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Six MMK Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2020, with Three Attorneys Recognized as Rising Stars

December 23, 2019 | Attorney News, Attorney News

MMK congratulates the following attorneys on being selected as Super Lawyers 2020: Gerald A. Melchiode (Construction Litigation) Kevin A. Marks (Employment Litigation) Richard E. King (Construction Litigation) Olivia Y. Truong (Insurance Coverage)* Scott R. Huete (Transportation & Maritime)* Benjamin M. Pri-Tal (Construction Litigation)* *Also recognized as a 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Super Lawyers selects attorneys usingRead More

Congratulations to our Top Attorneys for 2019 as selected by New Orleans Magazine

November 11, 2019 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

In its November issue, New Orleans Magazine has recognized five MMK lawyers in its annual announcement of the city’s “Top Attorneys”. The lawyers receiving this honor were identified by their peers as being leading practitioners in various areas of practice. Jerry Melchiode was recognized for Construction Law; Richard King for Insurance Law; Kevin Marks forRead More

Renée S. Melchiode successfully defends sanitation company against trip-and-fall lawsuit

May 10, 2019 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

Renée S. Melchiode successfully defended a sanitation company against trip-and-fall lawsuit, by obtaining a reversal of a denial of its Motion for Summary Judgement. A pedestrian, who tripped and fell over a hose connected to a sanitation truck and suspended across a sidewalk, brought a personal injury action against the sanitation company alleging negligence. TheRead More

Gerald A. Melchiode and Ben Pri-Tal prevail on summary judgment in a construction delay claim

February 26, 2019 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

Gerald A. Melchiode and Ben Pri-Tal prevail on summary judgment in a construction delay claim on behalf of a subcontractor on a Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (“CPRA”) public works project.  The court found that the general contractor’s surety was solidarily liable per La. R.S. 38:2241(A)(2) for the increased cost of construction proven at trialRead More

MMK Names New Member: Jeffery B. Struckhoff

December 20, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

We are pleased to announce that Jeffery B. Struckhoff has been named a Member of the firm, effective January 1, 2019. Jeff Struckhoff has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, and routinely defends clients in the areas of property and construction law, insurance coverage, bad faith, transportation, product liability, professional liability,Read More

Rich King & Olivia Y. Truong obtain a defense verdict against a $340,000.00 personal injury claim

December 17, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

After a jury trial in the 16th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana, Olivia Y. Truong and Rich King successfully obtained a defense verdict (11-1) in favor of a commercial hauling business, whose dump truck was broadsided by an 18-wheeler. The collision between the 18-wheeler and the dump truck resulted in both vehicles burstingRead More

Kevin Marks appointed to 41st Judicial District, House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association

November 29, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized

Kevin Marks has been appointed by the Louisiana State Bar Association’s President, Barry H. Grodsky, to serve as a delegate for the Forty-First Judicial District to the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association.  Kevin’s term will be from June 2019 through June 2021.

MMK ranked in 2019 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers

November 1, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recently announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings for the ninth consecutive year. Melchiode Marks King LLC was regionally ranked in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in three (3) practice areas:  Admiralty & Maritime Law, Construction Litigation, and Construction Law. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are basedRead More

Jerry Melchiode to speak at “Trips, Slips & Major Mishaps: Personal Injury 2018” CLE on September 7, 2018

September 6, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized

MMK’s Jerry Melchiode will speak at “Trips, Slips & Major Mishaps: Personal Injury 2018,” which is a CLE seminar co-sponsored by the LSBA Civil Law & Litigation Section.  The CLE will be held at Hyatt Centric French Quarter Hotel, at 800 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 7, 2018. About the CLE: Every tortRead More

Rich King to Teach at 2018 CLM Construction Conference in Chicago on Sept 26-28, 2018

September 5, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized, Attorney News, Attorney News

Rich King to teach “Emerging Issues in High Rise and Mixed Use Housing” with some of the industry’s best at 2018 CLM Construction Conference in Chicago, IL from September 26 to 28, 2018. Other Speakers: • Kevin Brown, Berkley Select • Nick Clancy, HDI Global Insurance • Tracey Dodd, J.S. Held • Mark Franke, OldRead More

Rich King to Teach at 2018 CLM Claims College

August 20, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News

Rich King is honored to be chosen once again to teach in the Schools of Casualty Claims (Coverage II and Mock Trial) and Professional Lines (Selecting Expert Witnesses) at 2018 CLM Claims College. Rich will be teaching “Coverage II” and defending one of the parties in the in the Schools of Casualty Claims Mock Trial. Read More

Jerry Melchiode & Kevin Marks selected for 2019 “The Best Lawyers in America” Distinction

August 15, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized

The Best Lawyers in America recognizes Kevin Marks for Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Jerry Melchiode was listed for Construction Law.  Jerry has been recognized for this distinction since 2016, and Kevin has been recognized since 2018. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, with a methodology designed to accurately capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about theRead More

MMK proudly sponsors and supports the Association for Women Attorney’s 7th Annual “Food From the Bar” Campaign

July 26, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Events, Events

MMK is a proud sponsor and supporter of the Association for Women Attorney’s 7th Annual Food From the Bar Campaign. Food from the Bar is the legal community’s response to child hunger across the country, in which local firms raise funds, donate food, and volunteer at local food banks.  The campaign helps Second Harvest Food Bank replenish food bankRead More

MMK proudly sponsored Amerisure’s 19th Annual Chipping in ”fore” Kids Golf Classic, benefiting Junior Achievement

June 19, 2018 | Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Firm News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Firm News, Uncategorized, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Attorney News, Uncategorized, Events, Events, Firm News

MMK was a proud sponsor of Amerisure’s 19th Annual Chipping in ”fore” Kids Golf Classic at Oakland University’s R&S Sharf and Katke-Cousins Golf Courses in Rochester, Michigan on Monday, June 18, 2018. The event benefited the Junior Achievement® (JA) and the young people it serves in our communities.  Funds raised will be used to purchase classroomRead More