication, and received the 2015 and 2020 LAJ Community Service Awards. Kristi Schubert graduated summa cum laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She was awarded her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, where she was a note editor for the Public Interest Law Journal, as well as Co-Director of the Student Advisory Commission and Co-Chair for the Public Interest Project Charity Auction. Ms. Schubert began her legal career at one of Delaware’s largest law firms, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, in Wilmington, Delaware, where she worked on multi-million dollar corporate law cases, including mergers and acquisitions, Chapter 11 reorganizations, and commercial litigation. In 2012, Ms. Schubert relocated to New Orleans and established Schubert Legal to focus on her true passion, representation of individual citizens in their time of need. Ms. Schubert joined the Lamothe Law Firm in 2017.

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  Julien G. Lamothe

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  Julien Lamothe joined the firm in 2018. His primary practice areas include personal injury matters such as sexual assault and abuse claims, automobile, trucking and motorcycle accidents, admiralty and maritime claims, and prisoner suicide and assault litigation. Mr. Lamothe graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, where he served as Senior Student Advisory Editor and Managing Editor of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal – the preeminent student-edited law journal in the field of Admiralty and Maritime Law. Julien enjoys riding motorcycles. He was a successful motocross competitor and has also done long distance touring including trips to Nova Scotia and North Carolina.

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